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Week 13 Flash Fiction Contest Voting

The time has arrived for IU readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, I want to thank all the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

This week, there are eleven entries from which to choose. You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Thursday

Choose the winner for week 13 of the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Competition

  • 3. JD Mader (49%, 46 Votes)
  • 4. JM Cogdell (22%, 21 Votes)
  • 5. Shiri Sondheimer (10%, 9 Votes)
  • 6. Helmy Kusuma (5%, 5 Votes)
  • 10. Dick Waters (4%, 4 Votes)
  • 2. Per Holbo (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 8. Jenna Sebastian (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 9. A. L. Kaplan (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 11. Terveen Gill (2%, 2 Votes)
  • 1. Hope Welsh (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 7. Elisavietta Ritchie (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 94

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Impress Prize For New Writers 2012

Impress_Prize_Impress_Prize_for_new_writers_-_2015-04-23_14.15.22Entries are now open for the 2012 Impress Prize for New Writers. The prize is in its sixth year and its aim is to find exciting new, unpublished writing talent. The winner will receive a publishing contract from Impress Books and will be chosen from a shortlist by a panel of judges working in the book industry.

The prize is open to ANYONE aged 18 and over who has not published a book-length publication before. Entries can be both fiction and non-fiction. Submissions must be received no later than 15th June 2012.

For more information, visit their website.

Indies Unlimited is pleased to provide this contest information for the convenience of our readers.  We do not, however, endorse this or any contest/competition.  Entrants should always research a competition prior to entering.

Sneak Peek: This Time You Lose, by Chris Stralyn

Today we have a sneak peek from Chris Stralyn’s suspense thriller, This Time You Lose:

This Time You LoseWhat would you do if street thugs invaded your home? What if you’re a daycare provider, caring for a dozen children at the time? Lisa Kaamp faces just such a nightmare in This Time You Lose, the suspense driven story of one woman’s struggle to survive when she and the children she cares for become victims of a home invasion gone terribly wrong. Lisa Kaamp operates a small childcare business out of her home in Nogeksum, Michigan. Highly respected and known for going the extra mile for her daycare kids, she thinks she’s handled every daycare emergency possible. But nothing prepares her for the horror she now faces. Lisa finds herself bound and gagged, four strange men in her home, and the daycare children held hostage in the next room. Terrorized by her captors as the authorities work to meet the ransom deadline, she tries negotiating with the men for the release of the children, but soon realizes they have no intention of letting anyone go.

This Time You Lose is available for purchase on Amazon.com.

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Featured Author: Erica Manfred

Author Erica Manfred

Erica Manfred is a freelance journalist, humorous essayist, and author of two self-help books, and one novel, INTERVIEW WITH A JEWISH VAMPIRE, published in 2011. Her non fiction book, He’s History You’re Not: Surviving Divorce After Forty was published by Globe Pequot Press in 2009. Her articles and essays have appeared in Cosmopolitan, The New York Times Magazine, Ms., New Age Journal, Village Voice, Woman’s Day, SELF, Ladies Home Journal, and many other publications.

Erica lives in Woodstock, New York with her Chihuahua, Shadow, and her daughter, Freda. Brought up by Jewish parents who spoke Yiddish but avoided religion, she got her Jewish education at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation which welcomes Jews from all backgrounds, from atheist to Orthodox. Her website is www.ericamanfred.com, or visit www.jewishvampire.com.

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