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Sneak Peek: Barbara Gaskell Denvil’s Satin Cinnabar

Satin Cinnabar CoverToday we have a sneak peek of Barbara Gaskell Denvil’s novel, Satin Cinnabar: 

Set in 1485 against the aftermath of the Battle of Bosworth when the first Tudor King Henry VII took the throne from Richard III, Satin Cinnabar is both an off-beat historical romance and a straight forward murder-mystery-adventure. These plots and sub-plots interweave, held together by the strong atmospheric medieval backgrounds and the depth of characterization.

On his escape from the abandoned battlefield, Alex, younger son of a slain lord, throws off his armour which would mark him as a knight of the vanquished Yorkists. The Lady Katherine, having heard tales of marauding soldiers both vanquished and victorious, is dressed for greater safety as a boy. She and Alex, both in disguise, meet in unusual circumstances.

The consequent adventures take place against a background of reeking bustle, the confusion of medieval London’s prosperous growth, back alleys, the horrors of Newgate Prison, the sewerage ridden river, the quarrelsome and diverse population, and all the inevitable power struggle, politics and turmoil accompanying the very beginning of the new Tudor dynasty.

Satin Cinnabar is available on Amazon.com, Sony, Barnes & Noble and Apple’s iBookstore. Continue reading “Sneak Peek: Barbara Gaskell Denvil’s Satin Cinnabar”

Writing Exercise Competition Week 8 Voting: Fire on the Mountain

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 seventeen 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 MST Thursday

Select the entrant with the best story for the IU writing exercise competition, "Fire on the Mountain."

  • 8. Angela Rigley (35%, 25 Votes)
  • 7. Ian Mathie (28%, 20 Votes)
  • 6. Brianna Lee McKenzie (14%, 10 Votes)
  • 1. Garrett Hise (6%, 4 Votes)
  • 12. A. L. Kaplan (4%, 3 Votes)
  • 14. William C. Busch (4%, 3 Votes)
  • 4. Jennifer (3%, 2 Votes)
  • 5. RG Bud Phelps (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 9. Rosanne Dingli (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 10. Elisavietta Ritchie (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 11. Carolyn Tody (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 13. Steve Johnson (1%, 1 Votes)
  • 2. Emmly Jane (0%, 0 Votes)
  • 3. Robert Cherny (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 72

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2012 Toronto Book Awards

The Toronto Book Awards is now accepting submissions of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto.

To be eligible for the 2012 awards, books must be published between January 1 and December 31, 2011. The deadline for submission is March 30, 2012.

Finalists are expected to attend scheduled readings hosted by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Public Library at the Word On The Street festival to be held the last weekend in September.

For more information, please visit their website.

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