Episode 156: Flash Fiction Magic Contest Winners

You can read all of the story submissions to the 2022 Flash Fiction Magic contest at: https://fableandtheverbivore.com/ffm

- Amber Kirkpatrick is a heart-centered and character-driven author. Her debut YA fantasy novel under the working title of “Project Aquila” is undergoing edits and anticipated to be released in Spring ‘23. She’s also working on a novel under the working title “Project X”, a sci-fi romance with flavors pulled from X-Men, Breaking Dawn, and Order of the Phoenix - and lots of coffee. She also has a short story in the Twenty Hills Publishing Valentine’s Day Anthology, due out in February ‘23. Amber’s personal website is https://www.amberkirkpatrick.com/ and her insta is @amber.kirkpatrick.writer

- Andrea Renae is a lyrical YA Fantasy author who is working on drafting her first novel - an upper YA high fantasy that focuses on bringing light to the darkness and grapples with issues of fear, anxiety, depression, grief, and guilt. After not being able to find a quality copy, she edited and is selling cleaned-up copies of the public domain book Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss here. Her rattlesnake short story piece that we mention can be found here. Andrea’s personal website is https://andrearenaewrites.blogspot.com/  and her insta is @a.renae.writes .

- Kevin King is a YA Fantasy author whose debut novel Song of the Adoël was released in February of this year. Song of the Adoël is “a YA Fantasy Adventure about a young man who suffers a hereditary curse, a rash prince seeking revenge, beautiful illusions, and dark family secrets.” He’s also in the process of developing and writing a prequel book within this world. Kevin’s personal website is http://kevinkingauthor.com/  and his insta is @kevinkingauthor .

Books and Movies Mentioned:

- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

- Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss (Author), A. Porter (Editor)

- Song of the Adoël by Kevin King

- The Initiate Brother Duology by Sean Russell

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)