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Carolyn Howard-Johnson says:

M E D I A  R E L E A S E 

          For Immediate Release                           Contact: Kathe Gogolewski

                           E-Mail: kgogolewski@sbcglobal.net

 From TRI Studio LLC:

The Fiction Flyer?s Flash Fiction Contest for Writers

?Old Mold New Milieu?

            TRI Studio LLC, owner of the free ezine for writers, The Fiction Flyer, www.tri-studio.com/ezine.html  announces a contest for writers of fiction, judged by youth book illustrator and author Kevin Collier, his author and wife, Kristen, and author and promotional guru, Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Old Mold New Milieu challenges authors and writers to choose two characters from one of their books or works and create a flash fiction story based on several prompts provided in the contest guidelines. Winners will receive certificates and modest cash prizes, and their stories will be published in the July/August issue of The Fiction Flyer with a subscriber list of about 1,000.

         The contest will be judged on the following criteria: Character strength and credibility, dialogue and short story development. The deadline for contest entries is June 30, 2009. Contest details may be viewed here: http://tri-studio.com/contestguidelines.html

Kevin Collier is the Art Director for the Grand Haven Tribune newspaper, and is author or illustrator of over 100 published books. He also appears on KICKS Club TV. www.kevinscottcollierhomepage.blogspot.com  Kristen Collier is the author of "King of Glory," a critically acclaimed Christian novel released in 2005. She is also a columnist for several newspapers and feature writer for The Chronicle of the Horse magazine. http://collierauthors.blogspot.com Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the multi award-winning author of numerous novels, books of poetry, and the best-selling how-to Frugal Book series on book promotion. http://carolynhoward-johnson.com/

TRI Studio members include president Kathe Gogolewski, author of TATO, a middle grade fantasy adventure published by Red Engine Press http://www.tristudio.com/kathegogolewski.html and Ann Durand, author of A Promise to Keep, a romantic suspense published by Double Dragon Publishing at http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com and Ray Grant, author of short stories and flash fiction http://www.tri-studio.com/RaymondGrant.html Writers are invited to submit their flash fiction to The Fiction Flyer. Guidelines are in each issue at http://www.tri-studio.com/ezine.html

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Gloria Teague Shirley won three awards at the Oklahoma Writers' Conference. She won 2nd place in adult short story, 2nd place in technical article and 3rd in inspirational prose. On May 22 she will be one of seven authors featured in a panel open to the public, discussing books, followed by a meet/greet/sell & sign afterward.

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Yocheved Golani says: The online video about my book has prompted invitiations to appear on multimedia programs. On April 19 2009 10:30 am Israel time, I will be taking questions about health and how to cope with medical crises on so-kewl The Rusty Mike Radio Show http://www.rustymikeradio.com/. Tune in and talk to me!

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Dorice Nelson says: I will be teaching an Introduction to Mystery and Suspense at the Writers' Village University. www.writersvillage.com