2024 Phoenix Award Longlist

Danielle Paquette-Harvey is an Award-Winning, International Best Selling author of dark fantasy romance. Her books have sold thousands of copies in countries worldwide. Her books include werewolves, vampires, dragons, witches, morally grey characters, and swooning romance. Her books have been

Originally from Hungary, I graduated from the University of Leeds with a BSc in Psychology and an MA in Human Resource Management, and I still live in the city with my partner. In my day job, I’m an HR professional. I love the challenges and the variety I experience through my work, but writing is

Anne Lacourrege was raised in New Orleans. There has always been the desire to do creative writing and this was Anne’s first attempt. My father was the inspiration for this story. He was such a happy, go-lucky guy that loved life. Unfortunately, he ended up with Alzheimer’s. With those sad days of

Hello Again, This is my Fourth year of entering the Mentorship Award as I continue with my degree in the background and learn the craft of creative writing. I hope that one day, I will find a mentor within the industry and the courage that my words will be read as an author. For this year's entry, I

I’m Victoria Benoit—Mind/Body Repatterning™ expert and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author and Publisher—residing in Phoenix, Arizona. I am a fun-loving, optimistic woman living an extraordinarily rich life, filled with passion, love, and adventure. Along with writing, speaking, and facilitating

Caroline Turriff is an award nominated social affairs journalist who was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Media Awards for a report on race and police brutality she did for BBC TV's Newsnight which was also broadcast on BBC1, Radio 4, Radio 1 and run by the Guardian, Mail and Metro

Author of the Raven Society, R.L. Geer-Robbins, is a reader, veteran, blogger, and self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur. Over the course of her 20+ years serving in the U.S. Army, she had the privilege of visiting distant locations that were once only a speck on a map. It was during these journeys

Christine Elmer Collins holds a rich 30-year background in nursing and healthcare management and has served with distinction in both the United States Air Force and United States Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps. Her career highlights include critical care nursing during the Afghanistan War

Wheston Chancellor Grove holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, VT. He also earned an MSW. He is the author of Who Has Known Heights, a bildungsroman (2017), and The Lost Art of Love (2023), available on Amazon. The Lost Art of Love is a 2024 Indie Book Awards Finalist. His short

Sydnie Beaupré is more than just a girl: they're an openly LGBTQ2IA author that lives in their own imagination: a post-apocalyptic, zombie-inhabited world, where magical creatures and supernatural occurrences are simply the mundane. Outside of that, Sydnie can often be found in Montreal, Quebec

Harleen and Andrew Cook are a dynamic duo who have co-authored a powerful and thought-provoking graphic novel that draws from their real-world experiences and diverse careers. Their collaborative work is rooted in a profound friendship that has evolved from being work “Buddies” to life “Buddies,”

Marcia Armandi is the multi-award-winning author of The Ghosts of Lewis Manor and The Haunting of Blackwater with two additional novels under contract for publication in 2024. She was born and raised in Argentina. She is a soccer fanatic and loves listening to tango. Marcia studied International

By day, Chloe is a Physician Associate in a busy GP Practice in London. By evening, Chloe can be found crafting thoughts and weaving stories. 'Good Practice: Confessions of a physician associate student' is Chloe's debut self published memoir.

Jeremy Gordon Grinnell earned his PhD in Systematic Theology (Calvin Seminary) and taught theology at an evangelical seminary for nearly fifteen years. He was also the preaching pastor at a growing non-denominational church. In 2013, he struggled through an emotional affair combined with near-fatal

Victoria Liiv is a writer, reader, nature lover and traveller at heart. She has been travelling through magical worlds since a very young age and wants more than anything to share the wonder with everyone else eager to escape from all things mundane. In her own everyday life she found the magic in

B. Romero is a writer, teacher, student, wife, mother, activist, and everything in between. Writing has been her passion since a young age and she is also a lover of all things horror. When she is not writing, B. enjoys reading, gaming, and watching horror movies. During school hours, you can catch

“At age thirty, I decided to pursue a career in law. I left my job in the corporate world to retrain as a solicitor. Three years later, I was diagnosed with several conditions, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalculia. I was thirty-three, and it was a Wednesday. Shortly after being diagnosed

Andi Kopek is an award-winning poet, author, human rights advocate, and interdisciplinary artist who explores themes of resilience, compassion, and hope. Trained in the medical field, neuroscience, behavior change, and coaching, Kopek has now devoted himself to storytelling through art. His debut

SHERRY MAYSONAVE An award-winning author and accomplished motivational speaker, Sherry Maysonave has been interviewed by over 200 TV, Radio, and print publications across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This includes multiple appearances on NBC's Today, ABC, CBS, Fox, and NPR radio. Sherry has been

I was born and raised in Spain and moved to live in the UK when I was 25. Learning a new language wasn’t easy for me; so, I challenged myself to write in English as a way to improve the language. Characters and their stories have crowded my head from a young age, wanting to be told; one day I gave

Sandeep Kumar Mishra has received " Vedvyas Award-2022", "Readers Favorite Award-21", "Indian Achievers Award-21", “IPR Poetry Award-2020” and “Literary Titan Book Award-2020”. He has been shortlisted for "the 2023 Commonwealth Story Prize", "the 2021 International Book Awards", "the 52nd New

Longlisted for Stockholm Writers Festival Prize 2024. Longlisted for Fiction Factory Prize 2024 Currently participating on the Curtis Brown Creative Edit and Pitch Your Novel Advanced Course. Accredited Psychotherapist working in London's East End.

Award-winning screenwriter and writer. Born in Poland, at the moment she lives in the United Kingdom. One of her ex-job was working in security. Paid to watch people and having a background in social science, she made a lot of good and bad analyses of human behaviour. Some of them are portrayed in

John R. Miles is the visionary force behind the globally renowned Passion Struck® podcast and national radio show, which consistently ranks as the #1 alternative health podcast in over 20 countries and is a top-five podcast in the United States. A former U.S. Navy officer and Fortune 50 senior

John Broughton was born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire UK in 1948: just one of many post-war babies. After attending grammar school and studying to the sound of Bob Dylan, he went to Nottingham University and studied Medieval and Modern History (Archaeology subsidiary). The subsidiary course led to one

This is my first year entering the Page Turner Awards for a Writers Award with an unfinished manuscript. My book is currently 300 pages and is a patient 's account, my own account, of being struck down with Crohn's Disease, Pericarditis and a Chronic Pain disorder. A fifteen year long, and ongoing

Karin is an autistic mathematician, and writer of (cosy) science fiction, fantasy and thrillers. After twelve moves within the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and the UK, she settled in the Garden of England (a.k.a. Kent). As a writer/reader, she is passionate about diversity – any kind – but, more

A thriving film student at UCLA and Content Clearance Analyst for HBO, Katrina is not just learning; she's redefining storytelling, drawing from a life rich with trials, triumphs, adventure, and growth. From being a teen mom and homeless, to snorkeling with manta rays in the Indian Ocean and running

Yvonne Walus writes thrillers and crime fiction. She also dabbles in SF and romance (on the side).

I'm Dr. Bevan Choate. . At thirty-five, I had endured medical school and a long residency and had come into my own as a legitimate surgeon. Then, the music stopped. I suffered a life-threatening stroke. My memoir, ‘The Stroke Artist’, speaks to those who have at one time or another faced life’s

Kathy was born in Boston, raised in Scituate, Massachusetts and a graduate of Connecticut College. Aside from being an advertising copywriter, she is also a painter and musician. She lives in Cohasset, Massachusetts and writes historical and middle grade fiction. Familiar with the legend of Boston

Fanély Gouguet started off her writing journey with a middle-grade novel 'Les Aventures de Philibert au Sri Lanka', published in France by L'Harmattan in 2005. A conceptual copywriter by trade, advertising taught her the power of bare language and visual thinking. As the SCBWI Regional Advisor for

Best-selling Indian-Australian author, disability advocate, keynote speaker, and multi-award winner, Nandita Chakraborty was born in Kolkata, India in a small conservative family that has always been associated with the Arts. Her father Dhiresh Chakraborty won many accolades in Indian cinema; his