Writing Mentorship Award 2022

A talented thief buries her old life in a dull, safe one, until mischance forces her to run. Befriended by a bizarre circus, she must battle illusion and reality in two worlds to save her life, and others, whilst being pursued for a stolen fortune in diamonds, and wanted for terrorism and murder.

Through a vulnerable account of living as a single female on the road, follow the adventure one woman has as she takes her dog and her Subaru Forester on a six-month-long trek around the American and Canadian West to flee a festering depression and to find home and self along the way.

PARKER HOSTLER, a male in his late thirties, and wife (MARIE), their two young sons, are about to lose his family farm in central New York. He is worried about losing the connection to the past generations and that his sons should also be able to experience farm life as he did.

Two friends-turned-rivals hear the screams of those in need. How far will they go to help?

Have you ever wondered why to pet a cat? Why to have sex? Why to fall in love? Why to live? Why to die? Have you ever accidentally put an empty carton of juice back in the fridge even though it was empty? My book completely lacks the answers to these questions and more, but not for a lack of trying.

Dunoon, Scotland 1984, home to a US submarine base. Eva Berlin, FBI officer non-extraordinaire. When a bag belonging to her childhood friend Leah Ross turns up near where she went missing fifteen years before, Eva goes back to Scotland to face the demons she's been running from ever since.

A young fairy man from a dwarf mining village had longed for love, but he was not as much of a provider as he was a lover. When a dragon whose very body was encrusted with riches attacked the village, he set out to find this Dragon King's den and potentially its riches.

A Kurdish survivor of genocide refuses victimhood- unbeatable in her mission dismantling patriarchy to eradicate men’s violence, yet defenceless against the love of an English journalist. Can he stop her running from the dangerous love that can revive her dead body but sabotage her life's mission?

The story of a single mom with a Pakistani son struggling to hold her life together while battling the book-banning bigots on her local school board.
It's a timely story about a woman grappling with the true meaning of home, determined to make a difference in her little corner of the world.

The Draiocht clans are battling the most dangerous side of the evil amongst them. They are charged by the God’s to win the war, as they not only fight for the Draiocht and their lands, but everyone in all the worlds.

Under a mysterious creature’s leading, Ana, a foster child, finds a door into another world where she is drafted into an elite magic school. Here, she unravels the secrets of her heritage and discovers she must face an evil that runs in her blood.

WATER'S CHILD is a historical fantasy stemming from the obscure culture and virtually unknown mythology of the Balkans, the “dark other” of Europe. Its themes center around oppression, impossible love, primordial connection to both natural & supernatural, and the consequences of the choices we make

A formerly abused college senior learns his dreams are doomed unless he secures an extra credit independent study program. When the project to save his future uncovers an organ harvesting ring targeting foster children, surviving his own childhood nightmare and secret handicap take on new meaning.

The book is about my travels around Iran with my female cousin who lives there. It's about places we see and the people we meet, mixed with parts about Iranian history, culture and my memories of going there growing up. It provides an authentic view of Iran, beyond the often negative headlines.

When Aime is offered Lessening to erase her misery, regrets, and unwanted memories, she sees a chance to start over. But what happens when you get to choose which memories you’ll keep, and can those who prescribe Lessening be trusted?

A young girl races to find a relic from another world, while discovering maybe her mother wasn't actually from Arkansas after all.

In 19th century Japan, three boys raised as brothers struggle to maintain their love for each other even as the encroaching West forces change, transforming their world. Driven by opposing views of the future, the three vie for control of their powerful House, causing heartbreak, betrayal and death.

This is a my story, my fusion of words, a bundle of thoughts or jumbled moments. I am not sure what the label is, but these are my words following the death of my parents, then finding their treasured possessions, all while I was in therapy for PTSD. What an adventure it has been....

After a year unconscious and another in the mountains, a woman with severe memory loss takes a job and her ex to Puerto Rico, where she has to fight her sketchy brain to rebuild her marriage, and use her rock climbing skills to battle an evil human trafficker.

A bodyguard protects a flavor chemist whose flavors will revolutionize the industry. She doesn’t need a “babysitter” but changes her mind when a murder occurs. Disliking each other at first their feelings change but until he finds his wife’s killer he can’t move forward.