Writing Mentorship Award 2022

ROLLERCOASTER recounts a 20-year traumatic family journey, reflecting on faith and identity on-route. It starts with a catastrophic accident, twists through unexpected tragedy, lurches through the trials of special needs parenting and unconventional marriage, and ends with... well, will it ever end?

In a robotic future, where humans no longer need to work, a frustrated engineer must overcome his hatred of Artificial Intelligence and cooperate with the comfort droid inside his head in order to prevent the world’s elite corporations from exterminating the masses by unleashing a robot swarm.

On a hostile planet, forgotten by humanity in their push to other, brighter stars, the followers of Sipo lead a righteous life led by their Holy Lord, whose word is more than law, to disobey, a mortal sin. As one female grows, she unveils the horrors involved with becoming a Holy Vessel for Sipo.

A 21st century hit-and-run victim falls into a coma, awakens in Puritan New England, and meets her 1600s' self, an evil, greedy, murdering land usurper. With the help of a Native American and enslaved person, this unlikely trio strives to stop her former self and alter history. Can they succeed?

Monkford has a mystery to solve. Crumpled curtains, an open window, unexplained puddles, an antique lamp that moves on it's own. Who, or what, is the culprit? Monkford must look carefully at the clues and then decide if he will keep a very special secret.

Monkford is unhappy in his new home. It is full of strange noises that startle him. One day however his curiosity gets the better of him and he decides to investigate. What he finds is a big surprise, in a small package.

It's not as if the sex was that great anyway! Why does an affair ever seem like a good idea: two men when one can often be too much, secrets to keep, lies to tell, extra bikini waxes to endure, a perfectly nice life put in jeopardy? Why would you ever bother?

Have you ever thought how much easier your life would be if someone gave you a guidebook that showed you how to do all the things that you didn't know how to, ordinary everyday things like making friends, having a social life, finding a good hairdresser? But who can help you with the LOVE thing?