Writing Department Open House
Firecracker Writing Department is hosting an Open House. It’s the ideal opportunity to get a taste of what we are all about.
Date: Tuesday December 05, 2023
Time: 6:00pn to 8:00pm ET
Where: On Zoom sign up via Eventbrite Register Here!
Short Story Challenge 2022 Winners!
And the winner is… Ellen’s Cake, by Shelley Janze. You can READ it here.
Honourable mentions:
You can read these and ALL the stories HERE.
The winner received a Firecracker Department Swag Bag sent to them by mail.
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Short Story Challenge 2021 Winners!
Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner Amy Maltman who won a special Firecracker gift basket for her story The Boy in The Box!
The Boy In The Box, by Amy Maltman - Janina Rudnik risks her life to smuggle children out of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, giving them a new identity and a chance at life beyond the wall.
Honourable mentions:
An Hour Or So Before, by Rachael Dolan - An hour or so before the death of a father.
The Conundrum, by Shelley Janze - Constable Beth struggles to accept the hero status laid on her by her community.
Hero Of The Year, by Anne-Marie Krytiuk - Sarah Shycryflykowski accepts the Design Your Dream Hero of the Year Award for creating a potato filter.
The Witch's House, by Anita Mcfarlane - A young spider, grieving her mother's death is welcomed by a good wise woman into her home.