A couple weeks ago, I shared the big news that my novel placed as a finalist in the Faulkner-Wisdom Creative Writing Competition.
And now, there’s more news, because today, the novella lists were posted, and . . .
Yes, friends—two manuscripts, two separate categories, one competition–and both finalists!
The funny part is that the novella started its life many years ago as a fan fiction story. On a whim, I converted it to original fiction (which is more complicated than it sounds). Never did I dream that it would end up in such impressive company!
Since the Faulkner-Wisdom is for unpublished manuscripts, this means there’s still a lot of work to do. Novellas are a lot harder to sell than novels. Agents generally aren’t interested, nor are most publishers, especially from debut authors. These days, most novellas end up being indie-published, often as e-books. Of course, other novellas have been self-published, and they’ve done okay. Such as. . . .
Obviously, there are many decisions ahead for my little novella, but that’s for tomorrow. Today, we celebrate!
P. Jo Anne Burgh 
YAY Joanne! Happy for your well-deserved success!
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Thanks, Beth!
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Always loved the original “Romeo” and am glad to know others do, too (in any incarnation). Congratulations (again)!
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Thanks so much, Dee!
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I loved the fanfic version and obviously, this version is a winner too. Congrats, Jo!
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Thanks so much, Pat!
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Congratulations! 🥂🎉💥
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Thanks, Donna!
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You amaze, as always! So proud to be an admirer from those fanfic days! Celebrate hard my friend!
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Bless you, my friend! You’ve been one of my great encouragers ever since those earliest fanfic days. Many, many thanks for years of support and encouragement!
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