by Doyne Phillips, Managing Editor
Elizabeth B. Elliott, Cheryl Hilderbrand and Sherry Perkins grace the cover of our SouthernWriters Short Stories from the South, Special Edition. Elizabeth was
our First Place Winner with Cheryl Second Place and Sherry Third place. They,
along with the Top Ten Finalists, had some amazing stories of humor, drama,
mystery and romance. Their stories touched the heart and filled the soul with
emotion. Reading them has been enjoyable and a study in imagination, creativity
and storytelling. All are fantastic and their stories are something I will
share with others.
I am told when Elizabeth was contacted to
inform her she had won; she was very excited and exclaimed this was her first
time to submit a story. Considering the brilliance of her writing and the
emotion of the story, that was amazing to hear. Some may call it beginner's
luck but after you read her story you will know that cannot be. Apparently Elizabeth’s
talent has been there all along but Elizabeth is just now sharing it with the
world. I feel we are fortunate that she did and even more fortunate that she
chose Southern Writers Short Stories from the South to debut her
talent.
This special issue of Short Stories from the
South epitomizes the mission of Southern Writers. We exist to
nurture and encourage writers, promote and market their books and build a
network of authors. I think all would agree this anthology of short stories
touches on all we endeavor to achieve. After reading this special issue I hope you
will be encouraged and will encourage others to take that next step like Elizabeth B. Elliott did. Southern
Writers is intent on making opportunities available. We hope you are as
intent on sharing your talent with the world. If you are, we are here for you.
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