Latest Writing Awards, Story Releases & Author Updates

Jaime Powell

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Elizabeth Shuggs

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Honors & Awards

  • Nomination of my story “When I Was Ten” for the 2022 Best of the Net Short Story Nonfiction Award (June 2022) 
  • Awarded 3rd place for “A Villa on Lake Como” (August 2024) 
  • Won the LUW Romance Chapter’s “Leprechauns in Love” contest with my short story, “Granting a Leprechaun’s Wish for Love” (March 2025) 
  • Award for 3rd place in LUW Romance Chapter’s “Paranormal Love Contest” with my story, “Afterwards” (October 2025) 
October 10, 2025: My short story “Afterwards” was featured in the anthology From Now Until Forever, which launched at The Printed Garden. Around the same time, my novel Cycle of Coincidence found its way onto library shelves — a milestone I’m especially proud of.
October 10, 2025: My short story “Afterwards” was featured in the anthology From Now Until Forever, which launched at The Printed Garden. Around the same time, my novel Cycle of Coincidence found its way onto library shelves — a milestone I’m especially proud of.