News
October 16, 2010
J. J. DeBenedictis ePublishes her novel
The Cult of Conspicuous Consumption on:
Diesel eBooks
Smashwords
Amazon
Amazon UK
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October 6, 2010
The story mentioned in the previous update has sold to
Escape Pod. Yay!
June 25, 2010
J. J. DeBenedictis wins
a flash fiction contest on the blog of literary agent
Janet Reid. Ms. Reid's very kind comments on the entry were:
And the winner of the contest is a jaw-dropping, gorgeous entry that used the required words with freshness and originality. This might be the best quick writing contest entry I've ever seen.
Read the story
here.
Apr. 30, 2010
J. J. wins "Best Canadian Story" in
AE e-zine's flash fiction contest entitled
Micro. Editor Duff McCourt had the following very kind words about the entry:
This was the very first story submitted and it lay the foundation for the rest of the contest. And a sturdy foundation it turned out to be, indeed. This is a dense story that benefits from multiple readings. It has drama and tension, solid characters and good atmosphere. Not an easy task in just two hundred words.
Read the story
here.
Apr. 22, 2010
J. J. DeBenedictis amicably and regretfully parted ways with her (thoroughly wonderful) literary agent, Eleanor Wood of Spectrum Literary Agency.
Aug. 23, 2009
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