Congratulations to the 2016 On The Far Side Finalists

Every year, the Futuristic, Fantasy, and Paranormal chapter of the RWA runs two contests. The Prism contest is for works published in the previous year, and the On the Far Side contest is for unpublished authors.

The finalists of OTFS have been released and are listed below.

Personal aside #1: Several years ago, my Alien Contact for Idiots was a finalist in Futuristic category.

Personal aside #2: I was a contest judge who had the honor of reading one of the finalist entries. I loved it and feel it would be a worthy winner. From personal experience, then, let me say that the quality of these tales is very high. Congratulations to all!

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Romantic Elements

The Harbinger, Emily Meredith
Lost in Transmigration, Tessa McFionn
Book of Secrets, Claudia Blood

Hard Sci-Fi/SciFi/Futuristic

Of Two Minds, Emily Clark
My Hand Has Written Truth, Sandra J. Marten
Star Gazers, Diana Rivis

Dark/Light/General paranormal

A Ghost of A Chance, Katie Baldwin
Wolf, Interrupted, Jillian Stone
A Child of Eden, Lauralynn Doran

Steampunk/Time Travel

Heart of Bronze, Laurel Kerr
Victoria Station, Emily Clark
The Seductress, Jessica Grace Kelley

Urban Fantasy

Hellbound, Ashli Wade
A Shadow’s Kiss, Grace Adams
Dragon’s Spell, Gina Bono

Fantasy

Desperate Sacrifice, Linda Schad
Child of Destiny, T.E. Bradford
Overlaird, A Novel of the Lairds of Light, C. D. Cutty

Young Adult

Soren’s Resistance, Christine Gunderson
Dark in Nature, Madeline Rue
Society of the Living Dead, Catherine Avril Morris

New Adult

Winter’s Kiss, Bryonna Nobles
A Destruction of Wildcats, Margo Bond Collins
Much Like Falling, Laurie Treacy

Erotic

Awakened, Sydney Keys
MortalDesire: Book 1 in theDistant Edge Romance Series (Witchy), Chloe Adler
Renegade, Sara Avellino