IRDA Winning Author Patrick Finegan: “The financial crisis of 2008 set me adrift but also set me free. I am a great fan of new beginnings.” Read More » June 10, 2025
IRDA Winner Heather Joy on her motivation: “…readers finding a connection.” Read More » June 10, 2025
IRDA Winner Colleen Mitchell: “Independent stories like this one don’t have big marketing teams—they thrive because of readers who crave something real, raw, and different.” Read More » June 9, 2025
First Place IRDA Winner Ana Hebra Flaster: “I think if you’re born to write, you can’t not write. I think I’ve always had this story in me, and I’ve been telling it all my life.” Read More » June 6, 2025
First Place IRDA Winner Cynthia Reeves: “When I was very young…I used to hunt and peck these tales on my mother’s old manual Remington typewriter, imagining that I was a writer.” Read More » June 5, 2025
