Read more about the article IRDA Winner C.P. Mangel: “This is my debut novel, published shortly before my sixtieth birthday.”

IRDA Winner C.P. Mangel: “This is my debut novel, published shortly before my sixtieth birthday.”

"A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest" is the story of a sensitive biracial fifteen-year-old girl whose universal yearning for identity and belonging reflects the searing inhumanity of legalized segregation and heart-breaking obstacles both historical and tragically present in contemporary society.

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Read more about the article IRDA Winner John Gonzalez: “My motivation is internal.”

IRDA Winner John Gonzalez: “My motivation is internal.”

Through storytelling, we share some of the Korean people’s most humanistic attributes that have their roots in the Confucian and Daoist traditions and have survived the tension between traditional values and an endorsement of globalization and modernization.

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Read more about the article IRDA Winning Author Raea Gragg: “My goal as a graphic novelist is to create bodies or work that are fun!”

IRDA Winning Author Raea Gragg: “My goal as a graphic novelist is to create bodies or work that are fun!”

MUP follows the story of a little girl who gets trapped in the future with her teenage self, where both girls have to work together in order to save the world.

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Read more about the article IRDA Winner John Gubbins: “Dead white guys filled the curricula of the schools I attended.” 

IRDA Winner John Gubbins: “Dead white guys filled the curricula of the schools I attended.” 

"Authentic Wilderness" recounts life on board the Neptune: the cold, the threats from the Bering Sea, the shifting sexual alliances among the men and women crew members, and the mind numbing work. 

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Read more about the article IRDA Winning Authors Madalsa & Zuivere Mamgain: “Enjoy every bit of the journey. It is a very steep curve but with patience and perseverance we can scale it.”

IRDA Winning Authors Madalsa & Zuivere Mamgain: “Enjoy every bit of the journey. It is a very steep curve but with patience and perseverance we can scale it.”

The book is a series of poems compiled together in nine neat chapters. Each chapter explores one Covid-19 related theme (COVID-19, Social Distancing, Solitude, Fear, Abuse, Pain, Prayer, Gratitude and Hope).

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Read more about the article IRDA Winner Travis Lee Hicks: “Readers who are going through difficult times will be inspired by my daughter’s story and find solace in knowing that they’re not alone.”

IRDA Winner Travis Lee Hicks: “Readers who are going through difficult times will be inspired by my daughter’s story and find solace in knowing that they’re not alone.”

“No Match For Her” is a memoir of my experiences as the father of a pediatric cancer patient.

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Read more about the article IRDA Winner Mishka Migacz: “My hope is that by telling this story, I will encourage someone else to keep going and not give up. “

IRDA Winner Mishka Migacz: “My hope is that by telling this story, I will encourage someone else to keep going and not give up. “

"Childhood Canceled" is about a girl, Mishka, who recounts the story of a lost childhood—of being in protective custody, beaten, and then released to her mother, a brilliant but unstable woman.

Continue ReadingIRDA Winner Mishka Migacz: “My hope is that by telling this story, I will encourage someone else to keep going and not give up. “