Forum / Eric Hoffer Award winners posted

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Sep 12, 10:21pm

  It's finally posted, so I can talk about it. My short story, Knitting the Unraveled Sleeves has been selected for an Editor's Choice Award in the Eric Hoffer Prose Award competition and will be included in the annual anthology of short prose, Best New Writing 2013. The book will be available in early October.

  Here is the link to the announcement:
  http://www.hofferaward.com/HAprosewinners.html

  And here is the link to order the book:
  http://www.hopepubs.com/pubbuy.html#BNW

  I'm particularly proud of this story and happy to see it found a proper home.

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  Dolemite

  Sep 12, 10:37pm

  Good for you, James!

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  Robert Vaughan

  Sep 12, 10:39pm

  Way to go, James! Congratulations!

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  David Ackley

  Sep 12, 11:17pm

  Great news, James! Congratulations!

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  John Riley

  Sep 13, 12:23am

  Super! Congratulations, James

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  Linda Simoni-Wastila

  Sep 13, 01:16am

  Most excellent, Sir James! A hearty congrats!

  I notice your title is about knitting the unraveled sleeve, and another title is a blue sweater. The serendipity made me smile. Peace...

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Sep 13, 01:25am

  Thanks, guys. Serendipity... one of the best words in the language.

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  James Claffey

  Sep 13, 02:12am

  congrats!!!

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  Sally Houtman

  Sep 13, 03:11am

  Hey James, that is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the news. Well deserved.

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  Cherise Wolas

  Sep 13, 03:19am

  Fabulous JLD! So pleased for you!

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  Marcus Speh

  Sep 13, 06:39am

  Congratulations, James, this is wonderful!

• Robin Graham

  Sep 13, 11:31am

  Congratulations, James!

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  Matthew Robinson

  Sep 13, 04:41pm

  Well deserved. You are a top notch writer, JLD. Congratulations!

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Sep 13, 07:15pm

  It's quite nice enough to be included in a decent anthology, and a bonus to get an award in the process. Makes all the long hours worthwhile.

  Thanks, guys.

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  kate hill cantrill

  Sep 13, 08:39pm

  Congratulations! What a great honor!

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  Joani Reese

  Sep 13, 09:24pm

  JLD: It's about time, and I am so happy for you. I will be buying this book as soon as it's available. I send a giant smooch from Texas. (I know MaryAnne wouldn't mind nor Gary ; ) Good for you!

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  Susan Gibb

  Sep 13, 09:53pm

  Whoo-hoo! I'm so thrilled for you! what a coup!

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Sep 14, 12:51am

  Thanks, eveyone!

  Joani, Joani, Joani...

  Now, it's time to get one of these novels in print.

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  Gary Hardaway

  Sep 14, 12:57am

  Congratulations, James. I'll have a glass of champagne in your honor. Maybe three.

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Sep 14, 01:02am

  Heck, Gary, take the whole bottle.

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  Roberto C. Garcia

  Sep 14, 01:34am

  Felicidades James! Looking forward to reading it.

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  Christopher Allen

  Sep 15, 06:22am

  Congratulations, James!

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  Tina Barry

  Sep 15, 03:47pm

  Way to go, James!

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Sep 15, 06:41pm

  Thanks. I won't go all cliche and say how humbled I am. Truth to tell, I'm quite proud of this. If you're at all like me, your stories, your novels, your poems are like your children, though in a lesser way. So when they do good, you can't help but turn around and anthropomorphise in a good way. You smile and say, "Hey, that's my kid!"

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  Gessy Alvarez

  Sep 16, 03:05am

  It's a great honor. Congrats, James!

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