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Short Story Awards from the PA Press Club

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We had a beautiful afternoon for the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon on 30 May at Gilligan’s Bar and Grill in Harrisburg, PA where I picked up two awards for my short stories.
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First Place: “Where Halloween Never Ends” (Black Cat Weekly Magazine Issue 216. Wildside Press, October 2025). This story will advance to compete at the national level in the National Federation of Press Women contest. Results will be announced in June. Stay tuned!
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Honorable Mention: “Give Them Peace” (Writing a Wrong. Greater Lehigh Valley Publishing Group, March 2025)
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Congrats to all of the winners!
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2026 PA Press Club Communications Contest honorable mention certificate for Phil Giunta's short story "Give Them Peace"
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Group photo of award winners at the 2026 PA Press Club Awards Luncheon in Harrisburg, PA
Awards, Blog, Charity, Writing Contest

Testing the Prisoner Takes First Place!

Testing the Prisoner Front CoverExcited to announce that my paranormal mystery novel, Testing the Prisoner, took First Place in “Books-Fiction for Adult Readers” category in the 2024 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest.
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All first place entries are forwarded to the National Federation of Press Women for a second round of competition against other state affiliates. Winners in that round will be announced in June during NFPW’s annual conference in St. Louis, MO. The top three winners in the national competition receive cash awards.
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As a reminder, April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Testing the Prisoner will be donated to Prevent Child Abuse America from now until April 30.  Thank you for your support!