Susan Breeden
Publishing Credits:
Playgirl
Woman's World
Zone 3 ("Gift of Flight" [Spring 2008] also listed as a "Notable Western Story of the Year" in the 2009 Best of the West anthology.)
34th Parallel (Short story and author interview.)
Houston Chronicle – Texas magazine (State Lines)
Houston Chronicle – "Among Friends" column
Houston Chronicle – Travel section - Trips of the Century
Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak(SMITH Magazine/Harper Perennial Publishing)
It All Changed in an Instant (SMITH Magazine/Harper Perennial Publishing)
My Dad is my Hero (Adams Media)
The Armchair Aesthete
Storyteller
SouthLit
Nerve Cowboy
Thorny Locust
Spiky Palm
PKA's Advocate
Poetic License
Love's Chance
Feelings of the Heart
Bear Creek Haiku
Four Seasons Poetry Club
Contest Results:
Finalist in the "Linda Howard Award of Excellence" contest – Birmingham, Alabama, chapter of RWA (Single Title category).
First place in the Valley of the Sun 2009 "Hot Prospects" Contest (Contemporary Long/Single Title category).
Second place in the East Texas RWA 2009 "Southern Heat" contest (Contemporary Single Title category).
Double finalist in the San Diego RWA's "Spring Into Romance" Contest (Contemporary Category/Series).
Finalist in the Writers' League of Texas 2009 Manuscript Contest (Romance category).
Honorable Mention in Houston Writers Guild 2009 Novel Contest.
Finalist in the Writer's League of Texas 2008 Manuscript Contest (Romance category).
Other:
Featured in a video compilation from PBS FRONTLINE/Digital Nation and SMITH Magazine for "6 Words on the Digital Life."
Participated in a reading at the Highline Ballroom in New York City (May 30, 2009) as a part of SMITH Magazine's six-word memoir project.
Featured in the 2007 Writer's Gallery on the Rice University Web site for the school of continuing studies.
Excerpt from literary novel-in-progress featured on Rice University Web site and showcased exclusively in the Fall 2006 school of continuing studies catalog to promote the writing program.
Memberships:
Writers' League of Texas
Romance Writers of America (RWA) - PRO status
West Houston RWA - 2010 Board of Directors (Treasurer)
Houston Writers Guild
Favorite quote:
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What's New?
Literary short story "Gift of Flight" (Zone 3, Spring 2008) listed as a "Notable Western Story of the Year" in the 2009 Best of the West anthology.
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Finalist in the "Linda Howard Award of Excellence" contest – Birmingham, Alabama, chapter of RWA (Single Title category).
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