Greetings members, and a hearty congratulations to the 2024 WOTY finalists! You can read a bit more about them below, and don’t forget to vote! Voting closes June 15th!
Finalists
Tasha Christensen, also known as Natasha Watts, is a writer, teacher, and journalist based in Colorado. She co-edited the short story anthology Wild, and her fiction has been featured in award-winning collections and journals. Christensen’s Itaska High book series chronicles the romantic shenanigans of a high school marching band in Minnesota. The first in the series, As You Were, was a 2023 Indie Author Project winner. She is currently a master’s student at University College London, studying digital anthropology. In her free time, she enjoys listening to podcasts, playing Dungeons & Dragons, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and two daughters.
Tom Farrell has worked as a golf course starter, a chemist, and clerked at City Hall in Chicago while attending law school. He is the author of The Wager Series, a mystery-thriller series set in the world of sports betting, horse racing, and poker. The series includes Wager Tough, WagerEasy, and Wager Smart. Wager Tough was selected by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Indie Books of 2021 and one of the Best Indie Mystery Thrillers of 2021.
Wager Smart was an Editor’s Pick by Kirkus Reviews and was chosen as a Finalist by Indies Today for their book award. Each book in the series received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. He has served as Vice President of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and was a 2021 finalist for RMFW’s Independent Writer of the Year.
Now retired from practicing law when he’s not handicapping, he can be found at the local RMFW critique group meeting or on the golf course.
Visit him at www.tomfarrellbooks.com.
Z.S. Diamanti is the award-winning author of the Stone & Sky series, an epic fantasy adventure and the result of his love for fun and fantastical stories. His short works have been published in magazines, literary journals, newspapers, and books. He went to college for a very long time and has far too many pieces of paper on his wall. He is a USAF veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and worked in ministry for over ten years before pursuing creative endeavors full time. He and his wife reside in Colorado with their four children where they enjoy hikes, camping, and tabletop games.
You can get a FREE series of his stories at zsdiamanti.com
Connect with him on social media @zsdiamanti