You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success—but only if you persist.
Isaac Asimov
TWA Seven Hills Literary Contest
1st Place Winner 2024
Adult Novel Excerpt
Killer Nashville Claymore Award Suspense Top Pick 2024
Unraveled / Chrissy Hicks
Thomas Dabney Mabry Jr., Creative Writing Award
In the news, November 2024:
Killer Nashville Claymore Award Suspense Finalist 2022
Foul Play / Chrissy Smithicks (Pen name)
Anthologies
- 2025 Seven Hills Review Coming Spring 2025! Excerpt from “Unraveled”
- Tales from the Vault, Volume 3 Coming soon in 2025! Short story “Overdue”
Short Stories
- “The Last Tour” (Black Works)
- “Baby’s Breath” (The Broadkill Review)
- “Nightmare” (Reedsy)
Articles
- Gotta Go Through It (Killer Nashville Magazine)
- Prepping for Killer Nashville: Top Tips for Attendees (Killer Nashville Magazine)
- The Art of Writing Fast Parts I-III (Killer Nashville Magazine)
- Is A Service Dog Right for You? (Clarksville Now)
- She Served Too (Clarksville Now)
- Raise Your Hand If You Served (Clarksville Now)