“The Fall of Bellwether” named 2024 American Writing Awards Winner
TX, UNITED STATES, November 24, 2024
/EINPresswire.com/ -- The 2024 American Writing Awards celebrated an unprecedented year, with a record number of submissions across 82 diverse categories, marking a remarkable testament to the vitality of modern literature. Chad V. Broughman is the Historical Fiction category winner of the 2024 American Writing Awards for his debut novel, “The Fall of Bellwether. “
2024 International Book Award Finalist Chad V. Broughman
Congratulations, Chad V. Broughman!
LOS ANGELES, JUNE 2024 – American Book Fest announced the winners and finalists of THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA), one of the world’s largest international book award programs for mainstream, indie, and self-published titles. Over 500 winners and finalists were announced in over 100 categories.
2024 Hawthorne Prize winner Chad V. Broughman
Congratulations to Chad V. Broughman on winning the 2024 Hawthorne Prize for his compelling work, "The Fall of Bellwether"!
Amity Literary Prize Winner
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April 21, 2024
2023 Screencraft Cinematic Book Competition Finalist
“Prose from the Underground” Interview
Broughman’s Unpublished Novel, The Fall of Bellwether, Short-listed in First Novel Prize
Chad V. Broughman Long-listed for the BPA First Novel Award
Etchings Press 2022 Book Prize: Editor’s Pick
Available now on Amazon and Barnes and Noble
Sky Island Journal, Issue 17, Summer 2021
“A Little Less Blue” by Chad V. Broughman
Scribes Valley 2020 Short Story Contest Winner:
“The Seventh Scar” by Chad V. Broughman
STORY HARVEST: Fresh-Picked Tales
2020 Short Story Writing Contest Winning Stories
Sky Island Journal Podcast Series
Voices from the Sky
Featuring Chad V. Broughman
Voices from the Sky is a companion podcast to the Sky Island Journal literary publication. SEASON 1, EPISODE 2: FEATURING CHAD V. BROUGHMAN (ISSUES 7 & 14) digs into the author’s intimate thoughts on the writing process and balancing family life, as well as offers an author reading of his Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominated flash fiction piece, “From Under a Porch.”
“Featherweight” Winner of Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize
Chad V. Broughman has done it again! Not one, but TWO stories long-listed in The 2019 Hummingbird Flash Fiction Prize, one short-listed, then selected to be published. ‘Featherweight’ by Chad V. Broughman is included in Pulp Literature, Issue 25, Winter 2020 available on Amazon.
Pulp Lit writes, “It was a hard fought battle between our top ten feisty hummingbird entrants, and the skirmish between the final two was fierce indeed....”
Judge Bob Thurber had this to say, “The runner-up, ‘Featherweight’, was a close contender with an ache all its own.” He added that the winning pieces were “Two fine stories with dynamic voices.”
Read the CLUBHOUSE review here.
Dorliss Gott Armentraut Award Judge: Chad V. Broughman
Check out the winning pieces selected by Chad V. Broughman as well as his judge interview responses in Etchings Volume 32.1.
Chad V. Broughman was honored to serve as a judge for the 2020 Write Michigan Short Story Competition in the “Adult Category.” Write Michigan is hosted by Kent District Library and Schuler Books. Chad was the 2019 Write Michigan Readers’ Choice award winner.
Chad V. Broughman nominated for Best of the Net and The Pushcart Prize
“From Under a Porch” earned nominations from Sky Island Journal for both Best of the Net 2019 and a Pushcart Prize.
“On Loss, an anthology,” available July 2019 on Amazon.com, includes “Check Mate” the most recently published short story by Chad V. Broughman. A tale of a young man’s struggle with mental illness and the pains of seeking solace from a father who loves conditionally. Chad captures the human condition in his characters’ emotions, family conflict, and loss, sure to leave readers reeling...
Congratulations Chad V. Broughman for being selected as the Readers’ Choice Winner in the 2019 Write Michigan Contest. “Mother of a hanged girl” is published in the 2019 Write Michigan Anthology by Chapbook Press.
More information at www.writemichigan.org
Etchings Press 2018 Book Prize
Available for purchase on Amazon
Arch Street Press: Meet Me @ 19th Street
2018 “First Chapter” Contest Winner
“Mother of a Hanged Girl”
"Ada had managed to shield her daughter from the town’s fury for months. But ultimately, she had failed. And Ruth would pay with her life. Ada’s instinct was to cover her girl’s eyes, shield her from the angst and ruthlessness, her muscles aching that she couldn’t.." Please read one of our three award-winning "first chapters"- "Mother of a Hanged Girl" by author Chad V. Broughman is a poignant telling of a tragic tale.
http://www.archstreetpress.org/mother-of-a-hanged-girl/
Adobe Cottage Writer’s Retreat Fiction COntest Winner
Chad V. Broughman was the 2017 Adobe Cottage Writer's Retreat Fiction Contest for his coming-of-age literary short story titled “Uriah’s Last Rites.” He spent a week at the writer’s cottage in Placitas, New Mexico with coaching from New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, Susan Donovan and Darynda Jones.
Chad visited New Mexico in August 2017. His novel-in-progress is in the grueling stage of revision.