From a single spark, a story takes hold.
This short story collection gathers award-winning fiction shaped around moments of ignition-the quiet ember of longing, courage, defiance, or hope that begins small but refuses to go out. Each story explores what happens when that spark is given air: when it grows, entangles, and transforms the lives it touches.
Curated and edited by Julie Cantrell and Janyre Tromp, these stories reflect a wide range of voices and settings, united by their attention to craft and their belief in the power of narrative to reveal truth. Some stories smolder. Others climb. All of them linger.
Together, they form a tapestry of beginnings-proof that even the smallest ember can give rise to something living, reaching, and enduring.
Essays include selections from:
Andy Edge (Judges' Choice)
C. I. Jerez(Judges' Runner-Up)
Thea Denee King
Tiffany Link
Lyssa Reese
J. R. Scalf
Alva Moore
Angie Dicken
Kathryn Ellesworth
Lina Lambert
Kailey Veenstra
Lauren J. Schafer
Linnae Klutchko
Genre: Fantasy
This short story collection gathers award-winning fiction shaped around moments of ignition-the quiet ember of longing, courage, defiance, or hope that begins small but refuses to go out. Each story explores what happens when that spark is given air: when it grows, entangles, and transforms the lives it touches.
Curated and edited by Julie Cantrell and Janyre Tromp, these stories reflect a wide range of voices and settings, united by their attention to craft and their belief in the power of narrative to reveal truth. Some stories smolder. Others climb. All of them linger.
Together, they form a tapestry of beginnings-proof that even the smallest ember can give rise to something living, reaching, and enduring.
Essays include selections from:
Andy Edge (Judges' Choice)
C. I. Jerez(Judges' Runner-Up)
Thea Denee King
Tiffany Link
Lyssa Reese
J. R. Scalf
Alva Moore
Angie Dicken
Kathryn Ellesworth
Lina Lambert
Kailey Veenstra
Lauren J. Schafer
Linnae Klutchko
Genre: Fantasy
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