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QUEST FANTASY
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by ML STRIJDOM
10-13 YEARS
The mist lingers longer than usual, pressing cold and heavy. “Soon, it’ll be night again, and the Starwhiskers will need shearing,” I say.
My pointy ears perk as my mind tries to track the Starwhiskers’ glow. Watery sunlight paints the window, but my fur doesn’t gleam the way it normally does. That’s my superpower. My fox-red fur glows when the Starwhiskers are close. The usual tug of knowing is gone. Instead, there is an empty space.
URBAN FANTASY
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by V.B. HUGHES (Featured New Author!)
6-9 YEARS
“Arriving! Mortal Realm - NYC!”
“That’s me!” Whimsy flitted off the train. Summoning her star-topped wand, she tapped it on the report. Silky, iridescent ribbons rippled in the air, sending sparkling dust from the paper. It formed a path, shooting down a bustling city street.
This is my chance! I just need to find Natalie and grant her wishes. Easy-peasy… uh… I feel queasy.
COMIC FANTASY
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by DENISE DIEHL
10-13 YEARS
What made everyone rebellious to the laws that night, who knows? The Sticks had never broken the pact of “don’t ask, never show curiosity or initiative.” They followed the rules and lived happily ever after…or did they?
“Well, I couldn’t help me self. Up I went, and before I knew it, I was at the top and could see the OTHER SIDE.” Karl continued.
QUEST FANTASY
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by ALEX MAXFIELD (Featured New Author!)
10-13 YEARS
He spoke in a low whisper, “The Devil Thorn is just in this next clearing. The sun should be going down any minute now, and once it gets dark, I need you to stay right where I can see you.”
Daffodil nodded and crouched down to grab onto the fabric of his brown tunic. Clover moved quietly through the tall reeds of grass on the way to the edge of the trees. There in front of them stood the most wicked plant either of them had ever laid eyes on.
COMING-OF-AGE FANTASY
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by MARIA CARVALHO
6-9 YEARS
Squinting to get a better look, he was stunned to discover that it wasn’t a person after all—it appeared to be a gigantic bird, its head bent down as it drank from the stream.
His entire body tingled as his heart raced. It couldn’t really be Retty…could it? Maybe he was seeing things. He shut his eyes tight, then opened them. The giant bird was still there.
ADVENTURE FANTASY
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by RICHARD M. ANKERS
10-13 YEARS
“Best not to talk about such things with the Wendigos at our backs.”
“They don’t know where we went,” Crystal stated.
Peter put his fingers to his lips and lent over her with the lantern. The pairs of twinned lights shining from the abyss could have been stars—if the two were outside, that was. But they weren’t, and stars didn’t blink in tandem.
LITERARY FANTASY
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by MICHAEL KELLICHNER
14-16 YEARS
Again, Astra woke to ashes. Cinders cascaded from her face and shoulders, wrapping her in an aura of dust. She coughed, and her chest felt like a spent piece of charcoal about to crumble. The smell of old fire clogged her nose and gritty remnants grated her eyes when she blinked.
MEDIEVAL FANTASY
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by JIM JOHNSTON
6-9 YEARS
That evening as dusk drew on, the town of Ussher throbbed to the sound of revelry as the market moved on from its business of business to its business of pleasure.
As the moon rose over the merry-makers of Ussher, the spell that turned the gargoyle into a statue by day wore off. It rose in the cramped confines of the wagon and spread its wings as it opened its mouth wide in a cavernous yawn and stretched like a cat.
COMING-OF-AGE FANTASY
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by JASON P. CRAWFORD
14-16 YEARS
Three nights ago, four crystal doves had come to me, calling out as I sat underneath the weeping willow in front of my family’s home. Their cooing calls turned to words as I watched them glimmer in the flickering light from our hearth-fire coming from the open door.
“Camila. You are chosen. Altarin calls for you.”
DRAGON FANTASY
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by ANIMA SAHU
10-13 YEARS
Avin stood quivering with excitement and fear. Her blue hair was wrapped under the black turban meant for contestants, and her blue eyes were slightly watery. At the far end of the arena, the dragon basked in the sun without a care in the world. Why would it anyway?
ADVENTURE FANTASY
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by AARON MENZEL
10-13 YEARS
Before them, in a natural clearing, was a monolith of black stone. It appeared fantastically tall, but a circular entrance had been carved out. The vegetation stopped growing as it neared the base, as if the plants were scared to touch the unnaturally smooth surface.
“Do you hear it?” asked Jada.
“Hear what?”
“The voices. They’re coming from here.”
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