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Okay, first off, I would like to apologize for how late this post is. I really meant to have this up on the first - it just didn't happen, for a number of reasons: 1. I underestimated how much burn-out I would suffer after the writer's retreat that I attended at the end of April. I knew I would suffer burn-out after Indie e-Con, so my intention was to get as much done ahead of time ... but thanks to that burn-out, I barely got Indie e-Con going, and now I'm struggling to tie up all of its loose ends. 2. I'm dealing with some stress at home that is moving-related. Also house-hunting related. Basically, we need to change our housing situation, but finances are standing in our way. (I actually almost canceled Indie e-Con due to this stress, but knew that if I skipped the second year, it would be harder for me to follow up in the coming years) 3. I worked extra hours at my day job the week following Indie e-Con to make up for taking the previous week off. Including a fo...

Note to self: Add "Prize organizer" to my list of people to recruit next year. Anywho. I'm here to let all of you know who won what in Indie e-Con this year. To start off: The Book Awards . As there are a lot of these, and they're all so shiny, I've given them their own page. Go check it out, and congratulate these lovely authors on their hard work! Now, the writing contest. Go here to find out the lovely winners of that contest - and the lovely prizes that they're getting.   The finalist stories will be posted over the course of next week. Now, for the rest of the winners: Most comments Sarah Taleweaver (Savannah Grace held her own for the first day or so, but only Sarah kept it up 'til the end) Word War  Deborah O'Carroll  (This girl wrote 10,174 words!) Games:  Erika Mathews (Like, she got every "Guess-and-match" correct, and I selected several of her quotes for Bring your own Book)  Review Drawing Erik...