Awards

Betsy's short story "Initial Success" won Third place in the early January flash contest at LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers Group. The competition genre was suspense, theme was first day on a new job, with the highlight "an email received in error".

Betsy's short memoir "The Best Present Ever" won second place in the December 2011 flash contest at LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers Group. The competition genre was Non-Fiction, with the focus "favorite childhood toys".

Betsy's short story "Curiosity Kills" won First place in the November 2011 flash fiction contest at LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers Group. The competition genre was murder mystery, theme was Thanksgiving, with the focus "a body in the closet".

Betsy's short story "Colin's Crossing" won second place in the September 2011 flash fiction contest at LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers Group. The competition genre was Historical Fiction, with the theme: Coming to America, and the focus "Uncle Ed's Store". This was the first piece of Historical Fiction Betsy ever wrote.

Betsy's short story "Father's Day at the Beach" won first place in the June 2011 flash fiction contest at LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers Group. The competition genre was Humor, with the theme of Father's Day at the Beach and the highlight a purple turtle.

Betsy's short story "Games" won first place in the May 2011 flash fiction contest at LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers Group. The competition genre was Suspense, with the theme of a family reunion and the highlight a red scarf. This was the first flash fiction piece Betsy ever wrote.