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  Denise Johnson

Denise Johnson

Fiction

From short stories to scripts to books, my fiction runs the gamut of mystery, comedy, horror and science fiction. Check out some works below or visit my Amazon author page.
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Anthologies

Lineage - a sci-fi/horror short story, triggered by the Frankenstein Bicentennial Dare, published in Determined Hearts: A Frankenstein Anthology 
Lost Marbles - a horror short story published in the Buried Anthology by UK-based Horrified Press
Mind Over Matter - a horror short story published in Vol. 3 of Black Buttons: A Family Affair Anthology
Knotty Inheritance - a cozy mystery published in the Darkhouse Books Murder of Crows anthology
The Devil's Teapot - a MG short story published by
UK-based Clarendon House Books PORTAL: The Inner Circle Writers’ Group Children’s Anthology 2019.
Murder in the McDowells - a cozy mystery published by Jersey Pines Ink WhoDunit: A Mystery Anthology.

Short Stories

Look for my latest short story, The Cold Truth, to be published later this year by 518 Publishing Company in their upcoming Cold and Crisp anthology.




Awards

Honorable Mention for Cozy Mystery short story,Clowning Around, in the 2019 Central Indiana Writers Assoc. Words on Paper Short Story Contest and for my Mystery-Thriller short story, New Job, in the 2018 League of Utah Writers Creative Writing Contest

84th Annual Writers Digest Writing Competition (2015)
3rd Place
Feature script
"love take two"

BOOKS

Coming soon to a bookstore near you:
two mysteries and a domestic suspense novel.

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