We're going to get right into the wrap up this week, starting with a reminder. The winter anthology deadline is coming up quick and we've only had a couple of entries so far. If you want to participate in the anthology, you need to have your stories to the Anthology Proof Team by December 3rd. Hope to see lots more entries come in! Now, let's see what happened in the GA news blog this past week.

This week was our Signature Author week and we started it out by featuring CJames with our new Signature Author Feature. Not only does the author get a banner that displays in GA Stories for the next month, but a smaller banner is also included for anyone to use as their signature. If you liked the start of the week, you should check out the excerpt that went up on Wednesday to finish out the Signature feature.

If you're in the mood to write a Christmas short story, you really should check out the post about this years Secret Santa Short Story contest! Entries are due by December 15th, but make sure to check out the entry rules and submission procedure.

Friday brought a couple of new prompts to the table for both new and experienced authors to play with. If you've thought about writing, but haven't yet taken the plunge, the prompts are a great way to get started. For the featured story, we featured JohnAR's newest prompt response.

Anthology Announcements:

***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team**

• 2015 Winter Anthology: Blackout - Due December 3rd
• 2016 Spring Anthology: Crossing the Line - Due February 26th
  

By our Promoted Authors:

The Degan Paradox by Rob Colton; Book 3 of Galactic Conspiracies *Premium*

The Holly and the Ivy by aditus

Thwarted by Renee Stevens

Pierre and the Ambiguities – A Filmscript by AC Benus

The Secret Life Of Billy Chase 9 by Comicality; Book 9 of The Secret Life Of Billy Chase

Katie's Sketchbook - Christmas at Famous-Barr 1976 by AC Benus

Sword of Kings: Tempered by Fate by Bill W; Book 3 of Sword of Kings

The Caretaker by Rob Colton

Shorts to Jump Into by craftingmom

No Flash by Cia

Innocence & Carnality by Mann Ramblings

Twenty-Two Early Poems by AC Benus

Grip by Topher_Lydon

Don't forget.... Read, Write, and REVIEW!!!