{"id":1595,"date":"2022-08-13T10:12:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T14:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/?page_id=1595"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:56:54","slug":"loretta-a-stradley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/?page_id=1595","title":{"rendered":"Loretta A. Stradley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am deeply honored and thrilled to have won the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-red-color\"><strong>Open Contract Challenge 2024<\/strong>.<\/mark> This recognition means the world to me, and I am incredibly grateful to the judges for their kind words and support.<br><br>I will receive a contract for hardback publication, paperback print publication, and an e-book through the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-red-color\"><strong>Dark Myth Publications <\/strong>d<\/mark>ivision with full distribution market circulation.<br><br>I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to my family, friends, and everyone who has supported me on this journey. I would also like to congratulate the second and third-place winners\u2014congratulations on your wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been an associate producer and background extra for a local indie film, a paranormal investigator, and an editor for both online and POD magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I published my first book, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.bookbaby.com\/book\/wizard-of-tar-almonie\">Wizard of Tar Almonie<\/a>, in July of 2019 and I am the webmaster for Central Indiana Writers&#8217; Association.&nbsp; A writer of fantasy fiction I also dabble in horror and science fiction writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My hobbies include reading, writing, and binge-watching shows and movies of interest. I love art, music, dancing, traveling, and I am a confirmed addict to books and coffee, as well as a taker of naps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My blog, where I whine about the trials of writing, can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/readlorey.wordpress.com\/\">Readlorey&#8217;s Piece of the Internet | She writes, she whines\u2026about writing. (wordpress.com)<\/a>, I have an account at LinkedIn,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/loretta-stradley-33051921\/\">Loretta Stradley | LinkedIn<\/a>, and&nbsp;I&#8217;m also a semi-regular contributor to The World of Myth, an online magazine. You can find my page here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jayzohub.com\/darkmythproductions\/theworldofmyth\/contributors\/stradley_loretta.html\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jayzohub.com\/darkmythproductions\/theworldofmyth\/contributors\/stradley_loretta.html\">The World of Myth Magazine (jayzohub.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you there, and keep writing, or doing, whatever is your passion!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am deeply honored and thrilled to have won the Open Contract Challenge 2024. This recognition means the world to me, and I am incredibly grateful to the judges for their kind words and support. I will receive a contract for hardback publication, paperback print publication, and an e-book through the Dark Myth Publications division &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/?page_id=1595\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Loretta A. Stradley<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":76,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1595","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1595"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2276,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1595\/revisions\/2276"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.centralindianawritersassoc.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}