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Books written by Emerging Authors

Many writers who participate in our Marion County Writers Workshop have written and published their novels. Participation in the weekly workshop is free and can be attended either in-person or online. The Workshop is an optional benefit to learn the craft of writing. For more information email us.
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Back Roads Literary Review Vol 1 - issue 1

$14.95

A collection of twenty-one stories from emerging writers that have been peer-reviewed. Each story has its own theme and style. The Back Roads Literary Review’s stated mission is to support new writers as they negotiate the increasingly difficult terrain of becoming authors.

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Back Roads Literary Review Vol. 1, Issue 2

$12.99
Fall edition of scary story anthology. Fifteen short stories by various authors. 174 pages.
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The Peace Tree Mystery

$21.40

The Peace Tree Mystery is a novel written collaboratively by the authors of the Marion County Writers Workshop.

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132 pages


Marion County, Iowa is usually a quiet place where people get along and enjoy the scenic activities of Lake Red Rock. But when Jacob Wildcrow a local Native American begins having visions of a quest that may involve a possible treasure, it attracts fortune hunters throughout the county. Local teacher Dustin, “Digger” Clay wants to help Wildcrow for historical purposes and because he is attracted to Wildcrow’s beautiful daughter, Grace. However, he struggles with his current girlfriend’s attempt to destroy the lake area with a new casino. Grace is convinced that her grandfather’s visions are fantasies, since she has rejected her Native American heritage long ago. A convicted felon, on the run, could use the treasure to finance a new criminal organization. And a pair of bumbling low-life brothers wreak havoc throughout the countryside in their misguided attempts to find the treasure for themselves. While the Sheriff tries to keep order in the county, he also must contend with mysterious fires, sinkholes, and a missing person.

Who will be first to complete the quest? Will the mysterious events in the county be resolved? Could the quest lead to murder?



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Leo's Birds

$16.00

Leo's Birds by Michael Van Natta

Fiction, 386 pages

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New Year Gone

$20.99

New Year Gone by Stephen L. Brayton

287 pages

Fiction/Crime/ Mystery

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