Francelia Belton\u2019s love of short stories came from watching old Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock Presents television shows in her youth. Her fiction has appeared in various publications, including "Dreaming of Ella" in Denver Noir by Akashic Books, and most recently, "Red Riding in the Hood" in Bizarre Bazaar by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers.
Francelia's short story, \u201cKnife Girl,\u201d was a finalist in the 2020-2021 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition and a semi-finalist in the 2021 Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition. Her short story, "The Brotherhood of Tricks and Tricks" was a quarterfinalist in the 2022 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition. She also published a\xa0 collection titled, Crime & Passion: Three Short Stories.\xa0
Francelia s an active member of Sisters in Crime and has served as Vice President and President for the Colorado chapter. She is also a member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Color, and Short Mystery Fiction Society.
You can read more of her stories at https://Francel.Be/Writing-Stories.
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