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A Quick Read: One Minute Stories from all over the World [Kindle], C.A. Simonson (editor), April 2015
This lighthearted anthology is the result of a challenge issued to tell a story with 26 sentences, starting with letters of the alphabet A-Z. Betsy A. Riley contributed the entry "Eat It".

Rabbit's Journey, Blue Dragon Press, November 2014
Betsy Riley did the illustrations for this book by Shaman Grace Gemini. On the surface a children's book, it also works as an allegory for the personal journeys of adults.

Christmas Carroll: an Anthology by Carroll County Writers' Group, CreateSpace, October 2014
This holiday anthology by the Carroll County Writers' Group contains several pieces by Betsy A. Riley: short story "Games", and poems "Laundry of the Mind", "Resolutions", and "Whenever".

Another Left Shoe, Blue Dragon Press, July 2014
This anthology is a sequel to That One Left Shoe. It contains poems and stories on the theme of a shoe separated from its mate. Included is "The Goodwill Golf Shoe", a story written by Betsy A. Riley under her Cassandra Hex penname. The volume includes some of our favorite authors, and introduces several new authors.

This volume is up to #39 in Amazon's Hot New Releases for Anthologies. #33 for Hot New Releases in Anthologies/General

Aspiring Writers 2013 Anthology, Blue Dragon Press, July 2014
This anthology contains the first, second, and third place winners from the monthly flash fiction and poetry contests on LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers contest subgroup. The short stories include "Best Laid Plans"--a second place winner by Betsy. There are also three poems by Betsy that won first place in their months: "Easter Tradition", "Horton the Elephant" and "Rainbow Magic". Betsy was also responsible for formatting, illustrating, and copy-editing this volume.

This volume debuted in the top 100 of Amazon's "Hot New Releases" list, and has remained on the list in the "Literature and Fiction/Anthologies" category.

Twist of Fate, Navigator Books, June 2013
This anthology contains stories, poems, and illustrations donated by authors and artists to benefit the Oklahoma tornado relief fund. Betsy provided the short story "Nothing can go Wrong".

Aspiring Writers 2012 Winners Anthology, Blue Dragon Press, April 2013
This anthology contains the first, second, and third place winners from the monthly flash fiction contest on LinkedIn's Aspiring Writers contest subgroup. The thirty-six stories include six by Betsy:

"X-File #227: Last Words" "Venture Capital"

"Uncle Bud and the UFO" "Desperately Yours"

"Initial Success" "The Green Monster"

Indies Unlimited: 2012 Flash Fiction Anthology, Indies Unlimited, Ltd., February 2013
Contains a series of flash fiction stories written to photo prompts. Betsy's entry is "Friend or Foe".

The Horror Zine Magazine Spring 2013, Amazon, January 2012
This anthology contains fiction and poetry from the first four ezine issues of 2013. It includes the Betsy's poems "Stone Soul", "Quest for Knowledge", and "The Shift". It also has Betsy's illustration "Iguana Rider".

Bonded By Blood V: Doomsday Descends (Volume 5), CreateSpace, December 2012
This anthology contains winning stories from SNM Horror Magazine. It includes Betsy's story "Second Opinion" (written under the pen name Desdemona Pike).

The Best of Empirical 2012 , Cool Waters Media, November 2012.
This anthology contains all the fiction and poetry published in Empirical Magazine in 2012. The poems "Belief Systems" and "Silent Orchestra" by Betsy are included.

Zombies Gone Wild! An Anthology, Collaboration of the Dead Press, October 2012.
This anthology contains the story "Cindy Lou, Who?" by Betsy (writing as Cassandra Hex). Cindy Lou is an exotic dancer in New Orleans' French Quarter who decides to incorporate zombies into her act.

Fundamentally Female, Kittleson Creek Press, October 2012
This fully illustrated anthology contains inspirational stories about women. It includes two non-fiction pieces Betsy wrote about her grandmother.

Latitude on 2nd: 2012 Summer Poetry Anthology, Cool Waters Media, July 2012.
This anthology contains the finalists from a quarterly poetry contest. It includes "The Cerebral Hemorrhage" by Betsy.
Made the top 100 on Amazon's Poetry Anthology bestsellers list.

A Torn Page: 2012 Summer Short Fiction Anthology, Cool Waters Media, July 2012
This anthology contains the finalists from a quarterly fiction contest. It includes "Exclusive Exposure" by Betsy A. Riley, a short story written in less than 72 hours for Round 1 of the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge, to a prompt of "horror genre involving a photographer and bullying". Placed 5th in the heat, qualifying for Round 2.

That One Left Shoe, anthology, Blue Dragon Press, April 2012.
This anthology, conceived and edited by Betsy A. Riley, contains stories and poems from eleven authors, written to the theme of a lone abandoned shoe. Custom black and white photos by Debra Eloise illustrate each story. Short stories written as Betsy A. Riley: "Patent Leather Predicament", "The Designer Sandals", "The Glass Slipper"; as Delfina Hex: "Slot Canyon Rules", "The Glass Slipper Arrangement", "The Kudzu Conspiracy"; as Desdemona Pike: "The Hand Painted Crocs"; and poems by Betsy: "One Left Shoe" and "The Left Shoe". Proceeds donated to the Carroll County Chapter of the Maryland Writers' Association.
Made it to #1 on Amazon's "Hot New Releases" list, #1 in Amazon's Fiction Anthology best sellers list, and #19 on the Amazon best sellers (all categories) list..

Latitude on 2nd, premier poetry anthology volume: Spring 2012, Cool Waters Media, March 2012.
Contains three poems by Betsy: "All Fall Down", "Laundry of the Mind", and "The Thinker Sleeps". The poems were written in 2012, 2010, and 1988.
Made it to #1 in Amazon's Poetry Hot New Releases list.

Aspiring Writiers 2011 Short Story Competition Winners Anthology, Blue Dragon Press, February 2012.
This anthology contains the winners of a monthly flash fiction contest. Writers are given two weeks to write a story from 600 to 715 words using specified genre, theme, and focus object. It includes three stories by Betsy: "Games", "Father's Day at the Beach", and "Curiosity Kills". Notably "Games" and "Father's Day at the Beach" were the first two short stories Betsy ever wrote. They won consecutive months on her first two times entering this contest. Proceeds donated to Office of Letters and Light (organizers of National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo).

Street People Tales, narrative poetry with illustrations, Blue Dragon Press, December 2011, (author, illustrator).
This poetry chapbook shows how a group of lonely people become a community. The poems are accompanied by black and white line art illustrations by the author. Contains "Street Dancer", "Aggie", "Phyllis", "One-eyed Jack", "Seamstress Sara", "Lady Mary", "Tiny Kim", "Aggie's Lost Her Marbles", "Gardener George", "R-R-Ralph", "LaQuisha", "Don Henry", "Tammy Jo", "Rosita", "Recycle Michael", "Dan the Man", "Tommy", "Crazy Willie", "Tracey", "Hector", "Billie and Reggie".
Made it to #2 on Kindle free download day.

The Comet, illustrated fable, Blue Dragon Press, May 2011, (author, illustrator).
This first book by Betsy A. Riley shows a woman's journey through unhealthy relationships to a place of strength and peace, told as a dreamlike journey through the cosmos. Each segment of the journey is accompanied by a full-color full page illustration by the author.
Made it to #2 on Amazon's "Divorce Fiction" bestsellers list, and #1 on the "Most Wished For" list in Divorce fiction. Also made it to #10 on Amazon's "Visionary Fiction" bestsellers list.