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Post by Commy Pandy on Mar 7, 2009 9:21:25 GMT -5
Here's a great contest to enter: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/03/AR2009020302010.htmlWrite a 1500 love short inspired by the picture. Submission is due May 2nd, winner notified in September, it's your chance to be published and have your story and pic featured in next years Valentine's section. Entry fee: free. I'll be entering it. If any of you are interested in entering, we can hold an online writers workshop and critique each other. Remember, this is a good experience and holds a lot more value than winning. |
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Post by Kuniko on May 20, 2009 5:12:15 GMT -5
I love writing, but that picture is a little strange, How can you draw from that?
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Post by cloud390 on Jun 14, 2009 22:10:57 GMT -5
So I kinda just noticed this...you know of any other contests Carol? I'm totally down for stuff like this.
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Post by Commy Pandy on Jun 15, 2009 14:41:58 GMT -5
When I come across the contests, I'll post them!
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Post by What's Kraken on Jun 17, 2009 0:18:29 GMT -5
Well, there's also NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) if you want to push yourself with a minimum length of 175 pages (50,000 words). Happens every November, and ends at midnight on the last day of the month. www.nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnanoMore info there. |
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Post by Commy Pandy on Jun 25, 2009 7:39:39 GMT -5
The Fiction Open and Best Start categories both close on June 30!
Fiction Open (2,000-20,000 words)
Prizes:
1st place—$2,000 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories.
2nd-place—$1,00 and possible publication.
3rd-place—$600 and possible publication.
Other considerations: Reading fee is $20 per story. Open to all writers.
Results post August 31, winning story publishes in issue 76.
Best Start (not to exceed 1,000 words)
Prizes:
The 50 most engaging pieces will each win $50 and make Glimmer Train's
Best Start list, which will be announced in our September bulletin.
Other considerations: Reading fee is $10 per piece. Open only to new writers
whose fiction has not appeared in a nationally distributed print
publication with a
circulation over 3,000.
We look forward to reading your work!
Anyone participating in the writing exercise could push themselves to get it done and revised by June 30th.
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Post by cloud390 on Jun 25, 2009 7:41:06 GMT -5
I don't get the reading fee thing.
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Post by Commy Pandy on Jul 31, 2009 10:47:48 GMT -5
I was thinking about holding a writing contest here. Basically what would happen is that you'd anonymously submit a short to me, no longer than 2000 words. All participators will grade each paper, based on a scoring system that I'll plot out and PM me their grades. Then I'll calculate the scores and post the results.
There will be actual prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
Who'd be interested?
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Post by cloud390 on Jul 31, 2009 12:39:34 GMT -5
I'm interested with or without the prizes. Could we just increase the max to 3,000 words though?
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Post by cloud390 on Aug 8, 2009 11:39:08 GMT -5
So I'm guessing this is a no go?
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Post by Commy Pandy on Aug 8, 2009 14:50:15 GMT -5
It is if other people join, lol XD
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Post by RowBoat on Aug 8, 2009 14:50:27 GMT -5
Whatever rules are fine with me.
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