wallpaper writing contests
The 2007 Wallpaper Writing Contests are officially open!
The 2007 Wallpaper Writing Contests are officially open! |
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#1: Dear Diary Short Fiction Contest[contest is over - click to see winners - look for new contests here soon!]“Dear Diary…” Diaries are places where people express their true innermost thoughts and feelings—thoughts and feelings they might not express anywhere else. In diary form, write a fictional story. It can be funny, deep, emotional, romantic, sci-fi, horror…whatever you like, as long as it tells a story. (1000 words maximum, limit one short story submission per person so send only your best work. See rules below.) | ||
#2: What’s Really Important Poetry Contest[contest is over - click to see winners - look for new contests here soon!]We live in a changing world with lots of distractions. What’s really important to you? Write a poem that expresses in some way what is truly meaningful in your life, your world. (20 lines and 200 word maximum, limit two poem submissions per person so send only your best work. See rules below.) | ||
#3: Haiku Me, Baby! Contest[contest is over - click to see winners - look for new contests here soon!]Whether they’re funny, sad, deep or even ridiculous, haikus are a great way to pack a punch into a 5-7-5 structure, a seventeen-syllable work of art where every word counts. The best haikus submitted to Haiku Me, Baby! are posted there -- and at the end of the year, the very best three will be recognized with cash prizes. So Haiku Me, Baby! (See rules below.) | ||
Contest RulesPrizes
Short fiction
Submissions/Rules
First Prize: $40;
Second Prize: $25;
Third Prize: $10
Poetry (except haikus)
First Prize: $40;
Second Prize: $25;
Third Prize: $10
Haikus
First Prize: $25;
Second Prize: $15;
Third Prize: $10
To submit: Submissions must be pasted into the body of an e-mail message and sent to contests@markpeterhughes.com (or, for haikus, haiku@markpeterhughes.com). No attachments please. Any emails with attachments may be disqualified. Work must be original and must not have been published elsewhere. You must be age 13-19 on January 1, 2007 in order to be eligible. Submissions are judged based on originality and style. Entries with spelling, grammar or punctuation errors and funky characters/fonts may be disqualified. No clip art, images, or photos. Entries longer than the maximum allowed will not be considered. Include your name, age, and e-mail address in your e-mail. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2007. Winners will be notified by July 1, 2007. If you do not hear from us by that date, you can assume that your entry was NOT a winner. Prizes must be claimed by Sept 1, 2007. We reserve the right to award no prizes if no entry meets the judge's standards. By entering a submission, you are agreeing to give the following permissions: permission to publish your work on the web site, and permission to include your work in online archives after publication. Authors retain the copyright to their work. Once selected, winners must send their school information and a mailing address so that we can validate the entry and send the prize. For privacy reasons, winning authors names will be posted using only first names and the last name initial. Full last names will not be included on web postings. |