Short Story Comp. on Poetry Forum

Critic2 · Post by **Critic2** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:54 am

1000 words max. topic "Living next door to Leonard Cohen". deadline October 3rd (but in the past we have extended by a week or so).

Prize- publication in the Berlin Event booklet.

Come on over to the poetry forum and join us. We have a hot judge, a hot interthingy (to ensure anonymity of competitors), lots of lovely people, (and one idiot troll called Glory Hog)

regards

C2

Glory-Hog · Post by **Glory-Hog** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:51 pm

1000 words. It's a perfect length for our parody. This is the kind of thing that's right up our alley. Can't wait to see it in German. We are going to win....aren't we?

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:11 pm

Just when you thought there couldn't be a prize ~ now there is a prize

!

~ Lizzy

Critic2 · Post by **Critic2** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:43 pm

lizzytysh wrote:Just when you thought there couldn't be a prize ~ now there is a prize !

~ Lizzy

exactly. but if my post here draws in any more entries then perhaps the Judge and Interthingy should consider an extension of a week.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:55 pm

Given the 'stakes,' I couldn't agree more......even if no more interest is generated, those who do enter are going to want/need that extra time to hone and finely tune their entries.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:23 am

October 3rd seems too soon a deadline for a 1000 word story....or maybe it's just a busy time of year for me.
It's not the number of words that is daunting..it's the choice and order of them

Peter

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:26 am

~ Hey, who knows, it might be the perfect story ~ "Living next to Leonard" might be exactly like that ~ 1,000 words thrown onto a page

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margaret · Post by **margaret** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:43 am

I think the deadline is too soon also.

Not that I will be writing myself, but it seems very close for those with busy working lives.

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:48 am

I am just now seeing this thread.

I can put with

a one week extension -making the deadline October 10.

Anything after that will begin to conflict with my job.

regards,
Laurie
(judger person)

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:56 am

Me again~

I just took the initiative in the Poetry section to officially announce a later short story deadline.

It is now October 10.

I can be over-rid by a singular vote in this matter

I just can't be judging, like I said previously, with a later date.

Laurie

Tri-me · Post by **Tri-me** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:14 pm

1000 words are the only criteria? Hope something will pop into my brain. Thanks for the challenge

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:29 pm

1000 words are the only criteria?

No.

There is a specific subject matter: Living Next to Leonard.

This is discussed in more detail in the Poetry section.

Hope you enter, hope many enter.

regards,
Laurie

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:37 am

just short story housekeeping stuff...

There is now an official ending "time" on the 10th.
Below is a paste of what is posted in the Poetry sections thread on this contest:

Midnight Pacific time, on the 10th.

To be most precise that would be One Minute before the clock on in the Pacific time zone turns over to 12:01 on October 11.

My reasoning is that it is most likely the westerly most time zone needed to accomodate any potential entries. Alaska is one hour earlier, but I doubt there is anyone besides me in Alaska posting and we all know I am not going to submit a story...

So...Midnight on the 10th. Pacific Time.

thx,
Laurie