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Short Story Comp. on Poetry Forum
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:54 am
by Critic2
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
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:51 pm
by Glory-Hog
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?
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:11 pm
by lizzytysh
Just when you thought there couldn't be a prize ~ now
there is a
prize 
!
~ Lizzy
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:43 pm
by Critic2
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 11:55 pm
by lizzytysh
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:23 am
by Pete
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
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:26 am
by lizzytysh
~ 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
.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:43 am
by margaret
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:48 am
by LaurieAK
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)
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:56 am
by LaurieAK
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
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:14 pm
by Tri-me
1000 words are the only criteria? Hope something will pop into my brain. Thanks for the challenge
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:29 pm
by LaurieAK
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
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:37 am
by LaurieAK
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