07.06.09
Posted in Writing contests at by Dianne
Jason Evans, owner of Clarity of Night website, is sponsoring a short fiction contest. He has these contests regularly and uses pictures to stimulate the writer’s imagination. He also supplies prizes.
This contest starts on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009, and will be co-hosted by Jaye Wells, newly published author of Red-Headed Stepchild. The contest is open for one week only!
Story or poem limit is 250 words. Any genre or form is welcome so long as it is inspired by the “In Vino Veritas” (Truth in Wine) photo. Rules, and the photo, have been posted here: http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-vino-veritas-truth-in-wine-short.html
Everyone gets an early peek at the picture so participants can start thinking of what they’d like to write. Get those creative juices moving – this is a fun contest where your story will be posted and commented on by other writers.
Be there or be square!
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06.01.09
Posted in Writing contests at by Dianne
I signed up and was sent a link to my group number and word. All I had to do was come with at least one story of no more than 140 characters in five hours.
What an idea for a writing contest! As those of you who belong to Twitter know, each tweet can be no longer than 140 characters – including spaces and punctuation. Some people have been playing around with this form of flash fiction for a while now. I even considered trying it out, but hadn’t come up with any ideas.
Voila! New writing contest pops up on my writing radar. NYC Midnight is sponsoring the twee-length story contest. http://www.nycmidnight.com/2009/Tweet/Tweet.htm
The first round has been completed, including the judging. I was assigned to Group 5, with the word “punch.” I submitted three stories using the word “punch,” and one of them has been selected to move into the next round. Woo hoo!
You can read the stories – and vote for mine – here: http://www.nycmidnight.com/2009/Tweet/firstround/5.htm
My story is the 7th from the top on the Group 5 page.
Oh, yes. Read all the stories. 
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12.29.08
Posted in Writing contests at by Dianne
Jason Evans at The Clarity of Night blog is preparing to run another flash fiction writing contest. His contests are based on photographs. The piece can be of any genre and will be posted on his blog. The stories get comments from blog readers and other contestants. It’s a good experience for those writers who are shy – it makes you let other people read your work. 
Although the contest doesn’t start until January 6, 2009, you’ll only have about one week – maybe a day longer – to submit your story. Find out more at Jason’s blog: http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/
This new contest is called Ascension. Here’s the photo it will be based on:
Photo for the new flash fiction contest.
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