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entire pre-edit ... WINNERS CHOSEN --- BELOW UPDATE COMING SOON. HAPPY ST PATs to EVERYONE! ... Previously ... Quote: HELLO EVERYONE! WELCOME to 2013s writing contest for short stories & poetry."Invalid Item"  opened initially in 2006.ABOUT YOUR ENTRIES: Submitting a story below means you win a spot @
Don't be shy. Lift thy shepherd crook. Zing into the essence of Christmas. You are not required to trounce The Greatest Story Ever Told. CHRISTMAS GENRE stories tend to stay with us because they are often designed to touch the heart & spirit of this holy day. Yet, sure we may see historical settings or add modern day themes. Imaginations vary. Creations (past or present) become writers' gifts to their reading public. Authorship inspiration often abides in seasonal parodoy. Comedy glides into foray from winter-tale skies. Thus, over the years, it came to pass ---- Ala this reading/writing website, along comes both a DEC writing contest with an archive to boot.  This is basically a short story contest, always accepting poetry, each & every season. So, Miss TEFFs at it again, singing to the choir, preachy on theme which delves into Holiday Traditional fanfare, haps, music, classic tales, ETC. From the season to be jolly, topics galore tickle minds in a you-name-it fashion ala this celebration's kittenkaboodle. Then .... wh wh whoooshh ... writers might pause to create yet another gem because they can. Stories pull us, you know. RE SETTING: When geographically Christamassy, wintry setting truly jingle these stories, submitting writers are apt to make an impression on readers. Contestants --- You are in safe hands ... assured fairness ala competition.   Watch & Wait as writers whip Happy Christmas subjects to perfection. Anticapate sorrow or joy inside these renditions. Well crafted Christmas stories remain encouraging as slices of life scenes for fam, frustration, rich, poor, survival and even become traditional for many who suit up, then ski on over to join this contest.CONTEST RULES OF ENGAGEMENT SUBMISSIONS: Forum post submissions are a-okay. If the post runs over 2K words create bitem for your story or poem. Tis traditional to allow forum posts. EVERY submission must follow Christmas genre. Our theme is Christmas, thus your creations must contain the word Christmas, the date DEC 25 or reasonable wording pertaining to this winter holiday & HOLY DAY. Certainly Christmas holiday theme is writer choice. Genre combos are fine e.g. a Christmas setting for a mystery, a comedy fiction piece, etc. Ideas are numerous, especially shifting centuries ... all inclusive of Christmas Genre. NO word limits on entries. Accepting original Poetry and Short Stories pertaining to the season. Accepting new or old stories that have NOT been entered in previous years @ "Invalid Item" CONTEST READING FEES requirements are as follows. POETRY --- 200gp entrance fee per poem. SHORT STORIES -- 2,000 gp entrance fee per short story. No exceptions. See post4 tie -- "ABOUT EVERYONE CONTESTS/ FEES" No erotica. SHORT STORY PRIZES FIRST PLACE WINNER receives 50,000 GP! SECOND PLACE WINNER receives 20,000 GP! POETRY PRIZES FIRST PLACE WINNER takes home: 10,000 GP! SECOND PLACE WINNER receives 5,000 GP! http://norbert26.com/midi_1/danceswithwolves.mid CHRISTMAS GENRE ENTRIES ALL RECEIVE Secret Santa awards & revs. NEW ADDITION TO EVERYONE HAS A CHRISTMAS STORY WRITING CONTEST ... flies down the chimney via an HONOR ROLL ... posted & updated here ... inside intro. YES!!! Fiction Titles Exposed. Open LIVE on the International Net! Folks may view changes converging all around us like snow on a sidewalk. (Yes, (I) know the closed to offiste option belongs to owner/ author.) WINS --- FIRST PLACE FOR SHORT STORIES: Bill Wilcox for:
SECOND PLACE FOR SHORT STORIES LaVonne for
POETRY -- FIRST PLACE for
SECOND PLACE for THIS HEART IN SILENCE from embe   HONOR ROLL TWENTY-THIRTEEN "Invalid Item" "Nickels and Dimes: a Christmas story" View an especially touching published work @
"Christmas Crime" HAPPY ST PATs to EVERYONE, see y'all November 2014. Note: Contest forum editing in progress. JOY TO THE WORLD! CONGRATS TO WINNERS. EVERYONE accepted in 2013s ANNUAL EVERYONE HAS A CHRISTMAS STORY SHOWS @ ANTHOLOGY ... See:
Never to early to begin a Christmas genre pen. Imagine if you will a world far away. Don't forget --- traditional length short stories most welcome all year long. Two of our poetry wins list above. These both follow traditional Christmas poetry. Now's the time to swing into a Santa type on a beach ... as winter wanes and Spring begins. To EVERYONE whom writes. Keep em coming. I'll read em. CORDIALLY, as update from Miss TEFF. Mar 12, 2014 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RULES OF ENGAGEMENT EXTENSION RELAX by the fireplace & know this contestants ... MULTIPLE ENTRIES are acceptable for all categories above. ALL genres accepted except erotica. Tough. Post any questions to the forum below. Please post ALL submissions to the forum. Inside that post is where you will enter your story or poem's bitem. All submissions shall be listed inside the Anthology "Invalid Item" The two for one, promo special. If you wish your story or poem to not be there, then email teffom@writing.com with specifics.Looky here, a catchy title ... A TREE FOR IDA QUINCY .. is a short story from the pen of Mary Moffett aka teffom@writing.com. Originally written for a short story contest in 2005, billing as Christmas Genre also now salable goods from Kindle Direct Publishing. Story start available before purchasing from Amazon.com. PS: The cover used here on "Invalid Item" matches this story set in the NC, High Country where Ida's family sets out on a venture to bring home a tree. This Morganton, NC tale's appeal may srurprise readers about to enter a prison escape along the Blue Ridge ... during December.To locate this story in the easiest fashion possible. Please: Search: Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing by title; A TREE FOR IDA QUINCY & Author, Mary Moffett ATTENTION: Please EMAIL CONTEST ENTRANCE FEEs to teffom@writing.com Please Email kindred gifts like donated gp to teffom@writing.com NO offsite submissions. SEE: http://www.writing.com JOIN info adverts. DEADLINE JAN 30, 2014 --- WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY FEB 15, 2012. Query for extension requests post submission shut down. Let's hope, come Nov 2014 we'll GATHER ROUND A CHRISTMAS EVE, TABLE & ENJOY THE FIESTA, EVERYONE! <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://norbert26.com/midi_1/danceswithwolves.mid Beautiful! THANKS NORBERT! Playing: http://norbert26.com/midi_1/joytotheworld2.mid |
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