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Writing Contest. Just those two words are enough to excite me…. And kinda make me nervous. But here I am, announcing that I’m hosting a writing contest here on Noveltea. It’s in celebration of my one year blog-anniversary (which is March 6th, if you’re wondering).
I’m trying to keep the rules short and sweet:
1. The story should be between 500-1,500 words
2. No Horror or Magic
3. The stories are due on or before February 25th
(You can email me the story at aidylewoh(at)gmail(dot)com
Simple, right?
After I get the stories, I’ll pick my favorite three and put them up on my blog. Then y’all get to vote on them. If all goes as planned, the winner should be proclaimed and applauded on March 6th. There will be a prize for the first place winner. (Prize will be announced later.)
The contest is open to everyone, but I’ll only be sending the prize to a USA address…. Sorry non-stateside people. (If you don’t live in the USA and you win, you can choose a friend to receive the prize. All I need is the address.)
You’re not required to follow my blog, but that would be nice, of course. =DĀ
Have fun, people, I can’t wait to read your stories. If you feel so inclined, please, pass on the word, the more entries, the better.
ooh this sounds fun š So like a short-story-ish type right? And dystopian/apocalyptic is fine? Sorry I just want to know all my options š This sounds really fun!!!!!!!! Sierra
Keep growing beautiful!
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Hey Sierra, Thanks for asking! And yep, that sounds fine to me. I look forward to reading your story. =)
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Hello! You've been nominated for the Liebster Award!http://gloryfilmproductions.blogspot.com/2013/02/nominated.html
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I'm def going to enter! š When we're done should we email it to you, or post it on our blogs with a link?
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I think I'll enter…Not sure if I'll finish it, though…:P I have a question…Is a bit romance alright…?
Thanks,
~Jenny
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That's what I was wondering. How do we enter?
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Sorry you guys! I was so set on making the blog post simple and to the point that I didn't add some important info. I added my email address to the post, so you can email me the story. =)
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Hey Jenny! I would be delighted if you would enter. A little romance is fine, as long as it's clean and all. Looking forward to reading your entry!
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Thanks so much, Leah. =)
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I have to ask my mom if I can enter! (Just want my parents to be ok with it.) Sounds like fun! š
Rebecca
Writeinthelight17
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Yay! I can enter. This will be fun – have to write something real quick! š Thanks for doing this – is a lot of fun for all of us who want to enter.
Rebecca
Writeinthelight17
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Hi, Aidyl. š Thank you for stopping by my blog and letting me know about this. I'm going to try and enter, although I don't know if I'm going to be able to. Life's a little crazy right now. š
Hugs,
Bailey
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Hello! thanks for letting me know about your contest! I would love to enter, but I can't promise anything… we'll see! =D
Thanks again for the invite!
Blessings,
Sarah
http://threemaidens.blogspot.com/
http://sarah-plainandaverage.blogspot.com/
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Hey there! You left a comment on my blog about me entering a story for this contest. I would love to:) but can I enter a story that I have already written awhile ago?
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Okay, great! š
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I will probably do this! Thanks for dropping by and telling me about it. Feel free to follow my blog too! š
All I have to do it write it and then email it to you, correct?
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Yea! That's great, Rebecca. I look forward to reading something you've written. =)
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That's great, Bailey! Thank you for dropping in. =D
~Aidyl
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Well I hope you can, Sarah Elizabeth. The more the merrier!
~Aidyl
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Yep, Brittney Ann, it's totally fine to enter an already-written story.
~Aidyl
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That's correct, Pure Grace. Thanks!
~Aidyl
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Thanks for inviting me to enter. I'll definitely try and submit if I can get something written – my best short story right now is magical so…Anyway thanks again. I'm looking forward to it. Feel free to follow my blog too.
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Thanks for letting me know! Thing is, I'm horrible at really short stories. lol I wish you the best with this contest!
And happy early first blog anniversary! ;D
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here is my entry:
http://shortstoriesfrombritt.blogspot.com/2012/10/iceburg.html
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Great Brittney Ann, I look forward to reading it! Do you think it's possible for you to email it to me? If not, that's fine. It would be easier for me to judge the stories though if I had them all in one place. Thanks a lot!
(My email: aidylewoh (at) gmail (dot) com
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~Thanks for dropping by and inviting me to join! I`ll try to enter! =) No horror or magic? :O How about dreams?(in which even the impossible is possible) =D
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No magic?! My life's work has been denied!
But I do like a challenge! š
Thanks for the invite š
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Hi Aidyl! Your blog and your story contest looks awesome! š Thanks for telling me on my blog Breaking Free ( http://breakingawayfree.blogspot.com/ ), I will definitely enter! I will also follow you too š
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Thank you for leaving a comment on my blog! I will definitely take part in this! I am hosting my own short story contest very soon.
I was wondering, is more than one entry OK?
Feel free to follow my blog as well! š
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Is it OK if it is 50 or so words above the limit? I have a story I was thinking I might do, if I don't write another, but I've cut and cut and I just can't get it down the last fifty without taking away it's feel. š If not – I can get to work on another!
Rebecca
Writeinthelight17
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Thanks for letting me know!! š I'm a happy new follower of you super-cute blog, too. I appreciate the visit!
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Nevermind! Rules are rules – I shall not attempt to bend them! Besides, you actually helped me improve my story by cutting….who'd-a-known? š
Rebecca
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Hey Rebecca,
So sorry about that! I was going to reply, but then I was gone and for some reason my phone won't let me comment on blogs, and it was the only Internet I had. =/
Rules might be rules, but I was going to say it's fine if you streached them a little bit. =)
I got your story today and really look forward to reading it! Thanks.
~Aidyl
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Oh, no, that's all right! I understood. š Just remembered this comment while cutting, and had second thoughts about my question for you – besides, my story needed to be cut at! Always learning. š
Thank you!
Rebecca
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Aack, I didn't finish my story yet (i have a habit of trashing stories halfway through)…I've been superb busy. March will be the same. Maybe sometime in the future I'll work really hard on a story and I'll enter it if you ever have another writing contest.
Love,
~Jenny
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Jenny! I was seriously thinking just a few hours ago that I should pop on over to your blog to remind you about the writing contest.
I totally understand being busy, but if you can, you could 'un-trash' one of your stories and finish it and send it to me. I'd enjoy reading it, even if you don't think it's good enough to win. Writing it can be fun anyway!
~Aidyl
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