Category Archives: Writing Contests

Finding Something Friday: First Round Finalists at Reading Writers

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If I’m being perfectly honest, I didn’t find the First Round Finalists in the Reading Writers contest just today. Today, I found that my new laptop has a dark side. I still love PC, but the bloom is off the rose, if you catch my drift.

Speaking of drifts, the Reading Writers Flash Fiction contest involved a snow theme. Which must have struck a chilly but brilliant chord with the Hall of Fame followers. Because when I saw a tweet saying the first round of finalists had been posted, I recognized quite a few names when I dashed over to the contest cafe. (What’s that? You didn’t know Reading Writers was on Twitter? Go sign up. Wait! Read this post, then sign up.)

There was Donna! And there was Linda! And there was Lisa, too (who can now relax, knowing her entry made it to the contest, after all)!

So, pooh-pooh to the snow! I’m all warm and fuzzy inside, sharing “Excellence in Milieu” (gosh, doesn’t that have a grand sound to it?) with these fine writers! Best of luck to us…and if one of y’all win, do I get a finder’s fee?

Finding Something Friday on Snow and Contests

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Snow! Glorious snow! How happy you make me! When I am inside, and don’t have to take you!

Yep, me and Oliver are singing our hearts out about snow here in my cold corner of Dixie. I realize that for those of you who do have to actually go out in the snow, perhaps even blizzards (brrrrrr!), this might not be a singing occasion. Um, sorry.

BUT, I’ve found a glorious snow contest for you, and that should be worth something, right? It’s brought to you by ReadingWriters (I found it in The Verb ezine, which is the monthly newsletter of ReadingWriters. You can find out all about these fine folks here.) As for the contest, you must write something scathingly brilliant which somehow incorporates snow. And you must be brilliant in 500 words or less. Now, if you’re stuck in your house, snowbound, so to speak, you’ve got plenty of time to be brilliant. So, you see I had your back all along.

One more eensy, teensy thing. You only have till January 15th. So put down the hot chocolate and start writing. Wait! You’ll need details! Go to the Contest Cafe here. And sign up for that ezine while you’re there. Elizabeth Guy, Verb editor, always has something worth reading!

(Snow! Glorious snow! Give me inspiration! My brain is so cold! It’s in hibernation!)