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Finding Contest Results (Wheee! and Phooey!)

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I got a very lovely email from Smories  saying that my story, “Ondine Oxenburg is Definitely Different” made it into the 50 finalists! So a cute little Brit kid will record my story!

As I go around ALL THE TIME speaking in a very bad imitation of a British accent, I think it’s right jolly that at last my words will be spoken in a proper English way. And I may even win the competition! But even if I don’t, at least I’ll be able to go around ALL THE TIME, telling people about my story, read by a real, live Brit kid.

So, check out Smories on July1st (I’ll remind you) and check out their new guidelines. You can get your story read by a Brit kid, too! (Wheee!)

Also saw the names of the winners in the Highlights Fiction Contest. Mine was not one of them. (Phooey!)

(Thanks to stock.xchng for photo. I don’t think that’s an actual Brit kid, but c’mon. That’s one interested reader!)

Finding a Writing Contest: Smories

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I’m so terribly, terribly excited about this contest that I’m typing super fast!

A. Because you only have till May 31st to get your entry in to win (or place) in the Smories contest (and after this competition round, there will not be a chance to win prize money). And B. Because when I saw all those little Brit kids, reading children’s stories, I HAD TO HAVE ONE OF MY STORIES READ!

I’m a sucker for the British voice. Honestly, if a British guy offered to bungee jump with me (‘Oy! Sounds like a right bit o’ fun!), I’d  strap on the rubber band and take a flying leap. So, even though I’d read about this contest several times, I didn’t get excited about sending something in till I saw the kids reading in their veddy proper voices! Then, I must have spent an hour listening to the stories. I’m not sure if the stories were any good. But I was simply enchanted.

And hooked. I think you can send in two stories for the Smories competition, in fact. So, I don’t have time to write out all the details about the contest. Check out the Smories guidelines here, while I check out another one my stories to send in.  Good luck and Cheerio!