there are two writing contests i plan to enter this May.
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the first is a regional one, it is for writers of a special region, you guessed it right, to the region where i live.
the contest is annual and was founded in 2012.
since i am a member of the local writers' group, it is my duty to enter - or so i (and every other member of the group, for that matter), was told by our leader.
so, this year the contest focusses on art nouveau and submissions are expected in this style.
none writing however, will be excluded from the competition for NOT meeting this one particular requirement.
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deadline is May 5 and my writing is already being beta-read at the moment by at least 2 friends (who are also aspiring authors).
it is a somehow mystic story, told in a folk-tale fashion.
it's full of shiny colors, creepy animals and is set in a magical forest.
i absolutely loved writing it.
it has many symbols embedded i took from Hungarian folk tales and from intuition.
i am so sorry i can not let you read it, but i guess things just might not work in English.
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anyway, the trouble is that i wrote that piece for a second contest.
this second contest provides art-work (paintings) as prompts.
here's what happened.
i found one of the painting compelling and i wrote a short story.
on finishing i found that the story meets the requirements of a story written in art nouveau style.
since entering the first contest is a 'must' for me (being part of the local writers' group), i think i will submit my writing to the local competion.
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and finally, if these two contests had totally different submission dates, i would not hesitate sending the writing to both.
to see how far it goes on both contests.
but now i have to choose one.
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here's the painting that inspired me.
5 comments:
I have had pretty good luck in regional contests. I hope it will be true for you as well! :)
thank you, Charles.
this is also one of the first contests i ever enter. it's definitely within the first five contest i enter.
This is so exciting! Yes, what to do? Which contest is more important? Seems as if the local one... The painting is so interesting! Can't you submit the same story to both? Is there any rule against it?
Good luck!!!
Dearest Vesper, your third question (can i submit the same story to both?) deserves another post.
do you mean you clicked and checked the painting out? isn't it fantastic?
Yes, of course I clicked the link! :-) The painting is fantastic!
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