Hatrack River Writers Workshop: New Challenge with rare prize

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Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

Sure, you could write for money and fame, but what will that really get you?

Here is the important year ending challenge that you all been waiting for.

http://www.hatrack.com/forums/writers/forum/Forum7/HTML/000143.html

Open to all! Once in a lifetime prize!

Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

bump

Posted by Gan (Member # 8405) on :

Always up for another challenge (Save for when I had my wisdom teeth pulled, mutilated, and then received a liberal dose of infection)

I'm probably in, I'll post in the actual thread when/if I decide to join.

Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

Big prize. A signed copy by one of the greatest writers of our time! Don't believe me? Just read this review...

quote:
Writers of the Future Volume 9 is the greatest anthology that I have ever read!...
...by far the best story in the anthology is Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury's Cinders of the Great War... we see a very bright future for her. Fame and fortune is destined to come her way as long as she doesn't bog herself down as an adminstrator for a bunch of ungrateful writers...

First bunch of entries are in.

http://www.hatrack.com/forums/writers/forum/Forum7/HTML/000145.html

Plenty of time for all to join the fun.

[This message has been edited by snapper (edited December 13, 2009).]

Posted by Kathleen Dalton Woodbury (Member # 59) on :

What! Where did that review come from?

Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

Where did I see that anyway? I think maybe it was in the entertainment section of an old Onion

Posted by Brendan (Member # 6044) on :

Do these challenges allow later publication of stories? Or does entering one of them essentially publish the story?

[This message has been edited by Brendan (edited December 17, 2009).]

Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on :

No, only the first 13 lines are posted on Hatrack--the whole story will still be considered unpublished; Snapper will circulate them privately by email to the other contestants.

Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

Good question Brendan.

Several people have taken their story challenge idea and submitted them elsewhere. I in fact had a flash published from the old 13 line challenge in Space Squid sometime ago.

So consider this a good spot for a draft. You'll even get a bit of feedback for your piece.

Posted by halogen (Member # 6494) on :

Is this still open? I have a week off during christmas and I wouldn't mind giving it a shot. I didn't see the deadline listen anywhere - but I'm pretty good at missing important details like that (and exit signs, and telephone poles).

Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

Deadline is when the ball drops in Time square. Plenty of time.

Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

24 hour notice. Probably a bit more. After all, I won't be monitoring my email at midnight.