Short Story Contest

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Unlock Your Prose!
Dear Poetry.com Members,

We hope this email finds you well and still immersed in the world of words and verse! We're thrilled to reach out to you with exciting news about a new venture over at Literature.com, our sister site dedicated to celebrating prose in all its forms.
Introducing our inaugural Short Story Contest, an opportunity for you to flex your storytelling muscles and showcase your narrative prowess! As seasoned members of the Poetry.com community, we know you have a way with words, and we believe your talent extends beyond stanzas and rhymes.
Here are the details:
• Contest Schedule: Our Short Story Contest will run every season, four times a year, ensuring ample opportunities for you to participate and share your literary creations.
• Prizes: We're offering generous cash prizes for the top three winners: $300 for the first place, $200 for the second, and $100 for the third. Additionally, five runners-up will receive a custom mug adorned with an excerpt from their short story, a tangible reminder of their literary achievement.
• Limited Participants: To ensure each entry receives the attention it deserves, we're capping the contest at 50 participants per cycle. With fewer contenders vying for the prizes, your chances of clinching a win are significantly higher.
You can find the full contest description, including submission guidelines and deadlines, on our website here.

We invite you to embark on this new creative journey with us, exploring the boundless possibilities of storytelling and prose. Whether you're a seasoned novelist or a budding wordsmith, we welcome your unique voice and perspective.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.
Thank you for being a valued member of our literary community. We can't wait to read your captivating short stories and witness the magic you bring to the page.
Enroll now...

Yours truly,
The Poetry.com Team




Good luck to all who participate. I may take a shot at it myself.

 

[1srelluc]

Poetry is a lot like truth.....Nobody really wants to hear it.

 

[Vastator]

Unlock Your Prose!
Dear Poetry.com Members,

We hope this email finds you well and still immersed in the world of words and verse! We're thrilled to reach out to you with exciting news about a new venture over at Literature.com, our sister site dedicated to celebrating prose in all its forms.
Introducing our inaugural Short Story Contest, an opportunity for you to flex your storytelling muscles and showcase your narrative prowess! As seasoned members of the Poetry.com community, we know you have a way with words, and we believe your talent extends beyond stanzas and rhymes.
Here are the details:
• Contest Schedule: Our Short Story Contest will run every season, four times a year, ensuring ample opportunities for you to participate and share your literary creations.
• Prizes: We're offering generous cash prizes for the top three winners: $300 for the first place, $200 for the second, and $100 for the third. Additionally, five runners-up will receive a custom mug adorned with an excerpt from their short story, a tangible reminder of their literary achievement.
• Limited Participants: To ensure each entry receives the attention it deserves, we're capping the contest at 50 participants per cycle. With fewer contenders vying for the prizes, your chances of clinching a win are significantly higher.
You can find the full contest description, including submission guidelines and deadlines, on our website here.

We invite you to embark on this new creative journey with us, exploring the boundless possibilities of storytelling and prose. Whether you're a seasoned novelist or a budding wordsmith, we welcome your unique voice and perspective.
If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.
Thank you for being a valued member of our literary community. We can't wait to read your captivating short stories and witness the magic you bring to the page.
Enroll now...

Yours truly,
The Poetry.com Team




Good luck to all who participate. I may take a shot at it myself.

Not allowed to promote other web sites...

 

[BULLDOG]

Seems silly upon first reading, but upon more in-depth evaluation, the poem "Solitary Observation Brought Back from A Sojourn into Hell" by Louise Bogan distills sadness and desperation to its core better than any other poem I have ever read.

At midnight tears
Run into your ears.

 

[Rambunctious]

This is for poetry and short stories... Right?...

 

[jwoodie]

There once was a girl from Nantucket...

 

[1srelluc]

Seems silly upon first reading, but upon more in-depth evaluation, the poem "Solitary Observation Brought Back from A Sojourn into Hell" by Louise Bogan distills sadness and desperation to its core better than any other poem I have ever read.

At midnight tears
Run into your ears.

Sounds like someone needs to:

Endeavor to Persevere

When best-laid plans have fallen to waste
and frustration abounds in their former place,
when failure looms with doubts and fears
we must endeavor to persevere!

When dreams are shattered and hopes are dashed,
goals upon the shoals have crashed,
when gladness is but a memory dear
let us endeavor to persevere.

When sons and daughters from God rebel
and the paths they follow lead straight to hell
your fervent prayers God does not hear
pledge to endeavor to persevere.

When wracked with pain, our body worn,
youth is spent, don't be forlorn,
a better day is growing near
while we endeavor to persevere.

When all is lost, life’s' cupboard bear,
and seems like even God don't care,
His grace is sufficient in the trials and tears,
still we endeavor to persevere.

This present life is hard at best
but we must strive to complete the test
for our redemption draweth near
as we endeavor to persevere.

A restful home for us awaits,
we long to enter heaven's gates,
the promise of peace and never a tear
if we endeavor to persevere.

Christ Himself will take our hand
and guide us through this beautiful land,
the saints will tell us they're glad we're here
and that we endeavored to persevere!

-George Wootton

 

[lg325]

This is for poetry and short stories... Right?...

They have poetry contest this one is new it is for short stories.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Where's Crazy Mary? She fancies herself a writer.