Once Upon a Day Writing Contest

10 May 2010
Once Upon a Day Writing Contest
Deadline: May 15, 2010

The first line of your story must begin with: The sun rose...The last line of your story must end with: ...just as the sun went down. That which occurs in between—be it drama, comedy, mystery, romance, fantasy, etc.—is entirely up to you. What changes your dawn character to the one we shall see at dusk?

Winner will receive $100. Entry Fee: None. Length may be up to 1000 words. But not a word more. (Your contact information and your title are not included in the word count). Short stories only. No poetry, essays or plays. Entries must be original and unpublished. Send only your best. Once submissions arrive, no revisions will be accepted. Open to writers worldwide. (Payment to winners outside the USA are made via PayPal only.) Limited. Only one story per author.

Winner will be notified via email June 7, 2010. The winning story will be published in the June '10 issue of The Verb. All contest entries must be submitted electronically. You may paste your text within the body of an email or send it as a .pdf, .doc, .docx or .rtf. We do not accept any other formats. At the top of your submission, please provide:
~ your name
~ your mailing address
~ your email address
~ genre
~ word count

Font should be black 12-pt. Arial, Courier or Times Roman, double spaced. We confirm receipt of every contest entry. If you haven't received a confirmation within 24 hours, we haven't received yours. Please re-send.

(More information HERE.)
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