Deadline: 30 August 2010
Geographical coverage: undisclosed
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): fairy tale in a genre other than fantasy
Prize/Payment: $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble OR Amazon
Contact: undisclosed
Rules:
Write in no more than 1000 words a story based on a fairy tale in a genre OTHER than fantasy. You can do horror, suspense, sci-fi, thriller, etc. (romance is okay, but you need to add another genre with it, otherwise you'll just end up with a fantasy romance), and the plot has to be closely related to the original tale. You may have noticed that this little blogfest is also in honor of my particular love of twisting fairy tales (see Hansel and Gretel above).
Example of what I mean: When Cinderella's dad died, she thought her problems had just begun. Little did she know her new sisters ate him, and were coming for her! See? Cinderella has now become a horror story. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
You don't have to write all the way to 1000 words. It can be a lot less than that. In fact, if you want to write a micro-story in less than 50 words, have at it! It just needs to be a complete tale with beginning, middle, and end and it has to utilize the cross-genre rule.
All entries must be posted on your blog on August 30th. I will then pick my favorite five, post the links and everyone will have a week to vote.
All contestants MUST sign into the little linky below in order to be eligible for prizes.
1st Place: $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble OR Amazon (yeah, think of all the books you could buy with that)
2nd Place: Need, by Carrie Jones
More information here.
Geographical coverage: undisclosed
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): fairy tale in a genre other than fantasy
Prize/Payment: $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble OR Amazon
Contact: undisclosed
Rules:
Write in no more than 1000 words a story based on a fairy tale in a genre OTHER than fantasy. You can do horror, suspense, sci-fi, thriller, etc. (romance is okay, but you need to add another genre with it, otherwise you'll just end up with a fantasy romance), and the plot has to be closely related to the original tale. You may have noticed that this little blogfest is also in honor of my particular love of twisting fairy tales (see Hansel and Gretel above).
Example of what I mean: When Cinderella's dad died, she thought her problems had just begun. Little did she know her new sisters ate him, and were coming for her! See? Cinderella has now become a horror story. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
You don't have to write all the way to 1000 words. It can be a lot less than that. In fact, if you want to write a micro-story in less than 50 words, have at it! It just needs to be a complete tale with beginning, middle, and end and it has to utilize the cross-genre rule.
All entries must be posted on your blog on August 30th. I will then pick my favorite five, post the links and everyone will have a week to vote.
All contestants MUST sign into the little linky below in order to be eligible for prizes.
1st Place: $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble OR Amazon (yeah, think of all the books you could buy with that)
2nd Place: Need, by Carrie Jones
More information here.
