May Contest Poll
It’s time to vote for the first Wild Violet monthly short-form contest. For this first contest, only two entries were received. Please get the word out to your friends, so that we can have more participants in the June contest! The May topic was “My Favorite Mistake.” The first entry is this poem by Mary Ellen Walsh, which was received over e-mail: Impact I park my car In a circle Of wind savaged trees. Branches Leap from their mothers. One babe Taps my door, But I stay inside, in uteri. I harbor my thoughts. They fold within. Pride Is a constant tiller. I will— Not...
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This month begins our monthly short-form writing contests (500 words for fiction, 20 lines for poetry). Topic: “My Favorite Mistake” Deadline: midnight, Friday, May 14 To enter, post a link to your entry, which can appear on either a personal site or any blog. If you must, you can e-mail it to wildvioletmagazine@yahoo.com, with the subject line: “May Contest Entry.” Please do not post your entry directly into the comments. A panel will narrow the entries down to 10 top entries, and then I’ll create a poll, allowing people to vote. The May winner will receive a...
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Starting in May, Wild Violet will be offering monthly short-form writing contests (500 words for fiction, 20 lines for poetry). Once a month, I’ll post a topic, and people can post a link to their content, which can appear on either a personal site or any blog. We will ask that contest entries not be posted directly into the comments. Each month, a panel will narrow the entries down to 10 top entries, and I’ll create a poll, allowing people to vote. The monthly winner will receive some Wild Violet merchandise (such as a bumper sticker, button or post cards). At the end...
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