8622 N. Lombard St., Portland, OR 97203 * 503-283-0032 * info@stjohnsbooks.com * TU 10-6, WED-SAT 10-8, SUN 12-5, MON CLOSED *
Mini-Sledgehammer Writing Contest with Indigo Editing
12/12/2009 2:00 pm
12/12/2009 4:30 pm
Indigo Editing, the creators of the Sledgehammer Writing Contest, invite you to hone your writerly muscles in a 36-minute variation on the annual 36-hour story competition. Meet Alan Dubinsky, author of this year's winning story, and then get ready to rumble! Participants will be given writing prompts, which must be used to produce a short story within 36 minutes of start time. The winner will receive a copy of Ink-Filled Page and a St. Johns Booksellers gift certificate. All participants will receive a Moleskine mini-journal.
Detailed rules:
Participants will be given 4 writing prompts: a character, a fragment of dialogue, an action, and a prop. A timer will be set for 36 minutes. Each participant will produce a new work of fiction on the spot, using the prompts provided, before the timer runs down. All work must be new, and produced especially for this contest. There is no minimum or maximum length. At the end of 36 minutes, participants will read their stories aloud for the audience and our panel of judges: the current Sledgehammer titleholder, a representative of St. Johns Booksellers, and a representative of Indigo Editing. Entries will be judged for completeness, overall quality of writing, and best use of all prompts. Judges' decisions are final.
To learn more about the work of Indigo Editing, see their annual, Ink-Filled Page, now in stock in the Anthologies section.
Location:
- Street:
- St. Johns Booksellers
- Additional:
- 8622 N Lombard St
- City:
- Portland ,
- Province:
- Oregon
- Postal Code:
- 97203-3731
- Country:
- United States
