If you would like the chance to win the twin set of Jake Newton's EPs I'm a Bird (2007) and Soldier of the Heart(2009) simply answer the following question:
Showing posts with label Contests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Contests. Show all posts
Contest : Win Signed CDs from Jake Newton !
If you would like the chance to win the twin set of Jake Newton's EPs I'm a Bird (2007) and Soldier of the Heart(2009) simply answer the following question:
Winners of Glass Pear CD Giveaway Contests
It's been a while since there's been an update on here, so picking up where we left off - I'd like to announce that two lucky readers received signed CD's of Glass Pear's beautfiul Music
The Doorway: Did Someone Say Issue?
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The Inaugural Issue of Downright Fiction is Finally Here.
We made it. With just a few ideas, a couple of writers who believe in themselves- and the space to express your mind - we've finally got something competent for you to sit back and read. It took a while, but I hope the wait was worth it.
I'd like to say special thanks to all the Column Writers, Submitters, Subscribers and ofcourse -Readers for helping us get here. I hope you have a great time reading all the pieces, rants and tips ! We have some really interesting stuff in there.
I'd also like to thank Yestyn Griffiths of Glass Pear for the Exclusive Interview and a Sneak Peek into the upcoming album! Find out how you can win a copy of the Glass Pear EP in the contest section of the issue!
What are you waiting for ? Head over to the issue now! Stories, Rants, Music and Downloads await !
Oh - and don't forget to spread the word!
-The Ed
P.S.: Submissions are now open for the next issue.
Issue Comes Next Week. Right Now, Glass Pear Mp3s !
Aren't you excited?
Contest Deadline and Issue Update !
Just a quick update!
The official Deadline for our "Streets of Love" Contest is 31st August, 2010 - The winner of which will be announced in our September Inaugural Issue - I'm sure you're as excited as I (there might be more goodies to be won in the Issue - just saying)!
Also, while most of you are busy trying to get yourself back to school - and the rest are going through the dread that comes with the end of the summer - you might want to check out this 3 day novel writing contest that I happened to come across here. It's going to close registrations soon so if you think you have what it takes - Go for it !
Good Luck with the contest - and thanks for the patience with the Issue - we've had more writers come on board and I'm excited to share with you all the fresh writing!
Getting there, one step at a time !
The official Deadline for our "Streets of Love" Contest is 31st August, 2010 - The winner of which will be announced in our September Inaugural Issue - I'm sure you're as excited as I (there might be more goodies to be won in the Issue - just saying)!
Also, while most of you are busy trying to get yourself back to school - and the rest are going through the dread that comes with the end of the summer - you might want to check out this 3 day novel writing contest that I happened to come across here. It's going to close registrations soon so if you think you have what it takes - Go for it !
Good Luck with the contest - and thanks for the patience with the Issue - we've had more writers come on board and I'm excited to share with you all the fresh writing!
Getting there, one step at a time !
Win Glass Pear's Debut CD
It's time !
Downright Fiction's exclusive interview with Yestyn Griffiths of Glass Pear has just been completed and we're getting ready to roll with the release of the magazine's first issue. I hope you've been enjoying his music on the website because if you did - this post is for you.
As promised, here's your lucky chance to win an Autographed copy of Glass Pear's Debut Album 'Streets of Love.' The CD features instant Glass Pear favorites such as My Ghost, Last Day of Your Life and Wild Place!
Contest Entries Closing Soon
Just wanted to say, its the 31st of May = story entries are due tonight !
Good Luck !
-The Ed
Good Luck !
-The Ed
Contest Deadline Extended, Just for You !
Dear Downright Fiction enthusiasts,
With school terms ending and vacations just about beginning, winding and jumping off course we're allowing an extension until midnight, the 31st of May 2010.
Find the updated rule/info page for the Your Story Contest up in the Navigation tool bar !
Happy Writing :)
Enjoy some Sun while you're at it ...I know I will !
More news soon. Thank you for staying tuned guys !
- The Ed
With school terms ending and vacations just about beginning, winding and jumping off course we're allowing an extension until midnight, the 31st of May 2010.
Find the updated rule/info page for the Your Story Contest up in the Navigation tool bar !
Happy Writing :)
Enjoy some Sun while you're at it ...I know I will !
More news soon. Thank you for staying tuned guys !
- The Ed
The Doorway : One Foot In / Your Story Contest
Okay.
So just to make things a little fun at Downright Fiction, we’re announcing a writing contest that will get your mind ticking and hopefully (to those of you who think you'd like a subject to write about) this is something to help you make a move toward experimenting in writing.
C’mon ! You can do this ! We’re beginning to get the magazine together very very soon.
Let’s see what you can do. Let’s hear your voice. Let’s hear your story.
This writing contest has simple rules:
1. Start or finish the story with the excerpt given below. You can even use the excerpt as a mid-section to your story.
2. The piece must be a minimum of 1500 words and has no upper limit.
3. You may choose to change the tone of the piece given below in accordance with your written voice, as long as the content is similar. Tense may be altered.
4. The final story is due by the 20th of May, 2010.
5. The entry must have the subject line : " Your Story Contest "
I cannot stress enough how excited I am that you are with us, continually, and since we are still at start-up stage there is unfortunately no fancy ‘prize’ offered; but we will do a feature of the chosen story entry – I’m hoping that is fair bargain?! If not, this is still a piece of writing that you will have in your repertoire?
And as for you as a writer, you’re almost in that place where you’re getting confident in your writing abilities, so what better time than the upcoming summer to try and come up with some amazing fiction (or not!)? Not? ....If you want to weave a non-fiction angle into this whole piece, go right ahead. The magic is waiting to happen. There are no major restricitions in this contest!
The excerpt:
“ Your Story “ – Short Story Writing Contest.
Tip: If you would like to involve your friends and send out this contest to a couple of them, it might give you something to work on together, almost to see interestingly how each person has a different story to tell. Also, we'll be beginning to involve a serious group of writing folk who will have the pleasure of having received the published Innaugural issue.
To reassure you all : All entries will be published. The contest will have a featured winner, but every story will be heard.
I hope you're as excited as I am.
Maybe I’ll participate too ?!
Good Luck!
-The Ed
Inquiries/Questions can be sent in at : downright (dot) fiction (at) gmail.com
Subscription and Submission Information is available in the toolbar above.
So just to make things a little fun at Downright Fiction, we’re announcing a writing contest that will get your mind ticking and hopefully (to those of you who think you'd like a subject to write about) this is something to help you make a move toward experimenting in writing.
C’mon ! You can do this ! We’re beginning to get the magazine together very very soon.
Let’s see what you can do. Let’s hear your voice. Let’s hear your story.
This writing contest has simple rules:
1. Start or finish the story with the excerpt given below. You can even use the excerpt as a mid-section to your story.
2. The piece must be a minimum of 1500 words and has no upper limit.
3. You may choose to change the tone of the piece given below in accordance with your written voice, as long as the content is similar. Tense may be altered.
4. The final story is due by the 20th of May, 2010.
5. The entry must have the subject line : " Your Story Contest "
I cannot stress enough how excited I am that you are with us, continually, and since we are still at start-up stage there is unfortunately no fancy ‘prize’ offered; but we will do a feature of the chosen story entry – I’m hoping that is fair bargain?! If not, this is still a piece of writing that you will have in your repertoire?
And as for you as a writer, you’re almost in that place where you’re getting confident in your writing abilities, so what better time than the upcoming summer to try and come up with some amazing fiction (or not!)? Not? ....If you want to weave a non-fiction angle into this whole piece, go right ahead. The magic is waiting to happen. There are no major restricitions in this contest!
The excerpt:
“ Your Story “ – Short Story Writing Contest.
….If I had known that this was what really happened, I wouldn’t have done
what I did. But I did it. And I had to pay the consequences.
I was in bed that night and wondered for every passing second, if this is how
things would always be. I tried to count sheep, or the number of stars in the
sky that I saw through my window, but I couldn’t get my mind off of it.
To tell you the truth, had I done this with a feeling of real hatred, I wouldn't have minded so much. You deserved it. But I was doing things I had no control over.
I don't know why I listened to any of this bullshit.
And that is what really didn’t let me go to bed that night. I wished you didn't deserve it. The fact is, you always did.
Tip: If you would like to involve your friends and send out this contest to a couple of them, it might give you something to work on together, almost to see interestingly how each person has a different story to tell. Also, we'll be beginning to involve a serious group of writing folk who will have the pleasure of having received the published Innaugural issue.
To reassure you all : All entries will be published. The contest will have a featured winner, but every story will be heard.
I hope you're as excited as I am.
Maybe I’ll participate too ?!
Good Luck!
-The Ed
Inquiries/Questions can be sent in at : downright (dot) fiction (at) gmail.com
Subscription and Submission Information is available in the toolbar above.
Bring on the Masterpieces !
Hello All,
If you've been recommended by a friend and/or have received a direct e-mail from us, thank you for visiting. We're excited to have you on board !
Let's get straight to it then !
For our First 'issue' , we're going Footloose and Fancy. If you have something you've been writing or have been working on, send it in and let's get spreading that word.
What does that mean to you?
It's pretty simple actually, We are an e-magazine that'll help you bring your work to a readership that we're going to build together. This helps you get an audience for your work and it allows you to read fellow-writers' works thus allowing you to learn from other's works and help you find your writers voice.
You might already have pieces you've scribbled, rambled and scratched out in your notebooks. Okay, sure, millions of drafts in documents sound more like what you'll have, but you get the idea ! This is where you get to experiment with your creative juices and who knows where that can go right?
So send in your pieces, which will be published under the name you chose (pen-names / screen-names allowed) and let's see how much fun this can grow on to be.
Feel free to send queries to team.downrightfiction@gmail.com
We do encourage you to send pieces that you have already done, and hopefully not published before. We take creative copyright seriously and hope that you will not indulge in passing off other's works as your own.
If you need help with things you wish to write about, send us a note and we'll see how we can help you.
Good Luck!
The Ed
If you've been recommended by a friend and/or have received a direct e-mail from us, thank you for visiting. We're excited to have you on board !
Let's get straight to it then !
For our First 'issue' , we're going Footloose and Fancy. If you have something you've been writing or have been working on, send it in and let's get spreading that word.
What does that mean to you?
It's pretty simple actually, We are an e-magazine that'll help you bring your work to a readership that we're going to build together. This helps you get an audience for your work and it allows you to read fellow-writers' works thus allowing you to learn from other's works and help you find your writers voice.
You might already have pieces you've scribbled, rambled and scratched out in your notebooks. Okay, sure, millions of drafts in documents sound more like what you'll have, but you get the idea ! This is where you get to experiment with your creative juices and who knows where that can go right?
So send in your pieces, which will be published under the name you chose (pen-names / screen-names allowed) and let's see how much fun this can grow on to be.
Feel free to send queries to team.downrightfiction@gmail.com
We do encourage you to send pieces that you have already done, and hopefully not published before. We take creative copyright seriously and hope that you will not indulge in passing off other's works as your own.
If you need help with things you wish to write about, send us a note and we'll see how we can help you.
Good Luck!
The Ed
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