I’ve got a lot on my plate and I almost forgot about the fall writing contest. Yikes. A few sweet queries via comments and/or emails have come my way. Thanks for your questions. Yes, I am hosting the Circle C fall writing contest, October 10-November 13. Originally, because I’m headed for Texas December 3-17, I was going to use judges for this contest, since I don’t have time to have judges pick the top 4 and then have readers judge before I fly out. (Winners will be announced Tuesday, November 19). However, with the news of Colleen Reece’s sudden departure, I may have to rely on only one judge to help me sort out the winners. I really do like to have more than one, so I may end up doing a Reader’s Choice Voting after all. In that event, although I can easily host the Reader’s Choice Voting when I’m in Texas, I will not be able to award and send the prizes (U.S. mailing addresses only) until after I return from Texas on December 17. *sigh* Life is complicated.
Here’s more: By popular demand, this will be a photo and/or word prompt contest. In other words, you may choose either a photo to get your imagination going or a word prompt. I have thought of a few prompts but I have not found any pictures yet. I have deadlines for the two short-story books that are #7 and #8 in the Circle C Adventures series. (I’ll show covers soon), since my publisher wants to release them practically on top of each other (Book 7 January and book 8 in the spring instead of next fall).
But I can show you the prizes. One winner from each age category (ages 9-12 and ages 13-17) will choose one item from each category to “pick their prizes.”
So, here is a call to action. Send me your images, ones you think might make good @ CircleCAdventures@gmail.com
Read all of the rules over on the Current Contest Page >>
Yay!! So exciting!
Oh! This will be fun! I’ll have to dig around and try to find some photos. 😀 Do you want word prompts with the photos or just photos? Figured I’d ask.
Whatever you want to send but the photos will be just photos.
Woohoo! Another writing contest! Thanks for putting these together!
Yay! Soooo EXCITED!
Hi! I had a couple ideas for word and photo prompt.
For word prompts, you could do either “Andi has found a new pet. What is it? And what adventure (and trouble!) will it bring?” OR “Andi doesn’t really realize how hard it is to care for a large family on a poor ranch… until she breaks her ankle and finds her work three times as hard!”
For photo prompts (sorry, I don’t have any pictures) could you do one about a bear or one about Riley as a boy training a horse?
thanks! Can’t wait!
Thanks!