My friend Brendan, the lovely =Scarlettletters, is hosting a new literature contest. I'm including the rules. There are so many cool prizes, I'm not listing them here. Please check out his page to see them all, so get to writing and submit!

He'll be watching for you.




The Nightmare Before Christmas (or other winter holiday) - Please, no entries pertaining to the movie. I want an original nightmare - either a tale (or poem) of the supernatural with a Christmas/Winter Holiday theme, or a holiday related piece - a disaster encountered while shopping or traveling at Christmas, something that goes wrong while decorating...or the classic trauma of a holiday dinner. This one is wide and wild open for imagination.

The Colors of Christmas (or other Winter holiday) - A piece of literature that deals with what you perceive as the colors of the holiday season. You do not have to mention them specifically, but your imagery should leave no doubt.

Other winter holidays include Chanukkah, Ramadan, Winter Solstice, Kwanza ...

The contest runs from 11/15/09 to 1/15/10

Information/Rules

1. The following media can be submitted - Poetry, Prose, Visual Poetry
2. Each artist can submit two works
3. There are two categories of theme - The Nightmare before Christmas (Winter Holiday)and The Colors of Christmas (Winter Holiday). You can enter one piece in each, or two pieces in one - your choice.
4. Each category will have four winners
5. Your submitted pieces must be new and created for this contest only.
6. You must list the contest name in your deviation description and link back to this. Send them by note to me with a link and put Holiday Contest in the subject line.
7. If you are submitting a visual poem, you must list all stock used and credit it.
8. Entries will be judged on originality, creativity, technique, andexecution of theme in terms of plot and imagery. Graphics will be included in Visual Poetry.