[Cwgrad-announcements] Hayden's Ferry Review Contest

[gabrielajauregui at gmail.com]

FYI.
best,
Gaby

So now that Halloween and the elections are over, we can finally  
concentrate on what everyone really wants to talk about—the holidays! So  
here's the skinny: We want you to write a good holiday story or poem.  
Interpret this liberally. If you want to write about the Solstice, go right  
for it. Or how about Thanksgiving, that most eclipsed holiday, or Kwanzaa  
or Hanukkah or the Islamic New Year or Chinese New Year or just plain old  
New Year? Yes, these holidays all get a lot of visibility already, but so  
much of it is commercialized or relegated to "political correctness" that  
the underlying possibility for conflict (the lifeblood of storytelling) is  
largely untapped. So see what you can make of it. And for anyone of the  
agnostic or atheist persuasion, this contest does not exclude you! The  
antithetical viewpoint of religion, spirituality, holidays, or what have  
you would be equally compelling if you do it the right way.

To recap:

1. Write a short story (under 2000 words) or a poem that somehow includes  
either the winter season or one of the upcoming holidays.

2. Email your story to hfr at asu.edu with the subject line BLOG HOLIDAY  
CONTEST and remember to include ALL of your contact information. This is  
important. Since we're the ones judging, it's probably best not to annoy us.

3. The submission due date is set for December 1 and the winners will start  
to be posted the following Monday, December 8.

The prize to all winners will be a posting on our blog as well as a free,  
one-year subscription to Hayden's Ferry Review and a free gift subscription  
that you can give to whomever you like. As this season is one of peace,  
love, tolerance, and joy irrespective of any religion, every story that  
contains unresolved hatred or intolerance toward any sect or group of  
people WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. You're story doesn't have to be all  
sparkling lights and tinsel with everyone going home happy at the end, but  
this one restriction against intolerance, I believe, is reasonable. Not  
that you would have written a story like that anyway! We look forward to as  
many wonderful submissions as we received last time!
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