Faerytaleish Pinterest Contest

It’s been debated whether I have a contest addiction. In order to dispel any confusion, I’d like to confirm that YES, I DO HAVE A CONTEST ADDICTION.

During the Once Upon a Time Writing Contest (#ouatwriting), I felt such a surge of wonder as writers of all ages and backgrounds came together to write their own unexpected fairy tales.

And now, I’d like to announce the Faerytaleish Pinterest Contest or #Faerypin for short.

As some of you know, I have a group #Pinterest board called Faerytaleish (view its gloriousness).

This contest is focused on the power of images to inspire writing, as I have found that my own writing is stimulated greatly by the collective beauty of the Pinterest images. Every day I log in to find new and wondrous pins from my fellow pinners.

That being said, you can read the contest details below! 

Here is the code to copy into your blog entries:

If  you have a WordPress blog, here is the proper code:
 

Sharpen your pencils and GO!

Once Upon a Time Writing Contest: Theme!

If you are here, you are wondering about the #tweetofdoom, also known as Once Upon a Time Flash Fiction Writing Contest (tag #ouatwriting on Twitter). That, or you stumbled onto my blog due to the surplus of John William Waterhouse paintings.

There are only two general types of people who visit Yearning for Wonderland: writers/those who love good writing and art thieves. For those who are the latter, please help yourself to the lovely Waterhouse sketch below (only kidding, totally ganked this from the Wikipedia page). I do encourage you art thieves to stay and read on a bit, however. Especially if you also write.

A Female Study, John William Waterhouse

So today’s post (not to completely digress) regards the super secret extra exciting announcement of the wondrous theme of the Once Upon a Time Writing Contest. *cue bombastic music with lots of cymbals clashing and soaring horns*

Oh, you wanted to know the theme! The theme for the Once Upon a Time Writing Contest is:

UNEXPECTED FAIRY TALES

Take that as you will. Perhaps it is a fairy tale set in an unexpected place, like a gas station. Perhaps it is a fractured fairytale, a fairy tale turned on its head, a fairy tale that isn’t one till the end. There are fairy tales all around us, should we only care to look.

Given the awesome breadth of the Fairy Ring Contest, I have every confidence that our unexpected fairy tales will be equal parts lovely, charming, terrifying, inspiring, and daunting. Plus, this contest is now international and co-sponsored by the lovely British flash fiction writer, Susi Holliday (@SJIHolliday on Twitter), so you know there will be twists even I cannot foresee.

copyright Ulrika Kestere

The photos are by the talented Ulrika Kestere, described as: “a woman whose drying laundry is taken by a sudden storm, and as she travels the countryside discovers her clothing has taken an unexpected form.” You can see her work here.

Copyright Ulrika Kestere

More details to come, be sure to add #ouatwriting on Twitter. Ask me, if you don’t know how to do a tag search and be sure to use it when sharing about the contest.

As the theme is unexpected fairy tales, please try to honor that. You do not have to use the words “Once Upon a Time” in your story. The title is not included in the word count.  If you have other questions, feel free to comment, tweet or email me. Please no erotica or slasher fiction.

So go forth, my fictionlings, and ponder this unexpected magic. I expect great things from you!

Once Upon a Time Writing Contest

10,000 tweets! And here is the big news!

I don’t know if I’m a glutton for punishment or just love quality flash fiction, but I feel the hankering coming on for another flash fiction writing contest. In the wake of the phenomenal success that was the Fairy Ring Writing contest, I would like to offer up another whimsical outlet for your creative pleasure.

There will be surprises, twists, turns, tears and triumphs! <--- Yes, that is a teaser.

I will be co-hosting this flash fiction contest with the lovely Susi Holliday, aka @sjiholliday. Check out her blog here

And so, without further ado (I say this entirely without irony to my Twitter friends), I announce the Once Upon a Time Writing Contest to be coming soon! You can receive news and updates via #ouatwriting on Twitter. Watch Yearning for Wonderland or @ruanna3 at Twitter for more details, theme, and prize information!

I shan’t give away the theme today, but you can perhaps get an inkling from the title. Fear not, however, it shall be glorious!

Art by Bill Carman, zaniness by me.