Thanks to everyone who entered the Eldritch Contest! The winner of the contest is… drum roll please…
Sarah (Gr 6) from Lackner Woods Public School in Kitchener, Ontario! Sarah sent me a wildly imaginative story called “The Curse of Agatha’s Knife”. Congratulations, Sarah!
Among other prize items, Sarah will have a character named after her in the sequel to Eldritch Manor! More details on that to follow…
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Where does the time go?? Only 11 days until the deadline…
“Zounds! I must get busy!”
Deadline: March 15, 2014
All entries must be emailed by, or postmarked with this date.
1. Write a Short Story (any length) about a Senior Citizen with a surprising past or a secret identity
OR
2. Illustrate a scene from the novel Eldritch Manor by Kim Thompson
OR, if you like, DO BOTH!
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Calling all writers! Here’s a new contest, this one from the Young Writers of Canada.
for writers aged 5 – 18
360 words maximum
open theme (but no fan fiction)
DEADLINE: March 14, 2014
cash prizes!
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Calliope, the Muse of Epic Poetry, thinks: “I wish I could be in Kim’s next book!”
The Eldritch Contest for Writers and Artists has a great new first prize to get you motivated. How would you like to have a character in the Eldritch sequel named after you?
If your story or artwork is drawn as the winner from the entries I receive by March 15, 2014, I will write you into the second Eldritch novel!
Literary immortality awaits! Get to work on your short story and/or illustration and send it in.
Contest details:
– open to all school-age kids!
– deadline: March 15, 2014
1. Write a Short Story (any length) about a Senior Citizen with a surprising past or a secret identity
OR
2. Illustrate a scene from the novel Eldritch Manor by Kim Thompson
OR, if you like, DO BOTH and be entered twice!
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Huzzah! I’ve been meaning to have a contest on this site for a while now, so here it finally is. A contest for all school-age Writers and Artists: write a short story (any length) about a Senior Citizen with a secret identity/amazing past OR illustrate any scene from Eldritch Manor. Or do both, if you’re super ambitious.
For all the details on prizes and where to send entries go here.
I can’t wait to see what you can do… just be sure to enter before March 15, 2014!
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