Announcements from Base Camp: 2020 Journey Into Journey Writing Contest
Happy New Year! It's time for a new Journey Into writing contest. Listen to me talk about it and See details below.
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2020 “JOURNEY INTO JOURNEY” WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
CONTEST TIMELINE:
WORD COUNT: The story shall be between 2000 - 7500 words in length
STORY REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES:
CONTEST RESTRICTIONS: Please no splatter horror, grimdark, or explicit sexual content. Also please avoid coarse profanity (including Schlonz).
WHO WILL DECIDE THE WINNERS: A panel of volunteer judges.
PRIZES: 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $15, 3rd Prize: $5. All winning stories will be produced as a full cast audio production for the podcast.
WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS: Email submissions to journeyintosubs@gmail.com
SUBMISSION FORMAT: The subject line must contain the prefix of "2020 CONTEST:" followed by the title of your story. The body of the email should be the text of your story.
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2020 “JOURNEY INTO JOURNEY” WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
CONTEST TIMELINE:
- You must declare your intention to submit a story by 11:59:59 PM Mountain Time on January 31, 2020
- You will be assigned your story title (Journey song title) on the show and by email on February 8, 2020
- You must submit your new original story by 11:59:59 PM Mountain Time on March 31, 2020
- Winners will be announced on the show and by email by April 30, 2020
- Winning stories will be produced for audio publication on the podcast some time in 2020 or 2021.
WORD COUNT: The story shall be between 2000 - 7500 words in length
STORY REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES:
- The story title must be the Journey song title assigned to you.
- You must include two phrases from the song lyrics somewhere in your story utilizing 4 words or more for each phrase.
- Please write an original story based on inspiration from the song title. Please don't tack this title onto a story you have already written. There is no way for me to enforce this, but the spirit of this contest is to provide a prompt for a new story.
- Preference for speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and various combinations and sub-genre.
- Remember the winning stories will be produced for the podcast, so we will be looking for stories that "work well in audio".
CONTEST RESTRICTIONS: Please no splatter horror, grimdark, or explicit sexual content. Also please avoid coarse profanity (including Schlonz).
WHO WILL DECIDE THE WINNERS: A panel of volunteer judges.
PRIZES: 1st Prize: $25, 2nd Prize: $15, 3rd Prize: $5. All winning stories will be produced as a full cast audio production for the podcast.
WHERE TO SEND SUBMISSIONS: Email submissions to journeyintosubs@gmail.com
SUBMISSION FORMAT: The subject line must contain the prefix of "2020 CONTEST:" followed by the title of your story. The body of the email should be the text of your story.
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