The 1998 WRITERS Valentine's Day Writing Contest

Kissing a Frog? The Theme? Romance, Love, and all that jazz!
Last modified: Mon Feb 16 23:43:26 EST 1998

At the Gala, The Valentine Gala!
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The Contest Framework

  1. The 1998 WRITERs' Valentine's Day Contest
  2. FILLER: VDC: Romance makes the...
  3. FILLER: VDC: Romance by FAQ?
  4. FILL: VDC: just four more days!
  5. EXERCISE: VDC: Only 3 More Days?
  6. FILL: VDC: Only Two More Days in the Valentine's Day Contest
  7. FILLER: VDC: A Statistic about Marriage...ONE?
  8. ALL: VDC: Time To Vote!
  9. ALL: VDC: Fake Ballots?

The Contest Entries

Short Stories
  1. SUB: VDC: Personal Columns (Short Story) by Kevin Dyer
  2. SUB: VDC: Magic of the Night (short story) by Fred Phillips
  3. SUB: VDC: For Love (short stories) by Nikki Parker
  4. SUB: VDC: The Gift (short story) by Mike Barker
  5. SUB: VDC: The Bridge (short story) by Tony Roberts
Poetry (including Limericks)
  1. SUB: VDC: My Rose to You (poem) by Rex Page
  2. SUB: VDC: Entirety (Poem) by Linda C. Straub
  3. SUB: VDC: If Love (poem) by Deborah P.
  4. SUB: VDC: Two Hearts Too Young (poem) by Carol Cross
  5. SUB: VDC: She Is... (poem) by Dan Biby
  6. SUB: VDC: A Valentine Conversation (poem) by Tori W.
  7. SUB: VDC: Moving On (poem) by Audrey F.
  8. SUB: VDC: DO LEAPS OF FAITH SPRING ETERNAL? (poem) by Sonya
  9. SUB: VDC: Reach Out (poem) by Mike Barker
  10. SUB: VDC: Did You Know? (poem) by Susan Minyard
  11. SUB: VDC: Whiskey Kisses or Jack Daniels & Me (poem) by Amanda-Lyn Surkont
  12. SUB: VDC: Riddle Me This (poem) by Gary Goldberg
Essay
  1. SUB: VDC: "Is the Grass Always Greener?" (essay) by Tori W.
  2. SUB: VDC: On What I Know of Love (essay) by Susan Minyard
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Quick Rules
  1. The Deadline is Past! Do NOT submit your work. You can send it as a normal SUB for the list to see, or hold it for another contest. Even the Voting is Past!... PLEASE join in the rest of the wining and dinging if you like? And start planning to get into our NEXT contest!
  2. Send your entries to Michelle <winebird@inreach.com> and Anthony <jackechs@erols.com>. Do Not Post Entries To the List!
  3. Entries should be NEW writing. Also, once posted to the list, no major changes or corrections will be allowed, so revise and polish before submitting. We will make corrections of typos, etc. to the archive copy only.
  4. Submissions between January 1 and January 31, 1997. Deadline: Midnight, January 31, EST.
  5. Use the Subject line

    6. Subject: SUB: VDC: *your title* (Category)

  6. Categories (One Entry Per Category, but you may enter up to three categories):
  7. Entries should be 5000 words or less.
Reader's Chores
  1. Please Hold Critiques Until after the winners have been announced (Feb. 14, 1998)
  2. Vote Between Feb. 1 to Feb. 13 (Guidelines will be posted on Feb. 1).
  3. Send your votes to Michelle <winebird@inreach.com> and Anthony <jackechs@erols.com>.
  • Click Here for an Automated Balloting Form
    • Some Exercises to Prime Cupid's Bow?
    1. EXERCISE: And They Lived Happily Ever After
    2. EXERCISE: A Romantic Bone
    3. EXERCISE: Plot #14: Love: 20 Master Plots
    4. EXERCISE: Plot #15: Forbidden Love: 20 Master Plots

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