Flash Literature Contest

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Flash Literature – 2018 Conference

Flash Literature – 2018 Conference

 

— Article by Bernadette Sukley, Flash Literature Contest Organizer

Conference participants who are interested in submitting to the Flash Literature contest at the 2020 GLVWG Write Stuff Writers Conference™ on March 12 – 14, please click the link below for submission guidelines. 

Flash Literature Rules and Regulations

The rules have changed from previous years. Entries must be 100 Words or less, excluding the title, in Times New Roman, font size 14pt. You may submit up to one entry in each of three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Only registered Write Stuff attendees may submit Flash Lit entries. All entries are to be submitted electronically by selecting this link, Flash Literature Upload.

Please review Rules and Regulations before submitting.

 

To give you an idea of what attendees voted for, here are the winning titles from the 2019 Conference for poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, followed by a reprint of the first place winner for each catagory.

GLVWG Write Stuff Writers Conference™ Introduces CYBER WEEK! December 1st-December 7th, 2019

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Want to attend a Writers Conference that celebrates

Creativity, Craft, and Community?

Want the perfect gift for that special writer or reader in your life?

-What about treating yourself to the perfect gift?

Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group presents:

The Write Stuff Writers Conference™

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GLVWG is excited to present you with the opportunity to attend our annual 3-day conference from March 12-14^th at the Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel in Bethlehem, PA.

Want the best value for an invaluable conference?

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For more information about the 2020 Conference,

Keynote & International Bestselling Author J.D. Barker and other conference presenters, visit:

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Cyber Week Special Rate  – December 1 through December 7 ONLY

Full Conference: Member – $299 : Non-Members – $309

                                    Thursday:           Member $99   Non $109

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Regular Registration: December 8 through February 20, 2020

Full Conference: Member – $349 : Non-Members – $369

                                    Thursday:        Member $119   Non $129

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(Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by parent)

                   

So Mark Your Calendars and Please Save the Date

December 1^st – December 7^th, 2019 (Cyber Week) to Register for the

2020 Write Stuff Writers Conference™

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and take advantage of GLVWG’s CYBER WEEK deals.

We look forward to seeing you there!

And until then…WRITE ON!!

 

~The GLVWG Conference Committee

 

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Winning Entries – Flash Literature Contest

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The Conference over, the votes tallied, it’s only fitting we honor the first place winners from the Write Stuff Writers Conference™ Flash Literature Contest, held on March 25, 2017.

Bernadette Sukley, who’s been chairing the Flash Literature Contest for seven years, gives us a quick rundown on how the process worked.

1. Contest is open to Conference Attendees Only.
2. Participants provide 100 words of poetry, fiction or non-fiction (or all three genres).
3. Entries submitted via email or in person at the Write Stuff Writers Conference™.
4. Entries are posted for reviewing and voting by all attendees.
5. Tally of votes and announcement of winners (first, second, third prizes awarded for each of the three genres) at the end of conference.

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For the Fiction Category:

1st Place: Christopher Ochs

2nd Place: Elizabeth Thomas

3rd Place: Judy England McCarthy

 

Winning Entry – “I Glimpsed Them“, by Christopher Ochs.

Poe saw the Monsters. Lovecraft saw Them. Campbell saw Them as well. They all saw Them, then they wrote about Them.

Last year, I glimpsed Them — and They saw me. Of course, I was stupid enough to write a story about it.

Poe died from opium, or so the legend goes. Lovecraft succumbed to syphilis, which I find curious since the poor slob was a virgin. Campbell died of esophageal cancer — yet he was an avid non-smoker.

When they decide to tear me from this life, what fate shall They choose I wonder, to fool this unwitting world?

 

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For the Non-Fiction Category:

1st Place: Rita Citivella

2nd Place: Ralph Burns

3rd Place: Terry Ingalsby

 

Winning Entry – “The Line“, by Rita Citivella.

I feel their judgment. I don’t belong here. I haven’t mastered the language. I long to fit in, to be a part of this nation. I’ve gone over the answers a hundred times. Still, my heart beats faster as the line moves forward. Soon they will question me.

Don’t let them intimidate you. You have a right to be here. Don’t say anything to arouse suspicion.

My turn now. I tremble under their steely glare.

Take a deep breath. Answer confidently.

“Tall Vanilla Latte.”

 

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For the Poetry Category:

1st Place: Beverly Botelho

2nd Place: Rita Civitella

3rd Place: Sharon Boudreaux

 

Winning Entry – “Song of Solace“, by Beverly Botelho.

Your pigments paint me happy, calm, and serene

My pea green turns to blush and

I feel the rush a drug might provide

A balm that Solomon would be proud to claim, bless, and seal Under your brush

 

I spread red and peach mixed with pine I am proud to say

I am your creation

Under cerulean sky and a cover of violet white

I am jealous of this day, a day filled with laughs and a smattering of night

 

Paint me again a gallery of todays

Tomorrow may turn black

 

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Bernadette Sukley, Write Stuff Writers Conference™ Flash Literature Contest Organizer and Chairman of the GLVWG Anthology, ‘The Write Connections’, has been researching, writing and editing for over 25 years. Her work has been featured in national and international publications. Her focus is human interest, health and lifestyle. She’s also written and edited guides, pamphlets, columns, stories, and novels. She’s published two novels (A Saving Hurricane, Find Me a Woman) and a nonfiction book (Made in Pennsylvania) within the last eight years.

 

Award Winning Poet – Therése Halscheid

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Once again, GLVWG’s intrepid Dawn Sooy took the time to interview award winning poet, writer, teacher, and photographer, Therése Halscheid, who will present Writing From The Inside Out, at The Write Stuff Conference™ on Saturday, March 25, 2017.

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DS –  It sounds like you have a busy schedule and have traveled extensively. Do you have a family? If so, what kind of reaction do you get when you are ready to leave home?”

Therése – I do not have a traditional family. My comings and goings reflect my writing process, which is to say that I am nomadic. I live on the road to write — largely by way of house-sitting or artist colonies or teaching opportunities. It is a contemplative lifestyle though I often feel those I house-sit for are my extended family. There is a sense of oneness when our lives join for periods of time. Over the years there have been occasions where a partner has joined me, which made the house-sit very enjoyable. It is a lifestyle that requires no home though, for me, home is wherever I am on Earth.

Where Do You Find Inspiration

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Dianna Sinovic, former President of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group, offers her unique perspective on finding inspiration for stories.

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The scariest moment is always just before you start. – Stephen King

Even if you don’t write horror, you most likely can relate to King’s sentiment. Your fingers are poised over the keyboard, ready to write that first sentence – as the minutes tick by. Or you’ve put off starting that story one more day because the blank screen stares back at you, waiting, like one of King’s monsters, giving you pause.

Take a step back even farther in the writing process. What serves as your inspiration? Do you wait for inspiration to arrive? Or do you plunge into a project, not know where you are going, but trusting that the story will bubble up as you proceed?