Mini-Writing Contest #8 — August 20 to August 25
Hey everyone! Welcome back for Mini-Writing Contest Number 8. 🙂
Here are some more questions for you to answer. What do you think is awesome? Is it something big, like winning an epic cross-country race? Or is it something small, like finding some spare change underneath a couch cushion? Here’s some more awesomeness:
Riding home with a box of pizza on your lap.
Placing the last piece of the puzzle.
When you open a book to the exact page you were looking for.
Old, classic board games.
(all examples are from pgs. 39, 90, 187 and 251 of The Book of (Even More) Awesome by Neil Pasricha)
Try to pick one or two things (or moments) that you think are awesome and write a short story or a piece of prose describing what makes them so great to you.
Please keep in mind the following contest rules:
1. You have to live in Toronto to win this contest.
2. You have to provide a valid e-mail address so we can contact you if you win a prize (see privacy statement for more info)
3. Your entry must be submitted by Monday at 11:59pm to be considered to win.
4. Winners will be announced the following Tuesday.
Have fun!
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7 thoughts on “Mini-Writing Contest #8 — August 20 to August 25”
What is a prose?
I’m not sure if I’m explaining this right, sorry but I think it’s just like a normal piece of writing that’s not poetry.
Thanks MN! Yup, that’s right. People often divide literature into poetry and prose. Prose is literature where language is used to explain and idea, whereas in poetry, language evokes it. Examples of prose writing might be a short story, news article or essay.
There’s a good definition of the difference between poetry and prose on this website, including a fun quote I hadn’t heard before:
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Poetry_vs_Prose
“When you write in prose, you cook the rice. When you write poetry, you turn rice into rice wine. Cooked rice doesn’t change its shape, but rice wine changes both in quality and shape. Cooked rice makes one full so one can live out one’s life span . . . wine, on the other hand, makes one drunk, makes the sad happy, and the happy sad. Its effect is sublimely beyond explanation.” – Wu Qiao
What I think is awesome is books because even during the hardest times, a good book can make you feel better.
My short story, is from a diary of a girl:
Dear Diary,
I’m still not talking to Georgia. We haven’t talked for months, and she was pretty much the only person I ever talked to. For the past couple of months, I just read books because I knew that they wouldn’t judge what I did, and they would always be there, just where I found them. I was able to read about a thousand different lives, giving me a new perspective of different things. Just reading the books made me feel as if I was living a different life. I was reading a book one day, and I met a new friend from talking about books. Reading all those books, we had so much to talk about. Although Georgia may not be talking to me anymore, I realized my new friend had so much in common with me. I was able to finally talk with her about my favourite books without being teased about. We sometimes would pretend to be living the different lives from our favourite characters.
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. A man who never reads lives only once”
Thanks Diary,
xx
There are so many amazing moments in life that you can’t choose one. I have a couple to tell and I will be writing it in an essay for (won’t be too long.)
One of my amazing moments was when I was walking home, and I looked up to see the sky. I love stars and I love the night, so whenever I look up into the sky and see stars, my heart fills up with happiness. One day, I looked up and noticed a full moon. It looked like it was as close to the Earth as it could ever be. The stars and the full moon made me so happy as I walked back home. It gave me a sense of belonging and peacefulness. The full moon shined through the dark sky, making the night a little brighter.
I absolutely love volleyball, and I love the sunset. But seeing the sunset while playing volleyball? I’m speechless. I was at camp, and usually we play volleyball until dinner time. I saw the sunset go behind the trees and it made such a beautiful scene. Seeing this made me so happy and it bumped up my confidence while playing volleyball. I would call this an awesome moment.
Sometimes when I’m not in the best mood, I would sit on my balcony in the dark and just look at the stars. I figured it was too dark (obviously), yet I couldn’t find a flashlight. I got a candle, lit it and brought it outside. It was so beautiful to see that flame light up the things around it. Sitting on the balcony watching the stars + a lit candle = filled with happiness!
So these are my amazing and special moments that I enjoyed sharing for you to read. These little moments speak to me, and make my heart full of joy!
Thanks for your entries! This contest is now closed.
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