It’s almost time for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Valentiny Contest!
In her words, “write a Valentines story appropriate for children (children here defined as ages 12 and under) maximum 214 words in which someone feels guilty!”
She always awards prizes. Keep your ears open for when it begins!
I know!
It’s Sunday evening!
You’ve spent the afternoon baking princess cookies and building the world’s most awesome train track around the entire living room with the littles and now it’s time for pajamas and bed!
What on earth am I doing bugging you at this hour?!
Well, I’ll tell you 🙂
I’m trying to give you enough time to cogitate and write! 🙂
Three years ago, a bunch of folks asked for a contest to cheer them out of the winter doldrums!
The result?
The First Annual Pretty Much World Famous Valentiny Writing Contest!
(Valentiny because, like the Halloweensie Contest, it’s not very long and it’s for little people 🙂 )
We had so much fun that we went ahead with the 2nd and 3rd Annual Pretty Much World Famous Valentiny Writing Contests and now it’s kind of a tradition! I mean, no one wants to get bested by a…
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Chel Owens 
It looks like she sponsors lots of contests! This doesn’t seem up my alley, but I think I’ll put this contest on my ‘list of prompts and stuff’ post.
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That’s a good idea. She always sponsors children’s story writing contests.
She has one for Valentine’s, Halloween, and Christmas.
I believe she also hosts a contest for children’s writers to submit a proposed pitch for their WIP. The winners from that get to have a real agent critique their pitch.
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Super cool! I think the contest isn’t up my personal alley (really not a fan of children), but I think it fills a niche I haven’t seen before. Cool contests!
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😀 Sounds good.
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