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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA August 28, 2013 - 5:12pm

I miss the days of WAR and TELEPORT US. I only feel motivated to write when I'm up against competition, and I've got the itch to come up with something. Is another round of WAR coming up, by chance, or another grand LR challenge? I'm bracing myself and hoping SCARE US 2 is in the pipe.

So, to sum up: any organized competition going on anywhere? Please?

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig August 28, 2013 - 8:49pm

Beyond Thunderdome is always open.

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Matt Attack from Richmond, Va. is reading As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner August 29, 2013 - 5:46am

I think, THINK I heard WAR was supposed to begin in the winter or autumn. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters August 29, 2013 - 11:53am

No plans yet, that I'm aware of. 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 29, 2013 - 12:33pm

you could try the Clive Barker MIDIAN contest. i'm reading CABAL right now. 

http://josephnassise.com/call-for-submissions-midian-unmade-tales-of-clive-barkers-nightbreed

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry August 29, 2013 - 1:01pm

Avery's got a bunch of plans for all of you.  She's just not telling you yet.  For your sakes I hope she's not waiting for me to start posting a bunch of cryptic posts in all CAPS AND BOLD ITALICS as foreshadowing for her awesome executions...I mean, plans.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA August 29, 2013 - 5:15pm

Thanks Richard- sadly, that seems to require me to know something about the NIGHTBREED mythos and I've never read more than a few pages of one Barker book. 

Thanks people... I guess I'm out of luck for now. Gahh I want to write something and can only do it with a deadline-shaped gun to my head.

 

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Richard from St. Louis is reading various anthologies August 29, 2013 - 6:43pm

here's two:

Unlikely Story - has to include bugs http://www.unlikely-story.com/ (Sept 1)

Willow Wolf Journal - macabre symphony http://www.wolfwillowjournal.com/ (Sept 1)

i just sent them both something

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry August 30, 2013 - 12:33pm

Tom,

You have 48 hours to write something awesome, or something bad is going to happen to someone you don't know and will never meet.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA August 30, 2013 - 7:25pm

Yeah, but fuck that guy.

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry August 30, 2013 - 2:06pm

That's not very nice.

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 30, 2013 - 6:14pm

Here you go, Tom. This one just popped up and I plan to send something. 1,000 words flash with a theme.

http://ceasecows.com/contest/

 

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 30, 2013 - 6:16pm

Forgot to mention there is a $5 fee, but it goes towards money prizes, and to pay the guest judge, Stephen Graham Jones.

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SRead from Colorado is reading Stories August 30, 2013 - 7:00pm

Ooh, nice one, Dino. I'll have to send something there, too. Well. First I'll have to write it.

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TomMartinArt from Amherst, MA August 30, 2013 - 7:19pm

Oooh... now that's the poison I was looking for. Thanks Dino!

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On August 30, 2013 - 8:18pm

Cease, Cows better get ready because they're about to receive a Litreactor avalanche!

Sarah: I still have to write mine too. Actually, I have to come up with one first!

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voodoo_em from England is reading All the books by Ira Levin August 31, 2013 - 1:27am

Oh yeah, I'm game for that.

Thanks Dino :)

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h. l. nelson from Austin, TX is reading Carlos Castaneda August 31, 2013 - 11:54am

Cease, Cows is ready for the deluge! We were hoping for it. :)

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Dino Parenti from Los Angeles is reading Everything He Gets His Hands On September 5, 2013 - 9:52am

The journal that published me last year, which won me some money and got me back into writing short fiction, is holding a fundraiser for a contest and anthology they want to do. Their aim is to able to raise the money to able to pay for all this without having to charge writers to submit, but if they don't reach their goals, they may have to charge. I'm not asking you to donate anything (though that's always nice:)), but check it out. I have a couple of flashes on there ("VIsitation Rights" and "Remains") if you're interested in seeing the type of work they're looking for. They definitely have a literary slant. Though they haven't stated yet when the contest starts, I certainly plan to submit. This is just to whet your appetite:)


http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-lascaux-prize-a-new-literary-award