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Here are the Blogs in the Writing in Competition category.
Friday, 2 September 2011
Finalist in Tracy Hansen's Hump Day Challenge
No...the boy is not afraid to go blue. I'm proud to report that I finaled in Tracey M. Hansen's #HumpDayChallenge yesterday. Basically, "finalist" means I earned one of five 2nd place positions.
Tracey's comment about me made me chuckle:
Best story to make me feel like ...Read More...
Posted on 09/02/2011 6:42 AM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 8 November 2010
NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Fizzle...Again
Well, I came up short in the 2010 NYC Flash Fiction Challenge. The story I was so excited about, That Which I So Hated, seemed not to excite the judges. In my group of 20 qualifying writers, I ranked a sad 12th, the lowest result I've ever received. A solid failing grade. And no passage to the fourth ...Read More...
Posted on 11/08/2010 9:40 AM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 18 October 2010
Round 2 of the 2010 NYC Midnight Flash Challenge
I spent this last weekend writing my Round 2 short story, the first story in the elimination rounds of the 2010& NYC Midnight Flash Challenge. (It's actually the third story, the first two giving contestants a combined score to determine their qualification for this, the second round.) We're down ...Read More...
Posted on 10/18/2010 8:24 AM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 15 October 2010
Mixed News On the 2010 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest
Last night at 11:59, I learned that my short story The Jury Is Out had placed sixth in my group of 25 writers in the 2010 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest.
Sixth. Disappointing. That's fourteen points out of a possible 25. Since I've been competing in this competition, I've never placed that low. It's ...Read More...
Posted on 10/15/2010 5:46 AM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Stage 1 of the 2010 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest
Stage 1 of the 2010 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Contest has been judged and I have been deemed better than average. I came in fourth out of 25 in my group, giving me 18 of a possible 25 points. Everyone -- 600 authors in all -- will proceed to the second stage of Round 1. The top five authors from each ...Read More...
Posted on 09/16/2010 8:19 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
So Close or Filth Don't Fail Me Now
My wonderful filthy story, "Cochran's Navy Skirt," came up one place short in the 2010 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge.
The contest started with 30 groups -- "heats" they called them -- of around 25 authors. We all had two prompts, genre and subject, and two weeks to come ...Read More...
Posted on 03/16/2010 2:54 PM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Post Contest Wrap-up
The first stage of the NYC Midnight 2010 Short Story Challenge came to an end at 11:59 pm edt on Saturday. I turned in my story well early and am more than half pleased with it. I decided to go humorously blue with it. My wife urged me not to, but I figured what better way to test where the edges ...Read More...
Posted on 01/26/2010 3:14 PM by Thomas McAuley
Sunday, 17 January 2010
In the Midst of a Contest
I thought it might be a good idea to blog in the middle of a contest, especially given the first stage is a full week. That is unusual. Most of the time contests are single story events and most of the time in that type of event writers are given either weeks to develop their story or 24 hours. Having ...Read More...
Posted on 01/17/2010 5:45 AM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 12 October 2009
Sputtering End to the NYC Midnight Contest
I admit it. I sputtered out in the last two stages of the 2009 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Short Story Championships. I finished 26th overall with 56 points total. The winner, earning 50 points for her final story soared to 111 points, prestige and a healthy cash prize. Congratulations to her. It's a ...Read More...
Posted on 10/12/2009 6:55 AM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 18 September 2009
On to the 3rd Round (By the Hair of My Chinny-Chin-Chin)
Goodish news from the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Writing Competition. My story The Hole In One Lofton Cole scored 6th out of 20 writers in my group, earning me 14 more points and securing me a spot in the 3rd and final round to take place this weekend. My points total sits at 56. That puts me in ...Read More...
Posted on 09/18/2009 8:43 AM by Thomas McAuley
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
A Two-Headed Opportunity/Dilemma
Sometimes events converge. We call these coincidences, accidents, chance meetings, any number of names. Sometimes these convergences lead to bad days; sometimes they lead to opportunity. The jury is still out as to a] whether I will experience such a convergence this coming weekend and b] in what category ...Read More...
Posted on 09/15/2009 6:21 AM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 21 August 2009
First-round Contest Happiness: Part II
Woo hoo! My story based on the prompt fantasy/wating room/lobster won 3rd place in Round 1.5 of the NYC Midnight 2009 Creative Flash Fiction Writing Championship. I guess the judges weren't turned off by a single-minded farting dwarf. This bodes well for my future in the competition.
In unconfusing ...Read More...
Posted on 08/21/2009 5:03 PM by Thomas McAuley
Friday, 24 July 2009
First-round Contest Happiness
Participants in the NYC Midnight 2009 Creative Writing Championships learned the results of the first round of action last night at a minute before midnight. This contest is run in a curious, fun fashion. Participants earn point in the first two round based on their stories' standings relative ...Read More...
Posted on 07/24/2009 7:25 AM by Thomas McAuley
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
NYC Midnight Contest Coincides with a Write-In
It's only Wednesday but I'm way excited about this coming weekend.
Round 2 of the NYC Midnight Creative Writing Championship runs from -- duh -- midnight on Friday until midnight on Sunday. The contest directors email out a Setting, Genre and Object and contestants have the next 48 hours to whip up ...Read More...
Posted on 07/22/2009 2:41 PM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 20 July 2009
Summer '09 Writers Weekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest
Saturday (07/18) at noon, I received the odd prompt from Writers Weekly for another round of their wonderful 24-Hour Short Story Contest. Last Fall, I had great success, winning one of 10 honorable mention spots. I joke with people that consider it a 4th-place finish when it's just as likely I ...Read More...
Posted on 07/20/2009 8:05 AM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Winner on the Team
Shawn Edgell, aka Motke Dapp, of ICG Link fame just placed in the top ten in this year's Tweet Me A Story competition held by our friends at NYC Midnight Movie Madness. So a big congratulations to him.
Visit the winners page here »
Him win scores him free entry into the NYC Midnight Creative ...Read More...
Posted on 06/18/2009 7:25 AM by Thomas McAuley
Thursday, 18 June 2009
The Writers Weekly Summer, 2009 24-hour Short Story Contest
The WritersWeekly Summer 2009 24-hour Short Story Contest begins at noon a month from today.
Last time I entered, I was 1 of 23 participants who earned honorable mention. My story was called Into Spirit and Speck. It was a 1000-word story about a witch, who has turned her captive man into a clump the ...Read More...
Posted on 06/18/2009 7:24 AM by Thomas McAuley
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
NYC Midnight Creative Writing Championships: Flash Fiction 2009
Oh, yeah. NYC Midnight (NYC Midnight Movie Madness, LLC) is holding their annual Creative Writing Championships again. Starting at 11:59pm Friday, June 19th -- that's two days away (gulp) -- we get our first prompt: a setting, a genre and an object. Writers then have two days to create a single 1000-word ...Read More...
Posted on 06/17/2009 7:21 AM by Thomas McAuley
Monday, 3 November 2008
Honorable Mention in the 24-hour Writers Weekly Competition
The 24-hour writing contest that
Writers Weekly holds quarterly was held October 28th. They kept their word when they said the judging would end in a month-ish.
I received an email last Friday (113108) notifying me that I and about 20 others had won honorable mention. Initially, I didn't trust the ...Read More...
Posted on 11/03/2008 8:39 PM by Thomas McAuley
Saturday, 4 October 2008
A Dark Moment Contest
The same folks who brought you the A Dark and Stormy Night contest held a similar A Dark Moment Contest at the San Antonio Writers Guild meeting on Thursday wherein contestants have a single page in which to relate a dark moment. Think, as the contest official illustrated, of the men in the crow's nest ...Read More...
Posted on 10/04/2008 8:44 PM by Thomas McAuley
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