No announcement yet...but soon!
We’re still a little way off from announcing the winners of the 32nd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest. It’s been a very, very busy winter for all of our judges and for us as administrators, so we thank you for your continued patience! We hope to be able to make an announcement some time in the last week of January. We’ll put a notice up on www.3daynovel.com if that changes, but in the meantime read on for a few distractions, newsy bits and writing opportunities.
3-Day Novel 2010
It may seem like a long way away, but we suspect this year is going to go by fast. The 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest will take place September 4-6, 2010. Save the date and start stretching your typing fingers! We'll send out word in this newsletter when registration opens this spring.
3-Day reading event
Jason Rapczynski, the winner of the 2008 3-Day Novel Contest, will read from The Videographer at his alma mater, Saint Michael's College in Vermont, on February 4. Drop by if you’re in the area and get a boost of 3-Day fiction in preparation for 2010 contest registration.
Details:
Jason Rapczynski alumni reading
Thursday, February 4, 4:30 p.m.
Saint Michael's College
Farrell Room (315 St. Edmund's Hall)
1 Winooski Park, Colchester, Vermont (directions)
Brendan McLeod on the move again
The multi-talented winner of the 2006 3-Day Novel Contest will be appearing at events all over the place in the coming weeks. His solo tour will take him to Montreal, Halifax, Toronto, Guelph and London (Ontario), and he will be at a whole bunch of shows in the Vancouver area throughout January and February. And if you live in Vancouver and haven’t seen the renovated Cultch theatre yet, be sure to check out his band The Fugitives when they play there on January 24. Brendan is the current Curator in Residence at the Cultch, so look for him at shows there all through 2010. Get more information on all of his events at his website.
Oh yeah, and he has also written a play that will be staged at the Cultch on Sunday, February 8, as part of the Fringe Festival’s Joanna Maratta Award. See details at joannamarattaaward.wordpress.com.
Things we like: Indie bookstores
It’s a tough world out there for bookstores these days (we were sad to hear of the recent closure of some great McNally Robinson stores) so it’s always good to find a reason to toast success. Vancouver’s People’s Co-Op Books will be holding a benefit party in celebration of its 65th anniversary. If you’re in Vancouver, drop by and raise a glass to a venerable Commercial Drive institution! And if you’re not in Vancouver, toast independent bookstores in general by stopping by your own local bookseller and picking up something cool to read. (Hint: start with this shopping list.)
Details:
People’s Co-Op “Not Ready to Retire” Benefit Party
Friday, January 22, 7:30 p.m.
The Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac St.
Vancouver B.C.
Here are a a few upcoming writing contests we think might interest fans of 3-Day, either because they are similar, or weird, or awesome, or all three.
Geist postcard story contest
Deadline: January 15, 2010
They've extended the deadline, so there's still a couple of days to enter. Submit micro fiction inspired by a postcard image. Prize: $100-$250. Details: http://www.geist.com
The Malahat Review Novella Prize
Deadline: February 1, 2010
Submit a single work of fiction between 10,000 and 20,000 words. No restrictions as to genre,
subject matter, or aesthetic approach. Fee: $35-$45 (includes subscription). Prize: $500 plus paid publication. Details: http://www.malahatreview.ca/novella_contest/info.html
Underwater New York Shipwreck Story Contest
Deadline: February 12, 2010
Submit stories of up to 3,000 words inspired by a shipwreck site in the New York area (photos and maps available). Fee: Free to enter. Prize: Publication in Underwater New York. Details: http://underwaternewyork.com/2009/12/07/shipwreck-story-contest-uny-with-the-american-folk-art-museum/
Coffee Shop Author writing contest
Deadline: registration, March 15; completion, April 30, 2010
Writers must complete a book-length work, with the bulk of the writing happening on location at their chosen coffee shop. Registration is required. Fee: $30. Prize: Trip for two to Fernie, B.C., and tuition to the 2010 Fernie Writers Conference. Details: http://www.coffeeshopauthor.com/
subTerrain Lush Triumphant literary awards
Deadline: May 15, 2010
Submit fiction of up to 3,000 words, creative non-fiction of up to 4,000 words or suites of up to 5 poems. Fee: $25 (includes subscription). Prize: $750 in each category, plus paid publication. Details: http://www.subterrain.ca
In This Newsletter
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Announcement on the way
About the contest
Upcoming events
Past winner news
3-Day social links
Other writing contests
3-Day TV results
Great reads from 3-Day Books
Contact us
Can you produce a complete first draft of a novel in 72 short hours? The International 3-Day Novel Contest is your chance to find out.
This crazy, notorious literary marathon started as a dare in a Vancouver bar in 1977. Today, hundreds of writers from all over the world sign up to the challenge every Labour Day weekend.
The 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest will take place Sept. 4 -6, 2010. Registration will open this spring. For more information, visit www.3daynovel.com.
Questions or comments? Email info@3daynovel.com.
Chat with fellow 3-Day entrants on our Abebooks discussion board.
Follow us on Twitter @3DayNovel. Twitter hashtag: #3DNC
See exhausted writers in action in the 3-Day Novel Flickr photo pool.
Congratulations to Gayleen Froese, winner of the second and final season of Book Television's 3-Day Novel Contest reality TV series. The show has wrapped, but you can still catch a glimpse of the first season on YouTube.
Grab your copy of one of these fast, furious and fabulous winning novels from 3-Day Books.
The Videographer "Definitely out of the ordinary."
In the Garden of Men A Top 5 First Fiction pick from the Globe and Mail.
The Convictions of Leonard McKinley "An emotionally powerful book and an intense read."
Day Shift Werewolf "A thorough delight that will make you laugh out loud."
Love Block "The authors are bending genre to lovely effect."
Order them direct from 3-Day Books, or ask for them at your favourite bookseller.
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