Friday, January 05, 2007
The Illusionist - Short Story-Writing Contest
Archer Entertainment Asia Pacific Pte Ltd is organising a short story-writing contest in conjunction with the release of the film The Illusionist in January 2007. The contest is open to all currently living in Singapore who is at least 15 years of age as of 31 Dec 2006. Contestants will write a short story in English, on any subject and in any genre, between 1500-3000 words in length. Closing date for entries is 28 Feb 2007.
Contestants stand to win over S$3,000 worth of cash and prizes, with the top prize being S$1,500 in cash and prizes, sponsored by Faber-Castell.
The Contest is inspired by a short story, "Eisenheim the Illusionist", upon which the film is based. The short story is itself part of a collection titled, The Barnum Museum, written by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Steven Millhauser.
The judges for the contest will be novelist Meira Chand, Singapore Literature Prizewinner Yong Shu Hoong, and QLRS's Short Stories editor Yeow Kai Chai.
For full contest details, judges' biographies and official rules, please visit http://www.archerentasia.com/theillusionist/contest.htm.
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njclitwing blogged at 12:31 pm
