2010 1,001 Awesome Words Contest

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We are now accepting entries for our second annual writing competition, 1,001 Awesome Words. We think it suits the PANK ethos to leave it at that.

Not enough, you say? Need key words, you say? Explode. Excite. Intrigue. Surprise. Blow. Our. Pea. Sized. Brains. Any form or formlessness, 1,001 words or less. You know who you are. Now go to it.

Prizes and Fees

Yes! Prizes!

1st Place: $650* and publication in PANK 5.
2nd Place: $150 and Publication in PANK 5 .

Yes. An entry fee, too.

$10 for one entry; $15 for two entries; $25 for three entries. Each entrant will receive a copy of PANK No. 5, out in January 2011.

*For the sake of transparency— We realize entry fees are controversial—acknowledged. Whether you believe us or not, this isn’t a reading fee—we consider it a privilege and pleasure to read your work. While we are hoping this will make us some money, we mostly want to hold a contest and we want to pay the winners, and we want the winners to truly benefit from participation. That said, the announced prize money is predicated on getting enough entrants (we don’t anticipate a problem). However, if PANK draws a prize pool less than $800, we will announce how many entries we received, and we will pay the two winners on a graduated scale with the first place winner getting 50% of the prize pool.

If this doesn’t suit you, please do not participate.

To Enter

1.      Pay the entry fee. Go to here and click on the “Paypal Buy Now” button beneath “1,001 Awesome Words Contest”
2.      Make a note of your Transaction ID. You will need to submit a transaction ID with your contest entry.
3.      Email entry(ies) to contest@pankmagazine.com, subject line “AWESOME CONTEST ENTRY.” Include your PayPal transaction ID in the body of the email along with a brief bio and your preferred contact information. Attach entries as .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf attachment.
4.      All entries must be original and previously unpublished.
5.      All entries will be considered for publication in PANK.
6.      Deadline for entry is midnight, September 30, 2010. October 15, 2010.
7.      Winners will be announced on the website in October, 2010.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the contest, e-mail awesome@pankmagazine.com, subject “CONTEST QUERY”.