April 15, 2009

  • Xanga Teen Writing Contest: $100 Prize!

    Ok, that's enough about how wonderful my brother is. I'm getting jealous at the marriage proposals now, ha. He'll have to get his own blog up and running again before he can have any more! But I dearly appreciate him, and it was fun to do.

    I'm announcing a special Xanga-wide contest for teenagers only. You must have been 19 years of age or younger as of January 1st, 2009. Too often, Xanga teens, people act as if you don't know much about life. They pretend that it is impossible to have experience and learn life lessons without being older. That's ridiculous! I've worked with teens and know how observant they are. I know you've learned many life lessons already at your young age. I want to know one of them for this contest. What important lesson have you learned so far that you'll remember and use for the rest of your days? Just focus on ONE main lesson.

    Entries can be any length you desire, in any format you desire. Put up a picture of scars on your knee to tell us how you learned an important life lesson on when you were ready to ride your motorcycle and what it taught you about taking risks. Or write a poem/rap about it. Write a 2500 word essay telling us a huge story about how your prom taught you a life lesson, and surprise us with an unusual ending. Or give us a short but sweet life lesson like "Life is short; memories are long" and leave us to ponder what that means and how you learned it. I'm giving you total freedom here. I would of course add that entries that, for example, advocate violence towards the innocent or what not have no chance of winning and will not get any publicity from me--that's a "duh" rule, but I should state that.

    The main rule is that entries must be turned in by May 1st, 2009. The SOONER the BETTER! If you wait too long, I may not have time to read your post. Top 5 entries get their own post on here, where I copy the life lesson on here so that others can read it and link to your site. So by entering this contest, you give me permission to recommend and post your entries; if that's a problem, let me know and maybe we'll work something out.

    If I get enough high-quality entries, Winner gets $100. Runner-up gets $25. Prizes are guaranteed to be at least $25 and $10, respectively. Because of the cash prize, I'll make sure to verify that you have been a Xangan since April 14, 2009. Adults, don't be trying to rip off the kids for this prize! ha.

    Ok, teens, get to work! Possible judges will be announced shortly. Send me your post link via message, or post it in the comments. If you have friends lock, just add me as a friend. And if necessary, get your parents' permission to join. That's it!

Comments (192)

Comments are closed.

Post a Comment