Post by Elisabeth TenBrink Kelley, co-founder
Happy new year, everyone! And congratulations of the winner of our Holiday Poetry Contest! You were asked to send us poems about any holiday you could think of, and you did. Let's have a drumroll, please. Our winner is...
Jade Sparks! Well done, Jade. And this isn't your first time winning one of our contests, now is it? Anyway, here was the winning entry:
Veteran’s Day
By Jade Sparks
Strong and brave
Their lives they gave
All hell broke loose
No hope of a truce
Youths that fought
Parents that shot
Lakes of thick blood
Bullets like a flood
Screams of the dying
Snarls of the lying
The bellows of guns
The sacrifice of sons
A mother's loud cry
A sisters desperate 'why'
Freedom had its cost
Love ones had been lost
Terrors eat the mind
Bodies they could not find
Limbs that were no more
Fire, blood, and gore
Man's innocence snatched away
The price they did pay
For generations to be free
And hope of a child's destiny
I am a Christian writer, who wants to glorify God with the talent He has given me. The LORD is my inspiration and my rock. He has shown me many things about the world and the many different people in it. Without Jesus, I would be a writer without a pen, staring at a blank page and wondering what to do with it. My favorite things in the world are pens and paper. When you put the two together, wonderful things are created.
My vision is to give kids and young adults clean books and touching poems. There are many books out there for these age groups that certainly should not be there. Why take a child's innocence away when there are many other ways to entertain a child? I wish to help children love history by adding small elements of it into my literature and give teens positive messages. I have been told I have an old soul and I believe God gave me it to bring Him praise.
Check out my blog: http://lovedreamstowrite.blogspot.com/
Or follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/JadeSparks_
Congratulations, again, and thank you for the poem, it certainly was touching.
We currently have a prose contest open, with the prize of an ebook! Check it out here.
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Friday, January 2, 2015
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Holiday Poetry Contest
Post by Elisabeth TenBrink Kelley, co-founder
This contest is now closed.
Hello everyone! Had a fun Halloween? I sure did, though no one recognized my costume. Seriously, how many creatures have a tail that splits into two? (I was Espeon, by the way.) Because of this wonderful, festive time of year (Halloween, Thanks Giving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.) Catsi had the wonderful idea of a holiday-themed contest. We're not picky, so you can make it about any holiday you'd like! Valentines Day, Veteran's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Caviar Day... I'm not kidding, that last one is real. Look up "holiday calendar" and you'll find more than enough to write about. Anyway, this is a poetry contest. Any kind of poetry (including freestyle) on any holiday. They can even be mythical holidays. The prize is, as always, as much publicity as we can give you, unless you ask us not to.
Include "holiday contest" in the subject line
Submit to windowtothesoulcontests@gmail.com
Submissions must be attached in doc., docx., or txt format
You may include a short, 200 word, bio, plus a picture
You may also include links, either in your bio or separate from them
Submissions must be PG-13 or cleaner
ALL rights remain with the creator, we only ask that we be allowed to display your poem and bio on the website and newsletter, but if you would rather we didn't, let us know in the email. It will not impact your chances of winning.
Please do not include your name in the attached document, only in the body of the email
You must be the sole creator of your poem, or have the permission of all the other creators and have been an integral part of making it
Previous and simultaneous submissions are welcome
You may submit as many pieces as you'd like
The deadline is December 20th
Results will be published January 1st
I can't wait to see what you guys make! With any luck, we'll have those ads up soon, meaning occasional cash prizes! Remember, if you have any questions, you can either comment down here, or email us at the same address as you submit to.
We have one other contest open, this one for not only poetry, but art and prose as well! See details here.
This contest is now closed.
Hello everyone! Had a fun Halloween? I sure did, though no one recognized my costume. Seriously, how many creatures have a tail that splits into two? (I was Espeon, by the way.) Because of this wonderful, festive time of year (Halloween, Thanks Giving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.) Catsi had the wonderful idea of a holiday-themed contest. We're not picky, so you can make it about any holiday you'd like! Valentines Day, Veteran's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Caviar Day... I'm not kidding, that last one is real. Look up "holiday calendar" and you'll find more than enough to write about. Anyway, this is a poetry contest. Any kind of poetry (including freestyle) on any holiday. They can even be mythical holidays. The prize is, as always, as much publicity as we can give you, unless you ask us not to.
Include "holiday contest" in the subject line
Submit to windowtothesoulcontests@gmail.com
Submissions must be attached in doc., docx., or txt format
You may include a short, 200 word, bio, plus a picture
You may also include links, either in your bio or separate from them
Submissions must be PG-13 or cleaner
ALL rights remain with the creator, we only ask that we be allowed to display your poem and bio on the website and newsletter, but if you would rather we didn't, let us know in the email. It will not impact your chances of winning.
Please do not include your name in the attached document, only in the body of the email
You must be the sole creator of your poem, or have the permission of all the other creators and have been an integral part of making it
Previous and simultaneous submissions are welcome
You may submit as many pieces as you'd like
The deadline is December 20th
Results will be published January 1st
I can't wait to see what you guys make! With any luck, we'll have those ads up soon, meaning occasional cash prizes! Remember, if you have any questions, you can either comment down here, or email us at the same address as you submit to.
We have one other contest open, this one for not only poetry, but art and prose as well! See details here.
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