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Posted by Bamboo Buckaroo
Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:56 AM
As you may recall, 29 of the pieces that were submitted between July 2010 and June 2011 for both the original 100-Word Contest and the 100 - 100 Contest were honored at the Wine and Words 100th Issue event in July.
Now, out of all the pieces submitted between July 2011 and January 2012, we have chosen five to honor as well. Each of the five authors will receive a Bamboo Ridge Press exclusive Cora Yee "Walking the Tightrope" T-shirt and a signed copy of Lee Cataluna's Three Years on Doreen's Sofa.
Congratulations again to these five authors who are listed along with the awards they had won:
Da mos Float Like one Buttahfly, Sting Like one Bee Award:
"Inertia," by RICHARDMELENDEZ
http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1194
Da mos Well Woven Endstory Award:
"Hanako's Dreams," by ERIC KIMURA
http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1066
Da mos Now Das One Great Grampa Award:
"Pahoa Avenue," by CWONG11
http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1075
Da mos Wailana Coffee House Sucks -- No It Doesn't -- Yes It Does -- No It Doesn't -- Y . . . Award
"Wailana Coffee House Visits," by ØSTBANEGADE
http://www.bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1106
Da mos So You Tink You Get Problems Award:
"The Wall," by GLIKS
http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1096
Whether they will be published in a future issue of Bamboo Ridge remains to be seen, but you never know : )
Keep an eyeball peeled for the next incarnation of the BR Bamboo Shoots online writing contest which will start up March 1st.
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Posted by Bamboo Buckaroo
Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:27 PM
Aloha to all of you, and mahalo to all of you who've participated in both the original Great BR 100 Word Contest, and this past year's Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 - 100 Contest.
As we did last year, we are are celebrating Chinese New Year with a month's hiatus in the contest. A new Bamboo Shoots monthly writing contest will begin March 1st, and we hope that you will all continue to send in your great entries.
Happy Year of the Dragon to you all : )
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Posted by Bamboo Buckaroo
Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:26 PM
Congratulations to the December winners in The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 - 100 Contest. Each has won 10 Bamboo Bucks to use at the BR online store:
http://www.bambooridge.com/bookstore.aspx
Here are the December winners and the name of the award they've won:
Da mos Float Like one Buttahfly, Sting Like one Bee Award:
"Inertia," by RICHARDMELENDEZ
http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1194
Da mos Eh Yim! What IS Your Problem? Award:
"Laziness and the Art of Procrastination," by AYIM5774
http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1192
Da mos Beaver an da Rest of da Cleavers, Move Ova Award:
"A Motown Christmas," by KIMIKOML
http://bambooridge.com/bambooshoot.aspx?bid=1191
Congratulations to you all! Keep on entering the contest : )
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Posted by Bamboo Buckaroo
Sunday, January 01, 2012 9:43 AM
The January writing theme choices -- with the exception of the last one -- are inspired by BR issues #21 and #22.
Note: For further creative inspiration, if you'd like to read the pieces used for the theme choices, you can find them here:
"To Buddy, on the Edge," by Dean H. Honma
"Poem for Kaho`olawe," by Tammy Laborte; "Untitled," by Allen Darisay; and "Where Does It All Lead To," by Kihei
Here are the 14 choices for January:
Theme #1: Buddy
Theme #2: Deals
Theme #3: Nailed
Theme #4: Craters
Theme #5: Ride
Theme #6: Summer
Theme #7: Kaho`olawe
Theme #8: Whispers
Theme #9: Bomb
Theme #10: Disappearance
Theme #11: Mystery
Theme #12: Rightful
Theme #13: Harmony
Theme #14: 2012
Pick one theme -- or all FOURTEEN if you'd like that challenge : ) -- and write your entry accordingly.
Here are the rules for The Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 - 100 Contest:
1. You can submit one entry per month. All entries must be posted on the Bamboo Shoots page of the BRP site between January 1 and January 31 at 2:00 p.m. HST.
2. The entries -- prose, poetry, or plays -- must be between 100 WORDS minimum and 100 LINES maximum. Sound familiar? It's a cross between the 100-word short-short story contest and the 100-line submission maximum for the upcoming 100th issue of BAMBOO RIDGE.
If you plan to approach the 100 line maximum, please draft your work following the original submission guidelines: double-spaced with 1” margins, using 12 pt. Times New Roman.
If you want to do paragraph indentations, put the [sp5 ] -- no spaces -- in front of the line you want to indent five spaces.
Don't forget to click the "Great BR Fishing & Wishing 100 - 100 Contest" button for your entry.
3. Every entry must have a title, and that title does NOT count against either the word total or the line total.
4. In the section below the title where it says
A blurb about your piece or a good quote from your piece:
You MUST include your word count. For example:
Title: Burning Up
A blurb about your piece or a good quote from your piece: 412 words
Body: Don't get me started on "cowboy" matches . . . blah blah blah . . . blah blah blah. The authorities finally closed the case, calling it an "accidental" fire.
5. Winners will be announced with all possible BR speed after 2:00 p.m. HST, January 31, and they'll win Bamboo Bucks credit to spend in the BRP online bookstore.
6. Don't forget that 29 entries from July 2010 through June 2011 were selected for publication in the upcoming landmark 100th issue of BAMBOO RIDGE. So you never know. Your piece might be published in a future issue of BAMBOO RIDGE : )
Good luck and keep on writing!
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Posted by Bamboo Buckaroo
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 6:25 AM
http://www.bambooridge.com/bluesun.aspx?bid=1189
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