Comments on: The Significant Objects Story Contest — in partnership with Slate! http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/ ...and how they got that way Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:51:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Update: Significant Objects/Slate story contest | Significant Objects http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Update: Significant Objects/Slate story contest | Significant Objects Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:57:08 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-882 [...] Earlier this month, when we announced that Slate was hosting a fiction contest to select one of the 100 stories we’d publish as part of the Significant Objects project, we figured that it would only take a couple of days to read through the entries and pick a winner. Because the contest’s deadline was last Friday (Oct. 16), we announced that Slate (and we) would publish the winning story today. [...] [...] Earlier this month, when we announced that Slate was hosting a fiction contest to select one of the 100 stories we’d publish as part of the Significant Objects project, we figured that it would only take a couple of days to read through the entries and pick a winner. Because the contest’s deadline was last Friday (Oct. 16), we announced that Slate (and we) would publish the winning story today. [...]

]]> By: Weekly Project Update: Comix Collaboration AND Slate Contest Winner Coming Up | Significant Objects http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Weekly Project Update: Comix Collaboration AND Slate Contest Winner Coming Up | Significant Objects Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:42:58 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-846 [...] and are still trying come to terms with the notion that hundreds of people invented stories about a BBQ sauce jar that Josh bought for 75 cents. Anyway, tune in Friday for the winning story. Big thanks again to [...] [...] and are still trying come to terms with the notion that hundreds of people invented stories about a BBQ sauce jar that Josh bought for 75 cents. Anyway, tune in Friday for the winning story. Big thanks again to [...]

]]> By: Linkpile http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Linkpile Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:03:37 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-780 [...] The Significant Objects Story Contest — in partnership with Slate! | Significant Objects: “Submit a 500-word story featuring the object pictured (a barbecue sauce jar) by next Friday (Oct. 16) at 5 p.m., and you may be the lucky winner!” Actually, you won’t be lucky. You’ll be good. Slate link here. [...] [...] The Significant Objects Story Contest — in partnership with Slate! | Significant Objects: “Submit a 500-word story featuring the object pictured (a barbecue sauce jar) by next Friday (Oct. 16) at 5 p.m., and you may be the lucky winner!” Actually, you won’t be lucky. You’ll be good. Slate link here. [...]

]]> By: Rob Walker http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Rob Walker Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:58:29 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-779 I see. Yeah, I think the point there is just to be able to say where the person is -- it doesn't matter if it's in the U.S. or not, so that implication was not intended. Come one, come all. I see. Yeah, I think the point there is just to be able to say where the person is — it doesn’t matter if it’s in the U.S. or not, so that implication was not intended. Come one, come all.

]]> By: Jarred McGinnis http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-778 Jarred McGinnis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:47:02 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-778 It states that you need to add "the city and state" which would imply the USA. It might be unintentional but it would be good to get a clarification. Jarred It states that you need to add “the city and state” which would imply the USA. It might be unintentional but it would be good to get a clarification.

Jarred

]]> By: Jack http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Jack Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:23:51 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-777 It was just the implication of "the State" you live in. Not to worry, just wanted to clarify. It was just the implication of “the State” you live in. Not to worry, just wanted to clarify.

]]> By: Rob Walker http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Rob Walker Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:38:34 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-765 I'm not sure I follow -- is there something in the Slate rules that says it's for U.S. writers? I think you can be anywhere and submit a story, so far as I understand it. Let me know your concern and I'll try to address. I'll also take another look at the Slate guidelines but I don't remember anything about what country the writer needs to be in. I’m not sure I follow — is there something in the Slate rules that says it’s for U.S. writers? I think you can be anywhere and submit a story, so far as I understand it. Let me know your concern and I’ll try to address. I’ll also take another look at the Slate guidelines but I don’t remember anything about what country the writer needs to be in.

]]> By: Jack http://significantobjects.com/2009/10/09/the-significant-objects-story-contest-in-partnership-with-slate/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Jack Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:44:37 +0000 http://significantobjects.com/?p=1876#comment-764 Where does this leave international writers? Or is that not an option? Where does this leave international writers? Or is that not an option?

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