And the Winner is...

We have a winner!

Congratulations to Jennifer Jackson! Her poem Siren's Song is the winner of the paranormal writing contest. Be sure to check out her blog Everything it & Tales to see more of her work. She's pretty talented-it's worth a trip over there. :)

Here's the winning poem

Siren's Song

Follow my song

Gentle man for you

Are too long at sea

Steer your boat

Slowly along

So you may come to me

Your journey must be

Tiresome

Your burdens hard to bear

No one can love you

Like I can

Passion we will share

Speed your ship

Faster still

Oh, my savior, race!

I am much too

Delicate for such

An awful place

I am here

Near the rocks

Waiting to go home

So very hungry

I have become

And, like you, I am alone

Follow my song

Gentle man for you

Are too long at sea

Steer your boat

To the rocks

How happy I shall be

Jennifer, here's your graphic. You can post it anywhere you like.

Thanks everybody!

Paranormal Writing Contest

Ok I've decided to go ahead with the contest! It's open to short stories and poetry.

Here are the official rules:

Submissions need to be 2,500 words or less.
They also need to have some paranormal element. It can be something small or a major theme .
Please proof read before submitting.
By sending me your entry you are giving me permission to post your piece on the blog if it's selected.

Submissions are due April 1st, 2011 and the winner will be announced April 15.
E-mail them to paranormalpursuits@yahoo.com
Type submission into the subject line.
Please put your entry directly into the e-mail. I won't open attatchments.

The winner gets their piece posted on the blog, a little virtual badge they can post wherever they want, a link back to their site (if desired) and of course bragging rights!

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has to offer!

Any questions?

Umm...Writing Contest???

So I've been noticing that many of my readers are writers (very cool) and kicking around the idea of doing some sort of paranormal writing contest on here. But before I make an official decision to do a contest I want to make sure there's actually an interest out there. I'm thinking it would be for short stories or poems with some sort of paranormal element. The prize (or prizes) will mostly be bragging rights and maybe some sort of virtual ribbon the winners can put wherever they like. Some of the winners will have their entries featured on the blog as well.

I think it would be a lot of fun to read what everybody is writing. So let me know if you would be interested in seeing some reader submitted stories or even in sending in material. If there's enough interest, I'll give it the green light and post the actual rules and submission info. And if there's not much interest, I'll just carry on blogging! What do you think? Want to get in on the fun? Leave a comment (or e-mail) and let me know!