To write, or not to write?
That is the question Okanagan College students and Grade 11 and 12 secondary students across the valley will be asking themselves in anticipation of the eighth annual Three-Hour Short Story Contest.
Students will be spinning stories, telling tales and mastering metaphors in a timed short story writing contest Nov. 18, presented by Okanagan College91裸聊视频檚 English department. Participants will be challenged to go out of their comfort zone to write and edit an original story in just three hours.
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Pitted against the clock, students will also be required to weave a mystery phrase into their story, revealed at the start of the contest. Participants in previous years were required to incorporate phrases such as 91裸聊视频渦nder the weather,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频渄owny moustache91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渟oggy bread91裸聊视频� into their stories.
Writers will be competing for glory and prize money towards tuition. A judging panel, made up from the college91裸聊视频檚 English department, will review stories and select four regional winners. Each winner will receive a $250 tuition credit and an overall grand prize winner will take home an additional $250 tuition credit and have their story published in a limited fine-press edition by the Kalamalka Press.
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Registration is open until midnight, Friday, Nov. 17. The contest is free to enter and takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Okanagan College campuses in Salmon Arm, Penticton and Vernon. The Kelowna contest will be held at Kelowna Secondary School. For more details, complete contest rules and registration, please visit .
