NEWS YEAR'S CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST- for students

New Year’s Creative Writing Contest

We have a new contest for students under age 19. Here are the details:

Creative Writing Prompts: New Year's Eve

1. Have you ever been to one of the famous New Year's Eve sites like Times Square in New York? Talk about your experiences there if you have, and if you haven't, craft a story of your journey to a big event and what thoughts you had while there. Why do you think people put so much emphasis on one day of the year?
2. Compare and contrast one New Year's resolution that you've kept and one that you let slip by. How did you make sure that the one that worked stayed in your life and why did the other one fall away? If you had a choice (and you do) how could you get the absent one to work right now? How could what we learn in the Bible and from God help you to stick with your resolutions?
3. What are your top five resolutions that you would put into affect today if it was New Year's Eve? Write a story of you trying to accomplish them. Include some Biblical ideals that could help you to stick with your resolutions. Who knows, maybe you'll come up with some good ideas as a result.
4. In an attempt to drive back home for New Year's, your car has become stuck in a snow storm! You're not even exactly sure where you are, but you pull off an exit to wait it out at a diner. The snow does not stop. What happens next?
5. Have you ever opted for a non-tradition, away from the party New Year's Eve? Talk about that if you have, and if you haven't, craft a tale of an interesting event that most would consider off the beaten path for this type of celebration.
6. Create a character that is making a recap of his year on the evening of New Year's Eve while sitting at home. He is contemplating a massive change in his life and he is hoping to avoid that change by proving that his year was "good enough." Express his thoughts in a dialogue between him and an angel of God who was sent to help him.
Eligibility :ArchAngel Appliance Repair's New Year’s Writing Contest is open to legal resident students of Western North Carolina, who are of the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside (under 19 years of age).

Promotion Period :The ArchAngel Appliance Repair's New Year’s Writing Contest ("Contest") starts on December 1, 2009 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on January 15, 2010 at 11:59 PM ET ("Contest Period"). All entries Must be Postmarked by January 15, 2010.. Winner will be announced on January 23, 2010 via website announcement and phone call to winners. Prizes will be awarded.

How To Enter:
During the Contest Period, Submit a short story no longer than three pages typed or written. At the top of the page make sure to first write the question you have chosen to write about above, your name, grade you are in, address, and contact phone number. Also parents, please write a short sentence giving us permission to post your child’s entry on our website at www.archangelappliancerepair.com . We will only post your child’s full name if you give permission. Thanks!

*Only hard copies will be accepted. Please do not send emails.
We DO NOT ever open direct emails, only our contacts forms.
Mail to:

Attn: New Year’s Writing Contest, ArchAngel Appliance,
77 Evans Road, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28739.

Submissions will be judged on creativity, inspiration, uniqueness, how well you answer the topic you chose to write on, and grammatical issues depending on age by a third party judge.

Prize (s):1st. 2nd 3rd prizes to include
Certificate for Each winner &
One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded consisting of the following:
* Secret Grab Bag of Goodies and $25 Card Fun Depot
One (1) Second Place Prize will be awarded consisting of the following:
* Secret Grab Bag of Goodies and $15 Card Fun Depot
One (1) Child Winner Prize will be awarded consisting of the following:
* Secret Grab Bag of Goodies

GOOD LUCK!!!

*All entries become the property of the ArchAngel Appliance Repair and will not be returned to the entrant. Submission of an entry shall constitute the grant of a non-exclusive, royalty free license to the ArchAngel Appliance Repair, and its' sublicensees, to reproduce, display, prepare derivative works, distribute to the public by sale or other transfer, and to utilize the photograph submitted for any purpose, including but not limited to publication on the World Wide Web, interpretive publications, and commercial uses. Entrants agree to grant to Sponsor and Organizer an everlasting, royalty-free, assignable, exclusive license to use, utilize, replicate, alter, adapt, modify, publish, broadcast, translate, produce derivative works from, distribute, present, play, sublicense and exercise all copyright and other intellectual property rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to include your contribution in other works in any media now known or later created forever.