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Feathertale invites writers and poets to pen one of Shakespeare's plays as if it were originally conceived on a Twitter feed. Winning submissions will be published on Feathertale.com and in The Feathertale Review. Deadline May 31, 2010.
Feathertale invites writers and poets to pen one of Shakespeare's plays as if it were originally conceived on a Twitter feed. Winning submissions will be published on Feathertale.com and in The Feathertale Review. Deadline May 31, 2010.
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SHORT FICTION CONTEST:
Feathertale presents: the Twittering Bard Contest
Feathertale presents: the Twittering Bard Contest
The old oaks who claim ownership over the English language have condemned Twitter for being akin to some German blitzkrieg on the English language. We’re not entirely convinced by their fears that the current trend of linguistic bastardization is a detriment to our literary heritage. As such, we’re asking writers to help us prove to our elders that a rose by any other name is still a rose, even if it is misspelled and grammatically incorrect. But we need your help. We’re asking writers and poets of every ilk to pen for us one of Shakespeare’s plays as if it were originally conceived on a Twitter feed. Sound complicated? It isn’t. Here’s an example of how a scene fromRomeo and Juliet might have played out if it were written entirely on Twitter:
Romeo and Juliet
Act 3, Scene 5:
Act 3, Scene 5:
Jules @Romeo: pls dont go! it was a nightingale. see pic http://tinyurl.com/yjkql9s
Romeo @Jules: That’s no nightingale. Must hop. Popped your cuz ystrday. Prince on my ass. I call later. Promises.
Jules @Romeo: methinks you gonna die
Romeo @Jules: I h8 when u 4shadow
Jules @Romeo: be gone, away!
Romeo @Jules: That’s no nightingale. Must hop. Popped your cuz ystrday. Prince on my ass. I call later. Promises.
Jules @Romeo: methinks you gonna die
Romeo @Jules: I h8 when u 4shadow
Jules @Romeo: be gone, away!
Guidelines:
Send your submissions to submissions@feathertale.com with Twittering Bard Contest in the subject line. Submissions should be conceived with attention to the rules of Twitter (no lines can be longer than 140 characters; proper spelling will be frowned upon). The more creative and original, the better. Writers are free to pick any Shakespeare play they wish to mess with. Winning submissions will be published online and will most definitely be considered for publication in The Feathertale Review.
Send your submissions to submissions@feathertale.com with Twittering Bard Contest in the subject line. Submissions should be conceived with attention to the rules of Twitter (no lines can be longer than 140 characters; proper spelling will be frowned upon). The more creative and original, the better. Writers are free to pick any Shakespeare play they wish to mess with. Winning submissions will be published online and will most definitely be considered for publication in The Feathertale Review.
Deadline: May 31, 2010
