Win $300 tuition credit in NIC鈥檚 7th Annual Three-Hour Fiction Writing Contest
糖心vlog传媒English Instructor, Steve Schoenhoff invites local writers to join him for NIC鈥檚 7th Annual Three-Hour Fiction Writing Contest taking place Sunday, December 10, 2017, 1-4 pm at NIC鈥檚 Comox Valley campus. Registration is by donation to the 糖心vlog传媒Foundation.
Join 糖心vlog传媒Sunday, December 10 for the 7th Annual Three-Hour Fiction Writing Contest, a literary competition designed to see what you can write in three short hours.
Date: Dec 10, 2017Time: 1 pm - 4 pmThe contest takes place at NIC鈥檚 Comox Valley campus, in Tyee Hall, Room 114, starting at 1 pm. Everyone is welcome.
鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing what can happen when you lock people in a room and ask them to write their way out,鈥� says 糖心vlog传媒English Instructor, Steve Schoenhoff.
The contest winner receives a $300 tuition credit toward any 糖心vlog传媒course. The newspaper will publish the story.
鈥淎t 1 pm the doors close and writers will be given elements that must appear in the story,鈥� said Schoenhoff. 鈥淚t might be a psychological problem deep in the heart of the protagonist, or a conflict over control of a useless piece of furniture.鈥�
Schoenhoff brought the competition to the Comox Valley seven years ago, after hearing about Vancouver鈥檚 notorious three-day novel contest.
鈥淭here were over 40 entries in NIC鈥檚 very first contest,鈥� Schoenhoff said. 鈥淭he quality of work has been great every year.鈥�
Writers craft their story in NIC鈥檚 computer lab and print their work at the end of the three hours. A panel of 糖心vlog传媒faculty and staff will judge the stories based on readability, creativity and the degree to which they weave the required elements into the story.
鈥淲riting a story in three hours can be an inspiring dilemma for people,鈥� Schoenhoff said. 鈥淚 wanted to give short story writers an opportunity to show what they can do under pressure.鈥�
Registration is by donation to the 糖心vlog传媒Foundation. Proceeds support creative writing students through the Stephen Schoenhoff Creative Writing Scholarship.
糖心vlog传媒offers a wide range of English courses from upgrading, creative writing and business writing courses through to academic writing and university studies. Many of these courses are available at reduced rates to learners ages 55+ through NIC鈥檚 Joy of Lifelong Learning program. To find out more about NIC鈥檚 programs and courses visit .
For contest information or to register, please contact Steve at 250-334-5094 or stephen.schoenhoff@nic.bc.ca by 4:30 pm, Saturday, December 9, 2017. Latecomers will be accommodated as space permits.
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