YES INDEED.
Five Things is hosting its first-ever writing contest! We’re celebrating a new year of great writing in Austin at our show on January 29th with a showcase of winning stories.
Contest Rules:
- Word Limit: 1,250 words (5 pages)–can be as short or as long as you like, up to 1,250.
- Theme: A New Year
- Put the text of the story in the email. No attachments please!
- One submission per person
- Austin-area residents only (so you can come read/party on January 29th)
Email your submissions to fivethingsaustin (at) gmail (dot) com between now and January 1. Submissions will be judged anonymously and five winners will be invited to read their work at Five Things on January 29. There is no reading fee, and all Austin-area residents are invited to submit. Tell your friends and start writing!
Costumes, kegs, and fine fiction, oh my! Thanks to everyone who turned out for Five Things on Halloween night. A few pictures:
Check out the rest in our gallery. (Thanks to Sarah Gonzalez for the pictures.)
Meanwhile, if you’re looking for an event with a great lineup and a great cause attached, check out the Story Department on Wednesday, November 11th.
With Owen Egerton as our MC and featuring Sarah Bird, Elizabeth Crane, Doug Dorst, Donna Johnson, among other writers. It’s not a reading, but you’ll hear stories. It’s not stand-up, but you’ll probably laugh. What is it? It’s the Story Department, a new monthly series of storytelling evenings to benefit the Austin Bat Cave, a writing and tutoring center for kids. Come hear true tales on the theme of beginnings and see how it works.
The Story Department
Wednesday, November 11th
Austin Bat Cave (1807 West 11th Street)
$10 at the door
7:30pm: Doors open
8:00pm: Stories start
