tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post1529354242278628755..comments2023-09-26T09:08:59.079+01:00Comments on WOMEN RULE WRITER: PARIS LITERARY PRIZEGroup 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-75097958559243986332010-06-27T09:15:19.641+01:002010-06-27T09:15:19.641+01:00Chico - I doubt if they specifically want Paris-se...Chico - I doubt if they specifically want Paris-set books. But if a fabulous novella set in Paris were to come along, no doubt it would be in the running.<br />Writing about what you know is no bad thing, I feel. No matter how big a literary cliché.<br />I'd read about neck-breathing moose in the wilderness quite happily! I am crazy about Canada at the mo having just been :)Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-10543615389890502092010-06-27T00:37:23.663+01:002010-06-27T00:37:23.663+01:00Dear Nuala: Wonders how many entries will be recei...Dear Nuala: Wonders how many entries will be received and what sort of subject matter is preferred by the judges of said Paris Literary Prize? One can dream while atop of the inspiring Eiffel Tower or find grist in milling around the virtual cafes. Maybe the judges would enjoy a novella steeped in the reminesces of a voyageur lost in time seeking once more the vast Canadian wilderness. This I could do, without thinking. However, if I must write about a place like Paris and its people, I must go there to write about it! Good reason for a Paris vacation! As I would feel somewhat displaced in reference to time and place of the Parisian mileu. Lacking the direct experience found in the City of Love. However, I still feel somewhat stuck in the backwoods of Canuckistan literally and figuratively. One must be emersed to realize authentic speech and affectations found in of various characters real and imagined, Now I wonder what they are really wanting as I can sense the hot breath of bull moose on my neck. Not unlike Paris really! This should be a kicker!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-72786372516882974982010-06-26T21:38:53.486+01:002010-06-26T21:38:53.486+01:00T - only if I can squeeze into your suitcase :)T - only if I can squeeze into your suitcase :)Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-50413046048115271042010-06-26T19:34:20.294+01:002010-06-26T19:34:20.294+01:00That's totally brilliant, a much-needed boost ...That's totally brilliant, a much-needed boost for the novella! Although very steep entry fee....aargh. Luckily, novellas are FAR too long for me to write and double luckily I'm ineligible. Can I just go to Paris instead?Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-11357002464190738332010-06-26T18:04:07.609+01:002010-06-26T18:04:07.609+01:00I know. Fifty feckin euro. I doubt I'd enter e...I know. Fifty feckin euro. I doubt I'd enter even if I was eligible. It's just too much.<br /><br />I'd love to know how many entries they get.Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-6080008596062894712010-06-26T17:02:05.289+01:002010-06-26T17:02:05.289+01:00Double EEK ! -Perhaps terminalDouble EEK ! -Perhaps terminalTotalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-29886383899679637562010-06-26T13:41:01.322+01:002010-06-26T13:41:01.322+01:00What an odd, cool competition. But yikes, who has ...What an odd, cool competition. But yikes, who has €50 for an entry fee? Oh well, maybe I'll come into money before the end of the year ... thanks for the heads up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-57688977194853385872010-06-26T12:49:58.686+01:002010-06-26T12:49:58.686+01:00€50!!!€50!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075292153806720848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-81223751944033936712010-06-26T08:57:28.261+01:002010-06-26T08:57:28.261+01:00I am so tempted by that but so frightened by the c...I am so tempted by that but so frightened by the cost, bet loads of people will enter it and I'm already so out of pocket it's unfunny! Still got no settee! Been here three years!<br /><br />Will have a think about it.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-63664505593749820982010-06-26T08:52:44.321+01:002010-06-26T08:52:44.321+01:00Hi Bob
Yes, large entry fees are very off-putting ...Hi Bob<br />Yes, large entry fees are very off-putting for people. But it's exactly as you say - v few outlets for novellas and a great prize.<br />Thanks for stopping by!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-75639567512627551082010-06-26T08:41:25.416+01:002010-06-26T08:41:25.416+01:00That's a hefty entry fee, but a hefty prize to...That's a hefty entry fee, but a hefty prize to match, and with novellas being relatively hard to place this could attract a lot of entries.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com