Hey /lit/
Are there any literary competitions you're applying for this year?
I'm about to send two stories off for a short story competition with a $1,500 prize. The previous winners were literally shit-tier so I hope I can win.
Just in case I'm sending one serious story that took over a week to finish, and one fun one I wrote today. It's anonymous entry so they won't know it's me.
>>8970061
If the winner are shit tier it doesn't mean the competition you're up against is, necessarily, shit tier: it's possible, even probable, the editors and judges the editors pick are shit tier and only recognize a certain kind of shit.
It's just like the oh-so-smart sophmore writer who thinks they can write best-sellers: you can't write junk if you don't have a junk mind that enjoys what other junk minds enjoys and so has a built in junk prose calibrator.
>>8970104
Hey, thanks for replying! I'm kinda new to this forum but I hope mansplaining isn't as common as you've made it seem.
>>8970061
What contests?
>>8970224
> I hope mansplaining isn't as common as you've made it seem.
Am I being memed? Is this a meme? What the fuck is this? Did I get left behind, do I not get the funny memes anymore? I mean, this is ironic, right? An ironic meme with layers upon layers of cynical facetiousnes- right? Or am I retarded and did we really catch a tumblr resident?
I wish new sincerity will finally kick off as the cool thing instead of this shit, so I can stop worrying whether or not I'm understanding a cutting edge kid's ironic remark.
>>8970224
damn
>>8970224
tits or gtfo