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2017 Blue Light Books Prize Twitter Contest!

In honor of Indiana Review’s 2017 Blue Light Books Prize, we are announcing a new Twitter Contest!

Starting today, tweet us a well-crafted haiku using the hashtag #BLB2017. There is only one rule: the haiku must contain the word “blue.” If you’re unfamiliar with the form, a haiku is a three-line poem with the syllable pattern, 5/7/5. Please separate your lines by using a slash.

Some example Haikus are:

@IndianaReview: Rising from winter / these bodies frostbitten blue / spring melt runs down limbs #BLB2017

@IndianaReview: I live under blue / and a cold Juniper tree / and it shakes me here #BLB2017

@IndianaReview: They’re all different blues / these oceans of foaming froth / tranquility here #BLB2017

The winner with the best blue haiku will receive a free entry to the prize and an IR Prize Pack. Remember to use the hashtag #BLB2017. Follow us at @IndianaReview to see updates on this contest and more.

Deadline for the Twitter Contest is January 15, 2017 at 12 PM EST.

If you want to learn more about our 2017 Blue Light Books Prize with final judge, Ross Gay, or if you would like to submit your poetry collection, follow the link: https://indianareview.org/blue-light-books/

 

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2016 Twitter Contest #IRrewind Winners!

After looking over all of your fantastic tweets, Indiana Review has selected a winner for the #IRrewind contest! The winner will receive an IR Prize Pack and free entry into our 2016 Fiction Prize contest.

THE WINNER IS:

All of the rewinds were so good that we couldn’t just pick one, so this year we also have a runner-up who will receive an IR Prize Pack as well!

THE RUNNER-UP IS:

https://twitter.com/Georgia_Jackson/status/788046997391540224

A great, big thank you to all of you who submitted! We had a lot of fun reading through all of your hilarious literary rewinds.

Don’t be deterred if you didn’t win this contest, as there is still time to submit to our 2016 Fiction Prize judged by Aimee Bender which closes OCT 31st at MIDNIGHT EST!

 

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Interview with 2015 Fiction Prize Finalist Jennifer Popa

While we were anxiously awaiting to read your stories for the 2016 Fiction Prize, we interviewed one of the finalists of last year’s 2015 Fiction Prize, Jennifer Popa, on her short story, “The Lost Boys of the Shirley Marie.” If you’re looking foProcessed with VSCOcam with b1 presetr some inspiration or some writing tips to get you out of a rut, continue reading below.

Jennifer Popa recently relocated from the interior of Alaska, where she did her MFA in Creative Writing, to the South Plains of West Texas where she is now a PhD student of English and Creative Writing at Texas Tech University. In addition, she’s made homes for herself in Seattle, Washington; Hiroshima, Japan; and all over the state of Michigan. She’s currently working on a collection of short stories, some of which can be found at The Citron Review, Green Briar Review, Grist, and Fiction Southeast.

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IR Fiction Prize 2016 Twitter Contest!!! #IRrewind

Remember watching VHS tapes rewind? Like when Jack and Rose are alone in freezing waters but are saved by the magically appearing Titanic, which bursts up from the bottom of the sea only to take them back to Southampton. Or like watching the truce between the Montagues and Capulets slowly break apart by the spontaneous re-animations of Romeo and Juliet.

This time, we at Indiana Review are asking for you to not only reverse a story, but also do it in under 140 characters. Take a classic tale and tweet it from finish to start. Remember to always hashtag the title of the work as well as the official hashtag #IRrewind.

Some Examples:

“The story of a jaded boy who leaves his family to go to college and join the fencing team #CatcherintheRye #IRrewind”

 

“A scientist buries different body parts in the cemetery and they all grow into people who live happy lives #Frankenstein #IRrewind”

 

“A teenage wizard is robbed of his magical talent until he must resign himself to living under a family’s stairs #HarryPotter #IRrewind”

 

After the deadline, October 17 @ 12 PM EST, the IR team will pick out our one, favorite rewind, the writer of which will receive free entry into the 2016 Fiction Prize and an IR Prize Pack. While there will only be one winner, we will also be awarding several runner-ups IR Prize Packs as well. This will include the glorious privilege of being re-tweeted and mentioned in future blog posts from Indiana Review.

 

If you aren’t a 90’s kid and can’t remember how to rewind, you can always submit to general submissions or to the 2016 Fiction Prize, judged by the wonderful Aimee Bender! More information can be found on our website: https://indianareview.org/contests/

 

Good luck and remember to be kind and rewind!