Beijing in six words! Enter the Beijinger’s Six-Word Writing Competition.

by mengfei on 03/02/12 at 7:06 am

Can you sum up your Beijing story in six words? BLF and The Beijinger present a short (very very short) story competition.

What you can win:

  • First Prize: A ticket to a BLF writing workshop of your choice plus two invites to the BLF VIP cocktail party
  • Second Prize: Two tickets to “SLAM!” featuring Luka Lesson & Tim Clare (9pm on Saturday, March 17 at 2 Kolegas)
  • Third Prize: Two tickets to the Beijinger‘s “Pop-Up Magazine” event (8pm on Friday, March 16 at The Bookworm

 

To enter the competition, just send six words that describe your Beijing to sixwords@thebeijinger.com.

Closing date for entries is 9am, Thursday, February 16.

Finalists will be printed in the March issue of the Beijinger and will duke it out for votes and the top honor on The Beijinger’s blog.

Your six-word Beijing story will also be showcased on BLF’s ”Writing On The Wall” display, immortalized for the duration of the festival on The Bookworm’s wall (by the staircase) for all to admire.

Image: AccidentalBlog.com

 

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