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Announcing the winners of the 34th Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest
Monday, January 30th, 2012GRAND PRIZE WINNER
HEIDEGGER STAIRWELL by Kayt Burgess of Aurora, Ontario
Kayt Burgess
About the Author
Kayt Burgess is a writer, artist, opera singer and musician. She studied classical music at the University of Western Ontario and earned her Master’s degree in creative writing from Bath Spa University in the UK. Kayt was born in Manitouwadge, Ontario, grew up in Elliot Lake and now lives near Toronto after stints in New Zealand, England and Scotland. Heidegger Stairwell is her first novel. It will be released by 3-Day Books in September 2012.
About the Book
Music journalist Evan Strocker has almost finished a memoir chronicling his time with Heidegger Stairwell, an indie-rock legend from small-town Ontario whose members he has known his whole life. But the band thinks he’s left a little too much of himself on the page—allowing his experiences as a transgender man and his complicated romance with the lead guitarist eclipse the story of the group’s dramatic rise and fall. Through graphic notes and colourful marginalia, the musicians weigh in on their friend’s version of the truth, and fight to put their own testimony on the record. As Strocker’s manuscript finally comes together, both band and writer are forced to face a shocking new event that will once again change their fortunes.
SECOND PRIZE WINNER
Winning $500
Street Dogs by Brandon Hobson
Brandon Hobson is a PhD candidate in Creative Writing atOklahoma State University. His fiction has appeared in NOON, New York Tyrant, Puerto del Sol, Narrative Magazine, Web Conjunctions and elsewhere. He lives in Hennessey, Oklahoma, with his wife and son.
THIRD PRIZE WINNER
Winning $100
She Felt Like Velvet by Karen Cressman
Karen Cressman is a marketing writer with a fascination for all things Alice In Wonderland. She is currently developing three novels-in-progress and, of course, dreaming up plots for the next 3-Day Novel Contest. She lives with her husband in Brampton, Ontario.
Our Top-10 Runners-Up
- Full Moon Rules by LENORE BUTCHER of Woodstock, Ontario
- Alice’s Adventures Through a Very Big Mirror by VICTORIA DUNN of Ottawa, Ontario
- Darius to the Max by CATHI RADNER CASTRIO of Argyle, New York
- Not by TERRY LEEDER of Oakville, Ontario
- Rounds Down Range by J.L. MYERS of Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Half of No by KARI PILGRIM of Brooklyn, New York
- Happily Destroyed by EVAN PURCELL of Bullhead City, Arizona
- Deadfall by RACHEL SLANSKY of San Francisco, California
- Lords of Ironfire by RUDY THAUBERGER of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Banquet of Consequences by ANDERSON TODD of Toronto, Ontario
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Thanks to everyone who took part in the 34th edition of this literary tradition, and a hearty congratulations all those who triumphed over the pressure of the contest to send in a novel! It is always a challenge for our judges to choose a short list of favourites from the incredible wealth of frenetic fast fiction we receive every year. To all of our entrants, and all friends of 3DNC, we offer our wishes for a creative and productive 2012.
The next 3-Day Novel Contest (our 35th annual event!) takes place September 1-3, 2012. Send us an email to join our mailing list and receive notice when registration opens this spring.
Registration is open for 3DN 2011!
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011”A coffee-fueled, plot-weaving literary juggernaut.”
“Both wonderful and awful.”
We are now accepting registrations for the 34th annual manifestation of the world’s most notorious literary marathon. Every year, hundreds of writers from all over the world try their hand at this 72-hour literary endurance race, earning themselves bragging rights, a cool certificate and one crumpled, typo-ridden first draft of a manuscript.
Curious? Compelled? Register today and find out just what you might think up under pressure. You could win cash prizes, and our judges’ favourite novel wins publication by 3-Day Books. And, best of all, everyone who commits to the contest will experience one massive creative kick-start and the complete banishment of writer’s block for one very, very long weekend.
Contest dates: Labour Day weekend, September 3–5
Early-bird registration deadline: August 5, $50 fee
Final registration cutoff: September 2, $55 fee
New this year: save paper and postage by submitting your novel online! Instructions will be sent by email after you register.
The Winners of the 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Jennifer K. Chung of Bellevue, Washington, for TERRORYAKI!
Jennifer K. Chung, photo by Gavin Jensen
About the Book
It’s three months until the wedding, and Samantha’s Taiwanese parents won’t warm up to her hopelessly white fiancé. Meanwhile, Sam’s food-obsessed sister, Daisy, is on the hunt for an otherworldly take-out truck whose dishes are to die for. Terroryaki! is a quirky tale of love, family, redemption and the best—if slightly cursed—dish of chicken teriyaki to be found in this realm of existence.
About the Author
Jennifer K. Chung is a Taiwanese-American writer, pianist and software engineer. She grew up in Southern California and studied computer science at MIT in Cambridge, MA. In her spare time, Jennifer plays keyboard in a goth metal band and studies the Japanese martial art of Naginata. She lives near Seattle.
SECOND PRIZE WINNER
Gwendolyn Bird of Kasilof, Alaska
For The Island of Broken Toys, the haunting tale of a community of mysterious children who seek out the truth behind their exile.
THIRD PRIZE WINNER
Tate Young of Toronto, Ontario
For The Ridgeback, a witty thriller about a bloody murder, a very large diamond and a dogwalker on the run.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
- Jon Billman of Stillwater, Oklahoma, for Bicycle Tramps
- Alan James Blair of Stillwater, Oklahoma, for The Mermaid’s Brother
- Jenni Bomford of Prince George, B.C., for Spiritual
- Keith Chittleborough of Glen Waverley, Australia, for Near Dreg Experience
- Paul Colley & Laura Colley of Pickering, Ontario, for Clockwork
- Logan Evans of Pullman, Washington, for The Boundary Nebula
- Gayleen Froese of Edmonton, Alberta, for What the Cat Dragged In
- B. Gordon of Victoria, B.C., for Archipelago
- Diana Holdsworth of Amherst, Massachusetts, for The Golden Tooth
- Jimmm Kelly of Vancouver, B.C., for The Little Man
- Ashok Mathur of Vancouver, B.C., for The First White Black Man
- Iulia Park of Toronto, Ontario, for Canadian Experience
- Rudy Thauberger of Vancouver, B.C., for Evil Beach Dance Party
- Jake Wallis Simons of Winchester, United Kingdom, for 24/3
- Jenny D. Williams of Brooklyn, New York, for The Widow and the Twin
We’d also like to give special mention to this year’s youngest entrants, three-time contest veterans Natasha Carr-Harris, Abby Adams and Sean Vipond, as well as our latest under-10 entrant, Albrightine Ngusurun Orsar.
Save the date! The next 3-Day Novel Contest will take place Labour Day weekend, September 3-5, 2011. Registration will open in late spring.
3-Day News, Aug. 24, 2010
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
3-Day Novel Newsletter
News and updates from 3-Day Novel, delivered every two months or so. To sign up, send an email to info@3daynovel.com with the subject line “subscribe”. If you already subscribe and didn’t receive it, check your spam box and add 3_Day_Novel_Contest@mail.vresp.com to your “not spam” list.
Last Call to Register
There’s just over a week left to register for the 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest. Sign up today to test your creative chops, shake off writer’s block and earn literary bragging rights. Register online or by mail, or in person at one of these upcoming events:
Toronto: Thursday, August 26
7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m
The Victory Cafe, 581 Markham St., upstairs (map)
Launch of Snowmen by Mark Sedore and 3DN pep rally
Vancouver: Friday, September 3
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Kafka’s Coffee, 2525 Main St. (map)
Registration drop-off and entrant meet-and-greet
News & Updates
Quentin Mills-Fenn of Winnipeg’s Uptown Review says Snowmen, our latest 3-Day Books release, is “really quite good… Sedore has produced a gripping and satisfying story which betrays no clue to its origins.”
Congratulations to long-time Vancouver entrant Christopher Meades, who made the 2007 3DN shortlist with his novel, The Three Fates of Henrik Nordmark. An expanded version of his original draft has been released by ECW Press and is now available in bookstores. Read an excerpt at the ECW website.
And we’ve heard two more 3-Day Novel success stories! Sandy Lender found a home for her 2009 3DN manuscript, Problems on Eldora Prime, with NWP, and Lisa Naraine expanded her 2008 entry, The Package, and the revised version was recently accepted by Transit Medias. Congratulations to both contest veterans.
3-Day News, July 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 14th, 20103-Day Novel Newsletter
News and updates from 3-Day Novel, delivered every two months or so. To sign up, send an email to info@3daynovel.com with the subject line “subscribe”. If you already subscribe and didn’t receive it, check your spam box and add 3_Day_Novel_Contest@mail.vresp.com to your “not spam” list.
Have You Registered Yet?
Register now for 3DN 2010! The 33rd Annual 3-Day Novel Contest takes place September 4-6, 2010. Find rules and registration forms here.
3DN Events in Vancouver & Toronto
Jan Underwood at the SFU Symposium on the Book
Vancouver, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W Hasting Street
Sunday, July 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.</p>
Jan Underwood, winner of the 2005 3-Day Novel Contest, will join an amazing panel (including Will Ferguson, Hal Wake, Rebecca Wigod, Mark Leiren-Young and Mark Critch from This Hour Has 22 Minutes) to talk about the art and craft of humour writing at the 2010 Symposium on the Book. The $75 admission to the all-day event includes copies of the books from all participating authors; here’s a great opportunity to get Jan’s hilarious winning novel, Day Shift Werewolf. Register at www.ccsp.sfu.ca/pubworks.
Book Launch and Pep Rally
Toronto, the Victory Cafe, 581 Markham Street, Upstairs
Thursday, August 26, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Join us at the Victory Cafe in Toronto for the launch of the latest 3-Day Book and to cheer on local entrants to the upcoming 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest. Mark Sedore will offer tips for surviving and excelling at the world’s most notorious literary marathon and read from his contest-winning tale of brotherly betrayal and arctic survival. 3DN personnel will be on hand to answer questions, take registrations, comfort the nervous and hand out some fun prizes.
Questions or comments? Email info@3daynovel.com.
Register Now for 3-Day 2010!
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Illustration by Jonathan Adams
”An exhausting and exhilarating, horrible and wonderful, enlightening and baffling experience.”
Are you ready to try the world’s most notorious literary marathon? Registration is open for the 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest. Since its beginnings as a barroom challenge in 1977, thousands of writers have put their storytelling stamina to the test with this infamous creative pressure-cooker. New this year: 3DN entrants may now register and order 3-Day Books by traditional mail or securely online through Paypal.
This year’s contest will take place Labour Day weekend, Sept. 4 - 6, 2010. Full details are on our Rules page.
Please note: 3DN has new coordinates! Mail your registration/queries to:
The International 3-Day Novel Contest
PO Box 2106, Station Terminal
Vancouver, BC, V6B 3T5 CANADA
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