{"id":2741,"date":"2015-12-15T12:06:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2015-12-16T16:30:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T00:30:02","slug":"1000-political-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/1000-political-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"$1,000 Political Writing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Splice Today is hosting a political writing essay contest on the topic of the U.S. Presidential primary.<\/p>\n

The grand prize is $1,000. Second place is $500 and third place is $250.<\/p>\n

The guidelines are simple:<\/p>\n

“Tell us which candidates will win the Democratic and GOP nominations and\u00a0compete for the presidency next November. The essay can be objective or\u00a0partisan.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The length should be 1,500-3,000 words.<\/p>\n

The deadline is December 31st, 2015.<\/p>\n

Splice Today defines its purpose as: “To provoke, irritate, delight and confuse readers who are bored or dissatisfied with current online journalism.”<\/p>\n

They like iconoclastic writing that pushes boundaries. They don’t assume their “readers are brain-dead morons.” Clearly, they want spunk and personality in their writing.<\/p>\n

To learn more, and to submit, read their contest page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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