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Topic: Lucky mag caption contest
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| nychippy | Posted – 3/7/2008 12:17:50 PM | show profile Just wondered if anyone attempted this, and what their experience was. (It was a first-of-its-kind contest that required you to caption four pages of shoes for a chance to win a $1,000 Barneys gift card. No word reps or blah descriptions were allowed.) I had some writer gal pals who considered but blanched at the level of difficulty. Did anyone brave it? |
| Collier | Posted – 3/7/2008 6:45:16 PM | show profile ha! i have been meaning to post about the contest and forgot till you jogged my memory. i read the rules, saw the "payment" and thought "are they really flippin' serious?" given what the contest required, it was slave labor for a paltry sum. shame on them. |
| kim780 | Posted – 3/8/2008 10:13:54 AM | show profile not for the pros i don't think the contest was created for professional writers. i haven't read the rules, but it seems pretty obvious that it's for aspiring writers who want to try their hand at caption writing. i think it's a great opportunity to put that on your resume and the gift certificate is just a nice bonus. i honestly wish more mags offered contests like this for the newbies. it's like interning with a real assignment and a prize. crazy concept, but i like it. |
