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Our first two weeks of the new trimester have been delightfully engaging, and now the week is drawing to a close. It’s time to shift our focus to all those special traditions with family and friends, and celebrating the holidays! Down Home will take the week of Christmas off, but will post on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the weeks before and after Christmas.
If you have a high school or middle school student who enjoys writing, we have a splendid suggestion for how to spend some of the upcoming break: Announcing the second-annual Hanging Lantern Review Writing Contest!
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Do you know about Hanging Lantern Review? It’s an online literary arts/culture blog and annual print magazine showcasing the talents and ideas of young adults throughout SLO County. It’s hosted and produced by the students of San Luis Obispo Classical Academy High School, to promote the literary arts among high school and middle school students.
The writing contest opened this week on December 11th and work can be submitted up until February 14th, 2014. They are accepting poetry, fiction, and non-fiction/essay from Central Coast students in grades 7-12. Winners will be announced April 1st, 2014.
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The contest provides a fantastic opportunity for young writers. Winners and honorable mentions will be published in Volume 2 of Hanging Lantern Review print magazine, to be released in May of 2014. In addition to receiving a copy of the publication, first, second and third place winners will be invited to participate in an exclusive literature reading and reception in the spring, and may be published on the Hanging Lantern Review blog. Check out their blog for more details on the contest and submission guidelines.
{photo by Haley Haynes Carstens}
In case you missed it last week, here’s the link again for the 2013 SLO Holiday Events list. We wish you a most enjoyable and festive holiday season!
