April/May and June/July Comment Contest Winners

by Amy Robinson

Autumn is finally here, but don't let the change in seasons cool off your writing practice. Check out our exciting fall classes and events:

Classes:

• Stuff I Like: High-Concept Blogging (10/2)

• Ernessa's Ten Page Workout (10/2)
• The Big Finish: Creating An Exciting Third Act (Sun. a.m.'s in Oct.)

• From Bedtime Stories To Tales of Teenage Woe: Writing for Kids and Young Adults PT II (Sun. afternoons in Oct.)

• So You Want To Be A Writer? (Wed. p.m.'s, Sat a.m's, in Sept. and Oct., Online in Oct.)

• Finishing School (Wed. p.m.'s, Sat a.m's in Sept. and Oct.)

• Get Your Webisode On (Sun. p.m.'s in Oct.)

• You in 1, 200 Words or Less: Writing the Personal Essay (10/17)

• From Snoozeville to Sizzletown: Crafting a Page Turner (10/20)

And now, for the announcements that you have been waiting for. The April/May comment contest winner is Marissa Engel!

Marisa's favorite place to write is "at the airport during a layover since I'm either just completing or about to embark on some adventure. . ."  You can read her fantastic story here:
http://wellfedmuse.blogspot.com/2011/05/writing-prompt-from-boring-to.html


Also, our June/July comment contest winner is Amy Vorpahl!

When I asked Amy what inspires her to write she said, "Inspiration almost always comes from strong emotions I have toward either people, environments, situations, or events or any and all of the above!" You can read Amy's winning, and very touching, story here:
http://wellfedmuse.blogspot.com/2011/06/writing-prompt-dear-old-dad.html

Great job, Marissa and Amy! You each win a free class at Writing Pad!

There is still time for you to enter the comment contest for August/September. So what are you waiting for?We are really enjoying your stories. Keep it up, folks!