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29 Jul 2012 by in Form & Genre Challenge 2012 | 4 comments

F&GC #21 Noir

“The Noir Challenge”

For submission Sunday, 5th August

Challenge: To write a noir story
Form: Open
Word Count: 2000

 

Submission Tips

      1. Please ensure your poem is clearly labelled ‘FGC’ along with the challenge number and the story name in the title of your blog post. Example: [FGC #21] NOIR IS MY NIRVANA.
      2. Submit your story via the Mr Linky Widget. Stories linked in the comments section will be INELIGIBLE for judging consideration.
      3. Leave a comment below.
      4. Tweet your story with the hashtag #FGC2012
      5. Go forth and enjoy the writerly goodness of your fellow contributors and consider placing a vote in the Readers’ Choice Award and tweeting your favourite story on Friday with #fridayreads or Sunday with #sundayreads
      6. Readers’ Choice Poll opens 01:00 GMT(UCT) Monday
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4 Responses to “F&GC #21 Noir”

  1. Jodi Cleghorn says:
    Jul 29, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    Here is one excellent post about what is noir:

    http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2011/12/what-is-noir

  2. Jodi Cleghorn says:
    Jul 30, 2012 at 12:40 am

    And another – has some fruity language in it!
    http://www.deadendfollies.com/2011/07/allan-guthries-ten-rules-to-write-noir.html

  3. Jodi Cleghorn says:
    Jul 30, 2012 at 12:40 am

    And a series of ten rules interviews http://www.deadendfollies.com/search?q=ten+rules

  4. Benoit Lelievre says:
    Jul 30, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    Hey! Thanks for the link. I wish I had time to write a story for the contest, but I’ve learned about it too late.

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