{"id":819,"date":"2007-02-12T23:10:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-12T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=819"},"modified":"2007-02-12T23:10:00","modified_gmt":"2007-02-12T23:10:00","slug":"pagan-fiction-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=819","title":{"rendered":"Pagan fiction-writing contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Llewellyn Publications<\/a> and BBI media (publisher of PanGaia, Sagewoman<\/em> and New Witch<\/em> magazines) are sponsoring a Pagan fiction-writing contest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Judges are Diana Paxson<\/a>, Elizabeth Barrette<\/a>, and Anne Newkirk Niven<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stories may incorporate aspects of any genre. Previously observed examples of Pagan fiction, which have inspired this Award, include but are not limited to stories about contemporary Pagans and the challenges they face in the ordinary world, mythic fiction, urban fantasy, historical fantasy\/alternate history, science fiction about Paganism in the far future, paranormal romance, visionary fiction, weird mystery, and slipstream. Use your imagination.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Llewellyn Publications and BBI media (publisher of PanGaia, Sagewoman and New Witch magazines) are sponsoring a Pagan fiction-writing contest. Judges are Diana Paxson, Elizabeth Barrette, and Anne Newkirk Niven. Stories may incorporate aspects of any genre. Previously observed examples of Pagan fiction, which have inspired this Award, include but are not limited to stories about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-writing"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6xQTg-dd","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":987,"url":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=987","url_meta":{"origin":819,"position":0},"title":"The Pagan Anthology of Short Fiction","author":"Chas S. 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