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Old Apr 04, 06
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being a finalist in a worldwide writing contest
holy fucking shit. i had to blab this news because both my parents are at work and i have to tell someone.

a few weeks ago i entered a writing contest for the summer literary seminars that are held in st. petersberg russia each summer for a month. the first place winner got airfare and a full tuition waiver to the seminars, second place got just tuition, third place got a part-tuition waiver, and finalists also got part-tuition waivers of varying degrees.

margaret atwood was the finalist fiction judge.

so they received over 1,200 entries from around the world...and i just got an email today saying that both my stories were finalists (i submitted two) and that they're giving me a spot in the seminars and paying for 20% of my tuition if i want it.

anyway, i'm not trying to brag or anything at all...i'm just pretty shocked by all of this.

email:

Dear Jake Garrett,

Thank you for participating in the SLS/St. Petersburg-06 annual literary contest. We at SLS were greatly impressed by the strength and overall quality of your work -- the terrific stories "Outer Space" and "How Not to Disappear Completely" -- and would like to offer you a fellowship in the amount of 20% off the program tuition cost.
Please let us know if that is something you might be interested in.

If you choose to accept this offer, please reply by April 15. As much as we would like to have you in the program, it fills up very quickly, and we can't guarantee places will be open for long.

We look forward to hearing from you.

All Best,

SUMMER LITERARY SEMINARS
St. Petersburg, Russia/Nairobi, Kenya
www.sumlitsem.org

ps: we at sls greatly enjoyed your stories. powerful, compelling, beautifully achieved writing. both were among our favorites -- and the contest finalists. thank you for letting us see your work.

mikhail iossel
sls director

FUCK! now i have to decide if i can go!
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Old Apr 04, 06
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awesome. nice work, dude. you should the works for us to read.
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Old Apr 04, 06
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omg thats absolutely incredible. good for you jake!!! i wanna read your stories!!!!


congrats
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Old Apr 04, 06
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i'm so excited i could puke. i can't wait to tell my fiction prof.
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Old Apr 04, 06
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anyway, i'm not trying to brag or anything at all...i'm just pretty shocked by all of this.

ps: we at sls greatly enjoyed your stories. powerful, compelling, beautifully achieved writing. both were among our favorites -- and the contest finalists. thank you for letting us see your work.
Brag away!

That is something to be very very proud of! And the "P.S." note they gave you makes it all the more personal and rewarding!

Conrratsssss!
:D
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Old Apr 04, 06
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Go!!!!

exploit this crazy amasing opertunity!

.dalyn.
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Old Apr 04, 06
like a kick in your side
  
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sidekick will become famous soon enough
i have the choice to either go for a month or two weeks. i don't know if i can do a month, but hopefully i'll be able to go for two weeks.

fuck, i still can't believe this. i can't believe BOTH my stories were finalists.
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Old Apr 04, 06
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WELL DONE!!!

The world needs more talented writers.


PS - I hate Margaret Atwood.
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Old Apr 04, 06
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PS - I hate Margaret Atwood.
haha, i've only read one of her books and i thought it was really good. i saw her speak at the vancouver writer's festival this last year. she made a really good speech...she's a pretty funny old lady.
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Old Apr 04, 06
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That is beyond amazing Jake!

Write on!
(har har)
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Old Apr 04, 06
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CONGRATS!!!!!

that wonderful to hear hun :D
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Old Apr 04, 06
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That is such an amazing opportunity hun! Congratulations! :)
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Old Apr 04, 06
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You should be really, really proud of yourself. Those literary gurus are HARD to please.

You should def go through with it. You clearly have a talent worth being recognized.

Good luck.
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Old Apr 04, 06
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Awesome! For sure post a story if you wish to..
Both...both is just plain crazy..lol,
talented much?..way to go:)
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Old Apr 04, 06
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holy shit,

congrats!

p.s DO IT!!!!
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Old Apr 04, 06
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congrats..that's absolutely crazy!
brag away and have fun when u go!
i wanna read your stories!!
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Old Apr 04, 06
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thanks for all the kind words guys. i appreciate it :) i'm super excited about all of this!

i would love for you to be able to read my stories, but i feel weird about posting them on the internet. just a privacy thing there.
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Old Apr 04, 06
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Remember us small folk when you make it famous!
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Old Apr 04, 06
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awesome. congrats.
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Old Apr 05, 06
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Good on ya friend! You's one tallented boy!
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Old Apr 05, 06
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So happy for you!! You totally deserve every bit of it :)

ps. dont come back a commie
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Old Apr 05, 06
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1. that's obviously brag rights.

2. go!

3. congrats!
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Old Apr 05, 06
like a kick in your side
  
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So happy for you!! You totally deserve every bit of it :)

ps. dont come back a commie
but i already have all my red shirts picked out :(
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Old Apr 05, 06
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woops i gave you karma under my boy's account by accident :$

CONGRATS JAKE!! <3

That's fricking INCrEDIBLE =)
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Old Apr 05, 06
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That's awesome Jake. I wanna give your work a read.
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