A warm congratulations to the winners of the Spring 2012 contests!
"The Flow" by Jantsa Erdenebayar (art)
"The Black Hole Speaks" by Cailen Jimenez or CJ (poetry)
"Tricks are for Kids" by Esther Ko (fiction)
"Seeing Eye God" by Alanna Wray (poetry runner-up)
All contest entries were due by April 15, 2012.
"The Flow" by Jantsa Erdenebayar (art)
"The Black Hole Speaks" by Cailen Jimenez or CJ (poetry)
"Tricks are for Kids" by Esther Ko (fiction)
"Seeing Eye God" by Alanna Wray (poetry runner-up)
Their work will be featured in Issue 51.
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- After reading the category specific information, visit our SUBMIT page to submit your entry and contract online.
- ALL contest submissions will turn over to the regular submission pool after the deadline and be considered for publication in Issue 51.
- Finalists will be chosen by a panel of senior editors. Senior editors of the OTR may not submit to this contest, but regular editors are encouraged to do so. Entries will be judged blind.
- Only matriculated Hunter students can receive prizes*. Winners will be asked to submit a copy of their ID card, signature, and last 4-digits of their S.S.
ART CONTEST: Humans and the Environment
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| Ana Mendieta Tree of Life |
Artists have always had an intense relationship with the environment. Since the first documentations of human art on the walls of caves in ancient times, artists have sought inspiration from the natural world. In contemporary times, we are faced with the crises of climate change and human impact on nature is becoming more pronounced. Many artists have joined the environmental conversation effort through thematic commentary in their work.
For the OTR Art Contest, artists can submit work that makes environmental commentary or they can simply use the interactions of humans and nature as a muse for captivating aesthetics. As long as the work considers human relations to the environment, the art is good to go. The artist with the strongest depiction of the humans and nature will be selected winner.
First Prize: $50 gift card to Pearl Paint, publication and feature in the OTR.
Limit of 3 entries per person.
Questions can be directed to Senior Art Editor, Connie Salvayon at olivetreeart at gmail dot com.
FICTION/NON-FICTION CONTEST: Scene
"You've got to realize," he said, "that I don't want you to do it if you don't want to. I'm perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to you."
"Doesn't it mean anything to you? We could get along."
"Of course it does. But I don't want anybody but you. I don't want anyone else. And I know it's perfectly simple."
"Yes, you know it's perfectly simple.""It's all right for you to say that, but I do know it."
"Would you do something for me now?”
"I'd do anything for you.”
"Would you please please please please please please please stop talking?"
"Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
"Doesn't it mean anything to you? We could get along."
"Of course it does. But I don't want anybody but you. I don't want anyone else. And I know it's perfectly simple."
"Yes, you know it's perfectly simple.""It's all right for you to say that, but I do know it."
"Would you do something for me now?”
"I'd do anything for you.”
"Would you please please please please please please please stop talking?"
"Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
A brief interaction among characters can compress an entire story. We challenge you to construct a scene capturing a single moment in time between characters. As you piece it together, the basic elements of fiction—dialogue, narration and action—should be considered and weaved into your scene.
What could a conversation between strangers meeting for the first time reveal? What conflict could arise? No matter the scenario, ask yourself, what is achieved by the end of your scene? Allow room for the reader to interpret, through dialogue or body language, your characters’s backgrounds, their attitudes to their situation and their attitudes toward one another.
First Prize: $50 gift card to Strand, publication and feature in the OTR.
Limit of 2000 words
Inquiries can be directed to Christopher, the Senior Fic/Non-Fic Editor, at olivetreereviewprose at gmail dot com.
POETRY CONTEST: The Future
... Wanderer, this is the pre-history of FebruaryWhile we here at the OTR are putting the final touches on Issue 50, and are making changes to hopefully bring the magazine through its next 50 issues (online submissions, regular workshops, screenings, events), we're thinking a lot about The Future. What's life going to be like in ten, or a hundred years? What's poetry going to be like? What of the past will continue to matter? And what in the future will matter that we can't even conceive of today?
The life of the poem in the mind has not yet begun.
-Wallace Stevens
Classes and workshops teach you how to write from within, to focus on the past, on memories and moments. But now we'd like to give students the opportunity to turn outward, to write for tomorrow, for the unknown. To that end, the OTR is awarding prizes to poetic works which touch on the theme of The Future.
The theme may be taken as broadly as you wish. Creativity is greatly encouraged.
First Prize: $50 gift card to Strand Book Store, publication and feature in the OTR.If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact David, the Senior Poetry Editor, at olivetreereviewpoetry at gmail dot com.
Limit of three entries per person.
*Prizes are paid for by Student Activity Fees from Hunter College.
