dr_con Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Been awhile since anyone has posted here, but I thought this maybe of interest: The City Lights No ContestIn a recent interview with PRI's World Books, Beauty Salon author Mario Bellatin described a writing technique called the "No Method": "For years I tried to create for myself a method of writing that would be my own. I called it the No Method, not because it was influenced by the Japanese theatrical form of that name, but rather because it was about appending a 'no' to all the elements that supposedly make up literary texts. No adjectives, no dialogue, no space, no time, no omniscience, no names, and so on and so forth, until I had compiled a long list of noes. It was in that way, restricted all the way down to the most minimal aspects, that I began to see that, in a certain sense, things could be named anew." Our challenge to you: use Bellatin's No Method--no adjectives, no dialogue, no space, no time, no omniscience, no names--to write a short piece of fiction (under 200 words), and send your entry to contest@citylights.com under the subject line "No Contest." The person with the best entry will receive a free copy of Beauty Salon and a choice of four other books from our City Lights Publishers Literature in Translation list. Submissions are due no later than October 15, 2009. No contest DC Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waxwings Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Been awhile since anyone has posted here, but I thought this maybe of interest: The City Lights No ContestIn a recent interview with PRI's World Books, Beauty Salon author Mario Bellatin described a writing technique called the "No Method": "For years I tried to create for myself a method of writing that would be my own. I called it the No Method, not because it was influenced by the Japanese theatrical form of that name, but rather because it was about appending a 'no' to all the elements that supposedly make up literary texts. No adjectives, no dialogue, no space, no time, no omniscience, no names, and so on and so forth, until I had compiled a long list of noes. It was in that way, restricted all the way down to the most minimal aspects, that I began to see that, in a certain sense, things could be named anew." Our challenge to you: use Bellatin's No Method--no adjectives, no dialogue, no space, no time, no omniscience, no names--to write a short piece of fiction (under 200 words), and send your entry to contest@citylights.com under the subject line "No Contest." The person with the best entry will receive a free copy of Beauty Salon and a choice of four other books from our City Lights Publishers Literature in Translation list. Submissions are due no later than October 15, 2009. No contest DC No response. Ypu have said it. waxwings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Sorry for the late reply DC. I am afraid I don't understand the challenge. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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