Heaven Eleven: the annual ekphrastic marathon
Celebrating the eleventh birthday of The Ekphrastic Review! It's the event of the year, our annual ekphrastic marathon.
Each year, writers around the world spend a day writing ekphrastic poems and stories. We work asynchronously from wherever we are: fourteen drafts, one every 30 minutes. Choosing from a wide selection of diverse artworks, you free write drafts, starting a new sprint every thirty minutes.
The goal of the marathon is to finish it. It's an incredibly intense experience! It's an opportunity to be immersed in art, spend a whole day in pure creation, and to explore, play, and invent. You will surprise yourself and write unexpected things.
From your fourteen drafts, you have the option of polishing and revising, then submitting five works before July 31. A selection of finalists and one winner in the flash fiction category and the poetry category will be published in The Ekphrastic Review. The winning entry in poetry and in flash fiction will each receive $100CAD prize.
Following the marathon itself will be an optional Champagne Party on zoom to celebrate our hard work. This will be an informal chat and chance to connect and celebrate with the community.
For those who can't make it on July 12 or are unable to spend 8 hours, alternate options are in place. You can do the marathon in two parts over the next week on your own schedule.
Join us!