Member-Sponsored A Sense of Place Contest

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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

—Marcel Proust

Have you ever lived in or visited a place that quickened all your senses, and that is so heavily invested with meaning that it is an integral part of your identity? Do you have memories of a place that has marked you for life, shaped you, taught you the value of nature, a home, a land, a people? Do you wish you had such a connection to a place? Do you know someone whose heart and mind and eyes are wide open to the places in which they find themselves? If so, I want to hear about it. Tell me what "sense of place" suggests to you, tell me about the relationship with the place that makes you feel alive, that means more to you than any other. Your story can be fictional or nonfiction, it doesn't matter. What I want is your sense of place.

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Rules

• Entries must be received before midnight, Sunday, June 15th (UTC time) and the winners will be announced on or before July 7th.

• Entries must be no more than 2,500 words per Scribophile's count.

• Entries can be fiction or non-fiction.

• Only one entry per member is permitted. In the case of multiple entries, only the first posted entry will be considered.

• Work must have public visibility on Scribophile until a winner is announced.

Submission guidelines

• To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says "Enter this work into the Member-Sponsored A Sense of Place Contest." Your work will automatically be considered.

• The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.

• Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

• If you have placed in a contest in the past with a particular piece, you may not resubmit that piece in other contests.