Last week, Aaron of Wayward Wine won the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #17 (#MWWC17) and just like all winners of the Challenge, his “reward” was to choose the theme for the following Challenge (in this case #MWWC18).
A few of us started the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge over a year ago with the desire to promote more creative wine writing. The thought was that we get caught up in tasting notes, winery visits, and the occasional food porn and we soon forget that part of the reason we put in all the hours that we do on these silly blogs is that we love to write!
After roughly a week of pondering, clearly taking this monumental responsibility seriously, Aaron sent me an email with his choice for the new theme. Once I saw the theme, I immediately started to panic–I was not worried about what I was going to write so much, but rather the word itself causes some level of angst in everyone, I imagine.
So what exactly is this theme that causes me to break out in a cold sweat every time I hear the word?
A quick recap of the rules:
The rules
- The Challenge is open to anybody and everybody. It helps if you have a blog, but that is certainly not a requirement (contact me if this is the case).
- Write a post based on this month’s theme: “Crisis”.
- The post should be at least tangentially related to wine (after all, it is the name of the challenge).
- The post should be more or less around 1000 words (I routinely violate this rule, so it is just there as a “guide”).
- Include the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge badge (above) that was designed by the very first winner, The Armchair Sommelier.
- Remember to vote!
- Once you post on your blog, please do at least two of the following and I will be sure to include a link here as well as on all subsequent posts about this month’s challenge:
- Include a link back to this post in your entry.
- Use the hashtag #MWWC18 somewhere in your post.
- Tweet, using the #MWWC18 hashtag and include a link back to your post.
- Send me an email: jeff(at)thedrunkencyclist(dot)com
- Include a link back to this post in your entry.
The all important dates:
Deadline for submission: Monday, July 27th, 2015
Voting Begins: Tuesday, July 28st, 2015
Voting Ends: Monday, August 3rd, 2015
Winner Announced: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
Previous winners:
If you’re looking for some inspiration here are the links to the previous winning posts:
MWWC1 – Transportation
MWWC2 – Trouble
MWWC3 – Possession
MWWC4 – Oops
MWWC5 – Feast
MWWC6 – Mystery
MWWC7 – Devotion
MWWC8 – Luck
MWWC9 – Fear
MWWC10 – Value
MWWC11 – Friend
MWWC12 – Local
MWWC13 – Serendipity
MWWC14 – Tradition
MWWC15 – Success
MWWC16 – Finish
MWWC17 – Epiphany
Please contact me if you have any questions: jeff (at) thedrunkencyclist (dot) com
This will not be easy! Well, I think none of them where, actually 🙂 Long Live the Challenge!
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Cheers Anatoli!
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So many themes have left me stumped and bewildered. May the Challenge continue in perpetuity!
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Hear, hear!
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Submit! If you dare!
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I always like a little Bravado!
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Great set up for the theme DC. I look forward to the submissions!
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I do as well!
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