Our Judges

Randa Clay – Great designer, great blogger, and great person! http://randaclay.com

About Randa:

I am designer and marketing consultant providing a complete package of services that includes custom logo design, print design and production, custom web site and blog design and customization. Beyond graphic design, my background includes work recommending, coordinating, executing and analyzing marketing initiatives for large brands, such as The Limited, Victoria’s Secret, Goody’s, Express and more.

Walter Burek – Great writer, interesting blog and an interesting mind! http://walterburek.com

About Walter:

A long-time advertising copywriter and broadcast producer, now a novelist and short story writer (outcome pending). The rest of my time is spent reading, producing podcasts about Classic Fiction and Classical Music and Scripture, playing golf, surf fishing, trout fishing, playing the guitar, accordion and keyboard, and taking long walks with my Boston Terrier.

Laura Spencer – Freelance writer, super blogger and really nice! http://writingthoughts.com

About Laura:

Laura has created study guides and final examinations for a continuing professional education company, provided writing and editing services for a book production facility, and created original web content for several sites.

Prior to 2002, Laura worked for several Fortune 500 corporations developing online help systems, technical documentation, and training materials. Awards received include: an award of merit and an award of achievement from her local chapter of the Society For Technical communication. The awards were for work done on organizational newsletters that she edited.

Angela Stevens – prolific blogger and work-at-home-mom extraordinaire

About Angela:

Words can’t describe. So, visit her page to view her photo montage. A picture paints a thousand words. Go read that thick book.

Bokjae - retiree and full time care-giver, overall excellent bloke!

About Bokjae:

In a previous time and place, he was some big shot corporate big-wig. But really, he is just another excellent blogger, caring spouse and overall great guy.

We would like you to share your Worse Valentine’s Day Story with us. This could be all about you, or it could be something that happened to someone else which ruined your day. Whatever the circumstances surrounding it, you must feel that it is the worse Valentine’s Day you have ever experienced.

Contest starts tomorrow 17 January 2008 and will close on 10 February 2008.

Your story will be voted on by our readers and the top 10 will be voted on by our panel of judges to determine the top 3 stories.

Top Prizes

1st Prize: US$100
2nd Prize: US$50
3rd Prize: US$20

All prizes will be paid out via PayPal.

Special prizes

The first 100 qualifying entries submitted before 31 January 2008 will receive by mail, a pair of naughty, cheeky Valentine’s Day greeting cards that you can send to your friends. These are unique designs not found in any stores anywhere! Entries that are submitted after 31 January 2008 can continue to participate in the main contest, but will not receive the free gifts (it will be too late to mail anyway).

Our Judges

Randa Clay – Great designer, great blogger, and great person! http://randaclay.com
Walter Burek – Great writer, interesting blog and an interesting mind! http://walterburek.com
Laura Spencer – Freelance writer, super blogger and really nice! http://writingthoughts.com

More Judges to be announced soon.

Please use this form to submit your stories. If you wish to submit multiple stories, you can only do so one at a time.

Rules:

1. To qualify for the free gifts, entries must be submitted before 31 Jan 2008. Entries submitted AFTER this date can still be considered for the main contest, but will not receive the free gifts (not enough time for shipping!)
2. All stories submitted must be original (that means, you own the rights to the story, it is your story)
3. Stories can be real or imagined
4. Stories can be about your own experiences or some one else’s
5. All stories containing hate, anti-religion or other nasties will be automatically disqualified
6. All stories MUST be about Valentine’s Day
7. Each person may submit as many stories as you like, as long as they meet the above criteria
8. To receive your free gift/prizes, please make sure your email, telephone and mailing addresses are correct