Parable Competition, update
I am currently compiling all the parables I have received in response to the competition I ran with Paraclete Press in connection with my latest book, The Orthodox Heretic. The response to the competition has been overwhelming and the quality of submissions is impressive. Now I have the difficult task of foraging through them all to unearth the winners.
In addition to $100 of Paraclete books, first prize receives a beautiful limited addition print (see above) by the artist Jared Robinson. Second and third place win $50 of Paraclete books.
I will announce third place on the 1st September, along with the parable and a short explanation of why I chose it. I will do the same on the 2nd September with second place. Finally, on the 3rd, I will share the winner.
My hope is that this competition will have inspired some people to experiment with the art of crafting a parable and that, as a result, we will witness a small revival of this transformative mode of communication within the Christian community.
August 19th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
At the risk of appearing like one who is attempting to win over the judge of this competition, I must say that it has indeed inspired me to explore this area of writing.
I’d never written a parable before this, and it is a challenging, albeit rewarding, exercise.
So thank you, good sir, for compelling us in this manner.
You are smart…and funny…and so darn good looking…pick me! Pick me!
August 21st, 2009 at 2:59 pm
im curious if u will be posting a list of honorable mentions alongside the 3 winners? im very interested in reading more parables by various authors.
August 21st, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Hey Pete, I wish I had caught on you were running this parable competition earlier.
I’ve got to say after finishing orthodox heretic, it helped inspire me to do some creative writing of my own on my last few blog posts… (part 1 is loosely a pedophile looking for love, and part 2 he finds himself in heaven). they’re more internal dialogues than situational parables though.
Thanks for what you do! keep writing!
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:31 pm
so did something change? is it announced elsewhere?
September 4th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Hi I’m not sure if this is a parable but I dreamed that God had made me
infinitely more wise and powerful than he was.I also remember sleeping
one day and the sun became a woman,as I talked to her we became friends.One day she lost her temper and became the sun again,she was just a woman (for a while) remember.