avatarDr. Gabriella Korosi

Summary

Dancing Elephants Press has launched its Summer 2023 Contest, inviting writers to submit works inspired by the theme of summer, with a first prize of $25 and submissions open from June 22 to September 15, 2023.

Abstract

Dancing Elephants Press (DEP) is welcoming the summer season with its Summer 2023 Contest, following the successful conclusion of its Spring contest. The contest encourages participants to share how the idea of summer inspires them through stories, photo stories, poetry, or articles. Entries will be accepted starting June 22, 2023, until September 15, 2023, with the winner announced on September 22, 2023. The contest emphasizes the joy and creativity that summer brings, inviting writers to express their summer dreams and adventures. DEP is a community-focused platform that also encourages support among writers by tagging each other's work.

Opinions

  • The author expresses a personal love for the warmth of the sun, beach breezes, and blooming flowers that characterize summer.
  • There is an emphasis on the special meaning that summer may hold for individuals, potentially evoking nostalgia or personal growth.
  • The author encourages participants to draw upon memories, present experiences, or future aspirations related to summer for their contest submissions.
  • DEP values community engagement, suggesting writers to highlight the work of their peers and offering a WhatsApp group for further interaction.
  • The contest is seen as an opportunity to renew and remember, with the summer theme acting as a catalyst for creativity and shared experiences.
  • The editors express their appreciation for the DEP community's contributions to spreading positivity through their writing.

Dancing Elephants Press Summer 2023 Contest Begins

Ready for Summer? DEP Summer Contest.

photo by Gabriella June 2023

Summer is here. Ready for the joy and fun for the summer months?

🌞🌞Do you enjoy summer?

🌞🌞I love the warmth of the sun, the fresh breeze on the beach, and the amazing flowers that bloom. There are so many beautiful things about the summer.

🌞🌞What are the things you like to do in the summer?

🌞🌞I love to do forest walks and spend time outside by myself and with family and friends with an evening bun fire. I enjoy cooking outside. I love gardening time.

🌞🌞Do the summer months have a special meaning for you?

🌞🌞We finished our Spring 2023 contest and announced the contest winners a few days ago. Congratulations again to all the winners.

🌞🌞It is time to switch our thoughts to summer and begin our summer contest in Dancing Elephants Press. The first prize reward is $25.

🌞🌞“Summer (Sub-title will be the DEP Summer Contest).

🌞🌞Prompt: How does the idea of summer inspire you?

🌞🌞Submissions can begin on Thursday, June 22, 2023 — September 22, 2023; the last day for submissions is the 15th of September, 2023. The award will be announced on Friday, September 22, 2023, by the day’s end.”

🌞🌞Read more about our quarterly contests here from DR Rawson - The Possibilist

🌞🌞“I’d like to remind you that in just a few days, we’ll start accepting stories about Summer.

🌞🌞Please don’t hold back.

🌞🌞Please help us remember our youth, the summer of our dreams, and the destination recently added to or removed from our well-worn bucket list.

🌞🌞Please, use your summer dream to help us all remember the wonderful nature of Summer.” DR Rawson - The Possibilist

🌞🌞We are looking forward to your Summer dreams and adventures.

🌞🌞You can submit a story, photo story, poetry, or an article in any combination. Let your imagination fly and share memories, present moments, or future dreams or fantasies.

🌞🌞Please submit one story up to 5 minutes long to this contest.

🌞🌞In case you have missed our spring contest articles

created by DR Rawson - The Possibilist

🌞🌞Have questions or need clarifications? Do not hesitate to get in touch with us via email at: [email protected] or via a private note, or a comment on this post.

🌞🌞Please support each other by tagging and highlighting another DEP writer’s work you have read in your post. This is optional — as of 6/23/23.

🌞🌞Follow Dancing Elephants Press on Twitter and Facebook and on YouTube

🐘🐘Please e-mail us your contact information so we can add you to our DEP Community on Whatsapp if you are not a participant yet. This invitation is open to any DEP writers.🐘🐘

With love from your editors:

Dr. Gabriella Korosi, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Dr. Preeti Singh, and Annelise Lords

If you like my writing please follow me here, Subscribe to the Medium platform using my link here, and Buy me a coffee here. My Books are available on my website here, Amazon here and Barnes and Noble here, Draft2Digital here. Gabriella on Newsbreak here.

For Our Writers Thank you for being here with us at Dancing Elephants Press and helping send positivity out to the world.

DR Rawson — The Possibilist, Joyce Nielsen, Jo An Fox-Wright Maddox, Antonis Iliakis, Dr. Preeti Singh, Trista Signe Ainsworth, Ayoub Mouhachtt, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Carrie, Cynthia A. Morgan, Cypriano Mokobia, Tunnel Books, author and creator, Francis Edwards, Filiz Özer, Christina DeFeo, Natalie Gasper, Alejandro Betancourt, Neal Lemery, Art Bram, Victoria Gregg, Jodian Marie Thomas, MS, Bsc, Asc, Sumit Kumar, Siobhan Champion, Synthia Stark, Saif Farooqi, PhD, Rane Kelze, Rahul Anand, Nimity, Nikki Waterson, B.R. Shenoy, Umme Salma, Nathalie Clair, Marrisa W., Kevin J Fellows, Kedy, E. Katherine Kottaras, Judey Kalchik, Darlene Corbett, Holly Faupel, Pius Adejumobi, Bright Okeye, Andreas D., Alex Lorenzen, Agnes Davis, Adam Nathan Wieland, Bridie D, Tamil, Carmen Micsa, Lucia Landini, CARMEN F MICSA, Juana Flor, Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar, Alan Simpson, Nada Chehade, Purbita Chakraborty, Niall Leah, Anjali Joshi, B.R. Shenoy, Suma Narayan, Karen Schwartz, Pene Hodge, Lola Rosario, Vashni Stories, Libby Shively McAvoy, Mary Vraa, Christina, Sally Prag, Bernie Pullen, Bingz Huang, Arup Purkayastha, Jennifer Dunne, Mawde Olssen, Jodie Helm, Erin M., Anaya Nosso, Barbara Cook, DesaraeBlack, Divya Goswami, Misti Lynn, Patricia Pixie❤, David Amato, Omy, Drashti Shroff, Mahein Kazi, Lalitha Brahma, Ticapo, Shev K, Amanda Payne, Amina Giselle, B A Little, Life not abrupt (L.n.a.), Aarti Tailor, Adriianna Lagorio, Amaya Island Girl, Dave Amato, , Paul Gardner, Gulsun Uluer, Janet Mary Cobb (she/her), Jielynne Barao, Jerry Pompilio, Kasturi Patra, Lillian Esther, Mohini Vats, Neera Handa Dr, Neha Sonney, Author, Patrick Parker, Pam Winter, Susie Pinon, AliB, Ron Van Fleet, Shaqib Akram, Zack Harris, Pauline Evanosky, David Stockar, Anurag Paul, Anna Boulas, Blogs by J, Sahil Patel, Deb Fiore, Pam Avila, Buddhi Ruparathna, Kerrie Gutierrez-Diaz, Allisonn Church, The Sturg, Melissa Gray, G. Hobson Goff III, Kennedie, GnanVi_Speaks, Judy Walker, Akemi Sagawa, Malini, Shubha Apte, Wendi Gordon, Leonard Tillerman, From the Mountain ~ Stories & Photos of JD Adams, Sangeetha Shankar, Lswanberg, Lotus Empress, Rupa Mahanti, Doren Damico, Elin Melaas, Enne Baker, Law Of Life, NancyO, Marilyn Glover, Dr. Fatima Imam, Sanghita Pal, William J Spirdione, Hermione Wilds Writes, Benito Bartolo, NomadlandArt, Lisa Precious / Smiley Blue, Phoenix Garcia, Erika Burkhalter, Terry Day, Jenine “Jeni” Baines, Garima Sharma, James Stephens, Mike Riley, Randall Snyder, Leah Lynch, Pratik Asija, The Silent Monk, Christopher Grant, Sebastyan Papp ✨, Warren “Storyteller” Brown, Paul, Krystyna Szul, Tina 🫧 FireWolf 🔥, Every Day Life Improvement, Ravyne Hawke, Neera Handa Dr, Anthony O’Dugan, Janin Lyndovsky, Trisha Faye, Eko BP, Anu Maarit Simard, Lubna Yusuf, Sabih ul hassan, My mind, Nevena Pascaleva, Claudia G. Ciobanu, McCaylee Putney, Priyanka Priyadarshini, Linde Chen, Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, Penofgold, Anthony David Vernon, Angel Axuly, Mike Hickman, Kelli Murbach, Josh E., Michelle Jimerson Morris, Surekha Chandrasekhar, Connie Song, Indirah Ambrose, Vanita Cyril, Amna fayyaz, Dr. Tracy Davis, Douglas Lim, Gael MacLean, Maximilian G. Wolf, Heaven’s Healthy Healing, Nicole Campbell, Kaustubh Deshmukh, Vera-Marie Landi, Izzy Galantino, Rick Allen, Suzie Alexander, 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐢 [𝐡.𝐚.𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞], Chris Yanda, Justin Delay, MHA, MPH, Athena Milios, D. Almand, Audrey Malone, James Boylan, Marmotian, Nathan Chen, your name goes here

If we missed your name please let us know. If you do not want to be tagged in announcements and prompts please let us know. Thank you.

Dancingelephantspress
Contests
Summer
Summertime
Life
Recommended from ReadMedium