Girl In The Woods

Summary

The website content introduces a literary challenge for Medium writers, inviting them to create written works inspired by a featured illustration, with the aim of combining visual art with words.

Abstract

The undefined website has launched the third part of a creative writing challenge titled "When Paintings and Words Combine- Part 3." This initiative encourages Medium writers to engage with a new artwork by illustrator Souminibanerjee, captioned "Girl In The Woods," and express their interpretations in various literary forms such as poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. Participants are required to use the provided image or another of their choice, credit the illustrator, and link back to the challenge post. The challenge, which runs for two weeks from March 6, will feature selected writers' work on the homepage. The website also emphasizes the importance of community engagement by inviting writers to tag peers and expresses excitement about the potential creative outputs from the Medium community.

Opinions

The challenge has been well-received, with Part-2 entries being described as "exceptional."
There is a sense of enthusiasm and anticipation for the new contributions that will arise from this challenge.
The rules are clearly outlined to ensure fair participation and proper credit to the illustrator.
The website values inclusivity, allowing multiple submissions and encouraging new participants to join.
The initiative aims to foster a collaborative environment by tagging regular contributors and inviting them to participate.
The website apologizes in advance for any accidental omissions in tagging and is open to feedback regarding notifications.
There is a commitment to showcasing the work of participating writers, indicating a supportive platform for creatives.
The challenge is part of an ongoing series, with the promise of future illustrations from different artists.

Illustrator’s Series

Hello everyone. Two weeks back we’d started this amazing new challenge for our Medium writers. Part-2 of the challenge has been overwhelmingly received and we’ve received so many exceptional pieces to read through. With a lot of enthusiasm, we present before you, the Part-3 of the challenge. A brand new illustrator joins us with a brand new artwork. The rules remain the same but mentioning it all over again for all.

Challenge Name:- When Words and Painting combine- Part 3 What you need to do:- Take a look at the above painting, look deeply. What does it try to convey. Feel it. And put your pen to paper. Express it. Share it with us. We’re waiting to read your words about what this gorgeous painting made you scribble. Be it poetry, fiction, non-fiction. Feel free to share with us anything that the painting has made you feel. Mandatory tags:- Literary Impulse, LI-Wwapc Mandatory:- Please use this image in your post and provide credit to the Illustrator, Souminibanerjee. You can use another image of your choice, if you want. Mandatory:- Please do drop a link to this post at the end so that anyone else can read and submit, if interested. Non-mandatory:- Please do tag any three or more of your favourite writer friends on Medium so as to keep the challenge moving forward. Timelines:- 2 Weeks from March 6. And after that, a new illustration from another excellent illustrator. Keep checking.

You can submit any number of pieces you want.

There’ll be a new section on our homepage to show the work of the amazing writers on this.

We’re already waiting to see what wonders the amazing Medium community conjures out of it all. Excited to the fullest!!

Please stay safe and take care.

Now that the rules are clear, please find below some words from the Illustrator herself.

If you’d like to read all the exceptional entries we received for Part-1 and Part-2 of our challenge, you shall find them, here.

Tagging a few of our regular contributors and well-wishers. This is not to spam your notifications. But just to let you know so that if you are interested, you can chip in with your fantastic wordplay. Please let us know in case you do not want to be tagged in the future and we’ll keep that in mind. Thanks!

Apologies if we’ve missed anyone. Please feel free to join in. Also, do let us know if you want to write for LI by dropping a comment on this post.

NEW CHALLENGE-LITERARY IMPULSE

When Paintings and Words Combine-Part 3

Illustrator’s Series