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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2006
Media Contact: Kim Nagy
Phone: 609-439-8667
E-mail: knagy@wildriverreview.com
Wild River Review Invites Submissions
to Annual “Fake Memoir” Contest
Winner will Receive Consultation with Top Literary Agent
April 18, 2006 (Philadelphia, PA) — The Wild River Review kicked off its first annual “Fake
Memoir” contest today. As memoirs are enjoying increasing popularity, the new online publication challenges
contestants to show off their literary skills in this genre — with a little twist. Writers must embellish upon
a true event.
From first-person accounts of surviving in the Himalayas without shoes, to surviving life as a celebrity with the
inevitable stint in drug rehab, to the pitfalls of being born at all, Wild River Review is looking for someone
who has a good story to tell (or who knows how to tell a good story!)
Sample Wild River Review hints for would-be fake memoirists:
Did you have a loving and encouraging mother as a child? If so, make her a narcissist in your story — or a
stripper who worked nights while you did algebra in your bedroom.
When you told your father you wanted to be a rock harpist, did he throw his arms around you with pride? Nice, but
not very interesting. Couldn’t you make him a chronic klepto or a cross-dresser?
The deadline for the contest is August 1, 2006. But, first there are some ground rules:
The event must have actually happened. Then, contestants can fabricate to their hearts’ content — or
not. We’ll never know because truth, after all, is stranger than fiction.
Adhere to the 2000-word limit
Contestants can send up to two entries.
Contestants should follow submission guidelines at:
www.wildriverreview.com/wnt2006-contests_fakememoir.html
Entries will be judged on writing quality, originality, storytelling, and your ability to connect to readers. The winner will
get a free consultation with a literary agent/editor to discuss his/her latest work and future as a writer, or a criminal,
or both.
“Memoirs pose interesting challenges for writers,” says Wild River Review Executive Editor, Joy E. Stocke.
“In fiction we must choose what to leave in and what to take out, how to reign in our imaginations to create a
compelling story. In the best memoirs, such as Mary Karr’s Liar’s Club, those limitations are honored
and the work becomes art. My hope is that the winning entry fools the judges because it’s true.”
Wild River Review maintains a quarterly theme but updates content throughout each month. The publication continually
searches for, and offers, high-quality inventive voices, experimental themes, diverse subjects, and riveting images from
around the world. It is the creation of a team of professional writers and artists who form the eclectic coterie known as
the Wild River Gang.
Contact Kim Nagy (609) 397-5458 or e-mail knagy@wildriverreview.com
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