Annual Summer Fun Photo & Write Stuff Contests End Friday, Oct. 21st

Posted By Les Conklin on Sep 21, 2016

Grand Prize Winner, 2014 Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photo Contest, “A Special Evening” by Howard Myers

Get Published, Prizes, and Recognition

Every summer temperatures will increase. That’s something you can rely on. You can also rely on more fun with The Peak‘s Summer Fun contests.

Once again, it’s time for ever-popular Tony Nelssen Photography and the Write Stuff contests. The contests are free and easy to enter. The deadline for entering is midnight, Friday, October 21, 2016**. Once again, prizes are being awarded based on categories. For each contest, judges will select one winner for each category and a grand prize for the best overall contest entry.

Photograph Contest Categories

“The grandchildren will be quite proud when I win.” Queen Elizabeth

The categories for this year’s contest are:

• LANDSCAPES: The best image of a local landscape, flora, and other natural scenery.
• WILDLIFE: The best image of local wildlife, including birds, mammals, reptiles, etc.
• SCENIC DRIVE: The best image of Scottsdale’s Desert Foothills Scenic Drive, including roadside plant exhibits, monuments, exhibit area, view from Scenic Drive, etc.
• LOCAL PEOPLE: The best image of scenes of local people engaged in local traditions and everyday lifestyles.
• TRAVEL: The best image of a landscape, wildlife, people, scenery taken on a trip outside of Arizona.
• GRAND PRIZE: The best overall photo.

Entrants can submit a maximum of two images per category. The photograph must have been taken by the entrant in the last three years and cannot have been previously published in The Peak. Winning photographs will be published in the September issue of this magazine.

Write Stuff Categories

“You don’t have to be a genius to enter.” Albert Einstein

The categories for the Summer Fun Write Stuff Contest are:

• WHAT’S WORTH PRESERVING ARTICLE OR POEM: The best article or poem about what’s worth preserving in our community. It might be a way of life, the desert, a saguaro, a rattlesnake, a nonprofit organization, or local history; the possibilities are endless.
• SEEING AND DOING ARTICLE OR POEM. The best article or poem about something that a member of our community has seen or done. It might be an story about a vacation, a good deed done, etc.
• TALL STORY: The best piece of “verbal exaggeration or boastfulness which may be intended to deceive or may be openly bogus and merely intended to amuse.”
• GRAND PRIZE: The best overall article, poem, or story.

All articles, poems, and stories should be about local flora, fauna, places, people, or our community. Entrants can submit a maximum of two entries per category. The piece must have been written by the entrant in the last three years, cannot exceed 700 words in length, and cannot have been previously published in The Peak.

Prizes and Recognition Galore!

All winners’ entries will be published in The Peak. In addition, ALL winners will be recognized in GPPA’s The Peak Newsletter, and Facebook. Winners will also receive gift certificates and tickets to local attractions. ALL winners will be the guests for a 2 1/2 hour guided group tour of the Musical Instrument Museum (museum admission for day included). Winners will also receive gift cards for attractions and stores.  Grand Prize winners will receive $75 Amazon gift cards.

“Desert Spiny Lizard” by Tom Mangelsdorf – Grand Prize Winner, 2015 Summer Fun Photo Contest

Entering the Contests

There is no entry fee. Entry forms and entries must be submitted by midnight, Friday, October 21, 2016. Entries can be sent via email or postal mail. Question? Call The Peak at 480-361-6498 or email thepeak@gppaaz.org

Rules

 Entry Forms

These entry forms can be downloaded, completed, digitally signed, and returned via email. If you want to enter form information online, use Acrobat Reader. You can also download and print the forms and complete them offline. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact The Peak.

** Because of technical difficulties, which have now been resolved, The Peak has changed the deadline from August 21st to October 21st.