VINESSA'S THEME POEM ILLUSTRATION CONTEST - October 31, 2008

Enter your artwork and win $5. All entrees must illustrate the winning theme poem posted on Vinessa's home page, Vinessa's Pleasure by James S. Dorr. Color or B&W art is fine. Submit as GIF or JPEG files to this address: Andrée Gendron. Be sure to include your full name and snail mail address with submissions. Give your art a title if you wish. The winner will be announced on the message board. Your name, artwork and title will be posted on Vinessa's home page. Good luck!

VINESSA'S PET PHOTO CONTEST - October 31, 2008

Enter your photos and win $5. All photos must be your own! What pet would Vinessa have to keep her company in the Vile Vineyard? A cat, a dog, a rat, or a frog? Snapshots can be accompanied by a name if you wish. Be sure to include your full name and snail mail address with submissions to Andrée Gendron. The winner will be announced on the message board. Your name and photo will be posted on Vinessa's home page. Good luck!

THE VILE VINEYARD THEME POEM ILLUSTRATION CONTEST - October 31, 2008

Enter your artwork and win $5. All entrees must illustrate the winning theme poem posted on The Vile Vineyard's home page, What Grows in Your Garden? by Aurelio Rico Lopez III. This poem was chosen because of its imagery, so read it well. Color or B&W art is fine. Submit as GIF or JPEG files to this address: Andrée Gendron. Be sure to include your full name and snail mail address with submissions. Give it a title if you wish. The winner will be announced on the message board. Your name and artwork will be posted on The Vile Vineyard's home page. Good luck!

VINESSA WORD SEARCH PUZZLE - No Deadline...one set of stationery per person

Visit Vinessa's Pages. There you will find her Word Search Puzzle under the Vile Games section. Follow the instructions to win a free set of The Vile Vineyard / Vinessa stationery.

CONTEST WINNERS

VINESSA'A THEME POEM CONTEST WINNER was James S. Dorr. He submitted a cutting-edge acrostic called Vinessa's Pleasure. His poem won $5 and a place on Lady V's home page. Congrats!

THE VILE VINEYARD THEME POEM CONTEST WINNER was Aurelio Rico Lopez III for his poem called What Grows in Your Garden?. His poem won $5 and a place on The Vile Vineyard's home page. Congrats!

An editor who tries to pick a winner in a demented nursery contest finds herself in the same boat as the parent who tries to pick a favourite child. In short, it's an impossible task when you're given so many to love. With more than 200 entries, plus the demented nursery rhymes sent as regular submissions, I knew that a special feature for Champagne Shivers 2007 was inevitable.

Gerard Brennan, a demented poet from North Ireland, reaped the prizes for a delightful piece titled The Pie Trial. For those of you who are curious about Gerard's competitors, here are the equally demented runners-up who'll also participate in the special feature and receive payment for their rhymes at the usual rates along with their contributor's copy:

The Mother Guts Collection - by Lane Adamson

Mary Driver - by Scott Virtes

Heads, We Win - by Scott Virtes

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - by Randy Nakoneshny

Oh No Scarecrow - by Carl Hose

Burning Mad - by Karen L. Newman

The Not-So-Itsy Spider - by Terrie Leigh Relf

Doctor Fell Revisited - by Charles S. Fallis

Extrapolated Pins - by Charles S. Fallis

The Baby's First Garden of Doom Collection - by J. H. Hobson & M. N. Hobson

Little Miss Muffet - by Bob Lock

~Cathy Buburuz, Editor of Champagne Shivers

Art by Tom Moran

A Champagne Shivers Contest Winner

Aurelio Rico Lopez III entered the winning poem entitled, What Grows in Your Garden? worth $5 and a permanent spot on The Vile Vineyard's home page. Great job! There is now a second contest offered to have it illustrated - see details above.