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Cast Features Rising Young TV & Film Stars Kenton Duty, Daniel Flaherty, Katherine McNamara; Original Soundtrack Songs Also Performed by Key Cast Members

In recognition of National Bullying Prevention Month (October) and its ongoing commitment to bullying prevention through Stop Bullying: Speak Up, Cartoon Network will present the world television premiere of CONTEST, a new, feature-length live-action movie drama, on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. (ET/PT). Featuring a cast of rising young actors from popular television series and movies, CONTEST (rated TV-PG-LV) explores themes of trust, forgiveness, loyalty and redemption presented in a story about a bully who learns to appreciate and understand others not like himself, and a victim who accepts that true friendship can result from unlikely circumstances. The television premiere event will be followed immediately with a live online Q&A at StopBullyingSpeakUp.com with author and family expert Rosalind Wiseman (Masterminds & Wingmen, Queen Bees & Wannabes) to discuss issues presented within the film, and recommendations on how kids, parents and educators can most effectively address bullying in their own schools & neighborhoods.

Two Days Remain for Authors to Enter Athanatos Christian Ministries' 2013 Christian Writing Contest
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2013

The deadline for writers to submit material for the poetry and short story divisions of Athanatos Christian Ministries (ACM) 2013 Christian Writing Contest is Monday, March 18, 2013. The contest is an outgrowth of ACM's desire to develop a genre of fiction that might be called 'literary apologetics....


L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Award Winners Announced
by Kelsey Denette - April 17, 2013

Twenty-five writers and artists from around the globe were honored Sunday night, April 14, 2013 at The 29th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards for Winners of the International Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests at the prestigious Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. ...


Michael Britton Receives Awards for HONORED
by Christina Mancuso - June 06, 2013

Stories from around the globe arrive at the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest and every quarter there are winners, finalists, semi-finalists and Honorable Mentions. Michael Britton has earned seven Honorable Mentions since he started entering back in 2007. What sets Michael apart from eve...


Writers of the Future Volume 29 Receives Top Spots on Amazon Science Fiction Short Stories List
by Christina Mancuso - June 26, 2013

On its first official day of release, Writers of the Future volume 29 has claimed the top spots on Amazon.com science fiction short stories list with the book at #1 and Kindle edition at #2, it was announced by Joni Labaqui, the Contest Director. 'Long known as the premier science fiction anthology ...


Fox Valley Rep Hosts GOT TALENT? CONTEST Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2013

Fox Valley Rep's Got Talent? Contest is an event that showcases the talents of young performers in acting and singing. It is open to contestants who have completed 1st-12th grade in the United States. It is a talent contest and talent show, and it provides an opportunity for young people to showcase...


Harvest Festival Announces Music Contests for Up-and-Coming Performers, 10/17-19
by Devin MacDonald - August 06, 2013

Planning is underway for Yonder Mountain String Band's 8th annual Harvest Festival, set to take place at the majestic Mulberry Mountain from October 17-19 in Ozark, Arkansas. Featuring a stellar string-centric lineup, the festival will feature two full performances with event hosts Yonder Mountain S...


WORLD'S UGLIEST DOGS are Revealed in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - June 19, 2013

How can dog lovers enjoy the wacky fun of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest when they can't attend the actual event? World's Ugliest Dogs: The Official World's Ugliest Dog Contest Book is the answer, providing a 160-page year-round chuckle for fans. The book offers contest producer Vicki DeArmon's whi...


Winners Announced of the 2013 Save the Earth Poetry Contest
by Christina Mancuso - August 29, 2013

John Felstiner, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University and Charles Weeden, The Weeden Foundation are delighted to announce the 2013 Save the Earth Poetry Prize to contest winners:...


RLTP Now Accepting Submissions for Buffalo Young Writers Contest
by Kelsey Denette - July 12, 2012

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) today announced it is accepting submissions for its fourth annual Buffalo Young Writers (BYW) contest; RLTP also indicated that, this year, it will be extending a call-for-work to students between the ages of 15 and 23 currently enrolled in Western New York (WNY...


Sentinel Printing Launches Contest for Free Printing to Authors and Publishers
by Christina Mancuso - August 15, 2013

Whether you are a publishing house with lots of titles to print, or an author with a story to share, here is a chance to see your title in a professionally printed book....


FOX Announces RAISING HOPE Fan Clean Sweep Contest
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2012

Starting today, fans can enter the RAISING HOPE CLEAN SWEEP contest to win a home visit (and housecleaning!) from Plimpton and Dillahunt at www.fox.com/cleansweep....


Louis Armstrong House Museum Part of Partners in Preservation Contest, 5/21
by Max Schwager - May 08, 2012

As part of the Partners in Preservation grant contest that has taken over New York City, Louis Armstrong House Museum had almost 1,000 people attend its Garden Party this past weekend on May 5 & 6. LAHM also hosted a student photo that included a 5' 6' Louis Armstrong cutout of the Jazz legend in th...


Fudgie Frottage & Drag Strip Productions Present 18th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2013

Fudgie Frottage & Drag Strip Productions present the 18th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest- The Biggest Drag King Competition in the World!! This 'only in San Francisco' annual event is a sizzling summer night of swaggering cockitude exhibiting the Bay Area's renown cornucopia of Sex and Drag ...


Winning Writers Sponsors Tom Howard Literary Contests
by Christina Mancuso - July 31, 2013

Winning Writers has assumed the sponsorship of the literary contests formerly sponsored by Tom Howard Books of Australia. These include the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, now in its 11th year, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, now in its 22nd year....


Brian Trent Wins 2nd in International L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest; Sells Short Story
by Christina Mancuso - July 31, 2013

Brian Trent of Prospect, Connecticut found out in January of 2013 that he had won second place in the 4th quarter of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. And since then he has been promoting the fact that he won. Thanks to Brian's networking skills and his win in the contest, he has now...


Patrick Rothfuss Signs TV Series Deal Based on Fantasy Epic
by Christina Mancuso - July 25, 2013

Patrick Rothfuss, award-winning writer whose King Killer Chronicle has taken the world by storm, has just signed a deal for a television series based on the fantasy epic....


Madison Square Garden Announces Peter Pan Costume Contest
by Nicole Rosky - November 07, 2011

Think your child is the best dressed in Neverland? Prove it in the Peter Pan Photo Contest. It just takes a little imagination and a sprinkle of pixie dust (and a great costume). The top 50 contestants will be included in a vote to see who represents the never-grow-up spirit best. The winner will re...


NY Pops Announces Vintage Attire Contest for Jackson's Cocktail Hour
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2011

On November 18 at 8:00pm, Carnegie Hall hosts a vintage attire contest for audience members attending The New York Pops' concert entitled Cheyenne Jackson's Cocktail Hour: Music of the Mad Men Era....


CRT Hosts Halloween Trivia Night and Costume Contest Tonight, 10/24
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2012

Who sat in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin? Which actor played the Frankenstein monster in Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein"? Who haunted Ichabod Crane? Do you know your ghosts and ghouls? Then mark your calendars for Cortland Repertory Theatre's Halloween themed Trivia Night and Cost...


BEND & SNAP Contest Ends Feb. 17th at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by Max Schwager - February 06, 2012

Time is running out enter the "Bend & Snap" contest at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. The contest ends on February 17th....


Winning Writers Sponsors 2013 Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
by Christina Mancuso - August 30, 2013

Now in its 11th year, the international Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest will award $2,000 for a poem in any style and $2,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Runners-up in each category will receive $500, and five High Distinction Awards of $100 each will also be made. The ...


2011 Sin City New Play Contest Winner Announced
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 22, 2011

Off-Strip Productions, The Onyx Theatre, and Original Works Publishing have announced the winner of this year's Sin City New Play Contest is NURTURE by Johnna Adams....


Fudgie Frottage & Drag Strip Productions Present 18th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest, 8/17
by Ben Peltz - August 12, 2013

Fudgie Frottage & Drag Strip Productions present the 18th Annual San Francisco Drag King Contest- The Biggest Drag King Competition in the World!! This "only in San Francisco" annual event is a sizzling summer night of swaggering cockitude exhibiting the Bay Area's renown cornucopia of Sex and Drag ...


2nd Quarter Finalists Announced in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest
by Robert Diamond - June 21, 2013

In what is known as the largest contest of its kind in the world, finalists for the 2nd Quarter of the 30th year of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, specializing in fantasy and science fiction, were announced today by Joni Labaqui, contest Director....


Toronto Star and Toronto Public Library Host 2013 Short Story Contest
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2013

So you think you want to be a writer? Well, here's your chance to see if you have what it takes to become a published author....






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