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Summer Contest Winner: Anne Gould, Bedford, NH
Summer Contest Winning Submission:
My four year
old daughter, lover of all things pink and embellished with hearts
and flowers, was thrilled. "Can I invite Raccoon to the tea
party?" she asked. "Of course," I answered easily, happy that
invitations were going to all creatures plastic and stuffed with
cotton rather than the entire neighborhood. We were driving home
from The Cozy Tea Cart, the small black shopping bag adorned with
toile tissue paper beside me, and we were each anxious to try our
tea choices. The spicy Cozy Tea Cart black tea flecked with orange
was mine and Brooke chose the Gingerbread Orange herbal tea that she
claimed made her think of Santa.
Once home, I
waded through LEGOS, puppets, fairy costumes, and an endless supply
of Polly Pockets to find the treasured tea set in its basket.
Nestled in pink gingham were the miniature pink flowered cups,
saucers, napkins and a tea pot. The table was set, the dolls in
their place, and the china tea pot made for tiny hands was filled
with gingerbread tea. Taking a sip from her cup, Brooke gushed, "I
just love this day!" And once again that day I was able to answer
easily, "Me too."
June/July/August
Contest Theme:
Cooling Off with Tea and My Family/Friends
Seasonal Category:
Written submission
Deadline:
August 31, 2006
Prize:
A free 4oz. tin of the tea you used in your story
Contest:
Share a unique experience of how tea was a part of an enjoyable
moment this summer with your friends or family. This could be while
on vacation or at a special party or event.
It must be written in one-two paragraphs, and not more than six
lines each. Your submission will be published in our September,
2006 newsletter. The October and November 2006 newsletters
will have a link to your story on our web site.
All submissions should be emailed to
info@TheCozyTeaCart.com
before August 31, 2006. Or
send a hard copy to The Cozy Tea
Cart, 40 Mountain Rd.,
Brookline, NH 03033. Your submission will be judged according to
our Seasonal Contest Rules. Now’s the time to take a break, pour
yourself a glass of iced cold tea and start the creative writing
juices going!
Entry Form:
You’ve probably had a lot of cups of tea over writing this, and you
think you’ve written your best story yet. Now is the time to submit
it! Here’s what we’ll need:
Rules:
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Winners must be 18 years of age or older.
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Only one entry per person for each contest (all
additional entries will be removed from consideration).
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The contest is open to residents of the USA and
Canada only.
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The Cozy Tea Cart's
tea must be used in all entries.
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We will draw ONE winner per contest.
Winners are chosen at random from all properly completed entries.
Decision of the judges is final.
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Entry forms MUST be filled in completely in
order to be considered for the contest, and in order to receive
your prize.
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No substitutions of the prizes are offered.
The winner agrees to accept responsibility of their tea prize.
Disclaimer
Material
submitted for these contests will be reviewed following normal
review protocol. All items presented will be reviewed without
author identification by the members of the judging panel. The
monthly selection will be based on the uniqueness of the idea, the
quality of the writing or artwork, and suitability to the theme. All
materials must be submitted by the last date of the seasonal contest
month.
The winner will be
notified at the end of the contest to tell you how to claim your
prize. The winner must sign a waiver allowing
The Cozy
Tea Cart
to publish their
writing piece, recipe, or post a picture of their artwork on our web
site, and be announced in our monthly newsletter. Full credit will
be given to the owner. |
