Write a Story or Take a Photograph by July 31, 2007

Enter 4th Annual Summer Fun Contest

 

This summer the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA) and A Peek at the Peak (The Peak) are sponsoring their 4th Annual Summer Fun contests. Try your hand at writing about a desert “critter” or taking a photograph of “what you think is worth preserving in our community” and submit it to The Peak by July 31, 2007 and you can win a valuable prize and enjoy the satisfaction of having your work published. Awards will be made for 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and 4th place in each contest.

 

About “Write Stuff Challenge”

 

Contestants are required to write an original 500- to 1,500-word, fiction or non-fiction story, essay, or poem about a local desert critter, such as a coyote, javalina, turkey vulture, rattlesnake, pack rat, tarantula, scorpion, cactus wren, etc. Entries must be submitted by July 31, 2007. The winners will be contacted by August 21, 2007, and the first-place entry will appear in the September/October issue of The Peak. The second, third and fourth place winners will be published in subsequent issues of The Peak, in E-Brief Monthly (now e_Peak Newsletter), and posted on GPPA’s Web site. Entries will be judged by The Peak’s editorial staff. Rules for Write Stuff Contest

 

About Photography Contest

 

What do you think is worth preserving in our community? Photograph it and send us the photograph. It’s that easy. Entries must be original photographs taken by the entrant in Scottsdale, Carefree, Cave Creek, Rio/Tonto Verde, or north Phoenix. The minimum photograph size is 4” x 6”. Entries must be submitted by July 31, 2007. The winners will be contacted by August 21, 2007, and their photographs will appear in the September/October issue of The Peak. The winning photographs will also be published in E-Brief Monthly and posted on GPPA’s Web site. Rules for Photo Contest

 

 

Win Terrific Summer Fun Prizes

  • Two night stay at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort, including dinner for two at the La Hacienda restaurant. Rated AAA 4 Diamond, it is the resort’s gourmet Mexican restaurant. The ambiance and decor at this turn of the century Mexican ranch house is surpassed only by the culinary specialties from old colonial Mexico.

  • One night stay at the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North in a luxurious casita guestroom, including dinner for two at the Crescent Moon. I(n addition to its award winning spa, the resort features a lagoon-style pool with complimentary poolside cabanas, golf at Troon North, hiking at nearby Pinnacle Peak, and other amenities. (Two donations of this prize were made by the resort.)

  • Two night state at The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa. Enjoy Five-Diamond service and luxury in Carefree. Relax in spa-style luxury and soak in the soothing ambience of the Southwest.

  • Gift bag from el Pedregal Shops and Dining 

  • $100 gift certificate for Cartwright's. Serving "all natural" meats. We grill our steaks over a crackling mesquite wood fire, continuing the tradition of ranchers & cowboys."  Donated by GPPA.

  • $100 gift certificate for Tonto Bar & Grill at Ranch Manana. "Enjoy New American cuisine in our rustic ranch atmosphere with stunning views of the lush Sonoran Desert." Donated by GPPA.

  • Two tickets to local movie theatres. Donated by GPPA.

More Prizes!

In addition, the three finalists win:

  • Publication of submission in A Peek at the Peak
  • Publication of submission on GPPA’s Web site
  • Recognition in GPPA's newsletter e-Peak Newsletter Monthly

 

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