Celebrate autumn by telling tales after dusk in the gallery courtyard. Writers are invited to submit stories, essays, poems featuring the eerie time of year for witches and goblins; or bountiful harvests and autumn fantasies. Keep it family friendly as some of the listeners are very young. Be sure your submission can be read aloud within a five minute period.
Submissions Open: September 15th
Deadline: October 5th
Reading: Saturday, October 21st at Celebration of Shadows Fall Festival
Submit Word documents as attachments to olypenauthors@olypen.com
When the sun falls below the horizon and the sky goes dark, does the forest sleep? This year, for our Wintertide Light Art Experience, we are asking artists to construct installations that interpret creatures or plants that come alive at night or light up in the darkness. This can include flowers that bloom at night, plants or animals that glow when UV light is shined upon them, or insects which emit light.
Final Entry Deadline: October 1st, 2023
Eligibility: Open to all artists and artist teams located within the United States.