Category Archives: Writing Competitions

We Have A Winner!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by pegoleg

It was a long, hard-fought contest, but a clear winner has emerged in the competition to sell this whatchamacallit.  Announcing, the first-ever winner of the (soon-to-be) coveted Peg-o-Clio Award for excellence in advertising a made up product….drum roll please…  Renée A. … Continue reading →

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Which Whatchamacallit Will Win?

Posted on July 30, 2012 by pegoleg

Thanks to all who entered to win the (soon-to-be) coveted Peg-o-Clio Award.  Your task was to craft an ad campaign to sell the following item to an unsuspecting world. I convened a distinguished panel of judges over the weekend (being … Continue reading →

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Fry-day Heats Up

Posted on July 27, 2012 by pegoleg

Me: Here It is finished. Thanks to all who entered the Peg-o-Clio Advertising Award contest.  I am overwhelmed at the talent all y’all have – we’re talking advertising skills capable of selling ice to the Eskimos.  (I hope that isn’t … Continue reading →

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Peg-o-Clio Award Hangs In The Balance

Posted on July 26, 2012 by pegoleg

Did you watch the Clio Awards results show on TV last night?  The creativity shown in those advertisements is mind boggling.  That’s why the Clio has long been considered the pinnacle of achievement in the advertising world…until now. Move over … Continue reading →

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This Whatchamacallit Is the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by pegoleg

The TV show Mad Men has been nominated for more Emmys than any other cable drama.  Is it because of the steamy sex bits?  The Peyton Place-like drama?  Christina Hendrick’s impossible curves or Jon Hamm’s smoldering magnetism?  Nah…it’s the chance … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Time To Hang It Up

Posted on March 31, 2012 by pegoleg

Polling is closed for The Jacket Writing Competition.  The people have spoken and we have a winner. Drumroll please…. Congratulations to Darla at She’s a Mainiac!  Whoo hoo!  It was neck and neck, but she narrowly edged out Shauntelle in … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: A Sordid Past Revealed

Posted on March 26, 2012 by pegoleg

When The Jacket came to me, its history was a mystery (hey, that rhymes!)  Come with me now, back, back, back in time…about a month.  I hunted down this great, vintage, green polyester jacket at the Goodwill, bagged it and hauled … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Polling Is Open

Posted on March 23, 2012 by pegoleg

The finalists in The Jacket Writing Competition have been selected. Boy, howdy this was tough!  I asked a distinguished panel of 3 judges to review the entries for me.  Our criteria was simple: we were looking for an interesting story, told well.  We … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Entries, The End

Posted on March 16, 2012 by pegoleg

Time to sit back, put your feet up on your desk and read the final 5 entries in The Jacket: Writing Competition.   They are all unusual, as usual. Don’t forget to visit the blogs of those who choose to have blogs.  … Continue reading →

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The Jacket: Entries, Post Four

Posted on March 14, 2012 by pegoleg

The contest is closed, but the goodness just keeps on rolling here at Peg-o-Leg’s The Jacket writing competition. You know the drill.  If not, look over to the right to read all about what’s going on here. This is the … Continue reading →

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