Hysterical Histories: the winners of our historical-mythical mash-ups
The winner of the Historical Figure-Mythical Monster Mash-Up is Tandang Sora, palabang lola by johnbristol6. It’s inventive, bizarre, witty, and (high compliment) it made coffee shoot out of my nose. (Budjette, let’s make it a comic book!)
The prize:
We enjoyed the entries that futzed with the Hero vs Monster formula, so we decided to award consolation prizes to
Jose Rizal: the man, the legend, the aswang by hypnerotomato
Revisionist History—Now Na! by stellalehua
Love and Diversity by kindler
Agaw-Dilim, Agaw-Liwanag: Mga Itinagong Kwento ng Rebolusyon by Grafton Uranus
If you haven’t read their stories, they’re here.
Hypnerotomato gets The Once and Future King by T.H. White, stellalehua gets The Cry of the Sloth by Sam Savage, Kindler gets Uther by Jack Whyte, and Grafton Uranus gets A Nation Rising: Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America’s Hidden History.
Congratulations! You may pick up your prizes any day starting today, 16 July 2010 at National Bookstore in Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati. Go to the Customer Service counter. Your prize is listed under your username and the email address you used to register on this site. Yes, you may send someone to pick up your prize as long as he/she has the information.
Thanks to our friends at National Bookstore for the prizes. The Weekly LitWit Challenge returns soon.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
July 16th, 2010 at 16:56
Before anything, I just want to second JZ’s recommendation to read all the other winning entries in this contest – especially johnbristol6’s take on Tandang Sora, which truly was the funniest and most inventive entry in the bunch. I also want to give a shout-out to kindler’s entry, too, because it’s quite subtle – AND it guarantees that you will never look at Mar and Korina’s wedding the same way again! (I say this as someone who sat through the Rated K Wedding Special, and remains convinced that Korina is not human.)
Again, cheers to all!
July 16th, 2010 at 18:58
What are those books? Seems to be an interesting and intriguing read!
July 16th, 2010 at 20:08
hello ms. zafra…
i saw you earlier at wild ginger…
i’ve been wanting to have a picture taken with you but i got scared to approach you…
if i may ask, do you give in to such requests from fans?
i was really scared… so next time, i know if i can interrupt you or not… hehe
nevertheless, it was really good to see you. =)
July 16th, 2010 at 21:05
The last contest was fun I hope the next contest will be something in the likes of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, just messing with the classics…
July 16th, 2010 at 23:30
is that book sealed in plastic? awesome! Looks like I’ll be buying the mash-ups myself, but the consolation prize should be a good read in the meantime. looking forward to the next contest, then.
July 17th, 2010 at 00:30
Re johnbristol6’s Tandang Sora entry: The imaginative melding of historical figures, pop culture references, twisted and suspenseful plot, and sharp humor cracked me up. Subversive but not heavy-handed. Bizarre but has a strong internal logic. Congratulations to all the contributors! You ought to email this blogpost to your history and English teachers. Great idea, Jessica.
July 17th, 2010 at 00:31
IT’S T.H. WHITE!!!
“Should be a good read”!?!
To quell this homicidal rage I will do my annual reading of The Once and Future King early.
July 17th, 2010 at 17:45
*shields self* Poor choice of words on my part, but no offense meant! For the record I read a bit of the first book from my high school English book and really enjoyed it, so I’m looking forward to reading the entire thing.
July 18th, 2010 at 19:28
hypnerotomato: There will be a quiz! Prepare for the inquisition!
July 19th, 2010 at 20:03
I just got the books from Rockwell; thank you so much Jessica! Looking forward to the next Challenge. :D
August 8th, 2010 at 21:25
Thanks for my book Jessica!
And Stellalehua, thanks for the shout-out. I originally had a manananggal in mind, but somehow I ended up with an engkantada. :)