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2nd Unpious.com Submission Contest: Vote Now!

Our judges have chosen our five finalists for our Readers’ Choice Award and Runner-Up. Vote now for your favorite essay!
August 21, 2011
By Shulem Deen

Update: Voting is now closed. Click here for the winner announcement. Also, check out our September Shorts Contest. This month’s topic: “My First Aveirah.”

We’re excited to announce the finalists for our 2nd Unpious.com Submission Contest and to allow you, our readers, to help decide our Readers’ Choice and Readers’ Choice Runner-Up winners.

First prize – Judges’ Award:
$200.00

Second prize – Readers’ Choice:
$100.00

Third prize – Readers’ Choice Runner-Up:
Honorable Mention

Our judges have chosen our five finalists for the Second Prize – Readers’ Choice Award and Runner-Up. Vote for your favorite essay, and show your appreciation for your favorite authors. Voting will be open for one week, until Sunday, August 28 at midnight. Get your vote in now!

Vote for your favorite contest entry:

  • Wisdom from the Sacred Texts of the Schmelves - By Rabbi Gershon Winkler
  • Uncharted Waters - By Fruma Biegeleisen
  • Skin is Skin - By Salma Habeeb
  • My God Gene - By Chavi Silver
  • Black and White Nights - By Heshy Wedstein

Thank you for voting. Your vote has been entered. Poll results will be announced after the voting period has ended.

(Voting is open from August 21, 2011 @ 12:00 pm thru August 29, 2011 @ 12:00 am)

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To all who’ve submitted: we greatly appreciate it. By sharing your voices you’ve helped this unique platform continue towards great things. We hope you will continue to share your stories and writing skills with our very appreciative audience.

To our readers: thank you for your continued support and for making us proud of this wonderful endeavor. If you too would like to share your voice with our readers, please check our submission guidelines and send us your essay. We look forward to hearing from you!


Full list of all qualified submissions:

The Chametz Warrior – By Veil Azoi

Four Acts of Betrayal – By Yochanan Kohen Gadol

Blessings in Disguise – By Pen Tivokeish

She is Beautiful – By Tzirel Gesher

Wisdom from the Sacred Texts of the Schmelves – By Rabbi Gershon Winkler

Hearts, Limbs, and Pieces – By A.M. Yehuda

Deep Fried Words for the Squeamish – By Berel Berko

Skin is Skin – By Salma Habeeb

Broken in Germany – By Marty Weinberger

My God Gene – By Chavi Silver

The Joke is on You – By Shpitzle Shtrimpkind

Why Play the Victim – By Shaya Getzel

Uncharted Waters – By Fruma Biegeleisen

Brahmins and Brachos in Pushkar – By Shmully Braun

A Fishy Encounter – By Abigail Katzenoff

Betraying my Soul – By Yisrael Feuerman

Thou Shalt Not Lie – By Shira Chaimowitz

Black and White Nights – By Heshy Wedstein

Girls Night Out – By Riki Stein


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Shulem Deen is Unpious.com's founding editor. A former Skverer Chasid, he is the former author of the Hasidic Rebel blog, which he had written from 2003 until 2012. His articles have appeared in Salon.com, the New York Daily News, The Forward, The Brooklyn Rail, Nerve.com, Tablet Magazine, TribeVibe, Sh'ma and other publications. He can be emailed at shulem.deen@unpious.com.

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