In September 2001, Metamute launched its Echelon literary competition to mark international ‘Jam Echelon Day’. A challenge to maximise literary virtuosity and Echelon’s rumoured ‘key word’ in no more than 2500 words, the call for entries – and its euro1000 prize – produced an impressive mine of writings. Ranging from the dazed to the macabre, they were universally coloured by the same state of mind that produces Echelon’s lists. Cyberpunk, poetry and codified missives were the genres of choice. Brains melting and teeth chattering from reading all this material, Metamute is now ready to announce its Echelon winners. We thank them for their heroic efforts and invite you to read them and others online in our M-files section!
Read all the entries:
http://www.metamute.com/mfiles/echelon/index.htm
First prize: euro500
The Avatar Group with Isis
http://www.metamute.com/mfiles/echelon/avatar.htm
Runners up: euro250
Tessa Laird with Pink Noise in My Gray Data
http://www.metamute.com/mfiles/echelon/pinknoise.htm
Edward Lear with The Owl and the Pussycat Assassinate the EuroFeds
http://www.metamute.com/mfiles/echelon/eurofeds.htm
Special Mention for the French contribution:
Laurence Comparat with Le ‘RAID’
http://www.metamute.com/mfiles/echelon/Le’RAID’.htm
Website: http://www.metamute.com/
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