Hi She-Writers! Thought you'd enjoy taking a crack at this one. -- lynn (communicationsista for Breakthrough)

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Show of hands: How many of you wish that Andy (Pretty in Pink) had ended up with Ducky? That after Willy dies (Death of a Salesman), his wife gets a great sales job without having to play the “poor widow” card? That you could rewrite pretty much all of The Taming of the Shrew? 

In other words: How often have you been enjoying a book, movie, play, or TV episode…when all of a sudden things take a turn for the sexist, misogynist, needlessly violent, or worse? Have you ever wished you could jump into a story, shout at the characters, grab the pen (or keyboard) of the writer, and make it turn out the way you think it should?

Now you can! Breakthrough presents #Rewrite the Ending, the Bell Bajao campaign’s first-ever fiction (re)writing competition. Your job: take a work of fiction – a novel, movie, epic myth, opera, poem, TV episode, short story, play, or anything else that inspires you (or makes you nuts) – and rewrite the ending to erase the sexism, highlight human rights, and win yourself some great prizes.

Why now? Because Breakthrough works by bringing women’s and human rights values into mainstream culture. So this year, #Rewrite is our contribution to the Center for Women’s Global Leadership’s 16 Days of Activism initiative designed to raise awareness of violence against women, which takes place in November and December.

#Rewrite submissions should range in length from (approximately) 140 characters to 500 words. Send your entries in by November 21st, at 12 a.m. (EST) / November 21st, 10:30 am (IST).  Winners will be announced November 28th, here on our Bell Bajao blog.

There are three ways to enter.

Twitter: Include @Bell_Bajao and the hashtag #rewrite
Facebook: Post on our event page
Email (for longer entries): [email protected]

We hope you’ll join us to #rewrite the ending – and continue to change the culture for the better of all!