The Hunt For The Next Scenestress

This could be you!

Are you: hip, excited, snarky, clued-in, fearless, smooth, observant, clever, tech-savvy, smart, interesting, funny and love Sarasota? Can you write? Then maybe you can be the next Scenestress!

What will you win? Fame and recognition, plus a weekly gig writing a beloved column and tirelessly promoting yourself through social media. We’ll even pay you a moderate fee, hurray!

Hoops? There will be many.

Step 1: Fill out our intensive application (below), where you will wow us with your ebullient personality and impress us with your obvious positive traits. Don’t worry, the rest of the contest will likely beat that out of you. And men — the Scenestress is gender-neutral. Feel free to throw your hat in the ring. You have 11 days to get your shit together — applications end at noon on Oct. 31.

Step 2: Begin a multimedia campaign and leverage your social media presence to garner support for your claim to Scenestress fame. Yes, there’s a popularity contest. We’ll post the relevant info on all the candidates and people will pick their favorite, likely regardless of your merits, just like on American Idol. Voting will begin at noon on Nov. 1 and end at noon on Nov. 7.

The finalists will be picked from the three candidates who get the most votes in our online poll, plus anyone the judging panel believes should make it in spite of shoddy campaigning.

Step 3: The finalists will attend the same event, shoot some pictures and write a sample Scenestress column, which will be dissected by our judges (and possibly posted online for comedic value). Maybe we’ll even call you in for an interview (and to check out your shoes). Then, ta-da, Sarasota is gifted with a new Scenestress!

Will it be you? Probably not, but it can’t hurt to try…