‘Papas’ to Vie for Hemingway Look-Alike Honors Blog Team 14 years ago David Douglas, center, celebrates at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla., after winning the 2009 "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike contest. The “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest is the highlight of the Hemingway Days; the 2010 festival kicks off Tuesday, July 20, and ends Sunday, July 25, honoring author Ernest Hemingway who lived in Key West in the 1930s.