Children's Stories

Hello!

This is a new contest, hosted by myself and Andy Stephenson. The theme of this contest: Children's stories!

Rules:

1. Must be written for an audience aged 14 or younger. Thus, NO adult content and NO swearing (although I'll accept the occasional 'damn,' if you really must swear in your story).

2. Can be written for any genre: fairy tales, scary stories, teen romance, mystery, etc.

3. Poems are also allowed, including nursery poems, nonsense poems, etc.

4. Less than 2,500 words, please.

5. New stories are given a LOT more preference, but prewrites are allowed.


Other than those five rules, there are absolutely no limits. Use your imaginations and write something amazing! Good luck!


Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on August 31, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 200, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    I really enjoyed reading everyone's submissions. Placing the finalists in their current order was an extremely hard decision, as both Andy Stephenson and myself had different opinions on the winning stories.

    By the way, a round of applause to Andy Stephenson, who was a great co-host. Heh, he actually read and commented on the contest entries relatively quickly, unlike myself.

    Thank you all for entering! You did an excellent job!

Contest Winners

  1. A Ballroom Dance
    by Andrew Timothy 600 words, 16 comments, on Jun 29 6:19 PM 2007. In Childhood, Childrens, Fantasy, Life, Sad
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Toymaker's Kingdom
    Had a stranger approached you from the streets and said, “Dolls can talk,” would you have believed him?
    by The Imagined 1200 words, 21 comments, on Jan 28 6:59 PM 2007. In Childrens, Humor
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. A Mother's Gift
    One day, far, far away in a small village in Korea, there lived a little girl named Mee-Hee and her younger brother called Sung. The two children lived with their mother, who was very sick. Sung was only three but Mee-Hee w
    by Schnauzerwriter 700 words, 4 comments, on Aug 3 9:48 PM 2007. In Childrens, Inspirational, Kind of real, Life, Personal, Short story
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. The Day Mud Man Came
    The Day Mud Man Came / Mud Man, Mud Man / Smells just like a trash can / Scoop you up in one big hand / Toss you in his frying pan / Better
    by LarryATilander 1000 words, 2 comments, on Aug 12 12:33 AM 2007. In A new dark fairy tale.
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Snow Pearls
    Markku had talked to the ghost again that day. The ghost was something that he was very proud of. It could never be his, it was its own, bu
    by jamieoj87 1800 words, 11 comments, on May 28 1:33 PM 2007. In Childrens, Fantasy
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Jak's Quest
    by Brent 500 words, 30 comments, on Nov 12 12:41 AM 2006. In Fiction, Humor
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Jaeda's Potion: Attempted Sabotage
    by Ahava 1600 words, 5 comments, on Mar 19 10:36 PM 2007. In Fiction, Magic, Witches, Young adult
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. Rubber Ducky
    1Juri Skywater watched as his beautiful mother leaned over the edge of the bath tub. She turned the handles on and tested the temperature. The tub began to fill with luke warm water. His mother picke
    by Lady Charm 1600 words, 7 comments, on May 26 12:13 AM 2006. In Childrens, Family, Humor, Short story
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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