Are you wise beyond your years? I'm searching for young writers (sixteens years old or younger) who write in a mature, professional style.
I don't want to say "Ah, well, she's only fourteen." Make me say, "She's only fourteen?"
Rules:
1) All genres welcome. Please keep your story under 2,500 words.
2) Spelling and grammar should be as perfect as you can make them. Do NOT rely on spellcheck!
3) "It was for an assignment" is not an excuse: if you wrote a story for school and wish to put it on storywrite as well, make sure you've fixed the story so that it works for entertainment as well as assessment.
Now get out there and write! I can't wait to see what the young folks on storywrite can churn out!
I don't want to say "Ah, well, she's only fourteen." Make me say, "She's only fourteen?"
Rules:
1) All genres welcome. Please keep your story under 2,500 words.
2) Spelling and grammar should be as perfect as you can make them. Do NOT rely on spellcheck!
3) "It was for an assignment" is not an excuse: if you wrote a story for school and wish to put it on storywrite as well, make sure you've fixed the story so that it works for entertainment as well as assessment.
Now get out there and write! I can't wait to see what the young folks on storywrite can churn out!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 21, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 100
- Final notes: Yes, the contest is finally over. I'm sorry for taking such a long time with the judging, and I know I haven't yet commented on everyone's stories; rest assured that I have read them all and enjoyed every one.
I will try my hardest to comment on all of them by the end of this week, but I didn't see any sense in leaving the judging until then, since I'd already decided on the winner.
Once again, thank you every one of your entries: this was a very talented group of young adults, and I think you all have great careers ahead of you! :-) Congratulations to the winner.
~Bitter Irony
Contest Winners
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Tonight was Halloween, and I hadn’t even finished carving my pumpkin when the doorbell rang. I inhaled deeply, lay the knife down gently, aby Athena of Starlite 1200 words, 14 comments, on Jun 20 12:47 PM 2007. In First person, Other, Science fiction, Starting idea
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Hath my God forsaken this cursed land? / Fallen monoliths, strewn across cracked plains, / Consumed, reeking of under worldly grains / I stare, and pray this is not what He's planned / The stench of fell hell beasts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I have to admit, in the beginning I never meant to fall for him. I mean after all, he was the most horrific person I’d ever met. Well, seen. I didn’t know him personally and I didn’t want to. After all the rumors and such I’vby Sticks-And-Stones 1300 words, 1 comment, on Sep 15 4:36 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I can hear you. I'm not deaf. I just don't respond. My vocals work just fine. I just choose not to use them. My parents still aren't exactlby JuliaAlexandrovna 200 words, 15 comments, on Jun 18 10:28 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Beneath the lies of deceit and hate / Shines a hope, to those who seek. / For God will shepherd the righteous, / the sheep of his flock. /by saphFIRE13 100 words, 9 comments, on Sep 8 10:38 PM 2007. In , Hope, Inspirational, Life, Personal, Poem, Poetry, Spiritual• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Clara and Paul had been best of friends since they met each other at preschool. They held hands wherever they went as they walked through corridors unabashed. They cried whenever the teachers tried to separate their classes.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I carved our names into a tree that year. Somewhere, in the orchard on Pressman Street, it still stands.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by frostany 500 words, 6 comments, on Jun 13 3:12 PM 2007. In , Depression, Mental illness, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A second ago I was about to flip the ‘open’ sign on the door to ‘close’ and suddenly I was flat on my back. My head throbbed painfully, teby boxOFjuice 2100 words, 14 comments, on Aug 7 3:55 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A prophecy has come to completion...by Chibi-chan 500 words, 6 comments, on Sep 11 5:21 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by So Be It 700 words, 16 comments, on Jun 12 10:46 PM 2007. In Family, Life, Sad, Tattered flag, Third person, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Only at the unheralded hour, during the unsuspecting moment, in the unforeseen place will you see the Snake Woman. She bustles through everyday crowds, slinks through unlit alleys, but remains forever hidden to the watchful e• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Vocabulary, knowledge, inspiration... emotion. / Vital skills of every writer. / And how come, you say, I am unable to write? However can one write when all that ever appears in their mind is a vast threshold ofby Lady Akita 400 words, 4 comments, on Sep 22 2:24 AM 2007. In Depression, Metaphorical, Personal, Shame• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by The Poetic Prince 1700 words, 2 comments, on Mar 29 5:33 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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"If my hearts broken, how can i feel?"• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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A feeling of young girl... [Songfic of Nobody's home]• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by Star-Vomit 400 words, on Sep 27 6:46 PM 2007. In , Fragment, Love, Romance, Short story, Unfinished, Young adult• Viewed by judge.
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by octoberdusk 1700 words, 4 comments, on Aug 14 7:52 PM 2007. In Fiction, First person, Hope, Inspirational, Short story, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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"I Hate You!" Was the last words I said to him. Pain, was the only thing I left him with. Depression was the curse I placed upon his already hallow life. Suffering was my going away present to you. He's gone now . . . and i'mby Azzy Bear 400 words, 2 comments, on Oct 6 7:03 AM 2007. In First person• Viewed by judge.
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by Taylor Renee 1900 words, 6 comments, on Sep 30 9:06 AM 2007. In Fun!, Inspirational, Other, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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This is good, but what exactly are you looking for, a main genre or just anything?
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See Rule 1: all genres welcome. As long as it's well written, anything goes.
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any poetry?
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Sure, but I'll warn you before hand, it probably won't win.
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Excellentai!!! It's nice of you to create a contest for youngsters as we can easily get outmatched by mature writers....nice, i'll be sure to put in my story...
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i am thirteen, turning fourteen
hope u like it
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so this is a preview of one of the best novels i've weritten. some things u should know: the person speaking is named Bobby, Sonni is his older brother, Spaz is one of his friends (they all work at the carwash) Triff is the leader of a gang called the Pine St. Pirates who have been trying to beat out Bobby's brother's gang. J Day is his oldest brother (leader of their gang) Jamey is his little sister (14 yrs. old) and the rest are his friends and fellow gang members. I hope you like it!!
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awesome contest!
whenever i write, everyone tells me that i shouldnt or i should write according to my age...
and i am like... WHAT!? i am only doing something mature, they are not that bad!
my entry is a naruto fanfic and a song fic...
but i dont want you to see that, i want you to see the sentences becuase that is what I believe...
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