Beautiful Fantasy

Okay, I’ve always been into fantasy, but recently realised that apart from vampires, I didn’t really know much about the fantasy genre. So I decided to hold a contest in search for the best fantasy stories around- the more original the better.

Prewrites are allowed, and you can enter any type of fantasy, but I prefer if you actually try and enter something new- brownie points! Anyways, if you want to enter something new I have a few prompts for you…

1.An elegant masquerade ball
2.Shards of glass falling from midnight skies
3.A silver pocket watch suspended on a long chain
4.Coppery golden trees in autumn
5.A lonely beach
6.A sparkling glass rose

Fairly simple contest to enter, but I really want people to use the prompts and come up with something new. The most interesting fantasies are the ones which are original, and written with a lot of descriptions, so keep that in mind when entering.

Moving onto rules-
1.Absolutely no erotica
2.Anything above 500 words is fine, but please try to keep it below 5000
3.Do not enter chapters of anything- chances are I won’t be able to understand the story from whichever point your story is at anyway.
4.Check your grammar and spelling before entering anything- mistakes like that just give me the impression you’re being careless with your writing

And that's about it- have fun, and enjoy.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on June 13, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 200, Silver: 150, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Wow- this was such a hard contest to judge, and that's why it took me so long. I enjoyed everyone's entries, and was really amazed at the originality in all of them. A bit disappointed at the lack of new entries for this contest though- were my prompts really that hard or was everyone just feeling lazy? Lol anyway I had so much fun reading everyone's works. Thanks for entering!

Contest Winners

  1. The Elements, Prologue
    A Prologue, in which the story begins.
    by kidchameleon 2400 words, 24 comments, on Oct 3 10:29 PM 2008. In Fantasy, Fiction
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Rebirth of a Goddess: Chapter One
    A fantasy, sci fi story with dragons, aliens, and space ships! If someone can help with a better title that'd be great, read it!
    by Ghost of a Siren 2200 words, 13 comments, on Apr 13 5:13 PM 2008. In Fantasy, Fiction, Romance later, Science fiction
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Deception Of A fairy
    I awoke amongst a field of Lillie's, alone and scared. The sun shone down as it did every June morning. Today was different though, today w
    by SpiritDarkmaiden 800 words, 3 comments, on May 24 3:24 AM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Beautiful Sunsets
    As the golden day drew to a close, the woodland animals of every size, from the small tree rats and gliding mice to the great howling cats
    by wolfcub 600 words, 9 comments, on May 25 5:06 AM 2008. In , Fantasy, Fiction
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Dark Fury
    Phillip said to his brother, "I saw her again last night in my dream." Phillip was a big young man with sandy hair and blue smiling eyes.
    by Andy Stephenson 2200 words, 375 comments, on Dec 30 4:40 PM 2005. In Dragon, Fantasy, Fiction, Love, Medieval, Romance, Vore
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Andy Stephenson gold member
    June 13, 2008
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    Thank You!

    Thanks for the honorable mention and points. I appreciate them. I'm very pleased that you like my story. Thanks for hosting this contest.

    Andy