Seriously Deep

Hi guys

This contest is for all you 'serious and deep' writers out there! The contest is centered round stories based on serious modern day issues. They can be funny, serious, dramatic, depressing, tear jerking, I really don't mind. They just must be based on one of the following options.

OPTION 1 - Teen pregnancy
OPTION 2 - Drug abuse and/or addiction
OPTION 3 - Coming out e.g. based on dealing with sexuality
OPTION 4 - Child abuse
OPTION 5 - Domestic Violence
OPTION 6 - Teenage diary - all the high's and low's of teen daily life
OPTION 7 - Losing someone, grief, bereavement
OPTION 8 - Being an 'emo'
OPTION 9 - Depression/Mental Health Issues
OPTION 10 - Your own choice - but something that fits in with the theme of this contest!

RULES

1 - Prewrites are allowed but if you already have lots of trophies I am likely to give gold to someone who doesn't. Brownie points will most definitely be given to someone who writes something new!

2 - Word limit is 2000

3 - Swearing is ok so long as it fits with the story

4 - If you choose option 4 child abuse I don't really want graphic details of the abuse if it is sexual - more the effects it has on the character

5 - Please write which option you have chosen in A/N

6 - Have fun and get your creative juices flowing!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 5, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    I want to say a huge thank you to all who entered this contest - all those on the finalists list weren't just great they were amazing. I wish I could give you all gold! Some really moving emotional stories in this contest and all in their own way "Seriously Deep". Well done to all of you and keep up the good writing!

Contest Winners

  1. Playhouses
    Well I just about swear I been sittin’ out here for six years and I think I got barely thirty dollars.1 / Yessir, just ‘bout thirty two dollars and eleven cents.2 /
    by The Wall 500 words, 15 comments, on Jun 29 11:04 PM 2008
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. When No One Is Looking
    My eyes peer on your body daily. I see the tears you cry in the midnight mist. I've come to know the whispy breaths that escape your mouth
    by Frozen Angel 200 words, 4 comments, on Jun 27 1:26 PM 2008. In Angst, Other, Pain, Personal
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Consumption
    Persephone couldn’t remember her last meal, her last morning with a routine, her last shower or even her last breath of fresh air. As far
    by Amb0r 2100 words, 26 comments, on May 3 6:49 PM 2007. In Crime, Love, Manipulation, Psychology
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Stolen Innocence, Childhood Lost
    I could see fire dancing in his eyes as he looked me up and down when I stepped out of the bathroom door. This was my first time.
    by crystalsycamore2 700 words, 10 comments, on Feb 23 8:48 AM. In First person, Short story
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 182024, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  6. Error: Unable to find finalist item 157360, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  7. Dad...
    Losing a father is hard, I know.I will tell you what I went through and Why I am stronger from losing him...
    by NightTime-Fox 1200 words, 15 comments, on May 21 8:13 PM 2008. In Death, Family, First person, Hope, Pain, Personal
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. Clap Hands
    1 / Narrator: You forget what silence is like. Even when the crying ebbs away as she falls asleep, and her agonised screaming eventually s
    by Viva La Vie Boheme 1600 words, 2 comments, on Jun 27 3:11 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  9. Barking Dog
    The final thoughts of a suicide bomber.
    by slashinguk 800 words, 193 comments, on Dec 1 4:25 PM 2007. In Dark, Fiction, First person
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  10. Screaming Silence
    Option four: Child Abuse. 1 / Disclaimer: This story is based upon the real life events of my best friend's mother, a Chinese woman raised in China and forced into prostitution in Thailand.
    by Alyna 1100 words, 5 comments, on Jun 26 8:58 AM 2008. In Dark, Depression, Inspirational
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  11. My captor. My nemesis. My father.
    My captor. My nemesis. My father. Three strong things to say all describing one person, I hate him so much, but yet there is only one thing
    by Forgotten Tink. 500 words, 8 comments, on Apr 19 1:53 AM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  12. It Doesn't Matter To Me
    by Jenni-Wren 100 words, 5 comments, on Jun 20 4:45 AM 2008. In , Fiction, First parson, Love, Pain
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  13. Dear Diary
    by SwallowedByDarkness 500 words, 2 comments, on Jun 27 12:07 AM 2008. In , Depression, Drama, Hope, Pain, Weird, Young adult
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  14. Tears in a Casket
    A boy who feels lost in the world ends it.
    by WritersEffigy 600 words, 41 comments, on May 27 10:11 PM 2008. In Dark, Depression, Drama, Suicide, Teen, Third person
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  15. Kevin and Lucy
    by x Simply x Me x 500 words, 8 comments, on Jul 1 7:12 PM 2008. In , Abuse, Adult, Did
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [25]

1 - 25 of 25
  • The News
    (Shock came over her, the doctor had just uttered the worst words he could)1 / Shock washed over her as she starred open mouthed at the doc
    by moonwriter 1300 words, 14 comments, on Jun 11 2:35 AM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Cocaine
    It was hard for me. One night in Berlin, the next in Paris, and a week after we’d wind up in Japan. The traveling seemed so endless, perp
    by Embitter 600 words, 21 comments, on May 10 3:54 PM 2007. In Band, Character, Drug, Music
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Clear Vision
    Mike Ryler thundered down the stairs, hurrying to work.1 / At the age of thirty seven, Mike's pursuing past still haunted him. His young wi
    by Peachy 1400 words, 12 comments, on Jun 21 7:35 AM 2008. In Family, Hope, Love, Short story, Spiritual, Strange, Young adu
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Wings
    A different sort of Acetyl story, about the *other* thing his life revolves around.
    by intoothandclaw 400 words, 12 comments, on Apr 21 6:50 PM 2008. In , Dark, Drugs, Life, Mystery, Serial killer, Short story, Spiritual
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Reminiscence
    “You like a boy?”1 / A stream of giggles ran from their mouths.2 / “Yes, he is very sweet. Did I tell you what he said to me?”3 / “Wha
    by Lady-Jane 700 words, 8 comments, on Jun 27 10:28 AM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • The Iron Hat
    Time ticks on and on1 / You feel your heart being trampled upon by the madness of your pathetic lies.2 / I can't take it anymore, you deser
    by HopelesslyInLove 100 words, 18 comments, on Apr 11 1:49 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • New beginning
    It couldn't be right maybe I should try it again I thought my heart beating faster and faster as I looked at that evil color. I felt sick l
    by esimbf 1000 words, 8 comments, on Jun 29 8:00 PM 2008. In Depression, First person
    • Commented on by judge.
  • If they already left, you can't really let go.
    "Maybe part of loving is learning to let go" rang in my mind. I always understood that if you loved someone you were supposed to let them
    by Writing0Freedom 2000 words, 6 comments, on May 20 11:32 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • The Hope of a Child
    A child's struggle with a fatal disease - A true story
    by katydid 500 words, 3 comments, on Jul 1 11:54 PM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

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