The idea is simple: write something where the main character is fat. Not five pounds over, not with a bit of "junk in their trunk", but actually overweight. That is the only "must," that they are heavy and stay heavy throughout. (Let's leave the inspirational weight loss stories to Oprah.) How extensively you deal with the character's size and how, or if, it effects their daily life is entirely up to you.
RULES:
~ You may submit whatever you like, be it a story, a scene from a play, etc. If you would like to submit a poem, there will soon be a similar contest up on AllPoetry.
~ Keep spelling and grammar errors to a minimum. If there are a few, I'll try to offer help - if there are too many to count, we have a problem.
~ Whatever genre or content you prefer is just fine, but if the material is adult in nature, please label it appropriately. (If you choose to submit anything of an erotic nature, tastefulness is appreciated.)
~ You may curse, but please do so sparingly.
~ There is no word limit, but very short or very long pieces should know that they'll be judged more closely than others.
FIGURATIVE BROWNIE POINTS FOR:
~ A character that acknowledges their weight WITHOUT moaning and groaning about it.
~ Realistic portrayal of being overweight in modern society.
~ Nontraditional forms. (As in, not a narrative.)
~ Anything that is unusually insightful or shows a unique perspective.
RULES:
~ You may submit whatever you like, be it a story, a scene from a play, etc. If you would like to submit a poem, there will soon be a similar contest up on AllPoetry.
~ Keep spelling and grammar errors to a minimum. If there are a few, I'll try to offer help - if there are too many to count, we have a problem.
~ Whatever genre or content you prefer is just fine, but if the material is adult in nature, please label it appropriately. (If you choose to submit anything of an erotic nature, tastefulness is appreciated.)
~ You may curse, but please do so sparingly.
~ There is no word limit, but very short or very long pieces should know that they'll be judged more closely than others.
FIGURATIVE BROWNIE POINTS FOR:
~ A character that acknowledges their weight WITHOUT moaning and groaning about it.
~ Realistic portrayal of being overweight in modern society.
~ Nontraditional forms. (As in, not a narrative.)
~ Anything that is unusually insightful or shows a unique perspective.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 25, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 100, Silver: 75, Bronze: 50
- Final notes: Thanks to everyone who entered!
(I apologise for taking so long to judge it - there were some technical difficulties.)
Contest Winners
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A wrinkled green freak in a top hat reveals the horrible and beautiful truth of the world to two downtrodden kids.by Matthew-Maldonado 10800 words, 36 comments, on Aug 27 1:03 AM 2007. In Abuse, Dark, Fantasy, Horror, Novel, Personal, Science fiction
Gold trophy winner
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by Andy Stephenson 1800 words, 13 comments, on Aug 21 8:21 PM 2006. In Adult, Erotica, Humor
Silver trophy winner
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 191188, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Lard Death is day by day living as a fat person and loving every ounce of it.• Commented on by judge.
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Speculative fiction - what if there was a technology that made it possible to...by slashinguk 1100 words, 17 comments, on Nov 21 4:37 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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hahaha
this is a very original idea for a contest!
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Thank You!
Thanks so very much for the silver trophy and all the points. I appreciate them. I'm very pleased that you like my story.
Thanks for hosting.
Andy
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Hey there! Beyond thanking you for giving me the gold in this contest, I would like to thank you for creating the contest itself. It's very original and it brought a lot of really unique stories out of the woodwork that were very intriguing reads. It's a breath of fresh air in a body-fascist world that tends to exclude (or subjugate) the opinions of the "unattractive." Deepest kudos to you!
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