...In Fairies!
Haha, so what with the sudden influx of vampire stories, something quite unbelievable has happened. I have become thoroughly exhausted with them! I'm tired of vampires, I love them, I do, but enough already.
I want to hear about fairies. They're beautiful, mysterious, magical, maniacal, and everything I want in a modern day fantasy. Stories about them abound. There is no lack of evidence towards them, yet not many people really believe in them. They've been sighted, transformed, and explained throughout tales for hundreds of years.
But not anymore. Reports of children being kidnapped and replaced in the night by strange child-like replicas no longer shake people with fear. Stories about fair maidens and lads robust with youth suddenly vanishing no longer have people daydreaming about their seductive captors. Tales of friendly invisible entities cleaning homes are...gone!
This cannot remain so.
Bring the fairies back. I implore you. Make them walk invisibly next to us once again. Let me feel one wrap its ephemeral wings around me while I blindly go on doing what humans do. Make them into whatever you want, just make them magical. Give them courts, divide them by the seely and unseely, give them great and terrible powers. Or make them weak and dying and in need of help. I don't care, just bring them back to me, to the world.
Yes, for this contest, all I want is a Modern Fairy Tale.
Rules:
Nothing over 3000 words unless you're an absolutely great writer
No poems.
Please try to use proper grammar and spelling? Please? I might not read it if it's badly written.
That's all, have fun. Let yourself be seduced by the magic.
Haha, so what with the sudden influx of vampire stories, something quite unbelievable has happened. I have become thoroughly exhausted with them! I'm tired of vampires, I love them, I do, but enough already.
I want to hear about fairies. They're beautiful, mysterious, magical, maniacal, and everything I want in a modern day fantasy. Stories about them abound. There is no lack of evidence towards them, yet not many people really believe in them. They've been sighted, transformed, and explained throughout tales for hundreds of years.
But not anymore. Reports of children being kidnapped and replaced in the night by strange child-like replicas no longer shake people with fear. Stories about fair maidens and lads robust with youth suddenly vanishing no longer have people daydreaming about their seductive captors. Tales of friendly invisible entities cleaning homes are...gone!
This cannot remain so.
Bring the fairies back. I implore you. Make them walk invisibly next to us once again. Let me feel one wrap its ephemeral wings around me while I blindly go on doing what humans do. Make them into whatever you want, just make them magical. Give them courts, divide them by the seely and unseely, give them great and terrible powers. Or make them weak and dying and in need of help. I don't care, just bring them back to me, to the world.
Yes, for this contest, all I want is a Modern Fairy Tale.
Rules:
Nothing over 3000 words unless you're an absolutely great writer
No poems.
Please try to use proper grammar and spelling? Please? I might not read it if it's badly written.
That's all, have fun. Let yourself be seduced by the magic.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 19, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: THank you all for entering my contest, it's been a pleasure reading all of the entries ^^ I just want to say good job to everyone who entered and hopefully, I'll be seeing more of your fairy stories in the future ^^
Contest Winners
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she was a tiny little thing, barely bigger than the length of your finger nail. 1 / Her eyes were wide, luminous, expression swam in the pool of color that she called burgandy. Her hair was longe• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Not all fairies are alike.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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A tale of a fairy bullied by elves and his one wish.by tonialoise 1100 words, 39 comments, on Dec 18 9:45 AM 2008. In Children's, Elf, Elves, Fairies, Fairy, Fantasy
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Three men look to fulfill their life goals and catch a leprechaun.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
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"I`m a muse, I inspire people, this is my purpose in life.Although I`m not a mithological creature like the greek muses I`m not an ordinaryby Online Chaos 500 words, 4 comments, on Jul 7 4:18 PM 2008. In• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I am a fairy. My name is Lilly. We don't have last names, there aren't enough of us left to bother using them anymore. We are slowly beingby pink polka 300 words, 10 comments, on Aug 6 1:18 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Ivorly bit intothe sweet plum. She was in the forest, deep in the night.Softly, Ivorly heard behind her back, " You're lucky... " She hoppeby NinjaMegami 800 words, 9 comments, on Apr 17 5:42 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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youpeeeeeeeeeeee. all my magical friends are so happy right now. they are eager to get out in the world again.but i think we have a problem cuz i really don`t know who is gonna be the star.
which one do you prefere the beautifull and shalow muse, the whize elf, the bad fairy, the migthy boy dragon or the seductive incubus? -
Lol I don't think I put a limit on how many entries a person could enter
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Awesome. I will try and submit. And I totally agree. Magic and faeries just isn't what people care too much about these days..The Seelie and Unseelie Court. I love it! It's good to know that others know what that is.
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Other people on StoryWrite are getting tired of vampires??!?!?
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I think I'll have to do this.
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Wow this is such a sweet idea, but I haven't written much about fairies. ever. I might still give it a go.
Sounds like fun...await my entry!
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