Death. Murder. Heartbreak.
These are all forms of tragedy well known in the world of literature. I myself am a huge fan of tragedy and try to include it in all of my writings. But what about you? What about the various members of Storywrite, and the rest of the world? And are these tragedies even decent?
This is a contest where I want tragedy. Any and all forms of the saddening genre are welcome. Whether it’s a girl falling in love only to find out the man she fell for was only using her, to a misunderstood murderer who never accomplishes his goal upon his final breath, all are accepted.
If you do not have any idea what to do for an entry due to having no prewrites or ideas, message me and I will send you a prompt.
As with every contest, there are several rules I expect you to follow.
1) It cannot be shorter than 400 words, but no longer than 7000.
2) No using chat speak, ThIS sTuFf, or any other form of writing besides the proper format.
3) Please use spell check and correct grammar. The occasional misspelling and odd sentence is fine, but I don’t want to be distracted by how messy it appears.
4) No erotica or adult rated stories.
5) Keep swearing to a minimum, if any.
6) Gay/Bi/Lesbian stories are fine as long as they do not become too explicit.
7) No poems allowed.
As tragedies are intended, I would prefer if your entry has a sad ending of some sort. However, I am not against it if somehow it ends up happy, though the only way I can see that is if the villain is joyful.
I am not a harsh judge, but I am not an easy one either. Only one entry is allowed per participant. I await the results of this contest.
These are all forms of tragedy well known in the world of literature. I myself am a huge fan of tragedy and try to include it in all of my writings. But what about you? What about the various members of Storywrite, and the rest of the world? And are these tragedies even decent?
This is a contest where I want tragedy. Any and all forms of the saddening genre are welcome. Whether it’s a girl falling in love only to find out the man she fell for was only using her, to a misunderstood murderer who never accomplishes his goal upon his final breath, all are accepted.
If you do not have any idea what to do for an entry due to having no prewrites or ideas, message me and I will send you a prompt.
As with every contest, there are several rules I expect you to follow.
1) It cannot be shorter than 400 words, but no longer than 7000.
2) No using chat speak, ThIS sTuFf, or any other form of writing besides the proper format.
3) Please use spell check and correct grammar. The occasional misspelling and odd sentence is fine, but I don’t want to be distracted by how messy it appears.
4) No erotica or adult rated stories.
5) Keep swearing to a minimum, if any.
6) Gay/Bi/Lesbian stories are fine as long as they do not become too explicit.
7) No poems allowed.
As tragedies are intended, I would prefer if your entry has a sad ending of some sort. However, I am not against it if somehow it ends up happy, though the only way I can see that is if the villain is joyful.
I am not a harsh judge, but I am not an easy one either. Only one entry is allowed per participant. I await the results of this contest.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 13
- Rewards: Gold: 450, Silver: 250, Bronze: 125, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Contest judged by moderator based on comments made by host.
Contest Winners
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How can something so beautiful hurt so much?by valentine7 500 words, 14 comments, on Jul 8 4:10 PM. In First person, Love, Pain, Personal, Short story, Strange
Gold trophy winner
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A boy who feels lost in the world ends it.by WritersEffigy 600 words, 31 comments, on May 27 10:11 PM. In Dark, Depression, Drama, Suicide, Teen, Third person
Silver trophy winner
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The sun sat high in the New England sky. It was a bad sign for the north Connecticut farmers, who could hardly till their fields because of the heat. With the sun scorching their already parched crops and the mercury sittingby jpretty 1400 words, 4 comments, on Aug 4 12:09 AM. In Child, Death, Irish, Other. Reward
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Dark. Different than anything I've ever done before. A tragedy..of sorts. For a contest.by my-beautiful-rescue 900 words, 4 comments, on Aug 8 5:12 PM
Honorable winner• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Bronze trophy winner
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Why don't you notice the way I stare at you? Marvel at your eyes, your face, your features? Why when I look at you, you are always doing so• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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This is another story about the wandering Angel with black wings.by Kaori-Chan 1100 words, 5 comments, on Aug 8 12:53 PM. In Dark, Death, Depression, First person, Inspirational, Pain, Short story, Teen• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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“We interrupt this broadcast to bring you this breaking news bulletin . . .” Josephine rolled her eyes and sighed. Almost thirteen now, sby zebraspots 1800 words, 1 comment, on Aug 9 12:07 AM• Viewed by judge.
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The pen scribbled quietly across the table, as the pale moonlight shone through the window upon the victim of such a very sad fate. Tearsby The Celtic Bard 1000 words, 31 comments, on Oct 10 8:34 PM 2007. In Death, Short story, Spiritual• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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the less you know
the betterby nextandykaufman 700 words, 32 comments, on Aug 12 12:50 PM. In Crime, Dark, Depression, Fanfiction, Fantasy, Fiction, First person, Horror, Humor• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
1I awake to the movement in the bed as he tries to sit up on the side of the bed. I wait with halted breath to see if he can stand up by hiby skye01 2000 words, 26 comments, on Nov 26 6:40 PM 2006. In First person, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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How 'Cet's life will more than likely end. Also, on the endurance of blood brotherhood.by intoothandclaw 600 words, 4 comments, on Jun 4 9:32 PM. In Crime, Dark, Death, Execution, First person, Murder, Serial killer• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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My eyes begin to close; my head is slowly creeping back into an unwanted sleep. Stay awake, I tell myself. Just this once, stay awake andby Rhubarb 1100 words, 6 comments, on Aug 9 6:32 AM. In Crime, Dark, Depression, First person, Inspirational• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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He slowly opened his eyes half-mast, watching the bright rectangular lights of the hospital ceiling pass over his head. Incoherent voices s• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Hard Resolution1by pookah1111 3500 words, 2 comments, on Aug 9 10:40 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Ah, the sweet sound of your voice swells against my soul, so strikingly beautiful it chills me. It is not an audible voice, but a voice I hby Ghost of a Siren 500 words, 7 comments, on Aug 10 6:23 AM. In , Dark, Depression, Romance, Tragedy• Viewed by judge.
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Though she is missing, it's as if she was standing next to me the whole time pleading for me to find her. I have looked all over, and you• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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A story about a real life Hero• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The day was young, but I was already tired of it. It was only a week ago that my boyfriend had broken up with me, but it felt like months had gone by. He wouldn't stop calling me or my room mate. Sally walked into the room, w• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by jonathonmfrancis 1700 words, 2 comments, on Aug 10 9:31 PM. In Depression, Fiction, Love, Romance, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Never again1 / Never again will we be broken / Our voices silenced by the pain / Never again our cries unspoken / Our tears washed away byby Writing0Freedom 6100 words, 9 comments, on Jul 20 2:52 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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In loving memory of Jeys Endleton1
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Remember our sandbox of gravel and garbage? How we always called them sandboxes and not sand castles? How our hands dug in the crud of the• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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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• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Thre is alot going on in this chapter this might be my best one yet. It is great. So read read,READ this chapterby Secret Z fan 600 words, 1 comment, on Jul 30 12:37 PM. In Adventure, Anime, Death, Family, Fanfiction, Love, Pain, Romance• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The light around the studio apartment glowed dimly against the walls. There were over a hundred candles shining, in various shades of white and gold. It had taken almost an hour to light the entire room. She had saved the re• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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As Annamarie stood on the balcony overlooking the ocean, she thought to herself. The ocean was so large, it seemed so inoccent and beautifu• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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An aid worker spends the day with an Iraqi gravedigger in Kirkuk and listens to the stories he has to tell.by CorvusCornix 1700 words, 14 comments, on Aug 15 3:42 AM. In Family, Inspirational, Sad, Short story, Tragedy, War• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Hi, my name is lennox, How would you like to die today• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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In the future - pioneers will colonize mars, but not in the manner we might expect.by yoshi97 3100 words, 10 comments, on Aug 17 8:44 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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His Final Day. / By: Kasey Altman / Randy sat at the edge of his bed staring at the floor with glazed eyes. His long dark brown hair curtained his face from the world. The bliby Nipahem Shadow 2800 words, 3 comments, on Sep 25 7:45 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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She was his world; his life revolved around the sweet child, but that is all in the past now...by Adelaide Blood 1400 words, 8 comments, on Apr 11 5:42 PM. In Death, Depression, Family, Fiction, Inspirational, Life, Love, Pain• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I spam your contest!!!
Fear my oldy old story I entered that sucks!! -
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I replaced my Oldy old story with a stupid new one I just wrot!!!! AAHH!!! Fear me and mah spammin powas!! *smapper*
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Can I make a story about a young hobo living on the streets that eventually gets run over by a car, but nobody comes to his funeral because they all knew and hated him as the ugly hobo on Elm Street??? (I was making this up as I typed it...)
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And have it written in a slightly comedic style?
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Sure, but you probably won't even get HM, my dear friend.
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*is EXTREMELY insulted* You need to open your mind a bit more...because with that sort of thought-process, you'll get nowhere in an industry that requires creativity...like, I don't know, MANGA??
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omg!
My story was so perfect for this contest. I was in shock when I read that you wanted a tragedy story, then almost keeled over when it said you can enter a prewritten story! LOL Hope you like it.
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hmmm
i don't know about you, but i heard clap-tastic was a pretty darn good read. then again i don't believe everything i hear. what do i know? -
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I've been procrastinating for a while, but over the next two days I'll be reading and commenting on all of them. I'm sorry for the wait. I'm just so lazy, always reading fanfiction rather than being responsible. It should be judged within the next two days.
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This contest was interesting...
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