All you wonderful writers out there, I want your best short stories that are less than 2500 words. It could even be a new story as long as it’s a favourite story of yours. Any genre is welcome. I am not giving any hints about my favourite genres as I generally like all types of stories.
So, here are the rules:
- I don’t want chapters from a novel in this contest.
- Stories should be more than 600 words but less than 2500 words. Sorry, there won’t be any exceptions to this rule.
- Use a background that doesn’t obscure the words and please no red font. I dont like red colour in writing.
- No poetry. But I don’t mind a poem as long as it’s in the story.
- Good grammar and spelling is a bonus to you for winning in this contest.
- Limited to one entry per person.
I will try to comment on all the stories I get. Ask me if you have any questions. That’s all..have fun
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So, here are the rules:
- I don’t want chapters from a novel in this contest.
- Stories should be more than 600 words but less than 2500 words. Sorry, there won’t be any exceptions to this rule.
- Use a background that doesn’t obscure the words and please no red font. I dont like red colour in writing.
- No poetry. But I don’t mind a poem as long as it’s in the story.
- Good grammar and spelling is a bonus to you for winning in this contest.
- Limited to one entry per person.
I will try to comment on all the stories I get. Ask me if you have any questions. That’s all..have fun
!Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 1, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 150, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Thanks to everyone who participated in my contest. It was hard judging this contest as there were a large number of good quality entries. I even had quite a long preliminary finalist list. Those who didnt make it into the finalist list does not need to think their work was bad. My comments, when I had given them were based on my sincere belief of what I thought when I read the story. I didnt do any comparisons at that stage as I didnt believe it would be fair especially as I had entries from very different categories. So, finally in deciding the best I have given points according to how memorable I found the story,the quality of writing and the story telling ability. It's still subjective of course but I tried my best to make the process fair. Thank you all again for the wonderful entries!
Contest Winners
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A conductor sees fit to use an entire city as his orchestra.by Matthew-Maldonado 2400 words, 79 comments, on Apr 28 4:24 AM 2008. In Dark, Fantasy, Horror, Sad, Science fiction, Society, Strange
Silver trophy winner
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A tale of a fairy bullied by elves and his one wish.by tonialoise 1100 words, 78 comments, on Dec 18 9:45 AM 2008. In Children's, Elf, Elves, Fairies, Fairy, Fantasy
Honorable mention
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I stared down at the small mound of dirt that served as a shallow grave, before my feet. 1 / "1942-1961."2 / The small numbers were etchedby Seshat Kitty 2400 words, 43 comments, on Jun 13 5:06 AM 2008. In Death, Hope, Love, Romance, Sad, Short story Honorable mention
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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 theby iliad 1000 words, 15 comments, on Nov 30 7:47 PM 2007. In Fiction, First person, Love Honorable mention
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…[E]ven though I was always a few yards below you, too cautious to reach out and pull myself as high as you were, I was the one who happeneby roars-in-public 100 words, 19 comments, on Mar 26 3:08 PM 2008. In Family, Gay, Other, Short story, Strange, Unfinished, Weird• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 144582, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [25]
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A spy goes shopping, but inexplicably runs into a couple of old adversaries, including his greatest foe.by TheTynGirl 2100 words, 6 comments, on Aug 23 2:36 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A chemical plant explodes turning the populace to zombies. This is the story of one unfortunate zombie.by WritersEffigy 2100 words, 14 comments, on Aug 28 5:10 PM 2008. In Dark, Horror, Humor, Science fiction• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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"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 themby Writing0Freedom 2000 words, 6 comments, on May 20 11:32 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Rosemary 1300 words, 22 comments, on Apr 5 5:47 PM 2007. In Crime, Mystery, Romance, Short story, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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As the army moved through the Venezuelan night, a gringo on the run from a mid-life crisis has to make a choice.by Moncada 1400 words, 1 comment, on Aug 29 11:28 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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The Angel with black wings wasn't doing a very good job of protecting, so God placed her with a temp job.by Sha Wujing 700 words, 9 comments, on Aug 9 10:57 AM 2008. In First person, Inspirational, Life, Short story, Spiritual, Teen• Commented on 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 beautifuby Thorn-on-the-Rose 500 words, 40 comments, on Aug 15 8:27 PM 2008. In Dark, Depression, Fiction, Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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He stood across the street, watching her as he had for so many days. He put his hands into the pockets of his black pants, his white dress• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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My older brother told me never to go into his bedroom. But one day, I'm alone in the house, and I go inside...• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Spiritual isn’t the word that most people describe me with. But hey, desperate measures for desperate times, right? I lighted a smoke before I walked in, maybe they kill you, but everyone’s got to die sometimes. I just plan oby The Kingpin 800 words, 1 comment, on Aug 18 2:50 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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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. Tears• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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how many times are we allowed to enter?
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I didnt write that in the description but I limited the contest to one entry per person.I wanted to give more people the chance to enter.
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Thank You!
Thanks so very much for the gold trophy and all the points. I appreciate them. I'm very pleased that you like this story.
Thanks for hosting.
Andy
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