A group of us have gathered together with the intention of trying to publish a collection of stories from Storywrite. If you feel that you have a story of exceptional merit, please consider entering this contest.
If you entered the previous contest, please do not enter this one unless you feel you have a story that is better than the one you entered before. If you enter the same story, it will be removed.
This publication will be sold at cost, so there will be no royalties. You will retain all rights to your stories, however; some publishers may consider this publication the exercising of first serial rights. If you have questions, please message me.
The purpose of this publication is to give you a tangible product of your work which will also be made available to you, the general public, and members of Storyright at cost. The book will probably consist of about 500 pages in a paperback format.
Rules:
Stories must be 4,000 words or less.
G or GP rated. Adult topics are fine, but the stories must not be restricted to adults only.
Carefully proofed.
High quality.
Entering and placing in this contest does not guarantee being published in the book.
Stories which do not meet the expectations of quality in content and grammar may be removed from the contest.
Andy
If you entered the previous contest, please do not enter this one unless you feel you have a story that is better than the one you entered before. If you enter the same story, it will be removed.
This publication will be sold at cost, so there will be no royalties. You will retain all rights to your stories, however; some publishers may consider this publication the exercising of first serial rights. If you have questions, please message me.
The purpose of this publication is to give you a tangible product of your work which will also be made available to you, the general public, and members of Storyright at cost. The book will probably consist of about 500 pages in a paperback format.
Rules:
Stories must be 4,000 words or less.
G or GP rated. Adult topics are fine, but the stories must not be restricted to adults only.
Carefully proofed.
High quality.
Entering and placing in this contest does not guarantee being published in the book.
Stories which do not meet the expectations of quality in content and grammar may be removed from the contest.
Andy
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 21, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 200, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 10 people
- Final notes: Thanks to all of you who entered. I enjoyed your stories very much.
All of the stories that placed or received honorable mentions deserved Gold, but as you know, I have only one Gold trophy to give. The honorable mentions are listed in no particular order.
The winners in order are:
Statistics. by WritersEffigy
Medic! by slashinguk
Antithesis by paperparadox
Honorable Mentions:
A Thief by Riftkin
Love in a Lift by RxxSpiritWolfssJ
Why I Don't Write Romance by DoozerDan
"It" by Rosemary
Harriet by Gary Alexander
The Messenger by Ghost of a Siren
Barrett's Mountain by JJBanReo
September's Shoes by JessiesDaughter
The Blue Line by followyourmoonlight
The Substance of Reality by Noctella
Thanks again. This contest had the best entries of all the contests I've hosted thus far.
Andy
Contest Winners
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A man who always fought the urge gives into it.by WritersEffigy 2200 words, 123 comments, on Jun 5 4:54 AM 2008. In Crime, Dark, Death, Fiction, First person, Horror, Short story
Gold trophy winner
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by paperparadox 1600 words, 6 comments, on Oct 16 4:46 AM 2008. In Fiction, Inspirational, Nature
Bronze trophy winner
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by Riftkin 500 words, 5 comments, on Oct 16 11:05 AM 2008. In Fantasy, Short story, Young adult
Honorable mention
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by RxxSpiritWolfxxJ 1800 words, 22 comments, on Feb 6 5:37 PM 2008. In First person, Humor, Love, Young adult Honorable mention
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HARRIET / I couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old when I first laid eyes on Harriet. She, however, never quite saw me. Instby Gary Alexander 2300 words, 178 comments, on Jun 25 9:12 AM 2007. In Fiction, Romance Honorable mention
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He was there. He will always be there. I am forever enslaved by his presence, that horrible creature which haunts me so. When will I escapeby Ghost of a Siren 3300 words, 24 comments, on Apr 6 5:31 AM 2007. In Depression, Fiction, Science fiction, Weird Honorable mention
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My last hopes are God and Joshua Barrett’s mountain. The oncologists give me three, maybe four months to live. It wouldn’t matter if it wer• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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September, sweet September, bittersweet September. September is a transition month; it is a bridge from summer to winter.
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Silver trophy winner
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9/11 is a date that has haunted Robyn. Now she is in New York City with her journal open, ready to write.by angellove 3700 words, 18 comments, on Jan 28 2:31 PM 2007. In Fiction, First person, Religious, Spiritual, Supernatural, Tragedy• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Autumn was restless. Though she'd paced the cramped cell countless times until her legs screamed in retaliation, they still craved more exercise.1by LiveLoveJabberwocky 2300 words, 11 comments, on Oct 12 8:06 PM 2008. In Fantasy, Fiction, Short story, Third person, Vampires• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by SaitoKojima 100 words, 3 comments, on Sep 29 10:47 AM 2008. In Fiction, First person, Love, Romance, Science fiction, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Only your eyes are unclosed to see the black unfolded world fast and slow, asleep. Only your hands are unclasped to touch the remains thatby DanRead 1100 words, 1 comment, on Sep 27 10:19 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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yay! now i can give it another try!
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Hi
I wish you success. I'll give your story a thorough going over.
Andy
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Not sure what G or GP rated means, as my submission has some swearing in it. Let me know if I should withdraw it. Are they USA ratings?
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Hi
G is general audience, GP is general audience with parental guidance. Profanity is acceptable as long as it is not excessive, no explicit sex, gore may be restricted. If we like a piece, we can edit, but we're only going to publish one story per author. You're welcome to submit additional stories, but Barking Dog is probably already on the inside track.
Andy
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if we enter something and you dont like it, can we remove it and try something else?
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Wow wish I could do this don't have a story like that though.
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Thank you for the honor of the HM in this contest.
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Your story is being considered for the book. Sorry I didn't have gold trophies to go around.
Andy
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Do not worry, I am just honored to be considered at all.
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Lovely surprise!
Thanks so much for considering my story to be worth the Bronze...I'm rapt!
This is a great idea ~ very best of luck with your plans to publish.
Lou
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You're quite welcome!
Your story is very good.
Andy
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