Right, so, this is my first contest, and I'm very excited, yay, et cetera.
I want your best piece of speculative fiction--that is, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and anything else that fits (even loosely) under that umbrella.
I am busier than I like to be, so I'm requesting that entries be kept under 5k words. You can enter works that are over that, but unless they're spectacular, I probably won't finish them.
Notwithstanding the above, I will read and comment on every entry.
This contest, as all contests, will be subjective, based on what I like. I am open to most kinds of stories.
Right. Rules:
1. Good spelling and grammar. If you're going to use sentence fragments like I just did, at least know that they're sentence fragments.
2. No erotica of any kind. Sexual overtones are fine, but erotica either bores or disgusts me, usually both.
3. There are a lot of other rules I could add, but they boil down to, Use Good Judgment. I will DQ you if you're a jerk.
I want your best piece of speculative fiction--that is, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and anything else that fits (even loosely) under that umbrella.
I am busier than I like to be, so I'm requesting that entries be kept under 5k words. You can enter works that are over that, but unless they're spectacular, I probably won't finish them.
Notwithstanding the above, I will read and comment on every entry.
This contest, as all contests, will be subjective, based on what I like. I am open to most kinds of stories.
Right. Rules:
1. Good spelling and grammar. If you're going to use sentence fragments like I just did, at least know that they're sentence fragments.
2. No erotica of any kind. Sexual overtones are fine, but erotica either bores or disgusts me, usually both.
3. There are a lot of other rules I could add, but they boil down to, Use Good Judgment. I will DQ you if you're a jerk.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 24, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Well, the contest is judged! In the end, I went for the best/freshest ideas and the best writing. Honestly, I wish I could give everyone some award; all the stories had something awesome about them. This was a fun contest, and thanks everyone for entering!
Contest Winners
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A Little Unfinished Monkey Business / by GARY ALEXANDER
The real story on what Monkeying around could lead to!by Gary Alexander 1400 words, 87 comments, on Sep 15 7:59 PM 2007. In Science fiction
Gold trophy winner
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A conductor sees fit to use an entire city as his orchestra.by Matthew-Maldonado 2400 words, 83 comments, on Apr 28 4:24 AM 2008. In Dark, Fantasy, Horror, Sad, Science fiction, Society, Strange
Bronze trophy winner
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Irhal and Maeli meet a young noble along the road, and travel with him to a grand tournament.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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A highflying adventure of goosely proportions!by tonialoise 4200 words, 25 comments, on Aug 22 10:09 PM 2008. In Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Pirates, Science fiction
Honorable mention
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The probably completely un-awaited new story by some peoples favourite author DoozerDan!by DoozerDan 3300 words, 113 comments, on May 19 2:35 AM 2008. In Humor, Just plain funny, Parody, Rule breaking, Zombie Honorable mention
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Earth faces nuclear winter. The only choice for humanity's remnants is to take to the stars ...by RxxSpiritWolfxxJ 1600 words, 20 comments, on Aug 30 7:55 AM 2008. In Alternative future, Personal, Space opera• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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There are times, only once or twice in a lifetime, when you ask yourself, 'What do I want more than anything else in this world?' For Miley Andrews, the answer was simple, she wanted her mother back. Her mother, who had died.by Thorn-on-the-Rose 700 words, 10 comments, on Oct 17 4:55 PM 2008. In Dark, Demons, Fantasy, Realms, Supernaturals (vampires, Werewolves ect.)• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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A mermaid who cries for the man she loves.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Sarah meets the devil on a lonely stretch of highway.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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They sat together on the hill, overlooking the beautiful marble city, the sun setting to a brilliant orange and red. The moon sleepily peepby MoonRoseWolf 1700 words, 52 comments, on Feb 29 5:17 PM 2008. In Fantasy, History, Horror, Romance, Short story, Werewolves
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None of them would understand her. None of them could understand her. She hid herself among all these people so well, that even she startedby angellove 3200 words, 65 comments, on Jan 28 3:40 PM 2007. In Aids, Fantasy, Noguest, Novel, Romance, Science fiction, Supernatural• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I sat quietly listening to the different conversations going on in the classroom. One person was whispering about the crazy party that he wby poetry is soul 4700 words, 10 comments, on Dec 13 2:55 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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