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I apologize for the late start. I did a have a very busy end of March start of April, but it's mostly my time management skills that led me to forgetting about the contest. Starting and ending this two weeks later should make it easier for people to enter and in and vote on the overlapping April-May Poetry Contest since the two are now staggered. Technically voting well extend into June but it's still the April-May Contest mahrlect it!
If a writer chooses to participate in the Poetry Contest instead of the Short Story Contest, I will not be offended. If we get half the entries as last contest we still will have plenty to read.
The previous contest winner has not responded to my request for a theme and I am going to have to go off the grid into an Internet free zone for a while, so I am choosing the theme and I choose Man Versus Self, one of the four basic conflicts in all writing. "Man' needn't be male and "Man" needn't be human. Another title could be Inner Conflict.
Lordkingcrow got back to me and came up with a good topic "Cold Blooded Honor." I like that theme better than mine but someone might have started writing with "Man Versus Self" so now the topic is "Cold Blooded Honor or Man Versus Self". Fortunately, these two themes fit together very well.
The Rules
-We would like you to try to keep your story between 500 and 2000 words. I am requiring that entries do not exceed 2400 words. This is counting title, poems, quotes, any add-ons. If I get a submission that exceeds 2400 words, I will trim it till it meets the limit, and you may not like what I choose to cut.
-Your name must appear nowhere with the story. There is no point in having an anonymous competition based on skill if we know whose entry is whose.
-You must send your story via private message to Scalenex before midnight (US Central time) on May 16th .
-The story must be new. No dragging up a story you wrote months or years ago.
-No plagiarism. This means no stealing a story verbatim. You are free to use characters or settings from other works.
-The story must involve Lizardmen (or Seraphon or Salamanders) at least a little
-The story must stick roughly within the theme, at least a little.
-No comics or illustrations. This is a short story contest. Visuals are limited to fonts and text colors. We have regular contests for visual art. There is one ongoing now.
-Only one entry allowed per person.
I will do my best to providing proofreading and general advise to writers who ask for it. Keep in mind there is usually a flood of entries coming in the last week, so the earlier you submit your piece to me, the easier it will be for me to help you. You are welcome to ask anyone else you wish for help or advice.
Once again, the winner of this contest has the honor of choosing the next contest theme if they so choose. This time because I do not want to be saddled with coming up with a last minute topic. If the winner does not give me a topic within a week of winning, I will pass thisburden honor on to the runner-up.
If you want to talk about the theme or your eagerness to write or read something. Please do so below!
If a writer chooses to participate in the Poetry Contest instead of the Short Story Contest, I will not be offended. If we get half the entries as last contest we still will have plenty to read.
The previous contest winner has not responded to my request for a theme and I am going to have to go off the grid into an Internet free zone for a while, so I am choosing the theme and I choose Man Versus Self, one of the four basic conflicts in all writing. "Man' needn't be male and "Man" needn't be human. Another title could be Inner Conflict.
Lordkingcrow got back to me and came up with a good topic "Cold Blooded Honor." I like that theme better than mine but someone might have started writing with "Man Versus Self" so now the topic is "Cold Blooded Honor or Man Versus Self". Fortunately, these two themes fit together very well.
The Rules
-We would like you to try to keep your story between 500 and 2000 words. I am requiring that entries do not exceed 2400 words. This is counting title, poems, quotes, any add-ons. If I get a submission that exceeds 2400 words, I will trim it till it meets the limit, and you may not like what I choose to cut.
-Your name must appear nowhere with the story. There is no point in having an anonymous competition based on skill if we know whose entry is whose.
-You must send your story via private message to Scalenex before midnight (US Central time) on May 16th .
-The story must be new. No dragging up a story you wrote months or years ago.
-No plagiarism. This means no stealing a story verbatim. You are free to use characters or settings from other works.
-The story must involve Lizardmen (or Seraphon or Salamanders) at least a little
-The story must stick roughly within the theme, at least a little.
-No comics or illustrations. This is a short story contest. Visuals are limited to fonts and text colors. We have regular contests for visual art. There is one ongoing now.
-Only one entry allowed per person.
I will do my best to providing proofreading and general advise to writers who ask for it. Keep in mind there is usually a flood of entries coming in the last week, so the earlier you submit your piece to me, the easier it will be for me to help you. You are welcome to ask anyone else you wish for help or advice.
Once again, the winner of this contest has the honor of choosing the next contest theme if they so choose. This time because I do not want to be saddled with coming up with a last minute topic. If the winner does not give me a topic within a week of winning, I will pass this
If you want to talk about the theme or your eagerness to write or read something. Please do so below!
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