I have a new challange for you: a story writing contest! You may remember a while back, that I had a poll up for voting on three short stories written by myself, my sister, and a forum aquaintence of ours. Well, now you can get in on it too.
I'm going to (hopefully) start having a bi-monthly story contest here on my blog. Each one will be on a certain topic or theme, or will be based on a picture, a poem, a phrase...you get the idea. Here are the rules:
The Traveler’s Short Story Contest Official Rules:
1) Each entry must reflect the challenge posted on The Traveler’s Blog, whether it be a picture to write about, or a phrase or character to include…one way or another, the story must be coherent with the challenge.
2) Stories are to be no longer than 5,000 words. They can be as short as you want, but 5,000 is the top limit.
3)Stories must be “rated” PG or better: no vile language, no “adult” content, no over-described violence or gore, etc. Now, I’m not saying that you can’t have a battle, or a murder mystery or anything, but if you choose to do so, please write it in a sensitive way. Anyone can write gory-horror—it takes a good author to write with consideration for the sensibilities of others.
4)Stories cannot be posted without approval. I will delete any stories that have not been posted by myself, no matter how good they are. Please email all stories to travstorycontest@gmail.com.
5)I reserve the right to reject any entries that do not follow the guidelines of the contest, or that I otherwise deem inappropriate—for example, I don’t wish to see stories about vampires or zombies, or stories featuring occult elements—but if I reject a story for any reason, I will send you an email explaining exactly why it was rejected. I promise to not just leave you hanging!
6)Above all, let it simply be known that I am a Christian, with Judeo-Christian values. Whether or not you share those values is up to you, but figure that as a general rule, those are the standards for these writing contests. If you think that an element in your story may be a bit outside those principles, please go ahead and edit. I’m not forcing my beliefs on anyone, but I would prefer not to have to reject a whole lot of stories for a badly worded sentence or an overly risqué scene.
7) Nothing you send in is copyrighted in anyway, except by you. If you want, put something like "Copyrighted to Jane Doe, June 24, 2010" at the bottom.
8)Have fun!
(picture by Greg Call)
Send your entries to:
lanor@home-schooled.com
9 comments:
This sounds great, Trav! I'm already on it! :0)
I'm not sure if you got my entry, so I'll just tell you that I'm entering!
So when do you post the winner? Or do you just post the stories?
On the first of February, I'll be posting a poll here on my blog, and voting will last for the whole month. At the end of the month, we'll see who's won, and I'll send the EXTRA-SPECIAL certificate to the winner. :) And yes, I will post the name of the winner here, as well as on the forum and a few other places.
So who will be voting?
You will! Anyone who comes to my blog will see the poll, and anyone who wants to can vote.
The clock is ticking, friends! Get those pens in motion!
hey, this is a great idea!! I don't think I'll be able to enter this month...too many complications....
But that picture looks extremely inspiring and my brain's already trying to cook up an idea. :D *next time, dear little brain, next time*
btw, awesome blog!
-Clare
So we just have to be honest, huh? No voting on our own stories?
You can vote for your own story, but only if you put equal or more votes for someone elses! LOL
Thank's for the compliment, Clare!
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