[flag] First Annual Short Story Writing Contest

[Hahiha / USSR]

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Hey all!

I just came up with a contest that focuses around Nation Novel Writing Month. For those of you who don't know in the United States of America, there is an event called Nation Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short), that is supposed to encourage people to be authors. So I decided, "Why not make a contest out of this?" To make it easier, you will only have to submit short stories. If you would like to, you are allowed to submit novel. So the rules are as follow:

- You can only write your short story during the month of November
- I am only asking this as a precaution, no erotica or anything of the sort please
- You may start working after the major update (end) on Friday, October 31st
- Any novels turned in after the major update (end) on Sunday, November 30th will be denied
- You are allowed to enter anytime during the event, your short story just has to be written during November
- Judges are allowed to turn in a short story
- There is an entrance fee of 100 tacos from each individual
- There are no group entrances
- Maximum of two short stories entered per individual

So I will be asking people to be judges for this, so if you would like to judge just pm me. There will be an entrance fee of only 100 Tacos and the prize will be: Tacos from entrance fee + at least 1,000 tacos of my own  + 10,000+ a trophy + depending on how many people sign up we may gave out titles. So if you would like to sign up for (hopefully) the First Annual Short Story Writing Contest, just post below and send me 100 tacos. (The prize is subject to change depending on amount of participants, but only up not down)

Prizes (They will either be added up or divided between winners)

• Entry fees
• 1,000 from Hahiha
• 10,000 graciously donated from Aersoldorf
• Trophy
• A steam game code also graciously donated by Aersoldorf

Good luck to you all

Current list of judges:
Hahiha / USSR
Control
Lower Columbia

Current list of participants:
Klopstock
TAS Asamania
New Ecopia (paid)
Free Guns For All (paid)
Byzesion (paid)
Tierra de Madre
Shizensky (paid)

Me and the judges reserve the right to exclude any novels/ individuals that we wish, with me being able to veto any decisions relating to this (to also remain unbiased I will not enter the contest).


Update: link to post short story here

[Klopstock]

What a great idea!

I'll sign up if there's going to be enough people. But that might be tricky. Few people will want to write a novel or compete against those who do. Maybe a word limit?

[TAS Asamania]

Consider me in.

[Hahiha / USSR]

we're going to leave it like it is for now, if there aren't enough people I might add a word limit. Thanks for signing up!

[New Ecopia]

I'm definantly joining in.

[Lower Columbia]

I recall expressing an interest in judging during our conversation last night...

[Hahiha / USSR]

Oh sorry, I'll add you.
Also I decided you will have to send me the 100 Tacos with the submitted story, otherwise it/ you won't be eligible to win.

[Free Guns For All]

If I come up with something, I'm in. Is there a min/max word count for this?

[Klopstock]

Oct 26, 2014 18:38:25 GMT -5 Hahiha / USSR said:

Oh sorry, I'll add you.
Also I decided you will have to send me the 100 Tacos with the submitted story, otherwise it/ you won't be eligible to win.

Is there financial aid available?

[Hahiha / USSR]

There is, but I just want the tacos to help pay for the prize(s) Klopstock. As I doubt few people have less than 100 tacos, I have left that untouched.

[Hahiha / USSR]

Oct 28, 2014 5:44:17 GMT -5 Free Guns For All said:

If I come up with something, I'm in. Is there a min/max word count for this?

There is no word limit yet, if we want more people I might add a word limit.

[Klopstock]

. . . And we're off?

[Hahiha / USSR]

Yes sorry, everyone may begin writing a Short Story as of yesterday. Good luck to you all Klopstock, New Ecopia, TAS Asamania, and Free Guns For All!

[Hahiha / USSR]

If anyone who has not signed up yet and wants to join, you are allowed to join anytime you want as long as you turn it in before the major update ends on November 30th.

[Byzesion]

I'm in. Sending the entrance fee now.

[Tierra de Madre]

Is this open to non-XKI citizens?

If so, I'll enter.

_{(Also you have a typo in your heading)}

[New Ecopia]

Nov 2, 2014 22:29:54 GMT -5 Hahiha / USSR said:

Yes sorry, everyone may begin writing a Short Story as of yesterday. Good luck to you all Klopstock, New Ecopia, TAS Asamania, and Free Guns For All!

I paid the entrance fee and also one question do we send our short story via PM to you or reply to this thread?

[Hahiha / USSR]

Nov 4, 2014 6:18:22 GMT -5 Tierra de Madre said:

Is this open to non-XKI citizens?

If so, I'll enter.

_{(Also you have a typo in your heading)}

Yes this is open to everyone on the forums.

[Hahiha / USSR]

Nov 4, 2014 21:19:54 GMT -5 New Ecopia said:

Nov 2, 2014 22:29:54 GMT -5 Hahiha / USSR said:

Yes sorry, everyone may begin writing a Short Story as of yesterday. Good luck to you all Klopstock, New Ecopia, TAS Asamania, and Free Guns For All!

I paid the entrance fee and also one question do we send our short story via PM to you or reply to this thread?

Once the end of the month nears I'll create a thread for the stories to go, this is just the sign up.

[Tierra de Madre]

Shizensky, get on board.

[Shizensky]

If I'm already working on something for NaNoWriMo, could I use that as my submission?

I really would like to be a part of this, I like to write and I've got a lot of time to do it now. The only thing is that between writing music, the wave of amateur poetry that's taken over, a writing prompt challenge I'm doing with a close friend, and the NaNoWriMo project, I'm not sure if I've got time to add another short story. :/

[Aersoldorf]

Tsim graciously donated some Steam games for me to give away as I see fit. I will award the winner of this contest one of the titles. Also, I'll pay anyone's entry fee who can't afford it and I'll put up 10,000 tacos for the purse. The judges may make it winner take all or break it into smaller amounts.

[Hahiha / USSR]

Nov 5, 2014 12:59:01 GMT -5 Shizensky said:

If I'm already working on something for NaNoWriMo, could I use that as my submission?

I really would like to be a part of this, I like to write and I've got a lot of time to do it now. The only thing is that between writing music, the wave of amateur poetry that's taken over, a writing prompt challenge I'm doing with a close friend, and the NaNoWriMo project, I'm not sure if I've got time to add another short story. :/

Yes you are allowed to use the NaNoWriMo story you are working on, as this is what the contest is based around. I would also like to thank Aersoldorf for his generous donation for our prize!

[Tierra de Madre]

Or use your writing prompt challenge, Shizzle.

[New Ecopia]

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[Hahiha / USSR]

Klopstock, TAS Asamania, New Ecopia, Lower Columbia, Free Guns For All, Byzesion, Tierra de Madre, Shizensky

We're about half way through the month of November, this is just a reminder that this still is going on. I hope you all are still planning on being a part of this contest. For those of you who haven't signed up yet, you have until the end of Nivember to submit a short story. The thread for where to post your stories will be up soon and I will link it in this post and the top one.

Update: link to post short story here

[Klopstock]

I haven't forgotten. I'm not on schedule . . . but I haven't forgotten!

[Byzesion]

I remember. Procrastination just got hold of me.

[Hahiha / USSR]

Entries are due in a couple of days, submit your entries here

[Klopstock]

So . . is there an exact time for submission? Because I'd like to know that at this point.