Contests

Age : 23 Joined : 29 May 2007 Posts : 199 Location : Aachen

OK, so in many of the Literature Boards I've been to, which is a lot, there have been various contests. The goal of a Lit-Contest is not to be the winner (of course winning is always a plus) but to be given a drive to evolve ones writing skills. The contests would most likely always consist of short stories, but poetry or longer pieces could be a possibility as well. A jury would then read and mark all entries.

So, my question is, would anyone take part in such contests?
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Saumel : I was just asking what kind of character you wanted to make for the RPG.
SuperDrops : Oh, I don't want to partake in the RP, I just wanted to work out the necris
Saumel : Ah, I see. Well in that case I name you the Duke of Cool. Write and inspire the masses.

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Honor and Virtue Joined : 31 Mar 2007 Posts : 4279

I'm most likely interested, but it'd depend on rules and such.

Would there be a theme (write a story about winter) a prompt (Your story must begin with this line/contain this description/etc.), or a free-for-all? Would there be a word limit? Are certain genres excluded?
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Age : 23 Joined : 29 May 2007 Posts : 199 Location : Aachen

It could be all of the things you mentioned. Themes, prompt, genre, word limit, all could be possible.
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I wish the world Love, Peace and Lemoncake!

I wield flat jokes as weapons, so train your jumping skills

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Saumel : I was just asking what kind of character you wanted to make for the RPG.
SuperDrops : Oh, I don't want to partake in the RP, I just wanted to work out the necris
Saumel : Ah, I see. Well in that case I name you the Duke of Cool. Write and inspire the masses.

I'm the Duke of Cool!

Subject: Re: Contests Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:18 pm

I like where this is going.

Honor and Virtue Joined : 31 Mar 2007 Posts : 4279

I'd be willing to help judge, even if it does disqualify me. If you want, I could try to come up with a few different contest ideas.
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Age : 23 Joined : 29 May 2007 Posts : 199 Location : Aachen

Judges will be taken for every contest seperately, so noone contestly can't take part.
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I wish the world Love, Peace and Lemoncake!

I wield flat jokes as weapons, so train your jumping skills

FOR SCIENCE! - the collectible card game (Fun and Games)

Saumel : I was just asking what kind of character you wanted to make for the RPG.
SuperDrops : Oh, I don't want to partake in the RP, I just wanted to work out the necris
Saumel : Ah, I see. Well in that case I name you the Duke of Cool. Write and inspire the masses.

I'm the Duke of Cool!

Subject: Re: Contests Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:19 pm

i wil rwite a nepic storie 4 tihs constest.

a dargon si going supr sayan!!!!!1
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Subject: Re: Contests Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:44 pm

I should probably be a judge. It wouldn't really be fair for the moderator of this forum to participate.

I hope you guys dont overwhelm me with reading material. X'D
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Subject: Re: Contests Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:00 pm

Joined : 08 May 2007 Posts : 324

I'd be all over this.

Subject: Re: Contests Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:27 pm

You guys are so cruel to poor LS ;_;

X'D
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We should do one of these things. Like...RIGHT NOW.

[/lackofpatience]

Subject: Re: Contests Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:31 pm

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We're in your country, destroying yer monarchy.

Subject: Re: Contests Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:42 pm

You guys make me laugh.

This was Drops' idea, so I feel like we should get his input for this, but here is my thought.

I make a sticky thread with some kind of "challenge." I'll probably add a word limit to the challenges, not just to help me with the reading, but also to even things out between the entries. A few interesting contest ideas come to mind already.

All contest entries would then be posted in their own threads with a certain thread icon that we would restrict to use during contesst. (You know how when you post a new thread, you can pick a little image to appear next to the thread title? One of those could mean "this is a contest entry")

Then a small panel of judges (I'm not doing this on my own.) could vote on the winner.

I elect Maulkin and Mac to be my fellow judges...but Mac probably wants to write, and I don't know how much Maulkin is into the lit scene.
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