Post by Paraiba Ocean on May 16, 2008 12:41:44 GMT -5
Fanfiction Contest Rules:
You are out to write:
1) a one-shot. i.e., something also known as a drabble, a piece of writing that will not be continued past its last sentence.
2) Something rated no more than PG-13. Keep it clean and mature (in being crude, etc.) everyone; this is based off the DH fansite, therefore the forum rules apply in the fanfiction contest as they do on the site. Remember the rules of this forum and how they apply to the various contests you can participate in here.
3) Something new. DO NOT REPOST OLD ONE-SHOTS, PLEASE. (Or they’ll have to be disqualified, sorry D:) We’d like to see new and refreshing ideas!
4) Something original. It goes without saying almost that the work should be your own.
5) An Avatar related piece of work between 100-1000 words. The voting will now also be in one poll; it is now one contest. There are word counters on the internet, just open up google.
6) Using a prompt, something you will base your drabble off of, not just mentioning it in passing. For this contest, we will be having different types of prompts. These will be anything from one specific word, to a line/quote said by a character in Avatar, or even a specific character or setting for you to base your one-shot off of.
7) Anonymously. No posting your drabble elsewhere until the winners are announced, please. (Just like in the icontests here) If they are posted beforehand, then they will be disqualified.
Here’s a few last things to keep in mind before we get started:
• The contests will be run BIWEEKLY, giving everyone a chance to think and write their entry.
• I will issue your prompt on Friday of that week; you will have until the week after the next Thursday (2 weeks basically) to get your drabbles in. (PM them to me with the title “Fanfiction Contest #__”) I will then post the drabbles on an empty LJ account on Friday and will link them here in a voting thread, so you can open them up side by side and judge them accordingly.
• The prompt for the next week’s contest will be posted in the original thread here like in the icontests, it being posted the same time the voting is going on for the previous week’s contest (on Friday) so people still have a week to get entries in but that there also isn’t space in between the contests, getting the schedule out of whack.
• We will now be just using a regular poll for voting; people may post their opinions in the thread if they want to--it's just easier, and we'll probably get more anonoymous people to vote this way.....
• Voting will be up from Friday until Sunday night, Monday morning at the latest. (A post by me will tell you when the voting is closed for that specific contest)
• Votes will be tallied and winners announced on Tuesday. Winners will each get a banner by me, or a designated banner maker. (There will always be 1st place; but there will also be a 2nd place if there are 10+ entries, 3rd place if there are 15+ entries)
*Last note: feel free to interpret the prompts however you like, whether it be the green of sickness or the green of jealousy, whether it be of the humor genre or of the angst genre UNLESS you are specifically told otherwise in the prompt.
This week's challenge: midnight. Whether it be an event at midnight, or something in reference to midnight, you decide.
Some definitions to help you:
Also, I'm going to allow fanfiction pertaining to anything released on the DVDs to be included. Anything pertaining to the booklet, however, I feel are prohibited due to the fact that they relate the ending of the series.
Sorry guys.
UNTIL I GET A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF ENTRIES.
EDIT: If you want to submit 2 entries, then go right ahead.
You are out to write:
1) a one-shot. i.e., something also known as a drabble, a piece of writing that will not be continued past its last sentence.
2) Something rated no more than PG-13. Keep it clean and mature (in being crude, etc.) everyone; this is based off the DH fansite, therefore the forum rules apply in the fanfiction contest as they do on the site. Remember the rules of this forum and how they apply to the various contests you can participate in here.
3) Something new. DO NOT REPOST OLD ONE-SHOTS, PLEASE. (Or they’ll have to be disqualified, sorry D:) We’d like to see new and refreshing ideas!
4) Something original. It goes without saying almost that the work should be your own.
5) An Avatar related piece of work between 100-1000 words. The voting will now also be in one poll; it is now one contest. There are word counters on the internet, just open up google.
6) Using a prompt, something you will base your drabble off of, not just mentioning it in passing. For this contest, we will be having different types of prompts. These will be anything from one specific word, to a line/quote said by a character in Avatar, or even a specific character or setting for you to base your one-shot off of.
7) Anonymously. No posting your drabble elsewhere until the winners are announced, please. (Just like in the icontests here) If they are posted beforehand, then they will be disqualified.
Here’s a few last things to keep in mind before we get started:
• The contests will be run BIWEEKLY, giving everyone a chance to think and write their entry.
• I will issue your prompt on Friday of that week; you will have until the week after the next Thursday (2 weeks basically) to get your drabbles in. (PM them to me with the title “Fanfiction Contest #__”) I will then post the drabbles on an empty LJ account on Friday and will link them here in a voting thread, so you can open them up side by side and judge them accordingly.
• The prompt for the next week’s contest will be posted in the original thread here like in the icontests, it being posted the same time the voting is going on for the previous week’s contest (on Friday) so people still have a week to get entries in but that there also isn’t space in between the contests, getting the schedule out of whack.
• We will now be just using a regular poll for voting; people may post their opinions in the thread if they want to--it's just easier, and we'll probably get more anonoymous people to vote this way.....
• Voting will be up from Friday until Sunday night, Monday morning at the latest. (A post by me will tell you when the voting is closed for that specific contest)
• Votes will be tallied and winners announced on Tuesday. Winners will each get a banner by me, or a designated banner maker. (There will always be 1st place; but there will also be a 2nd place if there are 10+ entries, 3rd place if there are 15+ entries)
*Last note: feel free to interpret the prompts however you like, whether it be the green of sickness or the green of jealousy, whether it be of the humor genre or of the angst genre UNLESS you are specifically told otherwise in the prompt.
This week's challenge: midnight. Whether it be an event at midnight, or something in reference to midnight, you decide.
Some definitions to help you:
1. The middle of the night, specifically 12 o'clock at night.
2.
1. Intense darkness or gloom.
2. A period of darkness and gloom.
2.
1. Intense darkness or gloom.
2. A period of darkness and gloom.
Also, I'm going to allow fanfiction pertaining to anything released on the DVDs to be included. Anything pertaining to the booklet, however, I feel are prohibited due to the fact that they relate the ending of the series.
Sorry guys.
UNTIL I GET A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF ENTRIES.
EDIT: If you want to submit 2 entries, then go right ahead.