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Kylan
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 Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: On Fire: Courtesy of the Instructors |
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This contest is brought to you by the YWS Instructors (us people with the purple names) and judging will be a joint effort amongst us all.
Theme: Fire. It can be anything from a metaphorical flame to a bombing or a smoldering bonfire. Anything goes--as long as the main theme of the piece is fire.
Writing your Entry: You have two choices:
1) Interpret the prompt how you like and write whatever comes to mind (having to do with fire).
2) Use one of the attached pictures as inspiration. (If you choose this one, please let us know which picture you're using.)
Deadline: April 10th, 2008
Poetry: Entries must be no longer than 25 lines.
Fiction: Entries must be no longer than a thousand words. However, if you peak that, we're not going to kill you (despite any rumors of an Instructor-based terrorist front going around).
Prizes:
1st Place: 4 critiques (courtesy of the instructors) and 200 points
2nd Place: 3 critiques (courtesy of the instructors) and 100 points
3rd Place: 2 critiques (courtesy of the instructors) and 50 points
All non-placing entries will be critiqued as well.
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-Kylan (and the Instructor crew!) |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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I would enter, but I'm not writing another thing about fire. XP Couldn't you have had this like, a month ago? I could provide the time machine.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:21 am Post subject: |
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| This sounds rather cool. I shall try to pull something together. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:03 am Post subject: |
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Question! I'm new to the whole contest thing. We write an entry, we post the entry and...
a) We're allowed to edit the entry up until the final submission date
b) Once it's posted, we don't touch it again until after judging
*has started writing*  |
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Kylan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:09 am Post subject: |
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And the answer is...
*drumroll*
A.) Edit whenever you want.
Entries will be judged once the contest is over. Until then, everything is in the air, regardless of whether or not it's up in YWS airspace or not.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds great!
Can we use existing stuff, or would you prefer completely new pieces? Or do you not mind? |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Gahks wrote: |
| Can we use existing stuff, or would you prefer completely new pieces? Or do you not mind? |
We'd prefer you enter new stuff, (to get you writing!) but if you really like something old, you can enter it...
...if you bake us cookies. ^_~
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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I'm in! Expect an entry soon! 
**runs off excitedly to write** |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm in! Or at least, I hope so. |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| I am SO in! *writes* Yes. *just writes* Nothing fancy. *ish just writing* |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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I am so doing this!
*runs off to get started.* |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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I'm in!
Wait, are we allowed to be inspired by multiple photos? |
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Azila
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| thunder_dude7 wrote: |
| Wait, are we allowed to be inspired by multiple photos? |
Sure! That would be awesome.
I'm so excited by all the interest in this. ^_^
Good luck to all!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Ooh, I'll enter this ^^ |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm but where do we post? |
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