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 Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject: Cal's Sentient City Contest [NEW DECEMBER DEADLINE] |
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Some Kind of City: Cal's Sentient City Contest
About
I have created another table of doom, in the contest you will pick five of the words from the table to use as prompts. You can write in any format you want: script, poetry, story, etc. This contest has to do with a city, so pick at least one picture from the lot. In each short/poem, the main character or narrator must be the city.
I am also hosting another contest, at the same time as this contest, if you commit to this contest, you CANNOT commit to the Amidships contest.
Here is an example of a short that I wrote. Or you can look around at the entries from my other contests for examples.
Length: These are meant to be short pieces, I don't except five, fully completed stories, so don't stress yourselves out.
Word count: There are no restrictions on word count.
Timeline: ANY TIME, PLACE, OR FIGMENT OF REALITY YOU WANT IT TO BE IN.
NEW Deadline: Saturday, December 6, 11:59 PM
Rules
> no more/no less than five entries per person
> must use atleast one picture and five words
> main character/narrator must be a city
> entries must be proofread or I might send you to that special hell.
> Have Fun!
How to Post
Post your entries in the proper sub-forum on YWS, e.g. Dramatic Poetry or Historical Fiction. You can post them as one entry or multiple entries. Then post the link(s) to your entry here or PM me the link(s). Somewhere in your entry or post here what five word prompts and what picture(s) you are using. You can also PM you entries if you don't want anyone but me and my guest judges to look at them.
Prizes
Judging is based on all those good writerly things, as well, including plot, characterization, diction, style, description, imagery, syntax, symbolism, etc.
First -- Three of Cal's Proper Critiques and a fanmix. To see an example of a fanmix click here.
Second -- Two of Cal's Proper Critiques and a fanmix.
Third -- One of Cal's Proper Critiques and a fanmix.
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| There is something new in the prize department this month. You can switch out a fanmix for a NaNoWriMo Playlist and NaNo Art. |
There are also guest judges that are helping me out.
gyrfalcon
chocoholic
Galerius
Conrad Rice
Table of Doom
Sorry, I can't figure how to input the table, so you'll have to open it up in another window or tab. This is actually a mini table; I cut the prompt words to choose from in half.
Mini-Table of Doom
You can also download the table to your computer: click here.
Pictures
All the pictures are in the spoiler cut.
Click here to see the hidden message (It might contain spoilers)
1. 
Rome, Italy
2. 
Brussels, Belgium
3. 
Tokyo, Japan
4. 
Tokyo, Japan
5. 
Tokyo, Japan
6. 
Tokyo, Japan
7. 
New Delhi, India
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Amsterdam, Holland
9. 
Chicago, Illinois
10. 
Cinqueterra, Italy
11. 
Dalkey, Ireland
12. 
Paris, France
13. 
Florence, Italy
14. 
Galway, Ireland
15. 
Venice, Italy
16. 
Las Vegas, Nevada
17. 
Miami, Florida
18. 
Miami Beach, Florida
19. 
Olympia, Washington
20. 
Moscow, Russia
21. 
Venice, Italy
22. 
Venice, Italy
23. 
Gibraltar
24. 
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
25. 
Sofia, Bulgaria
Entries
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Hey Cal! So we have to write five pieces about one city, or can we write five about five different cities? |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| This contest has to do with a city, so pick at least one picture from the lot. In each short/poem, the main character or narrator must be the city. |
Wait. The character has to BE the city? Or be in it?
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| Gadi. wrote: |
| Hey Cal! So we have to write five pieces about one city, or can we write five about five different cities? |
Whichever way you want, as long as each piece has a city and a word.
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| This contest has to do with a city, so pick at least one picture from the lot. In each short/poem, the main character or narrator must be the city. |
Wait. The character has to BE the city? Or be in it?
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The character has to be the city.
Hope I answered your questions.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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Cal I'm going to try to do this one, for real this time. As always, looks interesting.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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I've gotta try this stuff.
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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I'm going to attempt in this because, your contests seem like fun. :]
good luck to everyone else and I hope nobody has any troubles
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I really want to enter but my first instinct is to use Dalkey as I know the place inside out... but the question is, where do the bounds of Dalkey end and the rest of Dublin begin? It's not really a city and as such I would feel like I was cheating if I used it... in any case, I probably wouldn't be finished... although I did just scribble some ideas that could work... hm... |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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YAY. People are interested.
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| I really want to enter but my first instinct is to use Dalkey as I know the place inside out... but the question is, where do the bounds of Dalkey end and the rest of Dublin begin? It's not really a city and as such I would feel like I was cheating if I used it... in any case, I probably wouldn't be finished... although I did just scribble some ideas that could work... hm... |
I'd say, having been to Dalkey, that the bounds of Dalkey end at the edge of Dalkey town proper. That is probably no help isn't it? But, if the picture inspired you to write about Dublin as a whole, that is fine too, as long as you make that known to me at the beginning of your entry(s). I hope that cleared up some things.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:18 am Post subject: |
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Question:Must it be the city itself or can it be like a spirit of the city, I've been struggling with this.
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| StolenHearts. wrote: |
Question:Must it be the city itself or can it be like a spirit of the city, I've been struggling with this.
with all due respect,
Mackenzie |
Mackenzie,
It can be either the city itself or the spirit of the city, as long as we are talking about the personification of an inanimate object, i.e. the city. I hope that explains things.
Ta,
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| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:21 am Post subject: |
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Thank you very much Cal. that helped a lot. I'm almost finished with my first entry just have to edit it and what not hope everyone's having fun with this.
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W00t!
Just checking in with you guys to see how you are doing.
So, how's it coming? |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: |
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Are poems, scripts, and stream-of-consciousness allowed?
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Kylan,
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