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Birthday Week Official Contest

Brigadier · 2017-11-08T13:59:36Z

Happy Birthday YWS! October has come and gone, and the spooky vibes have gone away with it. It may only be November but we know that the pesky holiday season is right around the corner, along with the end of yet another year. Before any December holidays though, there is a bigger one going down this week on YWS. Do you know what it is? I'll give you a few lines to get your guesses in. . . . It's YWS' birthday! That means Big Brother will be turning 13 and will become a teenager. It's a terrifying thought, I know. We'll be having a big party with all the fixings including chat being open for another hurrah and events to celebrate all week long. Among them, is this contest you're reading about right now. We are in the full swing of NaNo, and if you've been living under a rock since October, here's a translation. National Novel Writing Month aka NaNoWriMo aka NaNo, takes place during the month of November and the goal is to write a 50k word novel in that amount of time. There are many contenders in this great race with wonderful OCs (original characters). Now we've got the NaNo challenge going on as well as the birthday celebrations, so this contest will be combining the two of them. "How?" A party. Yes, a party. What do you think of when I first say this word? Perhaps balloons, favors and cake. Normally bloodshed would not be associated, unless you've shown up to one of my family's Christmas parties by mistake. These events are universally known to bring people together and often the happenings at such a place cause drama and distance. But that's not the sort of scene that you will be writing. Often with a NaNo novel, we have a big impact and shock in a character's life, that will most likely make their life miserable from here on out. I want you to think back to a time when your character was happy or at least feigning happiness. This might not seem too bad because everyone has to of had a happy moment in their life, otherwise so many wizards wouldn't be able to cast a Patronus charm. The main confine of this challenge is that it must take place at a party, specifically a birthday party. All it has to be is one of your OCs (original characters), which is a character you have created. Doesn't have to been your main one or even one from your #NaNoWriMo2017 novel. There are two options for the work that you will create: a short story or a poem. Keep in mind if you're writing a short story, that this should just be a little branch off of the main plot and doesn't have to be entirely loyal to the plot line. It's a fun scene to just mess around with and gives you the opportunity to experiment with your character. If you're writing this as poetry, your focus might want to fall on the emotional side and getting the reader to realize what is going on. You can describe the event using cue words but a chunk of this will rely on the reader understanding the speaker's POV on whatever is happening. No matter what section you are applying to, the rules are the same. 1. The age rating on a piece is a maximum of 12+ (about the equivalent of PG-13). This means you are limited with your swear words and with the fight scenes. Here's the link to the Official Censorship Guidelines . 2. All submissions must be in by Tuesday, November 14th. 3. You may only submit one entry, so be sure to re-read it thoroughly before you submit it. 4. All submissions must be sent via PM to @ladylizz and must not be posted publicly. Only after the contest is over may you publish your entry. 5. Bribing the judges is strictly forbidden... unless you give them candy. Then they might be inclined nope they still can't, sorry y'all. Rules is rules. 6. You've only got a single shot at this so choose wisely and have fun! The Prizes: 1st Place: 5000 points and 3 reviews 2nd Place: 2500 points and 2 reviews 3rd Place: 1000 points and 1 review Judges: Who will be the ones doling out those reviews. LadyLizz Iggy BiscuitsLeGuin Lumi Participants 1. Steggy 2. TheSilverFox 3. ChieRynn 4. themagicalebonyfox 5. Elinor So if you want to join up, just sign your username below.

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Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:49 pm

Elinor says... · Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:49 pm

Throwing my hat in the ring last minute.

All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them.
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Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:11 pm

Brigadier says... · Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:11 pm

I guess the 14th varies a bit. Let's just say 11/14/2017 23:59 CST and I'm using my timezone as the base because that'll give a bit of lead way for everyone rushing to get their entries in.
Time should adjust.

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Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:31 pm

Brigadier says... · Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:31 pm

And we're done. Thanks to all who participated. Results should be put by the weekend if all goes according to plan.
Edit: next weekend.

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Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:24 am

Brigadier says... · Fri Dec 01, 2017 2:24 am

First off, my apologies for taking so long with this. Had to attend to some irl things.
Here are the rankings.

1st place: @Elinor
2nd place: @Steggy
3rd place: @TheSilverFox

Congratulations guys! Your checks are in the mail.

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