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YWS' Birthday Contest!



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Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:08 pm
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LadySpark says...



Greetings, YWS! I don't know if you guys know it, but YWS' 10th birthday is coming verrryyy soon. And to celebrate, the mod squad has decided to present you with a challenge! What's this challenge, you ask? Well, it's simple.

Write a short story or poem about birthdays.



It doesn't have to be about YWS in paticular, it could be about a little girl named Kate's eighth birthday for all we care. It just has to fully encompass what you think birthdays are all about. Sound good? We think so!

But wait, you yell, what's my prize?

Well... It's a secret. But don't worry, there's going to be plenty for both first and second place.

I know you're next question is going to be what the deadline is, and you're not going to be happy with my answer. It's soon, you'll only have a couple of weeks!

November 13th, 2014. The day before YWS' tenth birthday!

The only rules are that it must be your work, PG 13 and be about birthdays. No limits on how long or short, but please keep in mind that if you give us a 80 line sonnet about the beauty of YWS, we're probably going to get bored. No offense ;) And on the other hand, if you hand us a two hundred word short story, we're probably going to feel a bit short handed. Post your entries through the publishing center and then link them to this thread, please.

Good luck!

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Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:08 pm
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rainforest says...



Hello! I would like to enter. Here is the link right here. Hope you enjoy!

Happy Birthday YWS!
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Sun Nov 02, 2014 8:15 pm
TakeThatYouFiend says...



Is there any limit to the number of times you may enter?
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Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:05 pm
Rook says...



Years Fall Like Foes
^_^
Instead, he said, Brother! I know your hunger.
To this, the Wolf answered, Lo!

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Fri Nov 07, 2014 12:31 am
LadySpark says...



@TakeThatYouFiend Let's keep it to once, I think.
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Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:23 am
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Meshugenah says...



I'm not sure I'm technically allowed to enter, but I'll drop this here anyway, in the spirit of things ^^

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Medieval Lit! Come here to find out who Chaucer plagiarized and translated - and why and how it worked in the late 1300s.

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Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:47 am
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Holysocks says...



So... I wrote this something like the first day I read about this contest, and I've been debating whether or not to post it since then. I have decided that I shall:

The Celebration of Life

Have fun with this great big slab of narrative! =D
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Thu Nov 13, 2014 7:17 am
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Dutiful says...



Yaaaay I'm so excited about this! I haven't written in a while and I had so much fun writing it!

Little YWS Turns Ten
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Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:58 pm
niteowl says...



Yet Another YWS Birthday Poem

There is my offering, mediocre as it is.

EDIT: I have changed my entry to On Birthdays since it more closely fits the contest guidelines.
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Fri Nov 14, 2014 4:04 am
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Good luck everyone!
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Sat Nov 15, 2014 2:03 pm
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LadySpark says...



Congratulations to @dutifulwriter for winning First Place the YWS Birthday Contest! Thank you to everyone who participated! Also Congratulations to @Meshugenah for winning Second place with her poem.

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Sat Nov 15, 2014 3:34 pm
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Whoa I didn't expect that :)

Thanks!
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