Young Writers Society

Valentine's Day is less than two months away.

Whether you're excited or dreading it, have a special someone to celebrate it with or just want an excuse to eat chocolate, the YWS staff will be hosting a contest that will bring out the inner hopeless romantic in all of us.

Your task is simple: write a short story or poem about love. It can be comedic, dramatic, take us through the joy and innocence of first love, the pain of losing love or take us through the heartbreak of unrequited love or ending relationships, or perhaps you want to write about the strong platonic bonds between friends; you name it. Other than that, what you want to include in your story or poem is your call, but please make sure that short stories are 2,000 words or less, poems are of reasonable length, and the content would be nothing more than PG-13. So no graphic intimacy, please.

The prizes are pretty sweet. Depending on the amount of entries we receive, the judges and I will pick a first, second and third prize for poetry and short stories. Here's what's at stake:

First prize: Choice of YWS coffee mug or YWS mousepad, from the store

Second prize: A YWS bookmark and YWS refrigerator magnet

Third prize: A YWS bookmark

Honorable mentions may or may not be awarded.

You will have until February 3rd to get your submissions in, and hopefully judging won't take too long after that. That's plenty of time, so start planning now.

Either post your entries to this thread or PM to me. Any questions? Shoot me a PM. Good luck, and we hope to see entries from all of you!