Young Writers Society

What is April Madness?

18 Poets face off against one another to be named the supreme poet of YWS! They compete in a series of rounds, each poet submitting a poem to be compared with their opponent's.

The Competitors

Please post on this thread to sign up for one of the places. If there are no places left but you wish to take part, please sign up to be a replacement. All replacement poets will submit a poem during round one between the 1st and 3rd April. Should any contestant fail to submit their poem, you will then face their opponent instead.

Sign ups will run until the 3rd April but if we don't have 18 by then, they will be extended through the duration of round one. Anyone joining after the 3rd April should post a poem regardless of whether they have been assigned a rival yet.

Judges

@Rydia
@Iggy
@Morrigan
@Meshugenah

(please let me know if you would like to help judge)

Contestants

1. @Rydia
2. @Lumi
3. @Lareine
4. @PenguinAttack
5. @Aley
6. @Steggy
7. @Pompadour
8. @TheSilverFox
9. @Pretzelstick
10. @Audy
11. @niteowl
12. @Iggy
13. @Strange
14. @fortis
15. @Sarah12
16. @Morrigan
17. @Meshugenah
18. @Lightsong

Replacement Poets:

1.

The Rules

1. Poems are to be written no more than two days before their round, with the exception of the final and semi finals.
2. Poems may be any genre or length.
3. Poems must be submitted on this thread (either the poem or a link to it) by 10:00pm GMT on the day of the round.
4. Poems for the Semi Final and the Final must have been written in April. A poet may use any of the poems they have submitted in a previous round or one not submitted before.

What will the contest look like?

The 18 people contest will look like this: http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk93 ... 591762.jpg

The 2013 April Madness thread has all the gory details: http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/view ... 96&t=97425

When will each round be?

Week One

Poems to be posted between the 1st and 3rd April 10:00pm GMT. Results and next round pairings will be announced on the 5th.

Weeks Two and Three

Poems to be posted between the 8th and 10th April 10:00pm GMT. Results and next pairings will be announced on the 12th. Those who were successful in the loser's heat will submit another poem between the 15th and 17th. The winner and final entrant into the semi final will be announced on the 19th.

Week Four

The four remaining poets will post a poem between the 22nd and 24th April 10:00pm GMT. The results and next pairings will be announced on the 26th April. The two semi finalists will post their poem between the 28th and 30th April 10:00pm GMT. The final results will be announced on the 3rd May.

T h i s w i l l b e m y y e a r .

I'm in. c:

A little tentative, but why not give it a shot?

Erry year my beloved <3

I want to participate again!

Updated! Quite a small group so far but that just means a better chance for me someone else to win!

I guess I'll try.

I've never done this before, but I'm in!

Awesome!

If it stays as quite a small group, I think we'll do an all vs all style tournament for maximum madness

Yep, I'll join. I don't expect to make it very far, but I want to try my luck and see how far I can make it. And, of course, see how my poetry fares against those of some of the best poets on the site. ...Yeah, I'm doomed. XD

*burps*

I'll give this try #2~ I quite enjoyed it last time. Thanks for hosting it!

Always love to try lol. Count me in!

TheSilverFox wrote:Yep, I'll join. I don't expect to make it very far, but I want to try my luck and see how far I can make it. And, of course, see how my poetry fares against those of some of the best poets on the site. ...Yeah, I'm doomed. XD

Don't worry @TheSilverFox, they always kick my butt as well

@Audy... that means you're in right?

Yay @Pretzelstick and no problem, I'm always happy to host!

Welcome to the madness @niteowl

Judges can participate, right? Cause I would love to do both, but if I have to pick, I'll be a judge.