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Will You Be Participating In The YWS Writing Olympics?



Will You Be Participating In The YWS Writing Olympics?

Yes!
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Not this time, but I might next time!
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No.
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Total votes : 116


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Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:16 am
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Iggy says...



If so, then yay! Which event are you most excited about?

If not, then dang, but we hope you do next-next year! :D
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alliyah says...



Yes definitely participating! The YWS Olympics rock. Most excited for all of the events and reading what people come up with! I loved reading through the six-word stories last year, so that's one event I'm really looking forward to.
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Yes, I'm definitely participating! It's my first time and I do want to enjoy it :D
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Virgil says...



Of course I am! I hope to participate in all of the events this year since in 2016, I didn't do all of the events. That's my main goal, but we'll see what happens. I'm also excited to represent my team, the Jamaican Bobsleds--let's go team!

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Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:17 am
EternalRain says...



I voted yes but I didn't participate in a single one. >.> Whoops.
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Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:04 am
Horisun says...



What is the YWS writing Olympics?
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Horisun wrote:What is the YWS writing Olympics?


It’s an event we have on YWS that coincides with the actual Olympics. Events are held that are centered around writing and community based activities. Next one should be 2020 :)
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What IS the YWS Writing Olympics?
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alliyah says...



@Horisun

I saw this thread got a post and was super excited for a moment because I thought they were coming up, but sadly only occur when the real olympics occur - so I think won't happen until next year?

But they're great! Absolutely one of my favorite YWS activities.

Here's what they looked like last year 2018 Writing Olympics

Basically it's two weeks of writing events hosted by the mods that anyone can participate in. For each event people can win Gold, Silver, or Bronze -> and those correspond to points -> whoever has the most points at the end of the event wins the Olympics. Last year @Mea and myself tied for the Gold victory.

Some people also choose to participate in teams and then those teams are judged the same ways.

The contests are either directly tied to writing (like poetry, short story, or prompt contests) or they are tied to the site (like a review contest, or the beloved Scavenger hunt hosted by @Rydia and @Meshugenah every Olympics that is SUPER difficult).

Basically it's just two weeks filled with friendly YWS competition.
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Oh, in that case, I'm so doing that when it comes around!
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