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Hello aspiring writers of TL.
![[image loading]](http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/hdwyer/files/2012/02/short-stories1.jpg)
By suggestion of the TL writing topic, I decided to open a topic dedicated towards the writing of a short story, in the form of a contest.
Rather than it being a simple dumping ground for short stories, it will feature an actuall prize.
The winner of the (possible first) short story contest will be allowed to pick one game from Steam at 30 euros or less, and I will gift it to them.
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The rules:
The short story must be between 2.000 and 10.000 words. No longer, no shorter.
The story must in some way adhere to the theme or keyword that is provided.
The winner will be decided by a panel of judges, not voting.
Each contestant may only submit one story and stories will only be valid if they are sent before the deadline.
All genres are allowed.
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Rule clarification
The keyword/theme will be provided in each incarnation of this contest.
The deadline will be at the end of April. After April, the judges will read all the submissions and decide the winner.
The only judge on the panel at this point is me. Anyone that wishes to apply as a judge can sent a mail. You can only judge if you are willing to read all the stories.
Stories will not be punished for infrequent grammar mistakes, but stories that are so messy that they can't be read will be trashed.
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Contact information
All story submissions and requests to act as a judge in the contest can apply at:
maartenopdam11@gmail.com
Submissions are only valid until the end of April. Once the contest is over, the judges will begin to read the stories and select the winner.
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The keyword/theme:
Night
Best of luck to everyone that tries their hand at a submission.
Any further questions regarding the contest can be asked in this topic. Any discussions on writing short stories can take place in either this topic or the TL writing topic.
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So lenght and theme word are the only limitations? I might give it a try, but I warn you, I specialize in elaborate mindfucks hidden under innocent nonsense xD
GL HF to everyone!
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Oh wow, ive been thinking about writing a short story for quite some time. This might just be what gets me to actually do it.
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Great idea! What will the stories be judged by?
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On March 27 2012 05:34 AirbladeOrange wrote:
Great idea! What will the stories be judged by?
The OP says you can email him a request to judge.
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I would love to partake. I'd also be very interested in another contest based solely in micro-fiction. Always been one of my favorite genres. Looking forward to it!
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Did TL endorse this, or is this simply a place for you to promote?
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United States33715 Posts
On March 27 2012 07:04 Game wrote:
Did TL endorse this, or is this simply a place for you to promote?
I don't think anyone's really gonna confuse this as "OFFICIAL TEAMLIQUID COMPETITION"
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I might give it a shot.
I do have one question though. Will the winning stories be posted somewhere so we can read them?
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Excellent idea, will definitely try if I have time!
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So ... if it's a contest, what's the prize?
Also - "night"? Really?
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I'll probably give it a shot in a week or so for Easter break.
So it can be anything night related, from StarCraft to me taking a dump?
And yeah, post the winning story and a few good runners-up on here in spoilers so we can see them.
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Night? seriously? BRING THAT SHIT ON, Blasterion is here
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This might just be what motivates me to start writing again.
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Also, what will be the judging criteria? As in, will we be able to compare our numerical ranking to other writer?
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Estonia4644 Posts
On March 27 2012 10:54 Blasterion wrote:
Night? seriously? BRING THAT SHIT ON, Blasterion is here
oh no :<
poor progamers
in the night
+ Show Spoiler +
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On March 27 2012 11:00 Praetorial wrote:
Also, what will be the judging criteria? As in, will we be able to compare our numerical ranking to other writer?
This. Will you be judging on how you/the other judges enjoyed it, or will it be a more technical judging, or will it be a mix?
Or will you throw all the stories into a hat and draw a winner?
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On March 27 2012 11:02 fusefuse wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 10:54 Blasterion wrote:
Night? seriously? BRING THAT SHIT ON, Blasterion is here oh no :< poor progamers in the night + Show Spoiler +
Well chances are just going to be a Ret X DeMusliM BL extended version
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On March 27 2012 10:54 Blasterion wrote:
Night? seriously? BRING THAT SHIT ON, Blasterion is here
Send me a copy when you're done. Then I'll steal the idea, make it superior, and win the prize that I won't even use.
But 2-10k word short story I could do to kill some time. Night is a good theme to work with.
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On March 27 2012 11:09 KazeHydra wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2012 10:54 Blasterion wrote:
Night? seriously? BRING THAT SHIT ON, Blasterion is here Send me a copy when you're done. Then I'll steal the idea, make it superior, and win the prize that I won't even use. But 2-10k word short story I could do to kill some time. Night is a good theme to work with.
the BL poison would kill me by the time I am done, stock on yuri manga for me incase I collapse to the poison.
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