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 Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:38 pm
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ. CONCERNING WINNERS/PRIZESI'm taking over the judging for this contest. please check my posts on page 3 for more details. ~Zenai Metos Dear competitior,
Annetia speaking. Sylvesterine has left Gaia, so I'm taking over the contest.
I'll be judging all the entries posted on this page and then delivering prizes. I don't have access to Sylvesterine's PMs, so the only entries judged will be the ones posted on THIS page.
This is important, I simply can't afford 16k's worth of prizes, I'll do as much as I can.
This is all bad circumstance, so I have to ask for your patience and co-operation in the matter. I'm not asking for donations, especially if you've donated to Sylvesterine already.
My apologies, again.
Much love, xx Annetia xxWelcome to the Vampiric Writing Contest! This is set as a side-contest within the Harvest Festival hosted by the Guild of Competitive writers. Click here for the main page of the Tournament. Click here to go to the guild which, for the duration of the Tournament, will be made public! Welcome: I am the host of the second round of the Guild of Competitive writers "Harvest Festival". I decided to host a side contest also. You are all welcome, members of the guild and nonmembers. How this will work: This is the easiest kind of contest, its a free for all. You write about the given genre, then the judge (this will be me only) will make his decision and choose a winner. Members of the guild have the equal chances as the nonmembers. You will all have to post your entry in the thread. I prefer not to get any entries in by PM, only if you have a good reason. The contest starts at the same moment as I post it. It will end the last day in October. That schould give everyone more then enough time to write something descent. You are allowed to submit more then one entry. The first one is free, and if you want to submit more, then you have to pay 500 gold for each. I set the entry fee that high, because I prefer only one entry from everyone. All the money from the entry fees will be put into the prize money. To make a second enty, send me a trade, and then I give you the okay to post it.
The Genre: Well, its october the fall is here, all the leaves turn orange and hallowen is just around the corner. I figured out my favourite creature of the night is the vampire. And as I am reading rules for diferent contests in the forums I often see rules like "You are not a vampire, so stop pretending" and I find that a litle boring, cuz I like vampires. So I decided I give you free hands on the vampire genre. I understand that this propably has been done before, but I hope you dont get angry cuz of that.
The genre is anything that has with Dracula, the Children of the night, Nosferatu or just plain Vampires to do.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:40 pm
The Rules:
1. The entry can either be a poem a story or a novel. It can be anything, and make it as long as you want, I will read it all.
2. Always follow the rules and guidelines of Gaiaonline.
3. Please, do not submit anything which you have not written.
4. Please, POST your stories in this thread. I do NOT want any entries PMed to me. If entries are PMed, they will not be looked at until they are posted in the thread.
5. Please, read all of the rules and please read all of the posts explaining the contest.
6. When posting your story, please post it in the normal size font (nothing smaller, nothing bigger than the default). Also, do not centre your font. Keep it aligned to the left, please.
7. I'll add your name to the contestant's list, and stick around! This contest is open to everyone.
8. Please post your stories in black, unless using coloured fonts help with the story.
9. When posting your story, please use this heading:
Author:
Title:
Judging Rubric:
Spelling & Grammar (10 possible points)
0 – This is earned if you have completely massacred the English language. If this is the case, I suggest you learn English before you enter another writing contest.
5 – If your spelling and grammar are only average, you will receive this mark automatically.
6 - This is earned if your spelling and grammar are relatively good with only several errors.
7 – Your spelling is pretty good, but grammar needs work/Grammar is pretty good, but spelling needs work.
8 – Both spelling and grammar have very few errors (5 or less)
9 – No one is perfect, but if you’re extremely close, this is what you get.
10 – Perfect. Need I say more?
Creativity (10 possible points)
0 – This is earned if you have taken someone else’s plot and have twisted it only slightly.
5 – This is earned automatically if your story is original and if there are a few stories with this type of plot.
6 – I realize that having absolutely no inspiration for a story is almost impossible, so you will earn this if you show that your story was not based off another story’s plot.
9 – If you get this, you have created an extremely original story but there could be more to it.
10 – This will only be awarded if your story is something the world has never seen before.
Use of English (10 possible points)
0 – You will receive this mark if you do not know how to use the English language to create a story. If you get this, please, stop writing.
5 – This is earned automatically if your use of the language is average and understandable.
6 – This is earned if the entry is just slightly above average in regards to how it is written.
9 – This is earned if I am impressed with the structure of the story and if it is in a class of its own.
10 – This will only be awarded if the story is perfectly written out (including imagery and verb tenses).
Note: There will be more grammatic freedom if you write a poem. And as you may have noticed, I am no good english writer myself, but I have friends who are and they´ll help me judging the spelling and grammar.
I thank Imaginary Illusion for the judging system and for the set up, and for the rules, and for the whole set up of the posts!
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:41 pm
Inspiration:I will give you some pictures as an inspiration injection. Seras Victoria:Random vampire:Dracula himself:Note: None of the pictures are my own, and I give full credit to the makers of them. I may put more pictures or even some quotes up later.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:42 pm
Prizes: The winner will get the grand prize of 10 000 gold. There will be a prize for the runner up. It will be 2 000 gold. There will be a prize rewarding the one with the most original entry, it will also be 2 000 gold.
The prizes will all increase as people decide to have more then one entry or if I get donations. I will keep nothing for myself.
Competitors:
01. (No entry yet) [ .days. ]
02. (No entry yet) Flikaria
03. (No entry yet) Ghost of God
04. (No entry yet) ReiFlower9
05. (No entry yet) mina352
06. "Peace Lily" Aibari
07. "Bloodkiss" by kikiyo515
08. "Crow's Lament" by black_ice_rose
09. "Liberate Tu-Teme Ex Inferis" Nefas Fatum
10. (No entry yet) Issari
11. (No entry yet) Annetia
12. (No entry yet) Nishihana-hime
13. (No entry yet) Alexander_Diamont
14. "Being Weary" by RicaMaker
15. (No entry yet) Sesshoumaru-Lee
16. (No entry yet) Fieronia
17. (No entry yet) Daceria
18. (No entry yet) Invalid Verification
19. (No entry yet) Marael
20. (No entry yet) Nidhogg13
21. (No entry yet) Itazu
22. "You would die for me?" by hideindarkness
23. (No entry yet) vampirequeen -sakomia-
24. (No entry yet) SavagePhase
25. (No entry yet) Taurosgrl
26. "The Vampire Cure" by Spiderpigchan
27. (No entry yet) Oninish
28. (No entry yet) 3 M 0 -- D 0 LL --xX
29. (No entry yet) Thorn17
30. (No entry yet) Punctuated Paradoxes
31. (No entry yet) CriminalxInsanity
32. (No entry yet) Forlorn Casuistry
33. (No entry yet) Fallen_Damned
34. (No entry yet) Monster Dia
35. (No entry yet) Noftin
36. (No entry yet) Vinstepula
37. (No entry yet) Katz the Nine Lives
38. (No entry yet) Ink_Weaver_Heart
39. (No entry yet) Pouring_Blood_In_My_Heart
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:44 pm
Well, its open I guess. Feel free to post and ask questions if there is anything I havent mentioned.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:28 pm
nonmembers, dear, not none members.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:14 am
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:32 am
Zenai_Metos nonmembers, dear, not none members. Nishihana-hime, you are in. biggrin
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Quotable Conversationalist
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:39 pm
Ooh!! Vampires!! I'm in!!!!! xd
The story I want to submit is like 20 pgs long...i assume that's too long, right??
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:59 am
There is no word limit 3nodding
If you want to submit it, just go ahead. biggrin
I put you on the list
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Quotable Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:40 am
Well, lemme look around...I'm sure I have one that's not a novel to share. Don't wanna take up all of your time!! I'll find one and post it later. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:59 pm
I'll try to post something, but don't be too surprised if I have to drop out (and NO, I am not being flaky. I've just got some issues right now).
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:16 pm
I think I posted on the thread already but I'd like to join. I've got a good story, methinkles.
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:54 pm
Hello there the two of you. I put you up on the list, looking forward to reading your entries. biggrin
And welcome to the guild Itazu biggrin
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Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:49 pm
Merci...encore...
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