Summer Writing Competition 2017

HEYA GUYS IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

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Summer Writing Competition 2017: Return of the Revenge of the Competition Awakens Back Again Better Than Ever, Part II the Sequel

With a giant metric ton of exciting events behind us, it isn't time to put away your keyboards just yet. Back from hibernation, it's the OG Stories Event, and it's gonna be amazing. And in classic sequel fashion, the stakes are higher than ever: rumor has it that boosted story passes and invitations to a secret island are hidden away in the prize pool somewhere...

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES​

• You may submit a story from July 1st, 2017 until July 31st, 2017, at 11:59 P.M. PST. Any story submitted for grading before or after this time frame will be deemed ineliglbe for this competition. You cannot edit your story after the deadline passes.
• To submit your story, simply post your story on one of URPG's three forum branches and link it to this thread in a post. Please put the demarcation SWC somewhere in the story thread title!
• You may write as many stories during this period as you wish! However, you may only submit one story into the SWC.
• Your entry may be no longer than 150,000 characters.
• You must be a member of the URPG to participate in SWC. If you're not a member yet, sign up right over here! We'd love to have you in our happy bubbly family!
• Please abide by our graphic content rule for SWC stories.
• You may submit a story for cash for SWC, and you may enter a story using Fourplay mons in SWC.

VOTING GUIDELINES​

• Stories will be voted on in rounds after submissions close. Also, we pay you. We pay you more if you vote often.
• You must be a member of the URPG to vote. Sign up today to join our lovely community!
• When voting, vote for your favorite story within the round, not your favorite person. Winners should be selected based upon the quality of their writing, depth of creativity, and amount of work put into the story.
• If your story is featured in a round, you can still vote without damaging your standing, so don't let that hold you back!
• When voting, please send me a private message with the stories you liked the best in that round, with +3 being your first pick / favorite and +1 being your third pick. The story that has the highest combined tally in that round will proceed to the finals!
• Include a two-sentence summary of your story in your private message. For example:

P R I Z E S​

i dunno

HALL OF FAME​

1. Jag
2. Marth
3. Shroomish
4. Jack of Clovers
5. Fair
6. Neo Pikachu
7. DaRkUmBrEoN
8. Pokemon Trainer Sarah
9. Seawolf
10. DaRkUmBrEoN
11. Seawolf
12. Tyranitar_Trainer
13. Fever
14. Phantom Kat
15. Bryce
16. Sequentio
17. Kai-Mei
18. Natorei
19. Kai-Mei
20. MagikChicken
21. EmBreon
22. Alaskapigeon
23. ChainReaction01
24. Smiles
25. WinterVines
26. HKim
27. Elysia
28. Elrond 2.0
29. Elysia
30. YOU?!

ENTRIES​

Invasive Species
The Bog
Beautifly and the Beast
The Things They Carried
A Moment
Dear Markus
True or Wild?
One Fish, Two Fish, Half Red Fish, Half Blue Fish!
The Split Ribbon
ZHANG KÖHLER, twenty-eight, pokemon slayer
Genesis 1: I MADE IT FAM
The First Snow
Because You Were There
Water Mart
Rara Avis: Oak and Iron Bound
Safety Nets
Cosmic Script and Flute Notes

CURRENT: FINAL ROUND VOTING
COUNTDOWN TO VOTING END​

 

Putting this in SWC~

 

entering this forgot to post whoopsy

 

After a few edits, I'm applying to, with that story.

 

Totally serious entry

 

Tossing in A Moment! Woo go writing fam!

 

11:11 PST: m a k e a w i s h

there has been a 72 hour extension.

take this time to edit your 100% not rushed entries into perfection! super proud of you guys! <3

 

Just to clear the air real quick!

• I messed up my timezones! Oops. Here's a countdown to when the entry deadline is.
• Any entries submitted before yesterday, or between yesterday and the deadline, may continue to be edited until the above timer reaches 0 (which is in approximately 2 days and seventeen hours)
• Any entries edited after the deadline for any reason will be disqualified, so please don't do that.
• h y p e

 

entering The First Snow [SWC] hope it isn't too late! :0

EDIT:Should be proofread.

 

Hope you enjoy:

Water Mart

 

Submitting this broken Sigilyph story introduction // brilliantly vague 3,000 characters for SWC: Safety Nets [swc]

Be back in a month to claim Keldeo, nerds

 

guys.

guys.

Take a look at the main post. Just look at it. It's amazing. No fewer than seventeen talented authors have poured time and energy into some truly staggering work. This is the largest writing competition in years, and I think I've run out of words to say how proud I am that we were able to come together to make this year so awesome. From our oldest writers to our newest, there's an astonishing amount of wholesome things I can say about everyone here and --

nah let's be real we all showed up to watch these stories go head to head in a terrific round of storymurderdeath amirite



ROUND 1:

Beautifly and the Beast
Dear Markus
True or Wild?
Safety Nets

voting period ends in approximately 1 week; click here for timer

VOTING GUIDELINES REFRESHER:
tl;dr, for all then new faces here <3:

• PM me a two+ sentence summary of every story in the round, including the one that you do not place.
• indicate what rank (first/second/third) you are assigning each story.
• I will gather scores. First place gets 3 points, second place gets 2 points, third place gets 1 point. The winner will move on to the ~~finals~~
• if your story is in this round, you can still vote. additionally, you will receive +3 points to offset
• vote for best story, not best person/best friend/etc
• you'll get money at the end of the round, so it's the best of all worlds!
  
  summaries don't have to be crazy-detailed, but they should indicate that you've read the story. Here's a few fake examples:
  
  Spoiler

  First Place: The Karrablast of Us: Days Hydreigon. Moel and Jellie are back and better than ever, fighting their way through hordes of prehistoric, zombified turtles in the overgrown remains of what used to be Unova. What I loved most was the beautiful description that accompanied this forlorn world, and the relationship that develops between the two characters as they are forced to broker peace between Moel's bygone cynicism and Jellie's youthful optimism, which perfectly parallels the bandit and rebel factions that oppose them along the way.
  
  Second Place: The Legend of Shellder: Klink to the Past. Klink, an amnesiac, tunic-wearing hero with veritable head trauma from losing his memories so often, is back for more as he and his trusty Shellder try to take on their greatest enemy yet: the Canon. After finding out that the powers that be basically wiped their universe from existence i'm looking at you star wars, Klink and Shellder must attempt to storm the gates of reality itself, ultimately learning that sometimes good things can come back better.
  
  Third Place: Slowkingdom Hearts: Birth by Lileep. Not gonna lie, I'm 95% sure these titles are the result of the developers dropping a dictionary on the ground, but the story definitely wasn't, featuring the adventures of Dora, Moofy, and Rickey on their quest to save the DC Cinematic Universe from the abysmal failure of Suicide Squad. Hopping from universe to universe through Dora's ability to manifest doors in reality, the crew eventually fights their way through tons of bad sequels and gritty reboots, only to find that... the rest of the story is hidden behind a paywall and is on a different console.

ALSO. DO NOT EDIT YOUR STORY AFTER THIS TIME FOR AS LONG AS YOU REMAIN IN THE COMPETITION. IF YOUR STORY IS EDITED, I WILL DQ YOU.

 

AIGHT. TIGHT RACE.

ROUND ONE

with the honorable mention, we have...

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Safety Nets by @Nitro; ! A well-phrased, tightly-paced piece, this story kept us craving more!

and in third place, we have...

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True or Wild by @Adan Flyber; ! What looks like a simple story about two dudes fishing turns into a fascinating conversation about nature, nurture, existentialism, and more!

rounding us out in second is...

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Beautifly and the Beast by @EmBreon; ! Dis a spoopy story indeed! It's only the first chapter, but between magical potions and feuding Pokemon, this fairy tale was a riveting read.

which leaves us with:

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Dear Markus by @diamondpearl876; to advance to the finals!

NO SUMMARIES HERE 4 U LOL

the following users may claim $3,000 for voting! post in thread to claim
@Mistral; @Ralin; @Smiles; @Soulmaster; @Mikey57; @Seppe; @VeloJello; @AdanFlyber; @SinnohEevee;

ROUND 2:

Invasive Species
ZHANG KÖHLER, twenty-eight, pokemon slayer
Because You Were There
Water Mart

voting ends in approximately one week. check it here.

 

I claim the $$$.
Congratz DP!

 

I claim the money too.

 

Just realized I hadn't claimed this yet...

 

the round is currently tied. :0

this round is extended for 45.5 hours, and will close at 12:01 AM 8/21 CST.