Winter Writing Competition 2015

Out of the depths of a barren, snowy wasteland... there came light.

It came like a badly-formatted meme from a TV show that a lot of people only pretend to read because you really can't watch it in public without a lot of forewarning because of all the blood and naked people.

/|*| winter writing competition 2015|*|\​

That's right. Winter (Writing Competition 2015) is Coming. Featuring 666% more illuminati reasons why I don't do art.

Well, actually, it's already here, and it's in this very thread. Button up your overcoat, grab your hot cocoa, procrastinate on studying for your finals, because it's your time to shine! Fame, eternal glory, virtual cash, are all on the line! These sentences are all starting to rhyme! It's the Winter Writing Competition, and now's your time!

this is why we can't let me do poems

/|*| submission guidelines |*|\​

• You may submit a story from December 10, 12:01 am (CST) to January 10, 12:01 am (CST); any story posted before or after this time frame will be deemed ineligible for this competition.
• Submission is as easy as posting a story across any of the three forums and then linking to it in this thread.
• You may write as many stories during this time period as you wish! However, you may only submit one story into the WWC. Please put WWC somewhere in your thread title for grader convenience.
• Your entry can be no longer than 150,000 characters.
• You must be a member of the URPG to participate in the WWC. If you're not a URPGer yet, go sign up! We'd love for you to participate!
• Our warning for graphic content still applies

/|*| voting guidelines |*|\​

• Stories will be voted on in rounds after submissions close. In addition to getting the thrill of awesome literature, you can also get mad cash, so give it a whirl!
• You must be a member of the URPG to vote. Sign up here to become a URPGer!
• When voting, vote for your favorite story within the round, not necessarily your favorite person. Winners of this competition should be selected by the depth of creativity and talent featured in the story, not by personality popularity ratings.
• If your story is featured in a round, you can still vote without harming your standing! In fact, you'll get an extra three points for voting in the round your story is featured in! What's not allowed is voting for yourself. That'd be too awkward.
• Voters will receive 3k for voting, claimable at the end of that round. There's something special for those who vote in every single round!
• Voting time frame and total rounds will be announced once the submission window closes. There will be preliminary rounds, and then a final round!
• When voting, send me a private message with the stories you liked the best in that round, with 1 being your favorite story and 3 being your least favorite story in that round. The story that has the highest combined tally in that round will win that round!
• Include a two-sentence summary of the story in your private message. For instance:

/|*| prizes |*|\​

~~~~to be determined based on number of submissions~~~~~~~
if we get a lot of people, you could get a legendary!​

/|*| 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. YOU??​

/|*| entries |*|\​

Pleasant Dinner Conversation
The chronicles of the Soar - Episode 1
while we wait for wifi
Timmy
Stardust
The Poem
The Seat of Wisdom
From the Depths of Elysium
Bat Fowling
Behind the Mask

In the end, humans all love a good story. When we think, when we speak, and even when we dream, we are simply recounting or creating a life, line by line. What will yours be?


Best of luck to you! <3 Feel free to ask any questions you may have!

 

Directions too confusing. I got lost in the sea of URPG threads. Pls halp.

 

proud of u

 

OH MAN. HERE IT IS.

 

Can we take bets on how many characters will die in the competition? I bet 5.

 

I'd kill 6 in my story alone but then I'd have to write a story

 

Obligatory "I swear I'm going to write a story for it this time" post.

 

In light of the, uh, small amount of entries thus far, there will be a one week extension. The new closing deadline is 11:59 PM (CST/GMT-6) on Monday, January 17.

Enjoy responsibly, friends.

 

Awww yeah, dont have to start until January 16 now.

 

Yay! Hopefully I shall have recovered from \man Flu in order to be able to finish my entry on time ^_^

 

Felly will be packaged and shipped to your residence by the end of this week. Enjoy!

 

YOUR OVERLORD IS PLEASED BY YOUR BLOOD SACRIFICE.

 

Pleasant Dinner Conversation

For now this is my submission. I might have a much more light hearted one to change to before the deadline. Just figured since I submitted a story, this might be decent to throw out there if I don't get around to anything else.

 

Timmy

Yay for top 4.

 

YEAH SO THIS DATE... DOESN'T EXIST.

Um. In the interest of the massive outcry of sadness I started on AIM, you guys will have until Monday, not until the 17th. This means that the final deadline is in approximately twenty-four hours.

...my bad.

 

gg Ely.

 

I have availed myself of the accidental extension to push myself to actually finish a story and finally enter one of these darn things.

The Seat of Wisdom