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001. Follow Gaia ToS
002. Post all entries in the thread - DO NOT PM THEM
003. Be creative!
004. The story must fit the prompt you choose
005. Minimum 1000 words
006. No plagiarism
007. No flaming, page stretching, etc.
008. Show respect to everyone here
009. No entry fee! Free contest.
010. All entries must be submitted by the deadline: November 14, 2009 11:59 PM EST
011. Read all my first posts please...
012. Keep things PG-13, please
013. If I'm not here, Titan of Doom is in charge.
014. Submit all entries with the form in the entries section
015. Do not lie about your word count. I do check them.
016. Rules will be added or changed as needed
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Halloween: the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people.
This contest's theme is simply the upcoming holiday. Sometimes Halloween can be scary, other times it's harmless. For this contest, write to one of the prompts with whatever spin on the holiday you wish to take. All entries must involve Halloween in some way.
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There are three possible prompts for this contest listed below. The prompts are not limited to one person (multiple people can write on the same prompt). All prompts come from Halloween Writing Prompts. However, the three prompts listed below are the only prompts that can be used for this contest.
[1] The donning of costumes is a time-honored Halloween tradition. For one night out of the year, we get to dress up and temporarily become someone other than who we are. We can be regal and exotic, like Cleopatra. We can be bold and swaggering, like a swashbuckling pirate. We can even be grotesque and monstrous, like Frankenstein's creature. But imagine if that temporary change of identity was too addictive to let go of: What if, the day after Halloween, even though the costume is off, you remained whatever you became the night before?
[2] It's midnight on Halloween.Your protagonist is locked in the basement of seedy pool hall with a Lady Gaga-esque pop star, some scrawny kid in a mask s/he refuses to take off and a custodian. How did this happen? How will this end? (Write the story of how the protagonist ended up in this situation and what the outcome of the situation will be).
[3] Halloween goes off without a hitch. Unfortunately, an emergency broadcast the next day reveals that a large quantity of candy distributed in your protagonist's hometown has been spiked with a dangerous chemical that produces a slew of unpredictable side-effects. Take it from there.
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Who will be judging?
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Mystery Judge 1
Mystery Judge 2
Mystery Judge 3
The reason that I'm not revealing the names of my helper judges is, well, I don't want anyone trying to bribe them or anything like that so they'll remain secret to make sure things stay fair.
Each entry will be graded by the following criteria for 55 possible points.
Creativity - 10 points
Length - 5 points
Spelling & Grammar - 5 points
Prompt - 5 points
Development - 20 points
xxxCharacter - 10 points
xxxPlot - 10 points
Length - 5 points
Spelling & Grammar - 5 points
Prompt - 5 points
Development - 20 points
xxxCharacter - 10 points
xxxPlot - 10 points
Creativity: Was your story creative?
Length: Did you meet the minimum length requirement?
Spelling & Grammar: Did you generally use correct grammar and spelling?
Development: Did you develop the plot and characters well?
Prompt: Does your story actually fit with the chosen prompt?
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To enter post your story along with the form. Entries can be edited up until the deadline ( November 14, 2009 11:59 PM EST). More slots will be added as needed. Also, if you plan on entering...let me know somehow so I can add you to the list. If I don't have enough actual entries (as in posted stories) then I'll extend the deadline.
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001. Bloody_Assassinxox26
002. awalking paradox
003. Ktqueen
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