Yes, it's that time again! We haven't done one of these in a while. We're having a contest! The form: short story (between 1,000 and 20,000 words). The theme: "The End Of The World" (asteroid, zombie apocalypse, God gets pissed, whatever) The deadline: 30 September 2009 Kyle has agreed to collect and post the stories so that the authors will be anonymous until the winner is announced. You can email him your entries at admkyle@gmail.com. The submissions will be posted for reading and voting for two weeks, until 15 October. Word would probably be the best format, but PDF or whatever will work. The prize: A box of Exaclair stationery goodies. Contents are as follows - 2 bottles of J. Herbin fountain pen ink, 30 ml Perle Noire (Black) Poussiere de Lune (Purple/Lavender) J. Herbin fountain pen ink color chart Rhodia products 2010 datebook, 4x6 Webnotebook, 3.5x5.5, 90g lined, 96 sheets Notepad no 16, 5.5x8.3, 80g lined, staplebound, 80 sheets Notepad no 14, 4.3x6.7, 80g lined, staplebound, 80 sheets Notepad no 08, 2.9x8.3, 80g quadrille, staplebound, 80 sheets Notepad no 12, 3.3x4.7, 80g quadrille, staplebound, 80 sheets Notepad no 11, 2.9x4.1, 80g lined, staplebound, 80 sheets Notepad no 10, 2x2.9, 80g lined, staplebound, 80 sheets Notebook, 2.9x4.5, 80g quadrille, staplebound, 24 sheets 2 Clic bloc mousepad/notepads, 7.5x9, 80g quadrille, staplebound, 30 sheets Clairefontaine products Pupitre notepad, 8.25x11.75, 90g lined, staplebound, 80 sheets Pupitre notebook, 4.25x6.75, 90g lined, spiralbound, 80 sheets Douccur de l’ecriture notebook, 4x5.8, 90g lined, spiralbound Rhodia and Clairefontaine papers are known around the world for their smooth, perfect surface and overall quality. Anyone who wants to donate additional prizes in the spirit of making this more fun, PM me with your contribution. You have a little over two months. Get writing!
I don't have Word on my home machine and I don't know how to convert to PDF or whatever but I'm sure we can work around it if need me. i usually write in an ancient version of Word Perfect...
You should be able to save a file as a txt. Maybe rtf, depending on how old your version of WordPerfect is.
I'll probably get depressed if due to being second choice for everyone (apparently), I end up with 0 votes again Then again, it's not like I have a job so....
Depends. TEOTWAWKI means different things to different people. Losing a child in a fatal car accident could be the end of the world to a doting mother, for example. Then there's the Zombie apocalypse...
I think they called that one, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, still packing them in at the midnight madness showings.
We've had only one entry in the contest. Therefore, the deadline is extended to 15 October. Those of you who "came close", you now have two more weeks. Git'r done!!
Whoever got their entry in on time should win by default, not be penalized for being the only one to follow the rules. Everyone else should start at 2nd place and go from there.
The winner of this year's short story contest is Paladin. As soon as he PM's me his mailing address the prize will be on its way!
Really good job, Paladin. A very creative approach to the assigned topic. I liked the silent K. This is from the Russian language, which may be significant.
Nova: I read your story and thought it was terrific. I think, with the various threads and characters you have in it, you could expand it into a novel.
