Theme - "Harmony"
Word Limit: 2500
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 13th by 11:59 PM Pacific.
Voting begins Saturday, May 14th and goes until Monday, May 16th at 11:59 PM Pacific.
Grace Periods: Each of the above deadlines will be followed by a 6-hour grace period. Submissions made after the end of the grace period will be ineligible, and votes cast after the end of the grace period will not be counted. Remember that these are grace periods, not extensions of the deadline--you should still submit your work or cast your vote by the deadline set above.
Optional Secondary Objective: Collaboration
Work with another gaffer to write your story!
I don't know about you guys but I thought the last time we did this was a lot of fun. Here's how it's gonna work. Everyone who wants to do the secondary has to declare this in the thread until Thursday night (PST). I will then create random pair-ups and those two people get to write their story together. Pairs will also get double the word count, so 5000 words. Should we have an uneven number of participants we'll make a group of three and they'll get a whooping 7500 words to work with. The writing period will also be extended one week.
As for how the writing collaborating might work in general. Cyan had some pretty good points in the last thread.
Submission Guidelines:
- One entry per (two) poster(s).
- All submissions must be written during the time of the challenge.
- Using the topic as the title of your piece is discouraged.
- Keep to the word count!
Voting Guidelines:
- Three votes per voter. Please denote in your voting your 1st (3 pts), 2nd (2 pts), and 3rd (1 pt) place votes.
- Please read all submissions before voting.
- You must vote in order to be eligible to win the challenge.
- When voting ends, the winner gets a collective pat on the back, and starts the new challenge.
NeoGAF Creative Writing Challenge FAQ
Previous Challenge Threads and Themes
Word Limit: 2500
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 13th by 11:59 PM Pacific.
Voting begins Saturday, May 14th and goes until Monday, May 16th at 11:59 PM Pacific.
Grace Periods: Each of the above deadlines will be followed by a 6-hour grace period. Submissions made after the end of the grace period will be ineligible, and votes cast after the end of the grace period will not be counted. Remember that these are grace periods, not extensions of the deadline--you should still submit your work or cast your vote by the deadline set above.
Optional Secondary Objective: Collaboration
Work with another gaffer to write your story!
I don't know about you guys but I thought the last time we did this was a lot of fun. Here's how it's gonna work. Everyone who wants to do the secondary has to declare this in the thread until Thursday night (PST). I will then create random pair-ups and those two people get to write their story together. Pairs will also get double the word count, so 5000 words. Should we have an uneven number of participants we'll make a group of three and they'll get a whooping 7500 words to work with. The writing period will also be extended one week.
As for how the writing collaborating might work in general. Cyan had some pretty good points in the last thread.
Submission Guidelines:
- One entry per (two) poster(s).
- All submissions must be written during the time of the challenge.
- Using the topic as the title of your piece is discouraged.
- Keep to the word count!
Voting Guidelines:
- Three votes per voter. Please denote in your voting your 1st (3 pts), 2nd (2 pts), and 3rd (1 pt) place votes.
- Please read all submissions before voting.
- You must vote in order to be eligible to win the challenge.
- When voting ends, the winner gets a collective pat on the back, and starts the new challenge.
NeoGAF Creative Writing Challenge FAQ
Previous Challenge Threads and Themes
