Theme - "Mnemonic"
Word Limit: 2100
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 4th by 11:59 PM Pacific.
Voting begins Saturday, June 6th, and goes until Monday, June 8th at 11:59 PM Pacific.
Optional Secondary Objective: Objective correlatives
An objective correlative is "a literary term referring to a symbolic article used to provide explicit, rather than implicit, access to such traditionally inexplicable concepts as emotion or color."
I was listening to some recent episodes of Grammar Girl on the drive into work today, and one I listened to seemed to veer out of her usual lane of explaining grammatical rules and origins and into the use of literary devices, in this case the objective correlative (You can catch the episode here.). I figured that was as good a secondary objective as any other, so let's go with it.
Submission Guidelines:
- One entry per poster.
- 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: 2100
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 4th by 11:59 PM Pacific.
Voting begins Saturday, June 6th, and goes until Monday, June 8th at 11:59 PM Pacific.
Optional Secondary Objective: Objective correlatives
An objective correlative is "a literary term referring to a symbolic article used to provide explicit, rather than implicit, access to such traditionally inexplicable concepts as emotion or color."
I was listening to some recent episodes of Grammar Girl on the drive into work today, and one I listened to seemed to veer out of her usual lane of explaining grammatical rules and origins and into the use of literary devices, in this case the objective correlative (You can catch the episode here.). I figured that was as good a secondary objective as any other, so let's go with it.
Submission Guidelines:
- One entry per poster.
- 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