Theme - "Verbiogenesis"
That's a word I just made up that means "making up words."
"But Mike!" you may protest, "That's called a neologism!"
To those people, I say: Shut up and take yer fancy book learnin' elsewhere.
Word Limit: 2000
Please note the new deadlines! We're experimenting with a different timeframe!
Submission Deadline: Saturday, June 14th at 08:00 AM PST
Voting begins Saturday, June 14th at 08:01 AM PST and goes until Tuesday, June 17th at 08:00 AM PST.
Optional Secondary Objective: No Prose
I always give bonus points to people who do something besides just submitting a sheet full of boring 'ol words. What happens if we all do it?
Submit a song, a letter, an illustrated children's book, a comic, a fake newspaper editorial. Surprise me.
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
That's a word I just made up that means "making up words."
"But Mike!" you may protest, "That's called a neologism!"
To those people, I say: Shut up and take yer fancy book learnin' elsewhere.
Word Limit: 2000
Please note the new deadlines! We're experimenting with a different timeframe!
Submission Deadline: Saturday, June 14th at 08:00 AM PST
Voting begins Saturday, June 14th at 08:01 AM PST and goes until Tuesday, June 17th at 08:00 AM PST.
Optional Secondary Objective: No Prose
I always give bonus points to people who do something besides just submitting a sheet full of boring 'ol words. What happens if we all do it?
Submit a song, a letter, an illustrated children's book, a comic, a fake newspaper editorial. Surprise me.
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