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    HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    The Challenge Write a story, fiction, max 1.500 words.

    The Theme Heresy (definition: any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position)

    This can be the usual conception of radicals defying the Muslim or Catholic faiths. But there are a lot of other settings where it fits -- A sci-fi future where a woman without multiple eyebrow rings is shunned as deeply offensive. A Ceilt druid who wants to incorporate the cross into a midwinter rite and nearly pays with his life. An Athenian general who overcomes a move to ostracise him because he ignored the Delphic oracle.

    The Prize As the winner, you will receive a highly-sought-after Org literary badge under your avatar to remind everyone of your victory for years to come!

    The Rules

    1) One submission per person. All submissions must be original work, published or unpublished.

    2) The story must be fiction, and must be 1.500 words or less. Use word-counting software or web site if you need help with this.

    3) The standard Org rules regarding language (and not the more lenient Mead-Hall ones) apply for the contest.

    4) The submission period will run from a minute past midnight GMT on Monday, 19 March to the same time on Monday, 9 April. To submit your entry, PM your story to Tamur. The story will be posted in a separate submission thread.

    5) Everyone may write and enter, from Junior Members to Org staff.

    The Judging

    The winner will be decided by two simultaneous votes:

    • a poll open to all but Junior Members of the Org, and
    • a PM-only vote from the contestants themselves. Contestants should PM their vote to Tamur by the vote closure date.

    Both voting halves will be weighted equally in the final tally. In the case of a tie, both parties will receive the winner's badge.

    The voting period will be opened shortly after the submission period has closed, and will run until 23:59 GMT on Friday, 13 April.

    Good luck!
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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    I'm in, but if I lose again, do I get a badge please? I participated in every writing contest(except one) and I lost every time.

    Something like "Loser in a row - Writing Contest".
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    In!


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    Interesting indeed.

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    Gah! 1500 words is a tight limit!
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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    I think I'll try this time.

    I agree, 1500 words is very tight - why not 2000 or 2500? How are we supposed to be able to paint a magnificent tableau of a scene, with context, good characters, and a story arc? *

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    *Somewhat less than seriously stated. But only somewhat!
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    Lightbulb Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    I tend to do that as well, but I wouldn't expect a flurry of submissions on the last day. Perhaps we should post a "Last call for writing contest submissions!" threads in the EH and frontroom?

    P.s. Just in case you got the wrong impression: I haven't got anything for this contest. I am lacking both the time and the inspiration to write.
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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    What happened to the org of poets and philosophers?

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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    Quote Originally Posted by Ludens
    Perhaps we should post a "Last call for writing contest submissions!" threads in the EH and frontroom?
    Done.
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    Come on already! Look, here’s an idea. Some kid from far away uses his father’s sword to resist the heretical belief in a dark force.
    No wait, that’s already been done. Crap!
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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    Just a final reminder --- we're leaving the contest open for entries until 23:59 GMT today. Please PM stories to me. Last call! We've got six entries so far, hope to see them piling up in my inbox in the next seven hours!
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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    The contest has closed. Polls will go up for those who submitted and the general Org audience as soon as possible.

    Thanks to all who entered, and good luck!
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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    How does this writers poll work? Do we send you a pm with our favorite? I assume that one shouldn't vote for his own, right?

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    Default Re: HERESY! The Org's Spring Writing Contest

    hi Franconicus,

    Yes, those who wrote and submitted to the contest can PM me with their favourite from the entries. And, as you said, this cannot be your own, it must be your favourite out of all the other entries submitted.

    I should PM all the entrants just to remind them of this, but writers can PM me with their vote as soon as they're able. There's no need to wait for the members-at-large poll to go up.
    Last edited by Tamur; 04-11-2007 at 15:19.
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