SotA Writing Round Table Story Contest: New Deadline Nov. 17!

When we launched the SotA Writing Round Table, we announced our first story contest.

However, we set a deadline without realizing that R11 would stay open so long. It has been a wonderful release so far, and will continue to absorb our time and energy.

Therefore, since we are all still distracted, we are pushing back the deadline for the contest until November 17.

Here again are the details:

Spoiler

Theme: You discover a book that someone has dropped in a side street of Ardoris. Entrants are to submit a collection of words (short story, poem, etc.) that describes what follows.
Length: The entry should not exceed 500 words, one entry per member of the Round Table. (Make it your best work!)
Deadline: Entries must be posted in the contest thread in the First Story Contest category by midnight UTC/GMT on November 17.
First Prize: $25 store credit + a special gift!**
Second Prize: $10 store credit.
Third Prize: $5 store credit.
Resources: You can find some pictures of Ardoris that may prove helpful here, and a map of Ardoris here (do not, however, include illustrations in your entry).
Language: Entries must be in English.
Judging criteria: Originality, creativity and depth of character development, successful use of words or phrases to create images or invoke emotional response, ability to capture and hold the reader's interest, plus other less glamorous but important stuff (grammar, spelling, conformance with established lore).
Judging process: Every member of the Round Table gets one vote. Voting will be done by adding a "+1" comment to the story on the forum, once the deadline has passed. We will post a notice in the SotA Library when voting can begin.
Restrictions: All submissions must be the original work of the person submitting the entry.

**Special Gift: Sir Stile Teckel has graciously agreed to contribute one of the Lord British designed Magic the Gathering Cards, the Shield of the Avatar!

Again, to submit your story, simply post a "discussion" in the"First Story Contest" category. This will not be our last contest or event before release, so stay tuned!

Remember, there are real prizes to be won and a good chance of winning!

The other unique feature of this contest is that it will be community judged. Everyone who logs onto the Round Table will get to vote for the winners once the deadline arrives.

The purpose of the SotA Writing Round Table is to help writers write. We do this in many different ways. We have resources for writing, and offer free suggestions and editing in a supportive environment. It is a wonderful preparatory step to posting things in the Library here. We have been greatly edified by the stories shared so far!

So get to writing an entry for the contest, and remember that we stand ready to help you in any way to share your creativity with the community through writing!

Vyrin & Womby

 

Can you please explain a bit on the Theme? Does the story have to start with finding a book somwehere in Ardoris? Or is it just for the atmosphere?


PS: You should change the deadline in that spoiler, it still says November 3

 

Thank you for that, I for one thought I wouldn't have the time - but now I will try to make an effort.

 

The story doesn't have to explicitly start with finding a book in Ardoris. The story simply has to make sense as something that might be found dropped there. For example, a store ledger from one of the merchants in the square.

Thanks for the edit - changed it.

 

I second this! I had the same worry! Thank you so much!