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1) Only the first 16 respondants expressing a desire to compete will be the contestants. It IS a first come, first served basis.
2) The contest will consist of a number of rounds pitting 2 randomly determined authors against each other until only one contestant remains (winner).
3) Each matchup will be given a theme, picture, article, subject, or other criteria to write on, and the poem submitted must match this as much as possible. Stricter following of prompts may help you win.
4) The winner as determined by a panel of judges will advance to the next round.
5) In case of a judge or judges not posting judgments in a timely manner, I will adjudicate and determine the winner.
6) The poems will be limited to 1000 words with a 50 word minimum
7) The entries will be poems. All forms of poetry are acceptable, as long as they meet the required word lengths. If your chosen style is too short, you are free to make two of them, i.e., you may make a limerick with 48 words, then add another limerick, still following the same theme, to reach the required word length.
8) All posted deadlines will given in as much time zones as possible, as labeled.
9) No late entries will be accepted. If you don't post or fail to post by the deadline, you will be disqualified. A 5 minute grace period is allowed. You have one freebie per contest, use it wisely. This allows you to be up to half a day late with your poem (no more).
10) If your entry does not include the article(s) and the picture(s), you will most likely lose because of it, however this will not disqualify your poem, as poems are judged on best use of the prompts.
11) The judgments are final. What the judges decide is how it is.
12) The entries will only include content suitable for the Playground.
13) I will rule on anything I have forgotten or needs clarification which is brought to my attention
14) The contestants will have 1 week (roughly) from the bracket posting to get their entries posted.
Please PM me if you'd like to be informed when future contests begin (I will add you to the list).
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It seems to me that man has engaged in a blind and fearful struggle out of
a past he can't remember, into a future he can't foresee nor understand.
And man has met and defeated every obstacle, every enemy except one.
He cannot win over himself.'"
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I am going to regret this. I am going to, at some point, produce something of inferior quality or fail to produce anything at all. And I will feel horrible about it. Also, I'm breaking my rule about only entering even numbered contests.
...Still, I need this. Please give me a contestant's slot.
__________________ Flowers blanket all the countryside like freshly fallen snow
I know the answer's waiting somewhere, as it was once long ago
Do you wait to cross the river from the shores of shallow tide?
And what will happen to your phantom if you reach the other side?
...Hear me crying...
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I would prefer to be a contestant this time. Unless you can't get enough judges, then I suppose I could switch....but I aaaaaaalways judge, so someone else should this time.
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Alarra ate all my awesome and now she's always acknowledged as awe-inspiring awesome. Alliteration aside, Alarra is awesome.
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__________________ Rhythm within verse to bring sweet tears
Silent script breeds death to my fears
And what of the poet's bleeding black soul?
He buried it deep in a dank dark hole...
Red hot edge dipped in enemy’s life
Squirt warm stream of bittersweet strife
And what of the warrior's maddening guilt?
He buried it deep as still he strikes from the hilt...
Alarra told me about these contests, so I thought I should try. (Hope she doesn't mind )
Please put me down as a contestant.
Now now, 'larra wouldn't have told you if she didn't want you to take part. No worries.
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Werewolf Awards: 'Best Narration: Helgraf' Rabbit says stuff that makes me blush.
See, this is why I should actually read your guys' posts.
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"'There aren't any beginnings,' Burton said. 'Nor any ends.
It seems to me that man has engaged in a blind and fearful struggle out of
a past he can't remember, into a future he can't foresee nor understand.
And man has met and defeated every obstacle, every enemy except one.
He cannot win over himself.'"
~John Steinbeck~ My Homebrew(Most Recent) | Forum Rules | IRC
Then technically 5, cause there's still two judges spots left....which we reeeeeeeeally need people.
Oh, an idea was suggested to me this evening to combat this whole problem we seem to have of people only wanting to participate and never judge. What would people think of if: once someone has participated in three contests, they are required to judge at least one contest before they're allowed to participate again. It would be nice to get some of the contestants to be judges once in awhile.
__________________ I was outzombied by the baby!
Spoiler
Quote:
Originally Posted by Amotis
Alarra ate all my awesome and now she's always acknowledged as awe-inspiring awesome. Alliteration aside, Alarra is awesome.
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