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This is a mirror of the announcement in the Inn, and is meant to become the main discussion thread after the word is out. Congratulations again to everyone involved in the first contest. Good luck to those who want to try this time around!!!
Authors who submitted works to the first contest are, of course, invited to participate again. Obviously, they must submit a different work.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: September 1st, 2009. The first competition deadline was 5 months after the announcement, so I'm making it the same this time.
I (Shinrei no Shintai) will not be a judge for the competition. In fact, I want to submit a work of my own this time! This means the grand prize needs to be different (since putting up my own money like last time makes no sense if I happen to win).
An anonymous (well, I know who it is) donor has agreed to put up $25 as a first prize. Also, in August I will make an official call for donations to either increase the 1st prize pot, created a prize for 2nd place, or both.
Writers who are submitting works are asked, on a voluntary basis, to donate a small amount to the MalazanEmpire website. This is entirely voluntary and donations will be kept anonymous (only Hetan will know).
Original rules as follows:
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Authors may choose between
a) Public Display of their submission in the writing forum.
b ) Private submission directly to judges.*
*Grand Prize submission will be made public on malazanempire.com/forums regardless of how the work was originally submitted.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE TO: malazanwriting@live.com
Submissions sanctioned for public viewing will be posted in the Writing Forum in a special thread created for the contest. Link: http://www.malazanempire.com/IPBforum/inde...showtopic=14859
OFFICIAL RULES:
1) Volunteer Judges are not eligible to submit short stories for the contest.
2) Any previously published works and works currently considered for publication will not be accepted for this contest.
3) All works must be original creations of and by the person submitting them for the contest. NO THIRD PARTY SUBMISSIONS ALLOWED.
4) Any professionally edited (by editors, professors, english teachers/tutors) are not eligible. This will be on the honor system, so if you have submitted a story for review in a magazine, newspaper, college or high school english course, it is not eligible for this contest.
5) Works must be 7,500 words or less (per Wikipedia's short story definition).
6) Submitted works can be works in progress, IF the work has never been professionally edited or submitted for publication. Therefore, works not started specifically for the purpose of this contest ARE eligible. (If you've had something sitting in your computer forever but have never finished or edited it, this is your chance).
7) Only standing members of malazanempire.com/forums are eligible. User ID's created after the date of this rules post will NOT BE ALLOWED to submit works. (Exceptions made under certain circumstances).
8) If a volunteer judge opts to be anonymous and informs Shinrei no Shintai via Private Message of this desire, Privacy of said judge's ID will be honored.
9) Maximum of 1 submission is allowed per user ID. Single ownership of multiple IDs necessitates that ONE ID must be chosen under which to submit the work. In other words, only ONE SUBMISSION per ONE PERSON regardless of number of User ID's held.
10) Submitted works are intellectual property of the owner and author. Copyright will be honored and enforced, and any reproduction or use of submitted works without express written consent of the owner/author is prohibited.
Submission guidelines:
a) Original work of the person entering the submission.
Any subject matter/topic is allowed. The work does not need to be fantasy or science fiction.
c) 7,500 words or less.
d) English language only, except where other language is necessary for storytelling purposes.
Prizes:
GRAND PRIZE: Original Malazan Art provided by our very own forum artists + $25 Amazon Certificate
1st Finalist: Original Malazan Art + Amazon Voucher
2nd Finalist: Amazon Voucher
3rd Finalist: Possible Amazon Voucher + Bragging Rights
Edited to set the deadline in stone. Judge positions are currently filled. Prize information changed.
This post has been edited by Shinrei: 30 August 2009 - 03:03 AM
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