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Sick and Tired Contest

Hello everyone!

This is my first contest in a while. It will be kept simple... very simple! The contest will be closed in 2 weeks and there will be a maximum of 15 entries to the contest. Give it your best and all entries that follow the rules will be commented on. Just make sure you follow ALL 7 of the following rules:


House Rules:

1. No prewrites.
2. Use spell check and no sticky cApS please.
3. Please use British spelling - Honour not honor, centre not center etc.
4. Maximum 16 lines long, minimum eight.
5. No erotica / adult
6. Put the choice number in your authors comments.
7. Give it your best!


Choice of topics:

1. Sick and Tired / feeling depressed

Examples:

- Feeling tired with life / someone
- Feeling physically exhausted etc

Not:

- Suicidal
- Teenage angst etc

2. Uncertainty

Examples:

- uncertainty of life, oneself
- insecurity

3. Fear

Examples:

- fear of driving / flying
- fear of taking a chance
- fear of failure etc

Not:

- fear of sexual advances
- boyfriend / girlfriend etc.


Prizes:

1st - Gold Shiny trophy and 300 points
2nd - Silver Trophy and 10 points
3rd - Bronze Trophy and 5 points


Good luck everyone

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on February 4, 2005
  • Rewards: Gold: 300
  • Final notes:
    Wow! Some excellent poems in this contest! My fiancé and I had a great time judging these entries. We would like to offer 50 points to :

    cough your heart out by bangxbang as a very honourable mention as we feel that his / her poem showed considerable skill.

    Thank you to EVERY single one of you for entering and I hope that the comments I left were constructive not offensive, encouraging not discouraging, helpful and not upsetting.

    The best of luck to you all with your poetry writing!!

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  • Kristen Corpse
    January 21, 2005
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    Hmm. I like this idea for a contest. The line "Use British Spelling" how how you put it, I read as "Use Birth Spelling" I was confused until I read the rest. Oops. Anyway, I love this idea because there are some pretty good choices here. Nice topic and stuff. Well, good luck to everyone who enters and good luck to you on judging. Love always,

    Kristen

  • WandererofSouls
    January 21, 2005
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    o_0 i dont know how to british spell....

  • Pinkypants
    February 1, 2005
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    If you dont know how to british spell dont worry... its a matter of preference
    Edited on Feb 01, 11:41 because ''.


  • February 2, 2005
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    "3. Please use British spelling - Honour not honor, centre not center etc."

    You just made my night! The only other contest I saw that rule on was my first! People had trouble with it then to... Shame you don't accept prewrites though. Good luck with the contest.

    Lynn

  • Pinkypants
    February 4, 2005
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    hehe Brit spelling rocks.. and sorry about the no prewrites bit

    Thank you to ALL who entered. It was really tough to call! Congrats to the winners


  • squirrelmick
    February 5, 2005
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    I WON! YAY! I'm so happy you chose me out of everyone else, thanks so much Suicide Child!

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