Ok, this will be my 10th contest.
Now this means two things;
1. I know what I want, I'm not afraid to DQ.
2. I need to do something different because I've hit double digits.
So, an options contest, with a twist.
Option 1: Dirty Pretty Word Bank... Sort of
Here's the deal, instead of words you CAN use, here are a list of words you CAN'T.
Glitter
Glamour
Hollywood
Star
Hip Bones
Cyanide
Pretty
Baby
Doll
Glitz
Whore
Slut
Lipstick
Lip Gloss
Rouge
Shine
Make Up
Any eating disorder
This also includes plurals of these words
And to make it harder, no excessive punctuation. I get tired of people who just randomly put it in without having it mean anything.
Option Two: Titles
Phosphorescent
Queen Of Hearts
Flip-side
Saint
Alice
You may not write about the title directly.
Option Three: Rhyme
Now, I am not one to like rhyming poetry, it just isn't my thing, however, in the spirit of the whole "something different", I though, why not. HOWEVER, I will DQ anything that is a standard rhyming structure. This means no a,b,a,b. a,a,b,b. a,b,c,b. a,b,a,c. Got it?
Option Four: Quotes
"Every hero becomes a bore at last" Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic" George Bernard Shaw
"It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance; for it requires knowledge to perceive it and therefore he that can perceive it hath it not." Jeremy Taylor
"I think that God in creating man overestimated his ability" Oscar Wilde
"Life is a sexually transmitted disease" R.D.Laing
"The killing was the best part. It was the dying I couldn't take" Craig Volk
"Sometimes lies were more dependable than truth" Orson Scott Card
I reserve the right to delete this contest if not enough entries are up to par. There are a lot of points up, make your entries worth it. Good luck ^_^
Ah in case we have any mix ups, the standard rules;
1.No excessive swearing, unless you have a DAMN good reason
2.Play nice
3.One entry per person
4.Please put the option number in the Authors Comments, it makes it easier on me so I don't have to spend all the time figuring out which is which and makes it easier on you because I am more likely to judge on time. ^_^
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 27, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 300, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: First up; thanks to everyone who entered, sorry it took me a little while to judge, I usually have them done on time.
Anyway, I don't need to tell you that all the entries were great... but I just did anyway ^_^
So here we go;
Gold: Imitation is Suicide by Lyre-Bird-
Silver: Who knew Batman could lose his luster... by brokenwindupdoll
Bronze: Life is a sexually transmitted disease by Hell in Harmony
HM1: Wasted Life by Rose Dark Thorn
HM2: Alice by xNeonxDestroyx
HM3: Queen of Hearts by Suzume.
Thanks guys, this was great ^_^
Contest Winners
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A soul is trapped within societies conscience,
each breath an illusion to conquer realities thirst.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
So many, IN fact, In fact
Who needs a (Hero) any wayby InfiniteCaitlin 40 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 9 8:10 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Society
Silver trophy winner
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BEAUTIFUL
It doesn't seem enough• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
trimmed and penciled in gold and red
these eyes of a monarch or of madness• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [14]
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Don' think its really good.• Commented on by judge.
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by serenity silvermoon 25 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 15 10:42 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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by Porcelain Princess 38 lines, 13 comments, on Apr 3 2:51 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by TrinityMBS 8 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 13 12:16 AM 2007
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I feel like Alice
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glowing stone
early bone• Commented on by judge.
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Comments
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BOOKMARKED
I'm a 'sucker' for quotes when they are in a contest. Expect an entry -
WOW! What a cool contest, I wish everyone luck! ^_^
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awesome contest doll, definately bookmarking this one...I like the un-wordbank...lol...I think that's what I'm gonna go with! I'll come up with something fabulous for you bb!!
CCX -
wow... You're not a fan of rhyme and you apparently have some kind of appreciation for the stories of Wonderland. That makes me smile
I will definately have to think about this contest.
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Life is a sexually transmitted disease
<3 hell yes sweets
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just so i'm clear, on the titles if we chose to use one, you want the content of the poem to have nothing to do with the title?
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wow what a nice suprise... thank you for gold and for hosting a great contest..... congrads to all the other winners...
Tracey -
Thank you for hosting a great contest, Friday...Congratulations, one & all...Well done, Poets... Wanda
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<3 thanks for bronze bby!
you rock.
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