Dear writers, I bid you welcome to this latest contest of mine.
I came about writing this contest for a reason of the highest importance. I started writing on this website when I was 13 years old. Before this, I had only a blooming love for the expressive word. As a budding writer and poet, I came into this community wide eyed and waiting for something wonderful to happen. And it did. I was hooked, and wrote constantly. Two years ago I had to leave for college at 16, and since then I have left my page exactly how it was two years ago.
One rainy day I decided to log into my long gone realm of the written arts. And here is where I found the keys to this contest. As a young writer, getting going is the most important part of your career. And just like in the real world, you need the assets to do so. From my days of old, I have 5000 dusty points waiting to be given away to those who could truly use it most. Before this, I would just give hundreds of points away at random, but I think this would be a better way of doing things.
A brief set of requirements before you venture on, dear readers:
1. I would prefer applicants to be between the ages of 13-25 years old. Right now I would like to focus on writers who are the most impressionable and in the prime of their creativity.
2. (Pre-write rule taken out)
3. Although I am a compassionate and understanding person, I will not be giving sickly sweet reviews. Your goal is to learn through your writing, and an honest critique is the only way to accomplish it. Please do not feel completely hopeless if your work returns with a less than perfect critique. Trust me, when you get older and look back on your work it will be the honest comments that you will appreciate most.
That wasn't too painful I hope. Now on to the theme.
I would like you to draw your inspiration from forms of art. Pick out your favourite song or painting and tell me a story through your words. If you plan on writing a poem, I'm looking for more of a ballad. If you decide to write a story, give me just that. I find that the most inspirational pictures come from the artists at deviantart.com. Scroll through the hundreds of beautiful works and find one that speaks to you. Tell me the background of the subject in the picture through poetry or story.
What I like: Alright, yes I am fond of the darker themes. Lost loves, deaths, fantasy, loss, murder etc.
Or fine, write about happy things. Just don't make me gag too much.
What I do not like: I recall in my days being on this site going through hundreds of really crap poems. We have come to know these as the emo poems. I am completely banning suicide from this contest unless you think you can write about it with such romance and passion that it would make me jump out of my seat. What I mean is, I really don't want any first person suicides. If you decide to kill of a character like that, go right ahead.
A few last words...
-I want to see your characters shine in this one. Show me how real they are. Give me details.
-It would be very helpful to know the name of the song or the link to whatever picture you have decided to use. How am I supposed to judge your entry without it?
-Please be respectful of others
-Swearing is fine, just make it tasteful. Same thing goes for adult themes. Be creative.
-Since things have really changed alot since the last time I was here, will someone please tell me if I am doing something wrong.
Now go. I cannot bear to keep your minds hostage any longer. Soar into your stories. Give me passion. Good luck.
(Picture by Tobias Zeising of deviantart)
-Ayla
I came about writing this contest for a reason of the highest importance. I started writing on this website when I was 13 years old. Before this, I had only a blooming love for the expressive word. As a budding writer and poet, I came into this community wide eyed and waiting for something wonderful to happen. And it did. I was hooked, and wrote constantly. Two years ago I had to leave for college at 16, and since then I have left my page exactly how it was two years ago.
One rainy day I decided to log into my long gone realm of the written arts. And here is where I found the keys to this contest. As a young writer, getting going is the most important part of your career. And just like in the real world, you need the assets to do so. From my days of old, I have 5000 dusty points waiting to be given away to those who could truly use it most. Before this, I would just give hundreds of points away at random, but I think this would be a better way of doing things.
A brief set of requirements before you venture on, dear readers:
1. I would prefer applicants to be between the ages of 13-25 years old. Right now I would like to focus on writers who are the most impressionable and in the prime of their creativity.
2. (Pre-write rule taken out)
3. Although I am a compassionate and understanding person, I will not be giving sickly sweet reviews. Your goal is to learn through your writing, and an honest critique is the only way to accomplish it. Please do not feel completely hopeless if your work returns with a less than perfect critique. Trust me, when you get older and look back on your work it will be the honest comments that you will appreciate most.
That wasn't too painful I hope. Now on to the theme.
I would like you to draw your inspiration from forms of art. Pick out your favourite song or painting and tell me a story through your words. If you plan on writing a poem, I'm looking for more of a ballad. If you decide to write a story, give me just that. I find that the most inspirational pictures come from the artists at deviantart.com. Scroll through the hundreds of beautiful works and find one that speaks to you. Tell me the background of the subject in the picture through poetry or story.
What I like: Alright, yes I am fond of the darker themes. Lost loves, deaths, fantasy, loss, murder etc.
Or fine, write about happy things. Just don't make me gag too much.
What I do not like: I recall in my days being on this site going through hundreds of really crap poems. We have come to know these as the emo poems. I am completely banning suicide from this contest unless you think you can write about it with such romance and passion that it would make me jump out of my seat. What I mean is, I really don't want any first person suicides. If you decide to kill of a character like that, go right ahead.
A few last words...
-I want to see your characters shine in this one. Show me how real they are. Give me details.
-It would be very helpful to know the name of the song or the link to whatever picture you have decided to use. How am I supposed to judge your entry without it?
-Please be respectful of others
-Swearing is fine, just make it tasteful. Same thing goes for adult themes. Be creative.
-Since things have really changed alot since the last time I was here, will someone please tell me if I am doing something wrong.
Now go. I cannot bear to keep your minds hostage any longer. Soar into your stories. Give me passion. Good luck.
(Picture by Tobias Zeising of deviantart)
-Ayla
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 20, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Congrats one and all
Contest Winners
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Every day on my way to college I walk past a restaurant called the Texas Lone Star. Now it's sited on an excellent corner location in a veby DragonBlue 28 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 17 3:03 PM 2007. In Fantasy, Hope, Life, Other, Society, Thoughts
Silver trophy winner
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There was always pain with my silence, / nobody understood that. / In different shades I have tasted pain, / red, blue and green. / And none was there to share my pain. / I wrote letters to me as no one was to write• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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as young as youth should take it toll, / the demons beckon as to this I am told, / angels could not mock this thing I do, / it's all becausby uziphiel 29 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 19 6:06 PM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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Venturing down the beach one day / our mighty Ann-Marie / found some highwaymen that way / on the coasts of the crystal sea / The highwaymeby Intravenous Jesus 508 lines, 12 comments, on Jul 3 9:10 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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As the moon takes the throne, And the land goes to sleep.• Viewed by judge.
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Sitting alone
I bury my faceby Improv Machinery 35 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 28 2:04 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. -
Golden orb of earthly fate / With wishful mists swinging by / Suns rays cleansing through / let the promises never die / golden orb so sweeby WinE-reDpuddles 25 lines, 25 comments, on Jul 31 2:53 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by LearningHow2Smile 57 lines, 17 comments, on Aug 22 10:44 PM 2007. In Adult, Angst, Dark, Hope, Love, Pain, Personal, Sad, Depression, Suicide, Dedication• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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'Writing poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric' / - Theodor Adorno / Sex / and horror / are the new gods. / Let us make our sacrifice / our neby WendyK 57 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 2 7:40 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I'm sure you can recall the Cheshire Catby vitamin.M 25 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 12 11:08 AM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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Mistakes that this sweet girl makes / Traveled in nightmares she lies awake / Memories she holds like a sweet candy cane / Closer to her so• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by edit my world. 45 lines, 30 comments, on Aug 24 11:16 PM 2007. In Dirty Pretty• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Such beautiful eyes, eyes that speak to the very depths of my soul...Their hue is an icy blue that simultaneously paralyzes and soothes;Lord help those who endeavor to meet his gaze...Frozen,yet enthralled and irrevocably snaby ChaosBreaker 0 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 12 10:28 PM 2007. In Love• Viewed by judge.
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this is great and I wish you good luck, but I am well above 25 and no where near 13 again
My poems when I am inspire to write the good ones that is, are more of a story that holds the readers.
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I will be bookmarking and returning.
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good luck to all who enter and Ive bookmarked it so if I have time I will enter it as well
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Ah, sorry to see too late that I dont fit into your age requirements. I didnt see either that it was a contest until the page opened. You might want to click on contest when you are choosing the catagories your poem fits into so people know that before they click. I wish you luck with your contest though!
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ohh this looks promising.
will be returning shortly.
oh and btw, you have it so that you ARE accepting prewritten entries, but your rules say you don't want them. just thought I'd point it out in case you'd pushed a wrong button and wanted to change it.
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Well...
I wrote a poem inspired by a song literally one day ago- and seeing as how prewrites are now allowed, I was imagining that perhaps you changed your mind in regards to that rule. If you haven't- let me know and I will remove my poem. In the mean time, I somehow think it might move you. -
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Yes I did change my mind about that one. Sometimes people are not inclined to write a fresh piece but oh well, a day old will do just fine.
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Death Became Him
was inspired by a painting that i saw in on a website.. the one that you listed up there.... i went back to find it and i cant find it! I was scrolling through when i saw it i forgot to bookmark it!!! ahhh.. the painting was of the angel of death... -
Thanks so much for the gold. I appreciate it. I carried that white heather in wedding boquet three weeks ago
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Thanks for the bronze trophy, much appreciated and welcomed. Congratulations to the other winners and to all that entered. Great contest.
Georges.
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