Hehe, welcome to my first contest. I haven't been on AP for very long, but I think I get the basic gist of this all.
Accepting PWS, come check it out~
I've noticed that some contests the winners just "happen" to be there friends/family.
Yeah...
I don't do that.
If i wanted to give my friends a trophy, I wouldn't have the contest open to the public. I want to see good work, and if that happens to be my friend's, so be it, but if it isn't, they won't get a trophy. Simple as that.
Well lets see.
I'm basically accepting everything: Love, hate, suicide, humor, etc.
You can use the picture, or not. I just liked the picture xD. Write about something on your mind, something bugging you, something, anything, or just turn in your favorite prewrite.
Just make it good, and non cliched.
I will admit, that I like dark/angsty poetry better, but I'm completely open to humor, love and all that fun stuff.
I will also admit, I'm a fan of free verse / non rhyming/ whatever you want to call it. But, that's not to say that if it rhymes, it can't win.
No dirty pretty. Sorry, I don't understand that stuff.
No erotica or sensual stuff. No thanks.
I have no problem with cursing but if it's every other word, it's being overdone.
No "omg I cut my wrists omg omg my life sucks blah blah blah." You want to write about abuse or cutting? go ahead, I encourage you. Emotions need to be let out somehow, and if you use writing to do that, good. But make it meaningful and not the same cookie cutter crap you can read anywhere.
Please please please please pleaseeeeeeeeeee~
Check your spelling, really. AP even provides a spell check button for you, so I see no reason for typos.
Check your grammar in general aswell, please.
Metaphors, personification, allusion, it's all loved and wanted :]
Literary Devices are your FRIENDS.
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE LOVE TO YOUR SHIFT KEY. THIS IS ANNOYING IS IT NOT?
Sticky caps, I've never actually seemed a poem written in sticky caps... o0.
I want something with atleast 10 lines, Not that much to ask for. I usually enjoy longer poems.
Don't make it so i have to highlight your poem to read it. Keep the font/background colors contrasted nicely.
Any questions, comments, just message/IM/Email me. I check it all daily.
I will add more trophies and HMs when enough people apply, and I'll add some points points when I get them.
Oh! I almost forgot. You can enter as much as you want, I'll read it all!
I don't know if I am a harsh judge or not, and I might bring my friend in here for a second opinion if I can't choose. I'll try to comment every work entered.
GoodLuck!
Give me your favorites!
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Wow! I didn't think so many people would enter the first day. It's crazy! Well, Since this is my first contest, and I'm kinda new to this judging stuff, I'm gonna cap it at 50 or 60... So, get your new stuff written and your old stuff in!
<3Dak
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 16, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 4 people
- Final notes: Well! Jeez. That was much harder then I thought it would be. I respect judges so much more now. Lol.
Well, I wish I could give every single finalist and even some that I didn't put up there trophies, but alas, I don't have enought points.
Sorry to anyone who thought theirs deserved to win, but we judge according to our own tastes, and these have sufficently satisfied my poetic hunger for tonight.
I will be posting up a new contest, as soon as I get enough points, because this was a lot of fun, really. Though it'll probably be an options contest so it doesn't fill up so fast.
I'm going to go and add all of you wonderful poets to my favorites [if you're not already there].
Thank you to EVERYONE for your entries :]
<3Dak.
Contest Winners
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Love, a poet’s words from pen to paper A poet’s sense of freedom from the world• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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We all know it well, The edge of the cliff,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Give me another kiss
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Mirror, Mirror on the wall
br• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [26]
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Everyday we do the same things, Getting on the bus,by somethinguntaken 15 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 16 2:42 PM 2008. In wasting time• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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All the house-clothed women of roses,
the zoo of parking meters and ducking umbrellas,by Dragomiloff 4 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 12 6:37 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I hear yellow telephones
and there is no ringingby Dragomiloff 23 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 4 11:42 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Here I stand alone again Just like yesterdayby vampireblood 16 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 7 9:35 PM 2008. In Angst. Sad• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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So who thought of
fields of blue butby Dragomiloff 31 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 3 11:50 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Thoughts of his death
I just had a hunch• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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Wake me up
From my childish dreams• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Lost hope
Lost dreams• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Suicidal thoughts
Have corrupted her mind• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Leaves changing
Grass turning green• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
It was 4.15am...
by Timespell 50 lines, 16 comments, on Oct 20 2:02 AM 2007. In Contest, Dark, Serial killer, murder, Weird, SICK, Twisted, Death, My own sty• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Just wanted to say thank you for accepting pre-writes. No one does that anymore and I'm not sure why, so yay for you
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Hehe. Most people want "fresh" stuff, but I don't want to miss out on any great writes. Poems are poems in my book :]
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Didn't think I would have to say this, but try not message me, it takes away from the whole "anonymous contest" bit. And just because your poem isn't entered into the prelims right away doesn't mean it has no chance. This is my first contest, and first read through guys, cut me some slack and give me a time to make my choices
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"Check your grammar in general aswell, please".
This is not a good sign
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OMG you beasts! 7 hours and all 50 slots are full!
Time for judging, Results will probably be up by tomorrow :]. I'm going to have gold, silver, bronze and anywhere from 4+ HMs. -
Ahh! I lied. I'm bored and about to go judge.
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*cheesy grin*
wow, thanks for the bronze! I agree that there was some really great writes here so my hat is off to you..., and to make it even better I have found some really great writers I was not yet aware of so this contest was a win/win for me
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congratulations to the winners. Di
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