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Give me your best shot

Rules first:
1. No sticky caps
2. No writing LiKe ThIs, it drives me crazy
3. Check your grammar and spelling
4. ONE entry per person
5. Do your best
6. I have the right to DQ you without notice
7. Stick to the topics given
8. Have fun
9. No sticky caps
10. Put topic in AN
11. NO BREAK UP POEMS!!!!!!

Contest:
Write about suicide, depression, self harm, and addiction; show me light at the end of the tunnel. Give me your best shot, I want to feel what your going through. Put the topic in authors notes. I want first hand experiences, tell me through your words. 10-100 lines is acceptable, don't make it any less or any more.

Good Luck and Happy Writing

NOTES:
I made a few changes. I added points and now will allow prewrites. The lack of entries is frustrating, hopefully these changes get some more. Sorry to all that entered previously.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 1, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 450, Silver: 50, Bronze: 35, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you for all of your fine entries. I'm sorry about letting prewrites in half way through the contest, I didn't get enough entries. I added points because I had such great poems. Great job every one!

Contest Winners

  1. Spoons and lighters litter his room again,
    stolen silverware whispering him to stop.
    by L3vity 21 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 12 12:38 AM 2008
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Screaming and shouting,the voices within
    Now when did this hurt and confusion begin
    by Midnight-Whispers 10 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 13 12:31 AM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Fear suffocates me,
    his smile so twisted,
    by Silver Asylum 25 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 13 3:54 PM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. by X-xElectrax-X 36 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 12 10:01 AM 2008. In Life, Abuse, Adult, Pain, Other, Sad, Thoughts, Spiritual, Hope, Nature, Dark
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. I would trace hearts and butterflies
    down the flesh of my skin,
    by charmander13 66 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 22 8:51 AM 2008. In Pain, Contemporary, Abuse, Life, Hope, Thoughts, Society, Other, Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Thoughts scattered, words unsaid
    cut, mutilate, kill
    by butchbec 24 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 12 1:27 AM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. by Broken Vow 31 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 3 5:55 PM 2008. In Sadness, Life
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • HereComesTheSun
    November 12, 2008
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    no prewrites :[


  • Broken Vow
    November 19, 2008
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    please let prewrites enter. i have one that i at least want others to read and goes really well with a light at then end of the tunnel!


  • SimplyNoodle
    November 21, 2008
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    My poem is one line short xP are you going to remove me? i am really sorry i dont think i could add another line to it, please dont remove me!
    - chelsey

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