Since rounds contests are the "new thing", Aanika and myself have decided to run one. 
So here's the deal, we need prewrites. Give us your personal best, whatever you want. But with a few guidelines:
No emo/cutting.
Prose is allowed.
No rhyme.
Don't molest your shift key.
Avoid cliches.
Left align.
Plain backgrounds.
Make us feel something.
Use poetic device.
No erotica or religion.
One entry per person.
If you can do that, then please, enter!
Those of you who go on to the next round will be faced with a challenge. These challenges will grow increasingly difficult until we've narrowed it down to the winners.
We don't know how long this will be going on. It could be months, maybe even a year, so we need dedicated poets, not just people who will drop out halfway through. Be ready for anything.
So, what are you waiting for?! Start posting!!
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Read this: http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2349249 for how this will be judged.
So here's the deal, we need prewrites. Give us your personal best, whatever you want. But with a few guidelines:
No emo/cutting.
Prose is allowed.
No rhyme.
Don't molest your shift key.
Avoid cliches.
Left align.
Plain backgrounds.
Make us feel something.
Use poetic device.
No erotica or religion.
One entry per person.
If you can do that, then please, enter!
Those of you who go on to the next round will be faced with a challenge. These challenges will grow increasingly difficult until we've narrowed it down to the winners.
We don't know how long this will be going on. It could be months, maybe even a year, so we need dedicated poets, not just people who will drop out halfway through. Be ready for anything.
So, what are you waiting for?! Start posting!!
*****EDIT******
Read this: http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2349249 for how this will be judged.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 7
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Okay!! So this was an absolutely amazing turn out. The gold, silver and bronze were judged very carefully, but also, Aanika and myself want to call attention to the entry ".photosynthesis." That piece was absolutely brilliant.
The 24 finalists are the only people who will be moving on in this round. For those that did not make the cut, thank you so much for your time.
Read the gold, though, seriously. It's amazing
The first official round will be put up soon, all of those moving on will be notified promptly.
Thank you again,
Tegan & Aanika.
Contest Winners
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first attempt. don't laugh. personalll.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by amaranthine lover 13 lines, 12 comments, on Jan 14 8:39 PM. In Contemporary, Contest, Dark, Fantasy, noguest
Honorable mention
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The lies cascading from your pretty mouth
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The Stars of a night in Vietnam are crystallised in time forever
Memories echo with the sight of bloodshot comrades who have seen too muchby Writing0Freedom 47 lines, 44 comments, on Oct 25 8:24 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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I am ripped taffeta in hues of maroon; I am silk-woven betrayals and cut out paper hearts bleeding of imperfection.by heavenbird 59 lines, 49 comments, on Jan 9 5:32 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
i share your sport
up and downby kedoconnor 42 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 9 3:41 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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and I look at me
by heaven all alone 21 lines, 10 comments, on Jan 12 11:52 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
by forbidden-colour 25 lines, 36 comments, on Oct 26 11:41 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3979615, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4865443, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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The Sunset sinks in
the earth, swallowed whole,eatenby Miss Chievous 2 lines, 8 comments, on Jan 12 3:38 PM. In Nature• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [36]
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rain caressing my consciousness,
fluttering little birds against my overworked retinas,by intoothandclaw 91 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 1 5:32 AM 2008. In Freewrite, Free verse, Personal, Life, Thoughts, Contest, Nature, Storm, Rain• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Leave me here, let me linger in silence.
Alone and cold, I'll lay bleeding.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
from my hand to yours,
the frigid coldness leaves my skin and enters your bloodstream.by BrittlesSkittles 28 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 29 1:33 PM 2008. In Love, Life, Romance, My life, Friendship, Dedication• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by eternalsol 13 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 5 11:57 AM 2008. In Personal• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I see a world of thorny brambles
I step forward and am immediately cut.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
You once walked on this earth.
With your heart full of love.by laimra 19 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 17 12:50 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by the evil angel 23 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 2 11:37 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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My poor child, do not cry,by stanstan009 23 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 19 11:49 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Once we watched
the faces of each otherby fullfathomfive 18 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 20 5:23 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
You stand before me, tears streaming,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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She'd never before seen something
Quite as mysterious as he...by ShiningNShadows 28 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 26 2:14 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
She wanders alone,
through the cold, white emptyness,by Lea- 9 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 7 2:52 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
A morning artist is approached by lady,
lady with plucked roseby dewfall 23 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 5 5:07 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Comments
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If you convince me, then sure. So convince me.
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*proceeds to tell you how much your poetry blows my mind and that we need someone like you in our contest*
honestly, it'd be amazing if you entered.
think about it
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It makes me honored that you like my poetry. I'll tryyy. But I really do have issues with rounds contests. I procrastinate. 
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Okay, so, now that I'm finally on a computer that will let me reply [even though you've already entered, I'm in the mood to flatter people]:
You're an incredible writer. As Aanika said, your stuff blows my mind and you're like a verbal painter. I'm literally addicted to your work and if you hadn't entered I would probably cry just a little bit. Like the Indian in that one lame littering comercial from the 80's, that nobody wants to watch but they still show it every year in Earth Science to make us feel guilty about being too lazy to put stuff in the trashbin.
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I suppose so... Even though there are people even better than me entering.
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I = fail.
I won't get far in this.
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you do not equal fail.
and don't put yourself down so much.
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i entered
duhhh
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I saw.
duh.
love you tooooo.
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aw
I love you too! ♥
And yay! You entered!
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I entered.
Both of you are amazing poets, so I'm sure a contest held by you two is going to be awesome. -
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why thank you.
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I have no clue what my best is - and since I delete a lot of pieces after I post them here...
I'll do eenie, meanie, minee, mo. -
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regardless, I'm really glad that you entered.
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you might want to fix the entry limit
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ohgosh i'm tempted
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ohgosh good.
i read your entry
i'm excited.
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entered. yay. im excited. i love rounds contests.
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me too
haha i'm excited that you entered!
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I should enter...but I'm not that terribly good,
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Oh bahhh, you should definitely enter. You're amazing!!!
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shush.
you're fantastic.
i'd love if you would enter
but i understand if you don't.
thanks for considering it though.
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So, um, how many are you taking? And what does your rubric look like? And I'm nervous.
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lol, We don't have a rubric for the audition round. But the next few rounds will have one. We don't know how many we are taking as of yet, this whole thing is pretty unplanned.
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oh okay, just wondering. You better have a prose round.
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Aha, but of course!
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if I'm the cojudge, there will DEFINITELY be a prose round.
you know me.
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duhhhmeee.
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Thanks so much for bronze!
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No problem, you deserved it.
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Hey, I'm sorry, I entered the group before I realized that I didn't enter this.
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