The leaves are changing colors, the nights are growing longer, the air is getting chilly…that can only mean one thing – it's almost time for Halloween! And what better way to celebrate than with a Halloween-themed contest, hosted by me and Rowan Rawr!
RULES (they're pretty basic):
-Write a one-shot that has to do with Halloween
-Deadline is October 31th!
-It can be whatever genre you want (i.e. it doesn't necessarily have to be scary, it just has to have something to do with Halloween)
-It must be original work for this contest
-It must be a one-shot, but however long or short that one-shot will be is up to you
-It must be posted as a story of its own, with the summary clearly specifying that it's for this contest
-Any characters (excluding OCs – you can use them, but the majority must be characters), any setting, any rating, any pairing (no slash, please!)
-Any title, you don't have to – and shouldn't - call it "Halloween Challenge Story"
-Please PM me or Rowan Rawr (or both if you want to be sure) when you've posted your entry so that we'll be certain to see it
SCORING:
Now, very important! This is the scoring system we'll be using to judge your stories, since picking a best out of (what will hopefully be) many great stories is just so hard. The score is out of 100. Below are some keywords – you do not have to use any of them if you don't want to, but five points will be awarded for each word off the list used. So, it's recommended you try to use at least some of them if you can.
1. Witch
2. Costumes
3. Scary Stories
4. Spider Webs
5. Monsters
6. Pumpkin
7. Full moon
8. Ghost
9. Scream
10. Graveyard
= 50 points
For the remaining 50 points:
10 for spelling/grammar = 60
10 for originality = 70
10 for how well it relates to Halloween = 80
20 for general quality (characterization, descriptive writing, a clear format, etc.) = 100
PRIZE:
As for prizes, seeing as there's not much you can give as a prize over the internet, we've decided that for the winner, we will do everything in our power to plug you and your story! That means we'll put links to your story up, announce that you're the winner, and generally advertise as much as possible!
So, I think that's all. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us! Also, if you could review this letting us know if you're going to try to write an entry just so we know at least a few people are interested, that would be terrific. Also, add this to your alerts since we'll put any additional information up here. So, everyone get your writing caps on, grab some pre-Halloween candy and get writing!
-Amela333 and Rowan Rawr