THE AGE OF EDWARD CONTEST
Hosted By: Americnxidiot, Dollegirl, Kitschisme, Rosette-Cullen, Stacy . Bumblebee and Vixen1836
This is an author's note to announce a new contest!
The Age of Edward Contest will feature quality stories set throughout various historical eras, ranging from ancient times up until the modern era.
The contest will begin June 1st, 2009
The contest will close July 15th, 2009.
Winners will be announced July 31st.
The six co-hosting authors – americnxidiot, Dollegirl, Kitschisme, Rosette-Cullen, , and Vixen1836 - will be serving as the judges for this contest. Selections will be chosen based on votes by readers. There will be two separate contests; one for authors with 1 or none stories, and a second for authors with 2 or more.
Winners will each receive a prize for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
1st Place is an Edward Cullen Action Figure and a signature banner.
2nd Place is a custom made t-shirt with your choice of Twilight related phase and a signature banner.
3rd Place is a super awesome, amazing Twilight key chain and/or Edward paraphernalia and a signature banner.
Each of the judges will be writing an example entry to give you a general idea of what we are looking for, however the prompt is self-explanatory. Please consider grammar, character development, creativity, and adherence to the historical era you've chosen when writing. The submissions can be from any point of view, although they must be in the context of the theme you choose and must feature Edward. They can take place in any historical era from Pre-history to the 1980's, so long as the story is reasonably historically accurate. Choices may include, but are not limited to these options below. Some examples are as follows:
Babylonian Empire Edward
Persian Empire Edward
Chinese Empire Edward
Egyptian Empire Edward
Ancient Greek Empire Edward
Roman Empire Edward
Celtic Edward
Viking Edward
Barbarian Edward
Pope Edward
King Edward
Medieval Edward
Crusader Edward
Braveheart Edward
Protestant Reformation Edward
Renaissance Edward
Colonial Edward
Elizabethan Edward
Enlightenment Edward
American Revolution Edward
French Revolution Edward
Wild West Edward
American Civil War Edward
Russian Revolution Edward
Victorian Edward
WWI Edward
20's Gangster Edward
American Great Depression Edward
Irish Immigrant in United States Edward
Italian Immigrant in United States Edward
WWII Edward
50's Edward
60's Edward
70's Edward
80's Edward
Rules
All entries must be all-human/alternate-universe.
All entries must be one-shots.
All entries must include smut/lemons, and therefore MUST be rated M.
All entries must be between 3,000 and 12,000 words.
Submission
All entries must feature the following heading:
Age of Edward Contest
Title:
Your pen name:
Type of Edward:
If you would like to see all the stories that are a part of this contest visit:
The Age of Edward C2 Community: http://www(DOT)fanfiction(DOT)net/community/The_Age_of_Edward_Contest/70125/
To submit: an author must have a fan fiction account, submit the story under their profile using the "add story" function. Once it is added, a private message should be sent to the Age of Edward profile to notify us of the submission. In the subject of the private message, please list the following:
PENNAME/TITLE OF STORY/AGE OF EDWARD ERA
If you are a first time author, please notify us in the body of the email and say hello. :) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via PM or ageofedward (at) gmail (dot) com or through PM.
Thank you! Good luck and we're looking forward to reading your entries!