Hello! Cycle Two of the Timeless Fanfic Contest starts on June 1st.

All information is below. You can follow us on twitter at timeless_fanfic, and on tumblr at timeless-fanfic-prompts (where all past fics and contests are archived).


PROMPTS:

#1: "Every time I think I've found something that makes me happy, it gets taken away from me."

#2: "You tried to kill him nine times!"
"Yes, I restrained myself nine times. You should be proud!"

#3: "So it turns out we're not actually gonna die after all."
"Dammit."

#4: Season 2 finale post-ep (can pick up at any point in time after the finale, as long as something from the episode is resolved).


Contest Opens: June 1st 12:01AM PT

Deadline: June 28th 11:59PM PT

Winner announced: June 29th.


Don't be put off by the word "contest". You won't be judged on your writing. This is purely fun.

Every month we will be giving away two Amazon $30 electronic gift cards. On Christmas Eve we will be announcing our Cycle 2 GRAND PRIZE WINNER. Every fanfic written for the contests will be entered into the grand prize draw. Details of Grand Prize to be released September 1st.

You post your fic under your own account at either AO3 or here, or both. On AO3 please add the tag "timeless fanfic prompts". As AO3 has no PM option, you'll need to come to tumblr and send us an ask/chat with the name of your fanfic so we can tell you if your fic is accepted.
Here, add (TFP) with parenthesis to your summary.
We'll let you know via a PM on ffnet if it's accepted.

There is no maximum number of fics you can produce for each monthly contest. Every fic you write will be another entry into the prize draw.

There are a few rules:

1) Your fic must be a minimum of 1000 words. There is no maximum length.

2) Your fic can be a one-shot, or have multiple chapters. However, if it has multiple chapters all must be posted by the submission date, or your story will not be eligible to go into the prize draws.

3) Your fic must be written to your usual standard. We will compare, and if we feel the story quality has dipped, we'll offer you a beta, or ask you to make some edits before accepting your story as a submission.
Connected to this, if you have never posted before, and we are concerned about the quality, we will offer you a beta. Declining the beta offer may result in your story being ineligible for the prize draw.

4) Your fic must be posted between the contest dates to be eligible for the prize draw.

5) The winning fanfic will be chosen at random, via an online impartial generator. You must provide an email address if chosen, and have 5 days to do so, or you forfeit the prize and another winner will be chosen.

6) And, finally, the prompt needs to be recognizable in the fic. If it's a dialogue prompt, it must be in the story. If it's a vague prompt we simply need to recognize that you've filled it. This could be seen in a situation, an environment, a date the team has travelled back to. It could be seen in the tone of the story, or the structure. You'll figure it out. If we can't figure it out, we'll let you know and offer some advice on changes before accepting the story.