![]() First off, we want to thank everyone who participated in our little contest. We had 29 entries which thrilled us. Thank you to all the great authors for sharing their 1000 words with us we truly enjoyed reading your stories. We are pleased to announce the winners of the "A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words" contest. We decided to list the top three reader's choice and each of the judge's choice. 1st place - Torn by Mskathy 2nd place - Complicated by Mskathy 3rd place - The Boy with the Guitar by Readingmama Judges choice: Adrift by Subtlepen One way ticket by Rosmarina Congratulations! Winners banners will be posted in the Twilighted Thread for the competition under Writing Challenges. If you would prefer to be emailed your banners, Please send us your email address and we will get them to you as soon as possible. Picture #1 (drinking on the deck with a blanket) and picture #5 (with duffle bag and guitar) were the most inspirational photos with 8 stories each. A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words Contest Everyone says a picture is worth a 1000 words and if anyone has seen the recent Vanity Fair photo shoot of the gorgeous Rob Pattinson they know it is true. We have chosen what we feel are the 5 most inspiring shots and would like you to pick one and create a 1000 word one shot placing our dear Edward center stage. Co-Hosted by: Katiedid01 and Rosalynn Have fun and good luck! The selected photos are available for viewing at : Contest Rules and Guideline Submissions must be a one-shot. Must contain exactly 1000 words (excluding header and author’s notes). The official word count will be assessed during validation. Limit of two entries per author. Entries may have any rating but the author must be 18 years old to submit an entry. Entries may be Canon, AU, AH or of any genre. Any and all pairings are accepted. The entry must be new material, written for the contest, but may contain characters from the authors own existing fan fiction. One-shots may not be expanded until after the contest is over. Absolutely no entries of rape, incest or pedophilia. Any entry found guilty of this will be disqualified. Header All entries must feature the following heading: A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words Contest Title: Your pen name: Inspirational photo number: To view the photos for this contest visit: Rating: Summary: If you would like to see all the stories that are a part of this contest visit: Submitting an Entry Post your one-shot between the 1st and the 10th. In the summary of your one-shot make sure to put Entry for the 'A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words' contest. Send a message to the A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words when it is posted and it will be added to the community for viewing. Voting Entries will be accepted from January 1st – 10th. Voting will run from January 11th – 18th. Winners will be announced on January 25th. 1st place and runner up will be chosen based on votes by reader. The judges will also select their favorite entry. Prizes Winners will receive a banner featuring your story name and penname by m81170 to post on your website and/or profile and of course bragging rights. |