TwiGirls Mardi Gras Contest
 Announcing the… Mardi Gras Anonymous One-Shot Contest Hosted by TwiGirls Next Door (www.twigirlsnextdoor.com) What is it we're looking for, you ask? Colors, Smells, Sights, Sounds, Alcohol - These are the key to Mardi Gras Break out the beads and costumes ... lets get this party started! Timing: February 7th to March 7th - Entries will be accepted March 8th – March 18th – Public Voting (there will be a FFn poll link located at the top of the Mardi Gras FanFiction profile March 19th, 2011 – Winners Announced on the Mardi Gras FanFiction Profile and www.twigirlsnextdoor.com, "The Fictionators" and TwiFic News websites on Sunday March 19th, 2011, along with being announced LIVE on TwiFic News Blog Radio and a LIVE Twitter feed. \ Submitting Your Story: All entries must be submitted via email to mardigrascontest@twigirlsnextdoor.com by March 7th. Although this contest is anonymous, all entries must be submitted with the following heading, which will removed by the admin prior to posting: TwiGirl Mardi Gras contest All entries will appear as a separate story on the Mardi Gras FanFiction profile page. Judges, Winners, & Prizes: Entries will be accepted from February 7th to March 7th 11:59 PST ALL STORIES WILL BE POSTED to the Mardi Gras FF profile no later than March 7th March 8th – March 18th Public Voting (Regardless of how many stories are submitted & accepted, we will only have one round of public voting. March 19th Winners Announced at the Mardi Gras FanFiction Profile and www.twigirlsnextdoor.com, "The Fictionators" and TwiFic News websites, along with being announced LIVE on TwiFic News Blog Radio and a LIVE Twitter feed. There will be 3 winners (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) decided by a public vote. Along with Judge's Choice winners. The first place public vote winner and the Judge's Choice Winner(s) will receive a banner for any story designed and agreed upon by HeatherDawn. The TwiGirl Next Door judges are: TwiSherry HeatherDawn Le Crepuscle Dandigoose The Guest judges are: Kassiah Veddersgirl So, what are the rules? -Contest is open to all pairings. Including Slash. -No rape, incest, pedophilia or excessive drug use will be allowed. -Entries can be all human or include vampires. -Any rating will be accepted. -Entries can be collaborations or a solo entry. -All entries must be between 2,000 and 10,000 words, maximum of two entries per person/collab team. -Entries must be a one-shot and a stand alone original story. It cannot already have been published somewhere else. -Entries cannot be continued until AFTER the contest is over. -Because the contest is anonymous, please no Author’s Note’s. I’m sure your Beta(s) will understand and you can add them after the contest is over when you post the story to your own account. -Once you have submitted your story for validation, no changes can be made. -Entrants may promote the contest itself, but not their own story. Stories may not be posted anywhere but the Mardi Gras Contest profile FF.net page until the winners have been announced. Entrants deviating from this rule, including posting teasers, will be disqualified and their story removed from the contest. We’re operating on the honor system, so let's be fair and follow the rules. -Please have your story beta’d. Stories will be validated for spelling and grammar, and if the story does not pass validation, it will be returned to you. You will, however, be welcome to resubmit it with corrections to spelling or grammar. If you wish to obtain a beta and do not already have one, we strongly recommend you check out Project Team Beta: https://sites.google.com/site/projectteambeta1/home Please Note: We reserve the right to make minor adjustments to dates and/or rules should that become necessary. Please Note: Although you cannot share your entry, you can let people know you have submitted a story for the contest. If you would like to promote the contest, feel free to use the banners which can be found here After the announcement of the contest winner(s), entrants are free to add their stories to their individual FF.net or Twilighted accounts. TwiGirls Next Door will list all entrants and their authors in our Mardi Gras Contest FanFiction Profile. Thank you to all who enter, and Good Luck!! ~The TwiGirls Next Door |
