![]() ANNOUNCEMENT! We are extending the deadline for The Age of Eric contest! You will now have till the 15th of August to complete your stories and submit them to us. Good luck! IMPORTANT NOTE! We figured out the problem with the e-mail was a typo we made with the address here on the profile. If you haven't heard back from us, we're incredibly sorry. Please e-mail us again at TheAgeofEric@gmail.com We apologize profusely on our hands and knees for this inconvenience. Hello! Thank you for stopping by. Welcome to The Age of Eric Contest! Sound familiar? Well, that’s cause it is. This is the SVM version of The Age of Edward Twilight Contest. Who are we? What is The Age of Eric contest all about? This needs to change. Now. Yesterday, even. So, we created this one shot contest so we could finally read some fabulous stories about Eric throughout the ages. We’ll be starting in the 14th Century and ending in the 1920’s. This is our profile in prettier form. Complete with pictures of Eric in uniform and a list of films to help you get a visual on each time period. Please follow us for updates and more information on the contest as this shindig gets underway. What do I do to participate? Then...you write. It’s easy as that. When does the contest start? We will start accepting entries on the 6th of July going through till the 15th of August. Those are important dates! Mark them on your calendars. Rules of the contest... All entries must be between min 3,000 and max 12,000 words. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE BETA’D. We’re using caps for a reason here, people. All entries must be a one shot. You may expand the story after the contest has ended. (Which we encourage.) All entries must be a new story. If you’re writing M rated fiction, you must be 18 years or older. No exceptions. We encourage AH and AU entries, not just canon and vamp. (All Human, Alternate Universe) You may submit more than one story, but two is the limit. You have to stick to the time period that you chose. If you wish to change your time period, please e-mail us so we can keep track of who’s writing what. RESEARCH! Please. We’re looking for quality historical fiction. Please research you’re chosen time period as best you can. Collaborations are allowed. Please include in your summary that your one shot is for the Age of Eric contest. Entries can be posted on Fanfiction.net, LiveJournal or The Writer’s Coffee Shop. FFnet entries will be archived in our C2, and any LJ or TWCS entries will be archived on our blog for easy access. Please use some sensitivity and common sense when writing. Any story that we feel is inappropriate will be excluded from the contest. If you think your story needs a warning for some of the subject matter, please add a disclaimer. Gratuitous violence, rape, etc will not be tolerated. All entries must include the following heading at the top of the story: The Age of Eric Contest Title: Pen name: Time Period: Characters: Disclaimer: Any story that does not adhere to our rules above will result in expulsion from our contest. Please note that Meads is standing next to me with a whip as I write this. We mean business, people. How do I enter my story into the contest once it’s written? Why do I need to send in a gdoc file? Submissions... All entries should be e-mailed to TheAgeofEric@gmail.com You will receive an e-mail from one of us once your submission has been screened and sent to the judges. If we feel your story needs tweaking, or there is an issue with content, we will be in contact with you about correcting the problem and resubmitting. Please DO NOT contact the judges at anytime! If you have questions, use our contest e-mail or PM one of us: the hosts. Voting... What do I get if I win? First Prize - Public Vote: An autographed copy of CH’s Dead in The Family OR Your choice of a period film from our movie list. The first prize winner will also get an interview on The Sookieverse blog that will include a write up of the winning story. Second Prize - Public Vote: An autographed copy of CH’s Dead in The Family OR Your choice of a period film from our movie list. First Prize - Judge's vote: A choice of a period film from our movie list and a write up on The Sookieverse blog. Second Prize - Judge's vote: A choice of a period film from our movie list. All winners and Judges’ Picks will get a banner for their story. Plus! Bragging rights for having an awesome story that we all enjoy and squee over. Need a beta? Our Prestigious Judges! Pimpage Material: We would love it with all our hearts if you helped up pimp via twitter, blogs, anything really. :-) Time Periods/Eras to choose from! Each time period is linked back to a Wikipedia page about that era to help kick-start your research. The things listed beneath each main time period title are important people/events/defining aspects of that era. Renaissance - Europe 14th - 16th Century Florence Leonardo Da Vinci Michelangelo Black Death Elizabethan Era - United Kingdom - 1558 - 1603 Queen Elizabeth I English Renaissance Shakespeare Restoration England - 1660 - 1685 Charles II Oliver Cromwell (evil) American Revolution - 1763 - 1789 Declaration of Independence Boston Tea Party Revolutionary War The French Revolution - 1789 - 1799 Maire Antoinette Louis XVI The Palace of Versailles Napoleonic Era - France/Europe 1799 - 1815 Georgian Era - Europe 1714 - 1830 King George I, II, III, IV Regency Era Jane Austen American Civil War - 1861 - 1865 Antebellum (pre war) Gone With The Wind Early Victorian The Age of Enlightenment - Europe 18th Century Industrial Revolution - Europe/United States 18th - 19th Century Steam power Gas lighting Victorian Era - United Kingdom 1837 -1901 Gothic Revival The Great Exhibition - Crystal Palace, London 1851 Exposition Universelle (Debut of the Effeil Tower 1889 - Paris) Irish Famine Darwin Jack the Ripper - London Victorians - great site filled with info Edwardian Era - United Kingdom 1901 - 1914 Art Nouveau World War I Titantic sinking... I’ll never let go, Jack. Beatrix Potter J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan) Romantic Era - early 1800's - 1900’s (Includes Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian Eras) Artists of the time... Musicians: Mozart Authors: Lord Byron Painters: J.M.W. Turner The Gilded Age - America - late 1800’s to early 1900’s John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Beaux-Arts The building of Ellis Island Susan B. Anthony - Woman’s Sufferage The Glory of the Old West The Roraring Twenties - America 1920’s (Golden Twenties - London/Paris/Berlin) Jazz Music - Harlem Renaissance Flappers/vamps Art Deco Nineteenth Amendment - Woman’s Right to Vote Lost Generation - Paris Ernest Hemingway Expressionism Surrealism Prohibition Speakeasies If you have ANY questions, please feel free to e-mail us at TheAgeofEric@gmail.com. We will do our best to answer your questions as quickly as possible. |
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