AN EDWARD TO REMEMBER

A Classic Hollywood Romance One Shot Contest!

Bust out your DVD collection, rearrange your NetFlix queue, and program the DVR for the Turner Classic Movies channel.

This is a contest for all you romantic fools out there who love old glamour, romance, banter, and long, steamy kisses.

We want you to write your heart out, and to base your little story on a classic Hollywood movie. It can be inspired or a full-on crossover.

THE FINE PRINT, PRINTED FINELY FOR YOUR PERUSAL. IN OTHER WORDS, THE FLIPPIN’ RULES. READ THEM!

MUST BE BASED ON AN OLD HOLLYWOOD LOVE STORY You one-shot should be inspired by a reasonably recognizable, classic romantic movie MADE IN OR BEFORE 1965. Please mention the film you used in the A/N portion of your entry. We have a list of suggested flicks, but you're not limited to those alone. They're just there to give you some ideas.

AU: ALL HUMAN ONLY

MUST BE AN ExB PAIRING UPDATE! ExB not your thing? Check out the Eve Arden Awards, a smallish side-bet we have going on for non ExB couples.

WORD LIMIT No less than 5K, not to exceed 15K. Yes, we’ll count.

MUST BE MO’ BETTAH BETA’d We have girl hard-on's for typos. Please check your spelling and grammar and have someone read your entry for you. If it looks sloppy, we’ll send it back. Re-enter it again with mistakes and it’s QUACK, QUACK, NO TAKE BACK!

IN THE SPIRIT OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD MOVIES Please, NO rape, cutting, slash, or anything else you’d never see in a film prior to 1965. The ONLY exception: LEMONS. TONS o’ LEMONS. Those are mandatory…in fact, that reminds us…

MUST HAVE A LEMON Your entry should be rated M. Therefore, if you’re not old enough to read M-rated fic, you’re not old enough to enter this contest.

ANONYMOUS We also have girl hard-ons for cheaters. Telling your goldfish which entry is yours gets you disqualified. DO NOT BREATHE A WORD. NOT EVEN ACCIDENTALLY.

DEADLINES, WE HAVE THEM Entries must be submitted starting January 7th, 2010 and all entries must be submitted by January 30th, 2010 at MIDNIGHT, EST.

EMAIL YOUR ENTRY TO THIS ADDRESS, AND THIS ADDRESS ALONE Send your entry to AnEdwardToRemember@gmail.com. It will be reviewed for basic grammar/spelling, then your name will be removed and your entry will be placed in our C1.

THIS IS A DEMOCRACY, PEOPLE The contest will be open to a public, blind poll starting February 1st, 2010 that will end on February 7th, 2010 at MIDNIGHT, EST. The top three entries will then be chosen by a judges’ panel from among those entries that received the most popular votes. The number of entries chosen to be read by the panel will be determined according to the number of entries submitted. Judging will be based on three criteria: style/tone, lemony hotness, and grammar/punctuation. A point system will be used and the entries with the most points will be awarded first, second, and third place, respectively.

WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED VALENTINE’S DAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 2010!

AMAZING PRIZES!

The top three entries will receive:

1st PLACE

50 DOLLAR (yes, FIFTY clams!) Amazon.com electronic gift certificate, AND a 50 donation to the charity of YOUR CHOICE to aid Haitian Earthquake Victims

‘First Place’ banner personalized just for you

Spotlight feature of your entry on the So You Think You Can Write blog

We’ll also pimp the heck out of it everywhere-our A/N’s, Twitter, Twilighted forums, etc.

2nd PLACE

Genuine Rob Pattinson or New Moon calendar, your choice

‘Second Place’ banner personalized just for you

Spotlight feature of your entry on the So You Think You Can Write blog

We’ll also pimp the heck out of it everywhere-our A/N’s, Twitter, Twilighted forums, etc.

3rd PLACE

‘Third Place’ banner personalized just for you

Spotlight feature of your entry on the So You Think You Can Write blog

We’ll also pimp the heck out of it everywhere-our A/N’s, Twitter, Twilighted forums, etc.

INTRODUCING…YOUR JUDGES

Roselover2: avid reader of fic and host of the So You Think You Can Write blog.

pomme_de_terre: author of Not Like This and Becomes the Swan.

Venomousgal: author of Rescue Me and Becomes the Swan.

Anomolly: author of Waning Moon.

IdreamofEC17: author of What’s Your Fantasy?

Emerald-Rosalie: author of Welcome to Existence and The Wicked Game.

AngryBadgerGirl: author of romantic comedy The Naked Guy Upstairs.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR CONTEST HANDLER...

Gia: author of Bella Undercover and assistant to the awesomeness at So You Think You Can Write.

NEED SOME IDEAS? HERE’S A LIST OF MOVIES THAT ARE PURE AWESOME

We have a list of movies for you to choose from to get your plot bunnies running free. You can find more information about these films at the Internet Movie Database web site. Just go to www(dot)imdb(dot)com, enter the title of the movie and it will give you a synopsis.

Please note that these movies are just suggestions. You don't have to base your entry on one of these films. As long as the movie that serves as your inspiration was released in or before 1965, is reasonably recognizable, and has a romantic plot element to it, you are good to go.

Gone With The Wind

Casablanca

The Enchanted Cottage

The Philadelphia story

Adam’s Rib

Singin’ In The Rain

Giant

Notorious

Bringing Up Baby

The Quiet Man

Gilda

Ball of Fire

His Girl Friday

It Happened One Night

An Affair to Remember

Sabrina

Pillow Talk

Some Like It Hot

Waterloo Bridge (Vivien Leigh movie MUST SEE)

The Lady Eve

The Road Pictures (Bob and Bing)

Remember The Night (Barbara Stanwyck)

Rear Window

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (with Carole Lombard)

Brigadoon

The Thin Man (Series of movies)

The Gay Divorcee (Ginger Rodgers)

Kitty Foyle (Ginger Rodgers)

I Married a Witch (Veronica Lake)

West Side Story

Dr. Zhivago

My Fair Lady

Wuthering Heights

The African Queen

The Shop Around the Corner

The King and I

UPDATE 23 February

Contest Winners have been chosen and will be featured on www.sytycw.com. Follow the link for our interviews with the authors!