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Wisty's Whimsical Writing Contest-CLOSED
A picture prompt poetry/short story contest for all things whimsical!-CLOSED for judging.
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Let your mind wander! Have a little fun! Enter a contest that pulls at your whimsical core!

whim·si·cal – adjective
1. given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
2. of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions: Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
3. erratic; unpredictable: He was too whimsical with regard to his work.

Synonyms: imaginative, amusing, curious, quizzical



RULES:
Contest runs through midnight (WDC time) 5/31/10
Short stories and poems welcome in any genre or form.
Short story: Minimum word count: 1000, Maximum word count: 2000. Please include count with submission.
Poetry: Minimum line count:20, Maximum line count : 40. Please include count with submission.
Entries should be 13+ or below.
Entries should be submitted in bitem format (see "Invalid Item for instruction}. Direct posts in messages will not be accepted.
Please submit new work.Older work will be considered as long as it has not received an awardicon and it follows the prompt.



April/May 2010 Prompt:



For the first contest period (April/May), the prompt will be the image above! Let it inspire you.
Contest starts now and will run through May 31st.
A new monthly contest will start June 1st running monthly thereafter.



PRIZES:
Prizes are currently small as this is the first time running. They will increase if the contest receives enough donations and interest.

1st - Appropriate Merit Badge plus 5000 GP's and review of entry
2nd - 5000 GP's and review of entry
3rd - 3000 GP's and review of entry


NOTE: If less than five entries are received, 1st prize will be awarded only.
If more than five short stories AND five poems are received, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for will be awarded.



JUDGING:
Your judge will be none other than Me WistyOne !
I'd be happy to incorporate the assistance of guest judges! If you are interested, please email me and let me know!

JUDGING CRITERIA:
Originality
Use of prompt
Grammar
Short stories: Beginning, Middle, End
Plot
Character/s



DONATIONS:
Donations of any amount are welcome and appreciated!

Generous donors who contribute 30,000 GP's or more will receive:
a Merit Badge,
a raid of their port and review of two items (of my choosing)
and my sincere appreciation!

APPRECIATION FOR MY DONORS GOES TO:

embe Thank you!
jeweloftime-images are comin! Thank you!
Artemis Quill Thank you!
Steve -Bucket List done! Thank you!




APRIL/MAY WINNERS:

"The Gardener's Dream Great job! 1st place
"Day Dream Way to go! 2nd place
"What Doth Emerge? What fun! 3rd place
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