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Long, Long, Long

by Elisa the Bunny Stik

Rated: 18+ · Message Forum · Contest · #1782293

Prompt-free contest for stories of the lengthier variety. New round May 2025!

2024 ROUND WINNERS
First Place: "Midway II" [13+]
Second Place: "Augustine" [18+]
Third Place: "Tools of the Trade" [13+]
Honorable Mention:"Never So Alone (c. 11,000 words)" [18+]

Ladies and gentlemen, it's back! Long, Long, Long has returned to reward short stories of at least 5,000 words and the writers who pour their hearts into them. As a writer of these somewhat longer pieces, I hope to find others who enjoy this level of writing as much as I do. Some of my favorite stories are longer than typical online short stories, and I want to see more of them. This is a great venue to achieve that aim. Likewise, this is an annual contest, which gives everyone time to really work on their entries.

RULES

1. Only story items (fiction and non-fiction) are permitted in this contest. All stories must have between 5,000 and 20,000 words. (Yes, this is an increase from the previous incarnation's word limit.) A word count must be posted in the body of the static item (preferably the bottom). Entries with the word count in the brief description or entry post but not in the item itself will be disqualified.

2. ONE item of any rating per person per round.

3. All entries must be static items with the rating displayed in the link. This allows the contest forum to maintain an 18+ rating.

4. Entries must be edited by the round's closing date. Any entries edited after that time will be disqualified.

5. Items that have won other contests or have received awards from other individuals than myself are permitted and welcome.

6. New round details will be announced in a forum post. The current round will run May 1 to September 7. Here is the more detailed information for the current round: "Round 15!"

PRIZES

First Place: 75,000 GP ribbon (winner's choice of color)
merit badge (winner's choice; must be publicly available)
30,000 GP's

Second Place: 50,000 GP ribbon (winner's choice of color)
merit badge (winner's choice; must be publicly available)
25,000 GP's

Third Place: 25,000 GP ribbon (winner's choice of color)
merit badge (winner's choice; must be publicly available)
20,000 GP's

Honorable Mention: 10,000 GP ribbon (winner's choice of color)
merit badge (winner's choice; must be publicly available)
15,000 GP's

Note: Honorable Mention prizes are awarded only in rounds with more than five entries. I also love to give out awardicons. It's one of my favorite things to do, and prize substitutions sometimes break my heart. If you absolutely cannot accept an awardicon, please e-mail me to make other arrangements.

JUDGES

Elisa the Bunny Stik

Other judges are welcome! Please e-mail me if you'd like to assist.

DONORS

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If you would like to donate, you may send gift points to group 1805391.

If you have any further questions, feel free to send me an e-mail or add a post. Just make sure the subject line of your post makes it clear that you have a question so I make sure to answer it right away. Now show me what you got. Just remember to keep it lengthy.