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primsongI'm not really scared - but there isn't a more angsty mood to put up. ;-) Of course I may be scared once I read these entries...
Loth posting her entry here made me realize that we may have some folks floating around on LJ that would be interested in this - open to all who are or ever have been a part of the fanclub community, current or past, 'member' or lurker.
The main page is here:
http://lotrscrapbook.bookloaf.net/stories/angst/main.html
And here are the guidelines:
Angstfest is a writing contest open to all members and regular posters or lurkers to the Lord of the Rings fanclub community, current or past. The contest will run from January 13 - March 30, 2005. The focus of this contest is to give our writers a chance to plumb the depths of angst and take their readers on an intense emotional roller-coaster ride.
This is a short-story contest; the story must be able to stand on its own, not be an excerpt from a longer tale. While no word-count restriction is being established, please be reasonable.
In other words, if it's longer than LOTR, it's too long! If it's a drabble, it's too short. If it's poetry, it's not a short story.
General rules and guidelines:
All pieces must be submitted through the Scrapbook site (lotrscrapbook.com) - if you post your piece anywhere else (including the Red Book board of Decipher or LJ) it may be enjoyed by others, but it will not be entered in the contest until you send it in.
Please be sure you include your online name/handle with your piece, title the work, and specify if it is humorous or serious angst.
All entries must remain family-friendly (no closely-detailed gore, demonic descriptions, etc.) - this is a limit that really shows the skill of the writer's ability to psyche out their audience without exceedingly disturbing mental images. This does not rule out potential character deaths as this is angst. Think Alfred Hitchcock, rather than splatter.
All entries must be within the established universe of Tolkien's Middle-earth, using canon characters. The main character(s) need to be Tolkien's characters, not AU creations. Silmarillion characters and events are acceptable, as long as they are set within the boundaries of Tolkien. All entries must be original works by the author submitting them, not parodies of other works.
Entries need to be spell-checked, with common grammar, capitalization and punctuation applied.
Submissions that do not meet these criteria will not be entered.
Judging will be conducted by an anonymous panel of fans from the community.
Prizes will be provided courtesy of the LOTRfanclub Scrapbook. Winners will be notified by email.
If you are using italics in your work, you must place asterisks *like this* around the portion you want italicized. I remove all formatting tags when I place text on the site, but will italicize any part of your work that is asterisked in this manner.
Happy(?) Angsting!
Loth posting her entry here made me realize that we may have some folks floating around on LJ that would be interested in this - open to all who are or ever have been a part of the fanclub community, current or past, 'member' or lurker.
The main page is here:
http://lotrscrapbook.bookloaf.net/stories/angst/main.html
And here are the guidelines:
Angstfest is a writing contest open to all members and regular posters or lurkers to the Lord of the Rings fanclub community, current or past. The contest will run from January 13 - March 30, 2005. The focus of this contest is to give our writers a chance to plumb the depths of angst and take their readers on an intense emotional roller-coaster ride.
This is a short-story contest; the story must be able to stand on its own, not be an excerpt from a longer tale. While no word-count restriction is being established, please be reasonable.
In other words, if it's longer than LOTR, it's too long! If it's a drabble, it's too short. If it's poetry, it's not a short story.
General rules and guidelines:
All pieces must be submitted through the Scrapbook site (lotrscrapbook.com) - if you post your piece anywhere else (including the Red Book board of Decipher or LJ) it may be enjoyed by others, but it will not be entered in the contest until you send it in.
Please be sure you include your online name/handle with your piece, title the work, and specify if it is humorous or serious angst.
All entries must remain family-friendly (no closely-detailed gore, demonic descriptions, etc.) - this is a limit that really shows the skill of the writer's ability to psyche out their audience without exceedingly disturbing mental images. This does not rule out potential character deaths as this is angst. Think Alfred Hitchcock, rather than splatter.
All entries must be within the established universe of Tolkien's Middle-earth, using canon characters. The main character(s) need to be Tolkien's characters, not AU creations. Silmarillion characters and events are acceptable, as long as they are set within the boundaries of Tolkien. All entries must be original works by the author submitting them, not parodies of other works.
Entries need to be spell-checked, with common grammar, capitalization and punctuation applied.
Submissions that do not meet these criteria will not be entered.
Judging will be conducted by an anonymous panel of fans from the community.
Prizes will be provided courtesy of the LOTRfanclub Scrapbook. Winners will be notified by email.
If you are using italics in your work, you must place asterisks *like this* around the portion you want italicized. I remove all formatting tags when I place text on the site, but will italicize any part of your work that is asterisked in this manner.
Happy(?) Angsting!
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Date: 2005-02-08 03:23 pm (UTC)I'm glad there's still time left for this; I know what I want to do but can't get past the first section of my tale. :-/
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Date: 2005-02-08 05:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-02-09 06:03 am (UTC)yah, I think maybe.....
hee hee hee!
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Date: 2005-02-09 06:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
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