This is concerning all of the great Story-Writing talents here at the Round Table of Bretonnia!
Introduction
Imperial-Literature.net is hosting a great Fiction contest, inviting members of all Warhammer communities around the world. IntroductionTo make it short, you have to send in a story until 31st
July 2006. There are prizes for the first three winners in each category. And, most importantly, the story has to be a new one which has not been published somewhere before, and has to be set up in the Warhammer universe.
Be sure to read the complete article, for the full competition rules!
Of course it would make the whole Bretonnian community here proud, to have a winner among us, and all of your submissions can be submitted here after the closure of the contest. Even better would be story out of the Bretonnian Life, maybe even dealing with the famous "Round Table of Bretonnia"?
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The complete Anouncement, from Imperial-Literature:
The Contest
Last
year Imperial-Literature.net held the hugely successful 'Calling all
the Heroes' contest. We threw open the doors on that one, putting
only one stipulation on the stories (it had to include a known Games
Workshop character). This year, I'm going to do something very
similar. The name of this summer's contest is: -
“Where
I Went On My Summer Vacation”
Here's
the way it works. Your story can be set in any of the Games Workshop
worlds. Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40K, Battlefleet Gothic, Blood
Bowl, any of them are fair game. You can include, or not include;
any known characters in the G-W universe. There isn't a word limit.
Oh,
there is one stipulation.
Your
story must take place in a Games Workshop genre “known
location”, for example, Cadia, Fenris, Terra, Kislev etc etc. The
setting for your story must exist in the Games Workshop world and if
you choose a location that is more obscure than the “norm” then
you will be asked to prove the existence of the location. I want the
location that you concentrate on within your story to shine through.
So, if you write a story set in Kislev, I want to hear about the snow
and the pseudo-Russian royalty. If you venture to Mordhiem, I want
to feel like I'm there. If you are defending Cadia, I want to be
right in the gaze of the Eye.
And it
doesn't have to be summer; I just used that as a catchy contest name!
The Contest Format
We will
have two categories for this contest, with first, second, and third
prizes in each category. The categories will be 'Master Scribe' -
for those that have more experience and that can produce a story
already worthy of recognition, and 'Champion Acolyte' - for those
writers that are new, or still honing their skills. When you submit
your story, indicate which category you want to compete in. In some
cases, the contest organizers may shift stories between the
categories (don't be angry if we do). You will be notified if your
story is going to be moved from one category to the other. If we
advance you, take it as the supreme compliment that it is. If we
demote you, understand that we really are trying to give you the best
chance of success. Probably the single hardest part of running a
contest like this is making those choices.
The Challenge
-
The
Moderating Team of Imperial-Literature.net reserves the right to do
absolutely anything, so nobody can sue anybody!
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If
necessary, each story must be supplied with a reference to G-W
material to confirm your story location really exists.
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Each
story must contain more than 750 words to be accepted for the
contest.
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Your
story should be more than in a “fluff” based format – story
being the key word!
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Please
feel free to PM skennedy or any of the Mod team at
Imperial-Literature.net to raise any questions/issues with the
contest.
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Please
feel free to PM Brannick at either Warvault.net or
Imperial-Literature.net to raise any questions/issues with the
contest.
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The
deadline is 23:59:59 (GMT), 31st July 2006. Submissions should be
sent to 'skennedy(at)imperial-literature.net.
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It
would be much appreciated if your story could be submitted within a
Word document (where possible) using Arial (size 10) text.
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The
contest officially begins on the 7th May 2006 and story
submissions are welcome from this date up until the closure date as
indicated.
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There
is no word limit for this contest.
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You
can enter as many stories as you like, however, all stories will be
submitted to the category worthy of the best story submission that
you produce. All your entries will either be Master Scribe or
Champion Acolyte.
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If
you do enter more than one story to the contest and you manage to
get multiple stories within the prize places, then only your highest
placed story will be deemed prize worthy. The prizes will then drop
down to the next positioned stories within the voting line.
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No
story will be accepted as a submission to the contest if it has
previously been displayed in any way at Imperial-Literature.net or
another website. I don't have the resources to police this, so I'll
rely on your honor in this matter.
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Entries
should be accompanied by the category you feel you should compete
in. The contest organizers may shuffle entries between categories
as they see fit.
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Winners
will be decided by anonymous voting. PM your vote to skennedy with
the topic ‘Contest Votes’. Please send a vote for your favorite
in each category in the same message, so, 2 votes in the same PM, 1
vote for the Master Scribe entry of your choice and 1 vote for the
Champion Acolyte entry of your choice.
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The
stories will be posted up at Imperial-Literature.net soon after the
contest deadline has past. The voting polls will remain open for
exactly 14 days.
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Again,
the decision of the Imperial-Literature.net Moderating Team is final
in every respect, and shall be accepted without complaint or
recourse by all.
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Acceptance
of these conditions is a precursor of submission.
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Votes
and voting patterns will be closely monitored to prevent against
rigging (i.e. by lots of "newly registered" users). Not
only will affected stories be disqualified but we will have a
massive name-and-shame, if necessary, to punish cheating
contestants.
Sponsorship
This
contest is officially sponsored by the very kind folks at DWHS and
Warvault. I would personally like to thank both DWHS and Warvault for
their support and generosity in this regard.
The Prizes
As
previously mentioned, there will be 2 categories for the stories, the
“Master Scribe” and the “Champion Acolyte”. There will be
prizes offered to the stories finishing in first, second and third
place in each of the categories, so there is a lot to write for
folks.
The
most excellent people at DWHS have provided the following prizes for
you all to try and win through your story efforts: -
A
formal DWHS certificate with a hologram of excellence will be
presented to the individuals who achieve a story placed first, second
or third in either of the story categories.
DWHS
have also offered a £20.00 DWHS voucher with free postage for
the first placed story entrants in each category. There is a £10.00
DWHS voucher with free postage for the second placed story entrants
in each category. For the entrants who have a story placed third in
each category, you will be afforded your choice of Black Library
Novel to the maximum value of £7.00 courtesy of DWHS.
That’s
not all for the prizes folks: -
Brannick
and Angron, the two chief guys at Warvault, have offered the
fantastic sum of £100.00 to be split between all story winners
with entries placed, first, second and third in each category. The
money offered will be split in to £30.00 for each first placed
entrant in each category, £15.00 for each second placed entrant
in each category and £5.00 for each third placed entrant in
each category. Alas, your prize will not be “cash” as you will be
asked to choose an item(s) from the Games Workshop or DWHS range to
the cost as detailed above, whether it be a book, paints, miniature
etc.
Currency
Just
to assist in your currency conversions, as at 7th May
2006: -
£20.00
(British Pounds) = $37.18 (US Dollars)
=
$41.10 (Canadian Dollars)
=
$48.17 (Australian Dollars)
=
29.22 (Euros)
I
am very humbled by the generosity of DWHS, Warvault, and all the
sites that have agreed to be part of this contest. This is going to
be the biggest event Imperial Literature has ever put on, and I dare
say the biggest I've seen on the Internet! Ok, maybe not, but it's
the biggest I've seen, by far. I would like to thank everyone for
joining in, and encourage you to check out some of the other sites
that are helping out. There are some excellent forums out there, and
if you haven't been to them, you should take a minute to visit them.
Here are all the sites that have agreed to participate in the
contest, in no particular order: -
Imperial-Literature,
DWHS, Warvault, Asur.org, Hammer and Anvil, Astronomican, Hive World
Terra, Da Red Tavern, Seraphim, The Herdstone, Craftworld, The Blood
Keep, The Daemonic Legion, Bugmans Brewery, Force of Disorder, The
Boot Camp, The High Elf Forum, Warhammer Empire, Scorched Earth, The
Round Table of Bretonnia, Damage Inc, Tau Online and Dice Troll. I am
sure a few other websites will join in along the way too.
Many
thanks indeed
Steve
Kennedy (Admin at Imperial-Literature)
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