Literature Contest with a prize! |
Tuesday, 09 May 2006 | |
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"?
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
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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