LEGENDS CONTEST - 2025
Aug 1, 2025 15:38:04 GMT -6
Post by Caulder Melhaire on Aug 1, 2025 15:38:04 GMT -6
đź“– đź“– LEGENDS CONTEST 2025 đź“– đź“–
SUBMISSIONS OPEN!
SUBMISSIONS OPEN!
This is a time for Legends!
Stretch your brain and your skills in three categories -- fiction, nonfiction, and poetry -- with a cash prize for first place in each category. There are $30 up for grabs, so warm up those typing fingers and get ready to write like mad.
đź“– YOUR PROMPT đź“–
"ECHO"
A shout in a dark cave. Signals, bouncing off the ocean floor. The silhouette of something - or someone - you once knew very well, now draped over a new form. Things love to come back around, after all.
GENERAL RULES
đź”– You may enter as many divisions as you like, or only one if you prefer.
đź”– Contestants may submit one story, one essay, and one poem.
đź”– Because nonfiction has received the least attention during past Legends Contests, there must be a minimum of two nonfiction entries for the nonfiction division to be considered an active part of this contest.
CONTEST SCHEDULE
Submissions open: 1 August - 23 August, 11:59 pm US Central
Voting Period: 24 August - 12 September, 11:59 pm US Central
Winners announced: morning, September 13
DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
Fiction Entries
* Word limit: 3000
* Submission Limit: 1
* Your story must be unique. You may not use something that you have been working on or anything that has been posted on the Internet.
* No fan fiction. No erotica. No content written or assisted by AI.
Please use this template at the top of your entry: Title:
Genre:
Word Count:
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Poetry Entries
* Line Limit: 50 (not including space between stanzas)
* Submission Limit: 1
* Style: any
* Your entry must be unique. You may not use a poem that you have been working on or anything that has been posted on the Internet.
* No content written or assisted by AI.
Please use this template at the top of your entry:Title:
Style:
Line Count:
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Nonfiction
* Word limit: 2500 (not including citations)
* Genre: essay or memoir
* Submission Limit: 1
* Essays (not memoirs) must employ and cite 2 sources, minimum
* You may interpret the prompt in any way that strikes your fancy, be it autobiographic, historic, scientific, etc.
* No content written or assisted by AI.
Please use this template at the top of your entry:Title:
Genre: (essay or memoir)
Word Count:
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Sources and Annotation (for essays):
* Two outside sources are required to back up your argument, though you may use more than two.
* While Wikipedia is a great place to start, at least one of your two required sources must come from somewhere besides Wikipedia.
* Cite your sources using the footnote system.
* For online sources, please provide a link.
SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY
* Send your entry to me (Caulder) via Private Message in BB Code according to THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
* Each entry will be posted anonymously in the appropriate forum.
* Be sure to check the Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction forums to view all the entries.
* I will not edit mistakes, typos, or for readability, so please make sure your entry is BB Code formatted and structured the way you want it to be read.
NOTE: The ProBoards private message system does NOT allow us to edit our PMs. If you see a problem with your entry, you may resubmit it as many times as needed up to the moment I post it for judging.
CONTEST JUDGING
Voting is open to all Legendfirians! Contestants are REQUIRED to vote on all entries in all the divisions you enter.
You will receive reminders of this requirement 1 week, 3 days, and 1 day prior to the end of the voting period. If you do not vote on ALL entries (unless excused for serious reasons) your entries will be disqualified.
Please follow these steps:
1. Critique each entry according to the following questions. Answer them as thoroughly as possible. Two sentences minimum per question. The goal is to help the author improve their craft. NOTE: voters who leave one-liner critiques to justify their vote will receive warnings according to our warning system.
Technical writing elements: Which elements were technically sound in this entry? What still needs work? (Consider SPaG, story structure, poetic form. How coherent is the argument? Do the sources cited provide adequate evidence?)
Artistic writing elements: What appealed to me in this entry? What might benefit from revision? (Consider things like character development, appropriate word choice, metaphor, imagery, uniqueness, etc.)
Prompt: How well does this entry relate to the prompt?
2. Assign each area a numerical value: Rate each entry from 1 to 5, with five being the most favorable.
3. Add your scores you allotted to each area and divide by 3 to get an average score. For example: 3.5 + 3 + 4 = 3.5 (The contest host will collect all the averaged scores for each entry and tally the overall average to determine the winners.)
You may vote for yourself to maintain your anonymity. This vote will not count toward the final score.
All entries must have the same number of votes for each vote to count. For example, if over half the entries receive 7 votes, we will set the final vote requirement to 7 votes per entry.
PRIZES
đź’¸ First Place winners of each category will receive a $10 gift certificate to Amazon or cash via PayPal.
đź’¸ 100 hard honor points for all entrants, upon submitting their entry
đź’¸ an additional 250 hard honor points for first place winners, for a total of 350.
đź’¸ an additional 150 hard honor points for all other place winners, for a total of 250
(Contestants must edit their honor points themselves within their profile settings.)
CONTEST PROMOTING
Tell everyone about the contest by adding the contest badge to your signature.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/x8VQRAa.png[/img]
Please post below, telling me which division(s) you would like to enter, and I'll add you to the lists.
Fiction:
1. Alatariel
2. Soliton
3. Scintilla
4. Raindrop
5.
Poetry:
1. Soliton
2. Scintilla
3. Pelwrath
4.
Nonfiction:
1. Soliton
2.
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