Welcome
Welcome to Scholar and Scribe's monthly genre-focused fiction writing competition! If this is your first time here, we're thrilled to have you! Allow me to introduce myself and this wonderful community:
My name is ThinkrDotExe, your friendly neighborhood dork, family man, and professional counselor by day - content creator and amateur writer by... whatever free time I have. I've been writing fiction pieces for Scholar and Scribe almost since their formation. Scholar and Scribe is a community of writers and authors dedicated to creating and curating high-quality creativity in just about whatever form it takes - short stories, poems, serial stories, etc. - with a specific bent towards fictive literature. Rants, discussions, journalism, and other similar works likely won't perform well here because we're all about the fabrication of a well-spun story, and there are some incredible storytellers in our ranks! If you don't believe me, just scroll the community posts for a little while, and you'll see what I mean. Also, the two-token system that rewards both authors and readers for spending time in S&S is a pretty nice benefit too, but hey, don't take my word for it... see for yourself!
Enough about us, you came here for one thing: COMPETITION! It's literary blood sport where your foes are vanquished and you stand upon the pinnacle of victory with the wind in your hair, screaming to the sky as you revel in the glory!... Okay, maybe I got a little carried away, but I'm sure you're dying to know what this is all about, so let's get right to it.
Rules
Every month, the stakeholders in S&S are going to decide on a genre and theme for the contest. If you're a stakeholder and haven't yet made it into our community space on the Hive Pizza Discord, pop on in and ping @dibblers.dabs to get your appropriate role and jump in on the conversation! The rules for the Competition are as follows:
- Your entry must adhere to the genre AND the thematic prompt given. Any entries that deviate will be removed from the contestant pool.
- Your entry must be at least 800 words in length, and may not exceed 1500 words. This is for the purpose of providing substantial content, but still keeping it relatively brief for the contest's purposes. Note: this does not include any intro text/footer text.
- Your entry must be posted in Scholar and Scribe and use the #scholarandscribe and #ss-monthly tags, or it will not be eligible for winnings.
- All languages are welcome but MUST include an English translation within the post so we may judge the submission accurately!
- Link your entry in a comment beneath this post to secure eligibility for winnings.
Winners will be chosen on the last Saturday of the month and announced in a post showing ranking with a link to their piece, as well as some honorable mentions for runners-up. The rewards for placing are as follows:
- Gold: 30 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE, and 3 HSBI
- Silver: 20 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE, and 2 HSBI
- Bronze: 10 SCHOLAR, 1 SCRIBE, and 1 HSBI
May the odds - and your creative energy - be ever in your favor!
Parameters
The story parameters for this month are:
- Genre: Mystery/Noir
- Thematic Prompt: Desert
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS [7/29/22], 23:59 UTC-5
Give us your best substantial, fictive work between 800-1.5k words following these prompts for a chance to win! We greatly look forward to seeing your stories!
Judges panel: @thinkrdotexe, @cryptoniusrex, and @jonimarqu
As always, take care of yourselves and each other, and stay thoughtful!
Your friendly neighborhood dork,
~Thinkr
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Good one will give it another go! !PIZZA
Excellent! Looking forward to it! !PIZZA !CTP
You still have five days left, bro! Hope to see your entry soon!
oh damn....I started....
Looking forward to it, mate! !PIZZA
Sounds like an interesting theme with a setting in the desert. I hope to be able to participate.
Thanks for sharing.
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Looking forward to it! Best of luck with your entry! !CTP !PIZZA
You still got five days on the clock! I hope to see your entry soon!
Hello!
Entry: https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@gracepro/monthly-short-fiction-contest-prompt-b822ffc648439
This was really fun! Though it is weird that both stories I've done for this contest have been about cyborgs/robots...Either way, I liked doing this! Keep it up!
Ooh, fun! Looking forward to reading this new spin on the cyborg/robot trope! A mystery in the desert involving something cybernetic? I'm so here for it!
Thank you for your submission, stay tuned for the announcement post! !PIZZA !CTP !WINE
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So long without writing! Glad i found this and i think i have enough time to participate! Nice community!!
Still got 5 days left! Hope to see your entry soon!
Im on it! I really like this kind of contest! Its being a long time without writing im reconecting already have like 800 words and i have almost everything in my mind (with some things to decide haha)
Can't wait to read it! !PIZZA
Im so late with this, i overextend the word counting and also having some issues with the closing! I promise to post it tomorrow, not for compete on the conquest but just because it was fun to do it!
Im sorry again next time i will do it on time!
Lol, no worries! We'd love to read your post, regardless of whether it's up for winnings or not! Go ahead and make sure to mention me in it so I don't miss it, yeah? 😉 !PIZZA
Isn't it, though? I really love the folks here in Scholar and Scribe. Looking forward to your submission! !PIZZA !CTP
I used to participate in every contest on the network! I return after a long ausence so i just see this! Hope i manage to translate it correctly but i think ill manage!
Don't worry, we take into consideration when certain things are lost in translation. 🙂 We're just happy you're here! Welcome back after being gone for so long, can't wait to see the story you bring to the table!
This going to be interesting!!!!
Agreed! Would love to see your submission! !PIZZA
https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@gwajnberg/the-blind-ending-s-and
Thanks for your submission, Gabriel! Looking forward to reading it with my fellow judges! !PIZZA
Thanks for the !PIZZA and lets see
My submission below
https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@cool08/the-mystery-behind-josh-stature
Thank you for your submission! Be sure to come back and check out other submissions and stay tuned for the end-of-the-month announcement of winners! !PIZZA !CTP
I wonder if the prizes will randomly triple during the judging again?
Thanks for hosting again this month @thinkrdotexe! !PIZZA !ALIVE !LOL
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This right here deserves a ListNerds Vote!
Yessir! Anyone who knows me knows that I am loud and proud about my dorkiness and nerdiness, haha. Thanks for the LN vote and your time and attention! Maybe we'll even see a submission from you? 🤞 !CTP !PIZZA
This looks like fun - I'll try to get an entry in :) ...
Awesome! Look forward to seeing it! !CTP !PIZZA
5 days left! Hope to see your entry soon!
Soon but not overly soon, I have two more posts to make before Monday 🤣🤣🤣
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https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@stickupboys/a-short-story-for-the-sands-writing-competition-it-will-be-soon#@thinkrdotexe/re-1658840523173
My entry below...
https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@abigail04/the-sanctuary-of-victory
This is the first I've heard of this challenge, so Ill jump in for next month - I've written two stories this week already. I'm just learning about your community which is so exciting for me. I'll try to get involved.
Yaaasss so glad to see you here!
That's awesome, friend! Looking forward to seeing more of you around the community! See you in the next one!
Oh btw the discord invite doesn't work... Can you drop me another invite?
like the invite in the actual post doesn't work? here's a new one: https://discord.gg/xr8skkVtZS
Right! Have to post a link to the story: https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@jfuji/fatal-paces-a-tale-of
Cheers! !PIZZA
Thanks Jordy! !PIZZA !CTP
https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@dadspardan/my-short-story-for-the-sands-writing-competition-the-desert-love#@thinkrdotexe/re-dadspardan-2022727t7448172z
my ssubmission sorry about that :)
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Thank you very much, friend! Best of luck with the competition! !PIZZA !CTP
Here's my entry, I hope you will enjoy it :)
https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@wrestlingdesires/the-mystery-of-sanctuary-oasis
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Thanks so much for the treats, I hope the story will be fun to read :)
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A photo finish, but a finish nonetheless. 😁
entry: https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/the-churning-dunes
Could've done more, but eh. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. It is what it is.
Good contest mate! Here's to the next one! 🍻
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Hello, here is my submission for the monthly contest. I got the post up by the deadline right at 11:59 but forgot to post the link here:) Hope its still ok. Thanks. !PIZZA https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@thoth442/the-warning
If the timestamp is correct that you posted this comment 9 hours ago, then you were still well within the submission deadline. Looking forward to reading and judging on your work! Best of luck! !PIZZA !CTP
Excellent! Looking forward to reading your piece! !CTP !PIZZA
Scholar and Scribe is an awesome community of ever-growing quality content! Glad you're here! Make sure to link your post in the comments beneath this post in order to have it considered for the competition!
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