Winter Writing Contest 2023

Greetings, everyone, and welcome! The time for the highly anticipated FAKKU! Writing and Fanfiction section's annual Winter Writing Contest has come again. Members of the community new and old are welcome to try out and submit any kind of original written work from poetry to prose. There will be a poll at the conclusion for fun to see who the community favors. You can discuss the contest and find the rules and guidelines in this thread.

The contest will accept entries until its deadline which is 00:00 of New Year's Day, the 1st of January, 2024 (EST, GMT-5). Submissions posted after this date cannot be included, so please participate, prepare your submissions, and remember to have fun in this seasonal and festive time of the year!

Rules

1. No word limit.

2. The themes this year will be: War, Reversal, Dreams, and/or Winter/Holidays. The themes were suggested by Yanker, xninebreaker, and d(^_^)(^_^)d, and I felt it appropriate to include the ability to also base your entries on winter/holidays if you desire to. You're also welcome to write outside these themes if you wish, or something you've been planning for a while. Feel free to use these as a starting point.

3. It can be any kind of creative writing - stories and poetry are welcome.

4. It must be your own work. The community will be looking very closely at your words for anything that has been plagiarized or generated.

5. Please avoid having someone else privately edit/improve/fix errors in your entry. It goes against the spirit of the contest in questioning whether your submission is truly your original work. However, feel free to post and ask the community for advice during or after the contest.

6. Keep posts in this topic relevant. Comments are allowed, and submissions should be posted here as links to separate Writing and Fanfiction forum threads. Details can be found in the post below.

7. Please try to include the following tag [Winter Contest Entry 2023] at the front of your entry's thread title. An example would be "[Winter Contest Entry 2023] FAKKU's Winter Wonderland".

8. Each contestant can submit any amount of entries, but they will not receive multiple places in the community voting for doing so.

Deadline

The deadline for entries is 00:00 of New Year's Day, the 1st of January, 2024 (EST, GMT-5). Entries after this time will have to be disregarded.

Judging

There will be a public poll on the selection of top picks come January so that everyone gets their say. The winner of the public opinion on FAKKU will receive the Reader's Choice award title. The user receiving second in the polls will be a Runner-Up for this award who will also be commended for their close placement.

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Ask any questions you may have in this thread. You may PM me instead if you would like.

Also, please try to leave some comments on the entries of the participants, whether constructive or supportive. It doesn't matter whether you're a fellow writer, a participant yourself, or someone who barely writes and just reads; writers enjoy comments and feedback from almost anyone.

So please give it a shot and get your ideas out there; I wish you the best of luck. And of course, happy holidays!

Credits go to waterflame for working on this year's banner. Thank you!

F.A.Q.s
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--How do I submit my Entry?

Make a new thread for your entry in the Writing and Fanfiction Section. Then, copy the link of your entry and post it in this thread.

You MUST post the link of your entry in this thread or else it will NOT be counted.

--Can I submit multiple entries?

Yes, there is no limit to the number of entries one may submit this year. However, you will only be represented once for doing so.

--Does it have to be under a certain number of words?

No, there is no restriction on word count this year. However, it may amuse you to know that people could make do with 1000 words in the first contest.

--Can I change or edit my entry?

Sure, but please announce it and let us in the community know. You can change or edit your entry up until the deadline - 00:00 of the 1st of January, 2024 (EST, GMT-5).

--Can I take ideas, or have a parody from an already-existing work?

Sure, you can. However, you need to explain it to the community that you did and have permission from the owner of that work if it's a work located on these forums. We may suspect plagiarism otherwise. Just leave a footnote regarding it in your thread.

--Do I have to include adult/sexual contents in my entry?

This is purely your choice. We don't mind if sexual content is present. We don't encourage or discourage it.

--What is this poll and how is it going to work?

Depending on the number of entries, we may have multiple polls. The top users in each poll will move on to the Final poll. The winner of the Final poll will receive the Reader's Choice award. The second highest will receive the Runner-up award.

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Polls

Open: You can view the first and only poll here.

Winners

You can view the winners of the Reader's Choice and Runner-up awards when they are announced.

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List of entrants and their submissions:


If your name is not on this list, it means:

- You did not post a link to your submission as instructed by the rules above.

- Your entry did not follow the rules.

- Your entry was not posted before the deadline.

- The list is yet to be updated.

If you've made an error from any of the infractions described above, then your entry may not be included, but you will be notified of such and given the opportunity to fix as appropriate, unless the deadline has passed.

Excited to participate once again!

I will also do my best to submit something and keep our little tradition going!

[Winter Writing Contest 2023] A New Beginning

Last minute as usual, but I made it!

[Winter Writing Contest 2023] Through The Looking Glass

Despite my terrible health of late, I managed to submit something! Please enjoy!

I tried to pull something out of my ass the last second, but I've got nothing this year. Looking forward to reading the entries though.

This year, I continue my overarching series with a new perspective in: Fantastic Paths: Love's True Name

Thank you to everyone who wrote entries for this year!

As of now, the deadline for the contest is passed and submissions will no longer be accepted. Stay tuned for the Reader's poll that will be posted in a couple days.

Thank you for your participation and Happy New Year! May this year grant you new and interesting things to enjoy, as well as good fortune and success.

Fun In Family Step Streaming

[EDIT: Eh, if I didn't make it...ok. I overslept and the internet browser is giving me trouble, for what it's worth. The story (one of the story's chapters, actually) isn't under one of the topics, and an existing story gave me the idea. This is mainly an opportunity to get one of my nerdy and perverted endeavors off my chest. Happy 2024!!!

Great! Thanks, Xenon! That timer on my phone is going off now - it's like it's asking me to add another crack to the screen!

No worries. I definitely felt the crunch at the end myself after a lot of time deliberating and conceptualizing.

If you do end up churning something out, I'd love to read it, but if not, I'll look forward to next year.



Also, no worries on that post, gammenon. I put you in.