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Poetry Screams Prompt Contest - Final Hours!

`dreamsinstatic's Fourth Annual Poetry Screams Prompt Contest

Although the contest deadline is approaching in less than four hours,
all entries received prior to 2pm EST tomorrow, November 2nd, will be accepted.
The contest closing article will be posted around 3pm EST on November 2nd.

Introduction: The time has come when the shadows begin to grasp more of the world
within their darkness. Nature surrenders herself to the first hints of Winter's bitter embrace and
the world begins to change. The earth rattles as dead leaves rain from the sky and the harvest
gives way to the wicked pursuits of the rising dead. For a single night the living and the dead
share the same world and there is no certainty of a dawn on the horizon.
More prizes added (09/20)
More prizes added (09/21)
More Prizes added (10/05)
Contest Launch: September 17

1600 POINTS PRIZES CONTEST [CLOSED]update: CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY OVER. I WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT ANY MORE ENTRIES. PLEASE GO CHECK OUT MY LATEST JOURNAL FOR THE UPDATE.
merry Christmas, ya'll! CONTEST ENDS THE MIDNIGHT OF CHRISTMAS (TONIGHT PACIFIC STANDARD TIME!) I will not extend! AAAND i totally didn't forget/wasn't lazy to update this journal as a reminder for you guys nooope i totally wasn't~ /totally remembered oyeah yessiree
edit: oi oi, did ya'll know that you can enter BOTH a poem AND a story???

THIS CONTEST IS BEING SPONSORED BY *iskarlata, WHO HAS PROVIDED THE POINTS AS TOP PRIZES

I am dedicating this contest to promoting two of my writing groups! Please join, as they are both in need of more writers. I promise I'll read your stuff.
Deadline: Christmas Day, December 25th, 11:59 PM PST

PRIZES

(Feel free to donate anything you want! If you'd like me to, I'll feature you on my page and the group's for a year or however long you want.)
:bulletb

All Hallow's Tales - RESULTS!October 31, 2012 - Time to put the chainsaws back in the shed, hang the skin-suits up in the closet and announce the WINNERS of this year's All Hallow's Tales Contest! Competition this year may have been less crowded than in previous years, but no less fierce! Please help me congratulate this year's winners:
FIRST PLACE:

Harvest Time by =Tobaeus
First Prize

1,000 points courtesy of Points Pool donors.

$20 Amazon Gift Card from `Memnalar

Dripping Blood Bookmark from `Memnalar

dA Print of winner's choice from #CRLiterature

6-month premium membership from #CRLiterature

3-month premium membership from `Memnalar

£50 worth of tokens in =TheSkaBoss' browser game Lyrania.*

Fre

Contest 1: Green ***C L O S E D***Welcome! For my first contest, the topic will be "Green!" Yes. Green. First of all, I'll start with the rules.

You may only use the colors on the color palette- http://epic-contests.deviantart.com/art/Contest-1-Green-Color-Palette-357541989?ga_submit_new=10%253A1362348847

It must be NEW and ORIGINAL artwork!

It must be your character, and if it is someone else's, you must give credit and have permission from them.

The deadline is March 31, 2013. Maybe later, if not enough people enter.

I need at least FIVE entries!!

You can pretty much do anything, except photography and writing. Sorry!
Now what you have to do..
Use this color palette to create a spring themed picture: http://epic-contests.deviantart.com/art/Contest-1-Green-Color-Palette-357541989?ga_submit_new=10%253A1362348847
ONLY USE THOSE COLORS PLEASE. You may use black and white as well, actually.
Now prizes..
I really need prizes donated. Those who do

Howdy Y'all!Alright, as promised here is the first prompt from me being back! (If that made any sense at all....)
I really wanted to run a full out contest this week but I wasn't able to gather any points... However, if you wish to donate points so that we can run a proper contest in two weeks I would be much obliged! If not, well then I'll keep trying until we can get enough points. ^^
How do you donate points, you ask? Well just mosey on over to my page and donate to the donate box!

Thankies very much!
Now, if you have been following my grammar throughout this post you may have guess that this prompt is gonna be a western. Well, y'all are right! Only one thing, this prompt is a Fantasy Western! So I want western in other planets or in the future. Maybe even a rough gun-slinger that half horse! Anything!
Fantasy Western Rules and Requirements
Well I want this OVER 1000 words. Which should be pretty easy.
I definitely want this to be a western, but how you make it fantasy is u

CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED!Yes the time is finnaly here and I am very very very sorry for not announcing the winners sooner :shame:. Please forgive me!
So in first place is:
:iconAmoretdoesntdrawwell: with
Here is what one of our judges had to say: This short story was so dramatic and well-written. I give this entrant props for having great grammar and word-use. Once again, it had a very powerful ending. Out of all the pieces submitted, this one was probably the best prepared. It tells a tragic story in a spell-binding manner. Loved it.

Here is what I (*Foreststone) have to say: I really loved this piece it is amazing and an instant favorite for me. The grammar and word-use is AMAZING. AN overall AMAZING job....CONGRATS!
So please send a note to all the people who donated prizes and I will too

Second place:
:iconquincod: with
I really like this piece it is short but it packs a punch

I love how it sends chills down your spine even though it is a short poem and i

Friday Night Features LXXVYear II - Issue XXIII
Volume LXXV
Friday Night Features is a weekly feature designed to showcase
a cross section of the most striking, entertaining and powerful
literature, photography and artwork on deviantART.
Show your support by faving this article and checking out
these amazing pieces. You're bound to find something
that speaks to you, sticks with you and pulls you in.

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Damon. OMG.Who else watched the episode of The Vampire Diaries last night? Did any of you start crying at the end? It was so sad! I miss Alaric!
And apparently so does Damon. <3
" They're floating lanterns in the sky. Can you believe that? Japanese lanterns as a symbol of letting go of the past. Well here's a news flash - we're not Japanese! You know what they are? Children. Like lighting a candle is gonna make everything okay or even saying a prayer or pretending Elena is not gonna end up just like the rest of us murderous vampires. Stupid, delusional, exasperating little children. I know what you're gonna say. "Makes them feel better, Damon." So what? For how long? A minute, a day? What difference does it make? Because in the end, when you lose somebody, every candle, every prayer is not gonna make up for the fact that the only thing that you have left is a hole in your life where that somebody that you cared about used to be. " - Damon.
"I miss you too buddy..."~ Alaric

contest! participants! (please read)I wanted to thank everyone for all the participation. This will be a long judging process for sure and I hope we have many more participants as we wait eagerly for October 31st to arrive.
This is an important reminder for everyone participating or planning to participate. Grammar/Spelling is one area of judging. It is very important to spell and construct sentences correctly because mistakes can take away from what you meant to be read. Besides let's face it. No one wants to read grammar and spelling mistakes especially if they are abundant. Please read over your work before the deadline. Feel free to tweak things if you want. Ask us questions. Do whatever you can to increase the odd of your piece winning.
The prizes are great! This is the best round of prizes we have ever had and you do not want to miss out! There will be no prizes awarded to honorable mentions but every participant will be featured by me. Check out our list of prizes! --> http://love-original-lit.deviantart.co

#InsanityInspires HALLOWEEN CONTEST:iconblackrose-1::iconblackrose-2::iconblackrose-3::iconblackrose-4::iconblackrose-5::iconblackrose-6::iconblackrose-7x:
HALLOWEEN CONTEST
Welcome to the Pop Culture Halloween Contest!
POP CULTURE: commercial culture based on popular taste. It is a term used to describe a socio-cultural trend in morals, beliefs, opinions, thoughts, and other influences. ---Definition taken from Google and Ask.com
The contest will be open to EVERY category: digital art, traditional art, literature, photography, et cetera. The rules and prizes are listed below.
:iconblackrose-1::iconblackrose-2::iconblackrose-3::iconblackrose-4::iconblackrose-5::iconblackrose-6::iconblackrose-7x:
RULES

The entry must be related to Pop Culture Halloween and be inspired by insanity.

All entries must be submitted by November 2nd 2012 at 12 am (midnight) Central Time.

All

Theme of the Week: Damn ItLet's face it, things happen to us that get us down. We all have done things that we regret. You realize that something happened that should not have happened, not now. Damn it.
Was there any situation in your life that left you with only two words in your mind? "Damn it. Damn it all. I guess this is more than two words." The devil damns while we say the words.
Damn the dam of writers' block.
Just keep that smile on,
~Kiarorin

list of prizes! (update)hello members~
seven deadly sins is the theme! http://love-original-lit.deviantart.com/journal/CONTEST-IS-HERE-324671051
So far, we have prizes from
#Writers-At-Heart
First, Second, & Third Place--A group feature
*Foreststone
First and Second Place--Poetry commission
=TwilightPoetess
First place--One prose commission, up to 2000 words, any subject (aside from those I don't write as listed in my commissions information).
Second place--One prose commission, up to 1000 words, any subject.
Third place--One poetry commission, up to 30 lines, any subject/form.
~LightOverpowers58
Critique/Comment
Journal Feature
Poetry Commissions
(Maybe) Points
=Operia
First Place only--Pixel avatar
~awsometastical101
First Place--colored and inked picture
Second & Third Place--Sketch
~CelestialMemories
First Place--30 points
Second Place--20
Third Place--10
We will also give the usual prizes from

Mini contests *ENDEDENDED
Let's take a break from contests now, yes?

WINNERS:

Gorgeous photo! This is a winner because the shape of the tulip can also represent a woman, don't know if you thought of that?

Very good!

Wonderful digital drawing that slightly tells a story!

Stunning photograph!

Just look at that!

One gorgeous starry night!

Just look at that!!

Almost gettin' dizzy from this one!

Still life painting of a stuning, waning rose! :heart: Yellow stands for joy!
:bulletorange:

What a gorgeous autumn photograph! :heart:
THEMES
:bulletred: Red
:bulletblue: Blue
:bulletgreen: Green
:bulletpink: Pink
:bulletpurple: Purple
:bulletblack: Black
:bulletwhite: White
:bulletyellow: Yellow
:bulletorange: Orange

GimmeFeedback: Updated Rules! Please read.Welcome to GimmeFeedback!
We are an alpha group and one of the first feedback groups to come into existence. And, we decided our rules need some refreshing!

SUBMISSION AND JOINING RULES:

Anyone can join the group. HOWEVER, new members need to be aware that they will have to GIVE as well as RECEIVE feedback.

You may now submit THREE deviations per week. Please submit to the Featured folder.

You must critique or provide a helpful comment on ONE deviation FROM THE GROUP GALLERY (Featured Folder) for every submission you make.
Check out this guide for how to give a helpful comment or critique.

IMPORTANT: When you submit your deviation(s) for the week, you must add a comment to your submission with a link to the critique you made.
To do this, go to your corresponden

Prompts #4Hey its your founder :iconForeststone:

Please submit your entry to Prompts folder which will be opening once this is posted...so it is open now because if your reading this that means it already posted

The best prompt submission will be put up the following week of each prompt

If no prompts are submited (which will make me sad

) a new prompt will be up and no features...
RULES:

BE NICE

Must be a new submission to Deviantart

Please submit to Prompts folder

Please put what prompt, song, or quote you used that inspired your piece.

Please put our icon :iconFreedom-From-Words:, if you don't know how just ask.

Any kind of literature is accepted but literature only

THAT'S ALL

:cd: Songs :cd:
:bulletblue: Safe and Sound http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

9l8SxBCrVc&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list

L155F1B149B52C308 (ORIGINAL SONG BY TAYLOR SWIFT featuring THE CIVIL WARS)
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Chautauqua Literary Journal

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 5:34 PM

ATTENTION WRITERS!

If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming published in a nationally-known literary journal, please consider sending your poetry, fiction, or non-fiction pieces to the Chautauqua Literary Journal by November 15!

[ Submission Guidelines ]
[ Contest Information ]
[ Previous Contest Winners ]

I am on the publishing team for the journal this year, so I want to see your work! Get to it!!

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