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A WDC 18th BD Writing Contest for the Clever at heart! A Charity Event to Benefit RAOK |
🎩 In honor of WDC's Eighteenth Birthday, "Cross Timbers Novel Workshop On Hiatis" ![]() ![]() 18 IN EIGHTEEN Our Mission, should you decide to partake: That no writer should ever be turned away from the halls, walls, and portfolios of the Wonderful World that is WDC! Why? Because we love WDC... And we want to promote the Novel Workshop. When? September 1st through September 7th, 2018 **For those who have already read The Rules and Guidelines, CLICK HERE to go directly to POSTS. WHAT'S THE DEAL? The deal is: Everything starts and ends with 18. Pick a topic or subject with “18” at its core. Decide if you want to write prose or poetry about your chosen topic or subject. Whatever you write must be in increments of 18. ![]() ![]() When you’re ready to submit, you must include an Entry Donation in any denomination of 18 - your choice. WHAT'S THE CATCH? There are two catches. 1. Your submission must be accompanied by an Entry Donation of GPs in denominations of EIGHTEEN. (18, 180, 1,800, 18,000, 180,000) Half will be donated to our favorite charity, "RAOK Upgrade Brigade Group" ![]() The amount of your Entry Donation is up to you. Charity monies and prizes depend upon your decision here. 2. You must *randomly insert the phrase "Happy Birthday WDC" into your submission anywhere you like. We will find it and mention it in your review. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IS THERE A PROMPT? Yes. (Kind of...) The entry should have something to do with a passage of time. ![]() 18 seconds, 18 minutes, 18 hours, 18 days, 18 weeks, 18 months,18 years, 18 decades What about 18 centuries? Can I do that? ![]() ![]() Or a birthday or anniversary Or a significant event somehow involving the number ... wait for it ... 18 - - - - - - - - - - Pssssst... HEY! NEED AN IDEA? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, you get the picture. (CAUTION: This list of ideas is from Max Griffin 🏳️🌈 I've heard reports coming out of Oklahoma, he's knocked out the Internet and he has taken to writing ideas on walls and buildings, and possibly cars. It's not really clear. A word of caution, if you see him, don't wind him up! You've been warned.) HOW DOES THIS WORK? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() YOU MAY ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SUBMISSIONS MAY BE Poetry, Short Story, Vignette, Memoir, Essay, Blog Entry, Biographical, or Autobiographical. A Prologue, An Introduction, A Chapter *As long as it stands strong on its own, A Query Letter, A Summary... ![]() ![]() SUBMISSIONS MAY NOT BE ![]() ![]() (Yes, I saw you over there, rubbing your hands together. NO. The answer is NO. You know that I know that you know I know who you are!) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And now a word from our Benefactors and Sponsors: Sponsors will have donated 100,000 - 250,000GPs Benefactors will have donated 250,000 - 500,000 GPs Sponsors ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Benefactors ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() RULES FOR SUBMISSION Present and former Novel Workshop members are eligible contestants. ![]() ![]() SEPT. 1st-12:01am and SEPT. 7th-11:59pm. WDC Time to coincide with the week-long WDC Birthday Bash festivities. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() opening sentence & paragraph, plot, character development, dialogue, spelling & punctuation, grammar, continuity, form, clarity, and hook. AND ![]() ![]() structure, figurative language & vocabulary, and rhythm & meter. (If U.S. English is not your first language, please give us a heads-up, so we don't penalize you unjustly for spelling and punctuation.) Reviewing on submissions will begin immediately. ONCE THE SUBMISSION IS POSTED, EDITS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. ANY EDITS, no matter how trite, will disqualify the submission. Don't do it. No exceptions can be made to this rule. * * * FYI: Results may not be available until two weeks after the conclusion of the entry cycle. JUDGING and CRITERIA To reiterate: Submissions will be judged on: Writing Skills & Craft: Opening sentence & paragraph, plot, character development, dialogue, spelling & punctuation, grammar, continuity, form, clarity, and hook. Creativity & Presentation: structure, figurative language & vocabulary, and rhythm & meter, REVIEWERS and JUDGES ![]() ![]() ![]() A E Willcox | ![]() Every entry will receive at least one formal review. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2164567 Donations without entries are also welcome and would be greatly appreciated. They will go toward RAOK and funding prizes! Any donation above 60k GPs will receive an MB of the donor's choice. (If no choice is mentioned, we will award a Fund Raising or Generosity MB.) The cost of the MB will NOT be deducted from the donation. OUR MOST ESTEEMED, GENEROUS DONORS "Cross Timbers Novel Workshop On Hiatis" ![]() ![]() LJ hiding under the bed 251,000 GPs ![]() ![]() Christopher Roy Denton 18,000 ![]() ENTRIES ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Review Given ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Carol St.Ann | A E Willcox | Bert Macklin, FBI | Zen | Sorji ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() AND 6 SEMI FINALISTS In Order of Submission WDC Time Christopher Roy Denton "Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley" ![]() Than Pence "Invalid Item" ![]() Choconut "A Dream" ![]() Christopher Roy Denton "Princess Wallaloo's Great Sacrifice" ![]() Sally "Invalid Item" ![]() kerrimiller "18 Things I Learned While Writing" ![]() IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE FINAL DONATION to RAOK and THE WINNERS and PRIZES Determined by the GP Coffer 1,045,800 the breakdown are distributed as follows: "RAOK Upgrade Brigade Group" ![]() Winner 30% 313,740 GPs Christopher Roy Denton "Princess Wallaloo's Great Sacrifice" ![]() 1st Runner-up 10% 104,580 GPs kerrimiller "18 Things I Learned While Writing" ![]() 2nd Runner-up 5% 52,290 GPs Christopher Roy Denton "Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley" ![]() For the Judges 5% 52,290 GPs |