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INTRO & RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Here's the original intro, pre-update overhead ..

EVERYONE HAS A HALLOWEEN STORY CONTEST
        by: Paula LaRue  (teffom@Writing.Com)
OCTOBER 2, UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS MAY BE for stories or poems carrying, E, 13+ and 18+ ratings. Forum itself is 13+
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There are enough GP for the amount of prizes listed below. See: "PRIZES ALA GP"  a tell all.
WELCOME to first year opening of
"EVERYONE HAS A HALLOWEEN STORY CONTEST"  This is a themed contest centering on Halloween which arrives every year, October 31 during Autumn when foliage color, crispy air and full moon nights capture many a gifted writer's imagination.
On my new blog: "FICTION FANDANGO, A WRITER'S BLOG " Reviews sent out to each contestant shall be reprinted at random.
POETRY & SHORT STORIES {entry:
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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:
1. DEADLINE: NOV 15, 2009
2. NO WORD LENGTHS IMPLIED. NO word count hassle.
3. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS includes new or old stories & poetry. Previous wins/ OK.
4. ABSOLUTELY NO erotica
5. All other genre or genre combos  welcome.
6. Post in bitem format. Forum posts      are OK as well.
7.  Enter your bitems here in this contest forum/ no  email entries.
8.  Enter as often as you desire.***      *** As an author myself, also hosting "EVERYONE HAS A CHRISTMAS STORY"   do notice how authors tend to out do themselves with multi entries. 
9.  Entry is free to members of:
"AUTHORS DISCUSSION CLUB" 
10.  Non-ADC members must include 2,000gp with each entry FOR SHORT STORIES.
FEE FOR POETRY IS 500 GP.
11. Halloween is YOUR theme. Entries must exhibit like ref for Oct. 31 or an autumn write in general including the word Halloween/ All Hallow's EVE, etc.
12. Sorry, no novels.  No chapters.
13.  NO entrance fee for newbies. (Never do think all new members might be new to writing. Honey, not me entering WDC in OCT 2004!)

PRIZES:
FIRST PLACE FOR SHORT STORIES ---
  100,000 GP ... WINNING STORY:

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FIRST PLACE FOR POETRY: 20,000 GP

Each submission shall receive a public review sometime after posting the title of the work. GOOD LUCK!

Thanks a bundle of fresh gold mums for all submissions shown on this contest forum. Thanks & also I'm a fair judge, not picky, seeking great reads. Content, plot, vocab all important for contest entries. Entertaining is the name of the game.

The forum is not accepting gp. Please, EMail entrance fee directly to Paula LaRue AKA TEFF MOFFETT

Our first donar is maylee coming in with 5K gp. 

FRONTLINER'S own, Jeb Wilson:10,000 gp.

Oldwarrior - Disabled Veteran (79) --- 10,000+ gp

Jennie~ NaNoWriMoOhYeah 28k+ (67) --- 7,500gp

ON OCTOBER, 2 --- TEFF is blown away like a colorful leaf due to: Nicola (28) sending 50,000 gp!! ---WOW! Thanks so much! and on the very same day ...

Andrea Jones (14) Donates --- Another grand 50,000gp !!!My goodness, thanks forever!!

W.D. Wilcox© ¿ ? (196) 5000gp --thanks the photo

Spread the word, readers, we've got a contest! ALL CONTESTANTS shall receive complimentary membership in "AUTHORS DISCUSSION CLUB"  Memberships going out in October.
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