Short Story Competition! #3 (7/10 CLOSED)

Hey Y'all! I hosted a few of these competitions a few years ago and thought it would be great to bring back from the dead! If you are interested, find all the rules below! This post will be edited as the situation changes, so check back to this post whenever your see –> Rules Edited

This competition is OPEN!

Competitors:

1. @Mosis_Has_Zoom_For_A_Day
2. @Robert-EO-Speedwagon
3. @cozylil_ladybug
4. @The-Magician
5. @AAAAAGGGHH-MJ-MIGHT-BE-AN-ARSONIST
6. @AlexIsTiredOfTheWorldsSh*t
7. @Mojack
   …
   10.

Judges:

1. @LittleBear
2. @Althalosian-will-make-you-Perish
3. @Kefi

Rules:
Word Count: 400-1000 words (If you go slightly over I won't hold it against you)

• Deadline:
• Results Ready By: TBD
• Prompt: Your character comes across the line "Whatever you do, do not touch the water." It doesn't matter how they come across it: someone can say it to them, it could be written on the walls of an abandoned building, or it could be a mass alert pushed out by the government, etc.

Posting Guidelines:

• Please copy and paste your work directly onto this thread, not via google docs
• Use proper punctuation and grammar to the best of your ability.
• Use literature format, not script etc.

Prize:

• Anyone who would like a free critique from me will get one! (I don't pull punches, but I try to be nice!)
• You get to meet new people!
• The gratification of having others see and read your work!
• Kudos and bragging rights.

My Personal Rubric (This is what I will be judging on, not necessarily anyone who helps judge)

• Proper punctuation and grammar to the best of your ability.
• Originality
• Dialogue

@Althalosian-will-make-you-Perish ’s Rubric
-grammar
-spelling
-predictability
-vocabulary
-characterization
-description

@Kefi ‘s Rubric (Ten Point Scale)

• Punctuation/Grammar - 1 pt
• Creativity - 2 pts
• Story structure - 2 pts
• Characters - 2 pts
• In general sophistication and fluidity of the story - 2 pts
• My personal enjoyment of it (: - 1 pt

I look forward to reading what everyone has to share :)

@Mosis_Has_Zoom_For_A_Day Awesome! Would you like to be a competitor or a judge?

Okay, you are the first competitor! The first post has been updated.

@Robert-EO-Speedwagon Of course! I’m assuming as a competitor!

Hey this looks pretty cool and fun! I need to get back into writing short stories. Could I join as a competitor??

I wouldn’t mind participating as a competitor, if I may?

Heyo could I join as a competitor?

@AAAAAGGGHH-MJ-MIGHT-BE-AN-ARSONIST @The-Magician @cozylil_ladybug Sure! Adding all of y’all now!

:D Much appreciated!

@Althalosian-will-make-you-Perish, Lit, you’ve been added! If you could PM me your personal rubric, that’d be great!

@Kefi sounds great, if you could do the same and PM me your personal rubric that would be awesome!

Let’s get one or two more judges and one or two more competitors and then we can set the deadlines :)!

@AlexIsTiredOfTheWorldsSh*t great, I’ll add you to the list!
@Althalosian-will-make-you-Perish Great!

Also, side note to anyone wondering: I just moved to S. Korea so I’m like 15 hrs ahead (hence the weird reply times!)

Hey ladybug is mentioned twice in the competitors list and I'm not aha…

^^^
I was confused about that too

Sorry y’all, I’m on my phone so it’s a little wonky, should be fixed now!

May I join as a competitor?

@Mojack sure!
Also, Rules Edited

Alright, let’s get this party started! Is everyone okay with one week? If so, the deadline will be at Midnight on Wednesday the 10th at central time. So 10 MAR 2021 at 2359 CT.

If anyone thinks they may need more time, speak up now!

And judges let’s shoot for four days after that? So results posted by 14 MAR 2021 at 2359 CT.

Is that alright with everyone?

Noice! Do you want us to wait until Match 10th to post our stories or just when they're done?