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Story and Art Competition.
So, I know there are a few short story competitions going on right now, but the judging day isn't for a while, which is sort of nice and sort of annoying. And they are for longer stories. WKBU had to use multiple posts for their story, for example. And I know there is also a drawing contest going on. But I thought it would be fun to have a story and art contest in one thread. You can submit a story, illustration, or both, whatever you like. Here are the rules:
1) Stay appropriate and follow all CB rules. I know this is obvious, but I thought I should still add it.
2) Your story must be between 50 and 200 words. You need talent to make a good story that is so short, and I thought it would be good to work on that.
3) There is a two week deadline for each round of the contest. I'm judging the first round on May 28th.
The first theme is hope. Have fun, and good luck!
submitted by PygmyOwl
(May 13, 2020 - 5:10 pm)
(May 13, 2020 - 5:10 pm)
I can't even see the post directed towards me yet but I can guess what it's going to say! I'm so sorry, I got it into my head that the deadline was Friday, not tomorrow. And I just started my online classes so I'm a bit swamped. I promise I'll have the pic uploaded tonight, with all the changes.
~Starseeker
(May 27, 2020 - 6:11 pm)
Okay, here's the final submission! Some final notes:
@Judge(S): halfway through making this, my stylus broke. I work on an iPad, and my usual digital art app also happens to be broken, meaning that I'm working in a program I'm unfamiliar with and also trying to color using my finger, which wasn't a great experience. Please take that in mind! And also, I don't know when this will be posted, but it is currently 10:07 my time, meaning that I am submitting this before the deadline.
@who knows but us, sorry again for making you wait! As I said before, I genuinely through the deadline was Friday, and I have online classes to worry about. Thanks for being so forgiving, and for writing such an awesome story! I'm sorry if my art isn't quite up to snuff, due to all the aforementioned reasons-- you really do deserve better, but it's the best I can do with my limited resources at the moment.
~Starseeker
(May 27, 2020 - 10:10 pm)
First of all, all of you did SO good! You are all great writers/artists, and it was really hard for me to choose winners. But that's the point of a contest, so I did have to choose winners.
Third Place:
Who Knows But Us and Starseeker!
You both did so good! Who Knows But Us, your story was beautiful and haunting. And I love the way you were creative and didn't follow the steriotypical idea of "hope." And Starseeker, I honestly can't even tell that you were having problems; your drawing looks wonderful. I love everything about, and the sky looks beautiful, and very realistic, which I know can be very hard sometimes.
Second Place:
Jaybells!
I love how descriptive the first paragraph is, while still be interesting. Often when an author goes into detail about setting, I fall asleep, but you added enough intrigue to the paragraph that I wanted to keep on reading. And the cliff-hanger is great, I wish I knew what happened next.
First Place:
Majestic Mary and Agent Winter!
Majestic Mary, your story is beautiful. I love your writing style, and the pain and then the joy that your character felt was so real. I almost believed that I was in the scene myself, watching Liv cry. Agent Winter, your picture is perfect! I love how you made Liv's jacket and Margaret's hat the same shade of pastel purple, it's such a hopeful color, and it shows their kinship. And I always love black and white pictures with one other color in it, I don't know why, but I love that style.
MM and AW, you'll need to figure out how judging is going to work with two people. Are you going to both judge or will one of you do it by yourself?
Great job, everyone! I hope you'll come back for the next round!
(May 28, 2020 - 5:21 pm)
Wow Win, we did it! (air high five) Everyone else did a great job too. Anyway, how should we do judging? One of us can judge, I suppose, because I don't know how we would both do it.
Memphis says okgoo. Ok go? Sorry bud, we can't go anywhere. I know you're getting antsy to get out of the house.
(May 29, 2020 - 9:05 am)
Maybe Memphis means Ok Go as in the band with insane music videos? Anyway, maybe we could both post what we think the rankings should be, and then come to a joint decision? Idk, I thought that might be a good way to do it.
(May 29, 2020 - 9:36 pm)
Ok, sure! @PygmyOwl, should we come up with a new prompt and judging date?
(May 31, 2020 - 10:48 am)
Yeah, go ahead!
(May 31, 2020 - 4:35 pm)
I'll write one for the next prompt whenever it comes out. If that's ok. (I didn't see this before...)
(June 1, 2020 - 4:31 pm)
Please, PLEASE do! The more people the better.
(June 2, 2020 - 11:56 am)
For the next theme, how about "flight"? If it's okay with you, we could judge on the 20th, that would give people a little over two weeks to get their entries in. Whatever you want to do is fine with me, though.
(June 2, 2020 - 5:29 pm)
YESSSS FLIGHT! THE PEOPLE LITERALLY BEG FOR FLIGHT AS THE THEME *gets down on knees* I NEED SOMETHING TO DISTRACT ME! PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE!
*turns red and hauls T'he Leader to her feet* Shut up. You're embarrassing me.
Yeah, yeah. Flight. Please. Seriously.
(June 2, 2020 - 7:36 pm)
Transcript:
Take these
broken wings
And Learn
to
Fly
(June 3, 2020 - 8:51 am)
ok here's my story for "Flight."
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The sky was pure sapphire as she looked up into the sun. Hazel lay on her back on the sandy beach, just like she always did, just like she would never do it again. The cool water splashed at her feet, drenching her knees. It was Hazel’s favorite place. It was steadfast. The steady lap of water against her skin.
A dragonfly landed on her outstretched hand. The dragonflies again, seeming to follow her, ever since the news had come that they had to leave the preserve. The nature preserve, the lake. It was home. She couldn’t leave the lake.
Another dragonfly landed, on her shoulder. Shiny green, with gossamer-thin wings as wide across as her own palm. More dragonflies landed.
She thought back to the stories. Indigenous wisdom. The dragonfly symbolized change, regeneration. It healed. But it also transformed.
“The dragonfly starts its life floating beneath the murky water,” Hazel’s mother had said. “But then it transforms, crawls out of the water and flies away.”
It transforms, crawls out of the water and flies away.
Hazel stood, and stepped away. She turned her back to the lake and flew.
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ummmm...that's it. I can't believe I actually made the word count (191 words!) Are we allowed to post story revisions? I might make some changes...
Anyone who wants to do the art for this would be great! (Or if no one wants to I'll do it myself too :D )
I think my CAPTCHA wants me to write. It says writt.
(June 3, 2020 - 8:33 pm)
Sorry I didn't see this until now. Story revisions are fine.
(June 12, 2020 - 4:12 pm)
(June 5, 2020 - 6:52 pm)