UPDATES

Submissions for the ABC's of the Apocalypse contest are now officially closed. The contest folder will be locked to any further entries!

Judging will begin at 08:00am October 1st EDT (i.e. in the morning) and the winners will be announced on November 1st!

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the fabulous prize pool. If you would like a reminder as to what is up for grabs, then GO HERE.

Most importantly, to all of the entrants - You've all done a stellar job in getting your submissions in and we can't wait to hook into them!

BEST OF LUCK!!!



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In celebration of our recent 300th member milestone, Apocalypse-writing have decided its high time we had a contest! So without further ado, we present…

ABC’s of the Apocalypse Contest

Contest Details

As suggested by the contest title, entries will be based around an alphabetical apocalyptic theme. For those of you wishing to take part, here are the details:

You must send a note to the group with "ABC Apocalypse" as the subject line.
We will then reply allocating you a randomly selected letter of the alphabet.
You must think of ONE word beginning with that letter. This word will then be the theme that you base your apocalyptic prose/poem on. *Note: No profanity, discrimination, racial slurs, or words that may otherwise be found offensive.*
The letter you were given and the word you chose must be used as the title of your piece. e.g. "A is for Apocalypse".
The contest will be open for four months. Judging will be a month long (depending on the number of submissions) during the month of October. The winners will be announced on November 1, 2014.

Submissions

Poetry and Prose only.
Submissions must be added to the Contest Folder in our Gallery. *Note: The folder will not be open for submissions until the official start date of 1 June.*
Submissions must state that they are for the Apocalypse-writing "ABC’s of the Apocalypse Contest" in the artist description.
Please include word/line count in the artist description.
Mature content is acceptable but must be labelled appropriately.

Rules

You must be a member of Apocalypse-writing to enter.
The letter you were given and the word you chose must be used as the title of your piece. e.g. "A is for Apocalypse".
New submissions only. i.e. Nothing prior to 1 June 2014.
Start Date: 1 June 2014, EDT.
End Date: 30 September 2014, EDT.
Cut-off Date to Sign Up: 14 September 2014 23:59 EDT.
Theme: Pre, present or post apocalyptic.
Criteria: Entrants must note the group, stating their intention to take part. They will be sent a letter of the alphabet and must think of ONE word beginning with that letter. They then have to write an apocalyptic story/poem based around that word.
Entry Limit: 1 entry per person.
Allowed Content: Prose and poetry only.
Wordcount limit: 3000 words for prose/50 lines for poetry.
As the contest will be running for four months in duration, there will be no time extension given.

Prizes

See this journal for the full list of prizes.
*Seeking Prize Donations!* If you would like to donate prizes, please comment on this journal or send us a note. We would be most appreciative.

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We look forward to receiving all of your entries.

As always, if you have any questions just ask!

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