Entry Submission Dates are from December 1, 2021 until December 23, 2021.
Voting on the Submissions should tentatively occur between December 24, 2021 through December 31st, 2021(midnight Pacific time),
with the Winner Announcements on January 1, 2022.
Due to an increase of Prize money, the Prize payouts are now as follows: The prizes are now: 1st Place: 3 x $300 ea, 2nd Place: 4 x $100 ea, 3rd Place: 4 x $50 ea, and Runner Up's that receive a vote will be awarded a free Doppler Press Book of their choice that is currently available. The old Prize structure was: 1st Place 3 x $200 ea, 2nd Place 3 x $100 ea, 3rd Place 4 x $25 ea, and Runner Up's that receive a vote will be awarded a free Doppler Press Book of their choice that is currently available.
December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Contest Entry
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The theme for this year's Christmas Contest is a Wonderful |
1.The story must be longer than 2,000 words minimum.
2. Stories must be brand new and never posted anywhere
else on the Internet or published.
3. Stories can use existing characters and universes as long as the story itself
is entirely new.
4. Stories may be chapterized or a single submission.
5. Multiple submissions are allowed with only the top voted
one submission of any author's total submissions to claim a prize.
2. Stories must be brand new and never posted anywhere
else on the Internet or published.
3. Stories can use existing characters and universes as long as the story itself
is entirely new.
4. Stories may be chapterized or a single submission.
5. Multiple submissions are allowed with only the top voted
one submission of any author's total submissions to claim a prize.
How you develop the story is entirely up to you. ^^
Please remember to label your submissions on the ++Fiction page under the heading box of Contests and properly select December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Contest Entry on your Submission(s). The official code strings to identify your December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Entry is : |
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December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Contest Entry
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There are currently 4 tiers of prizes both Erin and myself have agreed upon. We have Tier 1 First Place rating with 3 winners of $200 ea, a Tier 2 Second Place rating with 3 winners of $100 ea, a Tier 3 Third Place rating with 4 winners of $25 ea, and a Tier 4 Fourth Place Rating of however many stories that didn't rank from tiers 1-3 that received at least 1 vote during the voting process to win a Doppler Press book of their choice subject to availability. (prizes and tiers subject to increase with notice!) |
| Voting on the Submissions should tentatively occur between December 24, 2021 through December 31st, 2021(midnight Pacific time), with the Winner Announcements on January 1, 2022. The winners will need to pm Sephrena or Erin with either their mailing address for a money order or a paypal account to transfer their prize awards to. All prizes will be mailed or transferred very quickly after the winners announcement. |
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I would also like to credit Bobbie Cabot for inspiring me in the creation of this contest.
Many Kudos to her!
Many Kudos to her!
So get your Laptops, PC's, Apples, Ipads, or Smartphones geared up and start writing! ^^
Sephrena Lynn Miller
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Image Credits: Christmas Contest Banner, Christmas Candles, Faerie Christmas Eve, Christmas Couple 1, Christmas Snow Scene, Christmas Couple 2.
Comments
While this does excite me.
And while I plan to enter? I'm jus thrilled to see YOU here, dear friend. All my best!
Love, Andrea Lena
I agree with Drea
While a contest might be fun and I'll probably think of writing something for it, It's much more gratifying to see you here and posting again.
*big hugs*
Amethyst
Don't take me too seriously. I'm just kitten around. :3
I agree! I'll gladly enter,
I agree! I'll gladly enter, but I'm much more gratified to see you here!
Hugs!
Rosemary
Would be fitting
For me to enter this with another of Meri's Christmas stories as Meri's original story was also an entry into the Christmas story contest back in 2017.
Last year, between Covid, work, and real life I was unable to write a new Meri story for Christmas and I felt bad about that.
Now if I can only come up with a new idea for a plot :)
We the willing, led by the unsure. Have been doing so much with so little for so long,
We are now qualified to do anything with nothing.
I'd love to try
but I currently have a half dozen unfinished stories, none of which are Christmas themed.
Not to mention 2,000 words might be hard for me since I seem mostly write short-shorts
Oooo!
I'd love to give this a try! I'm really not sure what I'd write though. Hopefully, my muse might have some idea. ;)
I'm in.
I already have an idea for the story.
Samantha
I'M in
As well and welcome back Sephrena.
If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison
Started writing ....
An idea came to me straight away ... I have the first few hundred words down and getting to 2000 won't be a problem - but where do I stop?
As the King said in 'Alice in Wonderland',
"Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop." :)
Hmmm, that's not the way I usually work
I'll see if some idea jumps out from behind a bush and whacks me. The main problem (well, for me if not for others) is that the story is supposed to be so looooooooong ;)
And I join the chorus of those singing "Welcome back".
Maybe
I have an unfinished Christmas story sitting on my computer. Maybe this is the year I finish it. But I really ought to finish my Princess story before I enter another contest.
I soooooo want to post my
I soooooo want to post my first chapter…BUT….I will…I will follow the rules and not post anything until December…that should help me try and complete it in time.
Story
I had sort of decided to sit this one out. All my inspiration had dried up. Then a kernel of a story popped into my head while listening to my favorite girl band, so I started writing and I'll see where it goes.
Melanie