Fantasy Smackdown #3 - We have a winner! Congrats go out to Jilleigh!
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SpeculativeThoughts
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago— * RULES *—
This smackdown is going to be run a little differently than the last one.
1. As many people who would like to sign up by the deadline of July can. I'm hoping for between 10-25 entrants.
2. Half of the total participants who enter will be eliminated the first 3 rounds.
3. The fourth round, assuming there are enough participants left, the winner will be chosen.
4. Rounds will last 1 week, with 1 week for judging in between.
5. In each round, there will be 8-12 images. You must include 4 images within the story. Please include the number or brief description of each image used on the front page of your story.
6. There is a word limit of 8,000 words. This is out of courtesy of for the judges. Stories need to be 1,500 words or more.
7. NO LATE ENTRIES unless you make prior arrangements. Even then, you will be given only one extra day.
8. Stories will be due by the end of the day on Saturday PST, at least week after the images are posted. We will announce the exact dates with the round information if there are any questions. Depending on the host, this date might change.
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago— * HOSTS *—
@DestinedTwins & @sigrist are your hosts! They will be choosing the images, the themes for the rounds and handling questions and corresponding with the judges.
@Prisim - will be on standby to help should anyone be unable to. @SpeculativeThoughts - Fantasy Joint Account @dreamingthought - maintainer of SpeculativeThoughts
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago— * CONTESTANTS *—
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago— * JUDGES *—
Would you like to be a judge? Sign up on this thread and tag @speculativethoughts
Be prepared to read a large volume of works over the next two months. Please do not sign up if you have other obligations.
This contest will start at the first of July and run through August.
1. @Prisim
2. @LMLuvaine
3. @jewel1307
4. @elynmaksmom
5. @Renaker
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago— * ROUND 2 *—
The following participants made it to round 2! Congratulations! Round 2 entries will be due on Friday, the 3rd of August. I'm giving you all some extra time since I was late getting the information up.
The fairy tales can be found and read online here: http://worldoftales.com/
@Jillian choose one of the following three: The Goose-Girl, Little Snow White, The emperor's new clothes
@whikerms choose one of the following three: The Valiant Little Tailor, Little Red Cap, The Golden Goose
@Crimson613 choose one of the following three: Bearskin, The Frog Prince, Briar Rose
@CRT_hater777 choose one of the following three: Rapunzel, The Six Swans, The Travels Of Tom Thumb
@Shikkui choose one of the following three: Snow-White And Rose-Red, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel And Grethel
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago— * ROUND 3 FINAL ROUND *—
The following participants made it to round 3! Congratulations!
Pick one each of a hero, villain, power, scene/world. Individual images on post #710 and #711 Full Album here
http://www.wattpad.com/6752210-fantasy-smackdown-shorts-heaven-and-nine
http://www.wattpad.com/story/1980454-defiance-fantasy-smack-down-round-3
http://www.wattpad.com/story/1979833-replica-fantasy-smackdown-2
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago
This contest is presented by @SpeculativeThoughts , a joint account focused on Fantasy and Speculative Fiction. We currently have a Quarterly Fantasy Magazine and are working on other projects.
@dreamingthought maintains SpeculativeThoughts and will help to host this contest. She and @SpeculativeThoughts are basically the same. Contacting her may result in a quicker response, but all official information regarding this contest should to to @SpeculativeThoughts.
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_ThisAccountIsGone
Joined: 2011-07-29Posts: 94511 months ago@SpeculativeThoughts I want to be a host! ^^ Is that okay? :)
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RachelHouser
Joined: 2011-09-26Posts: 398911 months ago@SpeculativeThoughts I would really like to do this, but I'm going to be gone for 3 weeks in July and August.
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dreamingthought
Joined: 2011-09-03Posts: 226411 months agotentative list until i get into my other account:
Judges: @Prisim
@RavenAndAWritingDesk
contestants:
1. @iamheresoareyou 2. @JamesDSwinney
3. @Dermit
4. @Shikkui
6. @whikerms
9. @Swinndog
10. @crimsonsnow613
11. @QuangRaven
12. @Jilleigh
New folks to add: @Fay_King
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Prisim
Joined: 2012-03-04Posts: 304811 months ago@dreamingthought Seeing as I'm too much of a low self esteem chicken sh*t pansy to actually enter one of these things, I'll help out whereever you think I'd be the most benefit :-p
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dreamingthoughtJoined: 2011-09-03Posts: 226411 months ago
@Prisim I'd actually love it if you could host, no offense intended at all to @DestinedTwins, but I know you quite well and know you're online often enough to do it. Would you be up to the work involved, though? Otherwise, you'd be a fabulous judge. ^_^
Hosting info, moved from earlier post Hosts need to do the following:
1. find images for each round. Upload them to a photo bucket account, and post them once the round starts. Each round we will need a theme and 8-12 images for participants to chose from.
2. Be familiar with the rules and moderate this thread, answer questions about deadlines, etc.
3. Communicate with the judges, send them judging information promptly after the deadline so they have time to complete their judging. Stay on top of the judging process so it takes no more than a week. Which reminds me, I'll need to post the judging criteria.
4. Be familiar with other smackdown contests and how they're run.
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dreamingthoughtJoined: 2011-09-03Posts: 226411 months ago
@Lost_In_A_Dream well, darn. I decided to do this summer oen for people like you who'd asked for it. ^_^
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RachelHouserJoined: 2011-09-26Posts: 398911 months ago
@dreamingthought I totally forgot that I won't be here at the end of July and early August. I'm even too busy in the summer. If you want to do another one in like 50 years, then I may have time.
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PrisimJoined: 2012-03-04Posts: 304811 months ago
@dreamingthought I'll Meebo you when I get home from my primary job & you can tell me a bit more about it & what not & I'll see if I'm up or it! :) I am a smack down virgin after all :-p
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_ThisAccountIsGoneJoined: 2011-07-29Posts: 94511 months ago
@dreamingthought I'll do it! ^^
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_ThisAccountIsGoneJoined: 2011-07-29Posts: 94511 months ago
@dreamingthought By the way, what do you mean by I should send them the judging information?
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dreamingthoughtJoined: 2011-09-03Posts: 226411 months ago
@DestinedTwins When it comes time to judge, you send the judges the list of stories and entries as well as a note about what we need. Judging information needs to be sent out promptly on the Sunday after the entries are submitted.
For example the voting process we used before was:
Each entry will be scored out of 30, the entries with the lowest scores will be be eliminated. Scoring: 10 points possible for storyline/originality 10 points for Characterization/voice/storytelling 5 points for grammar/spelling/ 5 points for use of images and adherence to contest rules.
You will then need to evaluate all the scores and choose as fairly as possible who will be eliminated and who will move on to the next round. Half the contestants will need to be eliminated each round.
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_ThisAccountIsGoneJoined: 2011-07-29Posts: 94511 months ago
@dreamingthought Okee dokee! ^^
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dreamingthoughtJoined: 2011-09-03Posts: 226411 months ago
@DestinedTwins alright then. ^_^ If you're sure you're up to this, I'll keep @Prisim on reserve to help moderate. I'm moving this summer, so I'll likely be gone for large periods of time through this.
You'll need to start thinking about what theme you'd like for each of the 4 rounds and start looking for images.
Hopefully we'll get enough judges and contestants soon. ^_^
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sigrist
Joined: 2012-02-19Posts: 25411 months ago@dreamingthought I'm willing to share hosting responsibilities. Perhaps we can split two weeks for one host and two for another? I don't know, but you know you can call on me if need be.
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SpeculativeThoughtsJoined: 2011-12-20Posts: 10111 months ago
@sigrist Not a bad idea. ^_^ Maybe @DestinedTwins can handle round 1&2 and you can do 3&4?
@DestinedTwins - how does that sound?
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_ThisAccountIsGoneJoined: 2011-07-29Posts: 94511 months ago
@SpeculativeThoughts I don't mind. :) Or wecould just agree on something together. XD
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