NYC Midnight Short Story competition 2017

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I just entered this one -- still a few days left before it starts, if anyone is interested!

Apparently the entry fee ($55, or $50 if you post about it on FB or Twitter) is high, but it was doable for me, and I like the format and the challenge of it.

It goes in three rounds, with the top stories of each round advancing to the next round. They email you a genre, subject and character, and for the first round you have eight days to write a story up to 2500 words. Winners of that round then get (in March) three days to write a story up to 2000 words with a new genre, subject and character. Winners of that round (up to 80 max) then get (in May) 24 hours to write a story up to 1500 words with a new genre, subject and character. Top five of those win prizes from $250 to $3500. Feedback is provided for all stories, and there is a forum in which you can post for critiques as well.

Many if not most of the judges appear very literary, alas, but the possible genres are "Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime Caper, Drama, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Ghost Story, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Political Satire, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi, Spy, Suspense, Thriller, and Open Genre."

Anyone want to join me in the madness? :D

The Short Story Challenge 2017
 
I think it sounds awesome and worth the money. Just don't have it right now. Maybe when I am a successful writer who makes money writing ;)
 
It would make for an interesting birthday present to myself but as I work shifts then time available for writing, especially in the later stages, becomes problematic.
 
Yeah, if I were to make it to the final round, I'd have to schedule an extra (or different) day off, as the allotted time falls on my normal work days. But that's a bridge I'll cross if I get far enough down the road to worry about it. :)
 
I like to write in different genres, and I like to be under time pressure so.... I'll take a peek.

ETA. Yeah, I likes the look of this so I does... Methinks it's a yes. I'll sign up thurs
 
TheDustyZebra said:
I just entered this one -- still a few days left before it starts, if anyone is interested!

Apparently the entry fee ($55, or $50 if you post about it on FB or Twitter) is high, but it was doable for me, and I like the format and the challenge of it.

It goes in three rounds, with the top stories of each round advancing to the next round. They email you a genre, subject and character, and for the first round you have eight days to write a story up to 2500 words. Winners of that round then get (in March) three days to write a story up to 2000 words with a new genre, subject and character. Winners of that round (up to 80 max) then get (in May) 24 hours to write a story up to 1500 words with a new genre, subject and character. Top five of those win prizes from $250 to $3500. Feedback is provided for all stories, and there is a forum in which you can post for critiques as well.

Many if not most of the judges appear very literary, alas, but the possible genres are "Action/Adventure, Comedy, Crime Caper, Drama, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Ghost Story, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Political Satire, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi, Spy, Suspense, Thriller, and Open Genre."

Anyone want to join me in the madness? :D

The Short Story Challenge 2017
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Dusty, do they accept paypal?
 
I'll be snoozing by then. Hopefully dreaming of a fab, genre, subject and a fab MC, that's not an object...
 
I noticed that every year so far, the final round has been open genre. At least, every winner was in open genre, and that can't be a coincidence. Something to think about, just in case it becomes relevant for any of us. :D
 
Woohoo! I'm off on a Crime Caper, on Safari, with a Plumber! All my years of reading Mrs. Pollifax pay off at last. Although it may turn out that playing Super Mario would have been more useful.
 
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