Semi-coherent Ramblings of a Contest Host: About the Contest Header

I received the first candidates for contest entries few days ago and I noticed something I hadn't even thought before. Let's recap:

For every Silence of the Wolves Contest entry we ask that you use this header:

Silence of the Wolves Contest

Title:
Author:

Author's homepage:
Main Players:
Disclaimer:

To see other Contest entries, please visit the Contest's FanFiction page:

http://www(.)fanfiction(.)net/u/2269000/Silence_of_the_Wolves

Most of this makes sense like the story title, author's pen name, character details and disclaimers. But why are we asking you to add the the link to the contest profile when each and every anonymous contest entry will be posted under that same profile? It's quite easy to find other entries by just clicking the FanFiction.Net author name (or in this case the contest profile name) to find the other fics.

There's a point to this, believe it or not.

1) Not everyone who reads these fics know how the contest works. It's simply polite to provide the link for them.

2) After the contest you'll be able to post your entries on whichever site you want and it'll guide people so inclined to other similar fics they might have been looking for.

3) After the contest should you post these stories under your own profile at FanFiction.Net, the header will let people know you're not plagiarizing work of others. I've read that this has been a problem for other contests in the past and we want to avoid this problem. I admit, the phrasing could have been better, but it's too late to change it now. Maybe after the contest, but not now.

Incidentally, we are asking for the author's homepage to be included for the same reason. Not everyone wants to post their stories on FanFiction.Net. After the contest, I plan on compiling a list to help people locate the authors of the individual fics entered in our contest.

rameau

Contest Information

Have you ever wanted to attack the pack? Did you think Edward should have killed Jacob when he kissed Bella? Did you want to see Paul mauled beyond recognition? Did you feel that Leah should have gone "Fatal Attraction" on Sam after he left her for Emily? Or maybe you wish that the vamps and wolves had gone to war?

Here's your chance to silence one or more of the wolves. Your one shot can be angsty, ironic, happy or humorous, the only requirement is there be some wolf's (wolves') blood spilled. It doesn't matter if they're in wolf or human form at the time of their death, just make sure it's a member of the pack.

Rules and Guidelines:

The contest will be anonymous.

Entries can be canon, AU, AH or any genre of your choosing. Entries must be M-rated, that means all authors must be adults.

Entries must feature the death. Fair game for killing are the members of the wolf pack and their imprinted mates that includes Nessie and Emily, but not Bella.

No rape or incest. You can have a justifiable killing without those elements.

Length of the entry must be between 2,000 and 15,000 words.

Collaborations are accepted. Limit of two entries per author or collaboration group.

Entries must be new material, stand alone as one shots, and may not be expanded until the winners have been announced.

Entries must fulfil the basic grammar qualifications, so use a beta.

Submissions:

Email your contest entry to silenceofthewolves@gmail.com.

All identification information will be removed and the story will be posted under the contest profile.

Voting:

There will be an open voting and a separate judges selection.

Timetable:

Submissions open: Thursday April 1st 2010

Submissions close: Friday May 21st 2010

Voting starts: Monday May 24th 2010

Voting ends: Monday June 21st 2010

The results will be announced on: Thursday June 24th 2010

Prizes:

Open Voting 1st place - $25 gift certificate to movie theater of your choice to see Eclipse or whatever tickles your fancy, plush wolf toy.

2nd place - $15 gift certificate to movie theater.

3rd place - $10 gift certificate.

Judges' choice - $25 gift certificate, wolf toy.

And banners. There'll be banners for the winners.

Judges:

Nolebucgrl, Word Ninja, AG0418, Frenchbeanz, InfinityPoet.

Contest Header:

Silence of the Wolves Contest

Title:
Author:

Author's homepage:
Main Players:
Disclaimer:

To see other Contest entries, please visit the Contest's FanFiction page:

http://www(.)fanfiction(.)net/u/2269000/Silence_of_the_Wolves

Questions: Please PM rameau or email all your questions to silenceofthewolves@gmail.com.

Have you ever wanted to attack the pack? Did you think Edward should have killed Jacob when he kissed Bella? Did you want to see Paul mauled beyond recognition? Did you feel that Leah should have gone "Fatal Attraction" on Sam after he left her for Emily? Or maybe you wish that the vamps and wolves had gone to war?

Here's your chance to silence one or more of the wolves. Your one shot can be angsty, ironic, happy or humorous, the only requirement is there be some wolf's (wolves') blood spilled. It doesn't matter if they're in wolf or human form at the time of their death, just make sure it's a member of the pack.

The preliminary timetable is as follows:

Submissions open: Thursday April 1st 2010

Submissions close: Friday May 21st 2010

Voting starts: Monday May 24th 2010

Voting ends: Monday June 21st 2010

The results will be announced on: Thursday June 24th 2010

Judges:

Nolebucgrl, Word Ninja, AG0418, Frenchbeanz, InfinityPoet

Questions: Email all your questions to silenceofthewolves@gmail.com.

More details coming soon.

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Does the title inspire you?