Group-Sponsored One Silly Summer Contest
Details
| Deadline: | October 6 |
| Fee: | Free |
Stories of going on vacation/holiday often inspire fond memories of getting together with too-little-seen family members, picturesque settings, and fantastic adventures, things that generally give one the warm fuzzies. Hey... that’s great! But this ain’t one of those.
The Tri County Donuts Group wants your humorous/comical tales of the time you stuck a leach on that pesky cousin’s butt down by the ol’ watering hole during the big family reunion, or the family member who sleep walked into the wrong restroom at a rest area—anything that might make one bust a gut.
Your original and unpublished work must be about taking a vacation/holiday—summer setting is preferred but not required—and include at least one element of comedy/humor. It can be a recounting of real events, complete fiction, or something in between.
Prize money for this contest is provided by the Scribophile Writing Contest Prize Fund.
Winning entries
Winners have been announced! Log in to see them.
Prizes
| 1st prize: | $100 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points |
| 2nd prize: | $75 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points |
| 3rd prize: | $50 cash via PayPal, 10 karma points |
| 4th prize: | 10 karma points |
| 5th prize: | 10 karma points |
Rules
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Entries must be at least 1,000 but less than 3,001 words, per Scribophile’s count. It is acceptable to combine two or three works of flash fiction to hit the minimum word count, provided they are related or/and have a similar format.
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Stories must be complete. No poems or novel chapters.
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Your story should not be overly violent or sexually explicit.
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Work submitted must not have previously won or placed in any other contest.
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Work cannot be submitted to any other current Scribophile contest.
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No previously published stories.
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Only one entry per member.
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Entries must have public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.
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You may post your work, receive critiques, and edit until the deadline (Editing an entry after the deadline will be grounds for immediate disqualification.)
Submission guidelines
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Entry is free, but you’ll need karma points to post your work to the contest. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work posted to Scribophile.
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To post your work for this contest, check the box that says “Enter this work into the Group-Sponsored One Silly Summer Contest.” Your work will automatically be considered. The check box will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.