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The First Annual Sleuth Mystery Fiction Contest
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Lucian Ty
Lucian Ty

Jun-7-2006 16:32

OK, we've had a Biography Contest. We've had a Beauty Pageant. Why not write our own mystery fiction?

Listen up everyone! Starting today, all detectives here in Sleuth are now entitled to participate in the First Annual Sleuth Mystery Fiction Contest! The rules are simple: create a good mystery story, submit it before the deadline, and wait. Three/four judges (including myself) will judge the entries, and the winner will be announced on either June 19th or 20th (the date still needs to be confirmed).

SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR ALL INTERESTED...
>>The story itself needs some specific components. First, it needs to be a mystery story. Second, it MUST include your detective as the sleuth. Suspects - you can have as many as you want, and their names should "reflect" the city your story takes place. You MUST choose one of the four Sleuth cities (New York, London, Shanghai, Delhi) as a setting. The minimum number of words should be at least 750. Maximum is up to you, but nothing too long. The murderer's identity should definatly be revealed in the end. Clues should be innovative and must point to the killer. Victim must die in an "old-fashioned" way (i.e stabbing, poisoning, strangling etc.). Victim should be included in the story in some way. The title must be appealing an appropriate for your piece of fiction. You CANNOT plagiarize a plot from a book, nor can you plagiarize a title. Not even one of the Featured Mysteries. Any questions concerning the outline of your fiction can be directed to me with PM.

>>Submission deadline is June 18th. No submissions can be accepted after that date.

>>PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ENTRIES TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: mystery_submissions@hotmail.com Include your detective name, entry, and number of words used. If we have accepted your entry into the contest, we will send your confirmation by e-mail, or PM. If not, we will send you an e-mail or PM telling you this and explaining why it wasn't accepted.

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AZN Cinderella
AZN Cinderella

Jun-16-2006 09:27

That's so nice of ya'll! Thanks! :)

Lucian Ty
Lucian Ty

Jun-16-2006 13:48

OK, we have until Sunday. So far, AZN Cinderella's entry is the only one in the competition...

If no one sends in an entry between now and Sunday, AZN Cinderella will win the contest.

Any more out there?

Jack Hartman
Jack Hartman

Jun-17-2006 04:44

I can guarantee at this point that I won't be able to get the story done by Sunday. My next 3-5 days are chock-full of 10 hour work shifts, and I've got the flu on top of it, so it's just come to be that the 10 days is just too short a time to get it written up when it has to contend with work and other commitments.

A question, though: is there any real reason we can't extend the submission deadline a good bit? I know you've said earlier that you're busy at the end of June, Lucian, but above all, isn't it more important for this /annual/ contest (meaning it will take us another 12 months to have a shot at another one) that we make sure there's a contest in the first place, worrying about the judging once there's actually something to judge? A couple of people in this thread have been prevented or dissuaded from submitting a story due to the 10 day timeframe, and I won't be able to get mine done by the 18th either, which makes 3 people who have (publically) dropped from the competition because of the short deadline.

Not sure if I'd be able to get mine done even with an extension, given my schedule in the coming week or two, but I still think it'd be good to give some other people a chance to really add some competition to this... competition. ;)


Jack Hartman
Jack Hartman

Jun-17-2006 04:45

Oh lord. Why didn't my paragraphing work? That's one horrendous-looking chunk of text. Sorry folks. :P

Rhiemma Moon
Rhiemma Moon
Well-Connected

Jun-17-2006 09:27

I"m writing as fast as I can and time will allow. *smile*

tollo
tollo
Old Shoe

Jun-17-2006 11:11

I would have taken part too, but 10 days is definitely too short time to write a story in English for me. I have a sort of plot written but completing and translating it.........
Maybe next year ;)


Rhiemma Moon
Rhiemma Moon
Well-Connected

Jun-18-2006 08:39

BTW, I'm hoping that the deadline is by midnight tonight? :)

Lucian Ty
Lucian Ty

Jun-18-2006 15:12

The contest will be extended by an extra few days...

THE NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21.

I'm afraid I cannot extend this time any further...

I will update the website to reflect this and send PMs to the contestants making them aware of the alotted day.

I'm sorry if I caused anybody a hassle... these extra days should be enough. If not, feel free to send me a PM.


Greyling
Greyling

Jun-20-2006 07:36

Oooo, it's tomorrow then - looking forward to reading the stories :)

Lucian Ty
Lucian Ty

Jun-20-2006 13:48

STORY, if nobody else submits a piece of writing to me...

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