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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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Jun-23-2006 15:41

Congratulations!


I guess nobody liked mine...

Jun-23-2006 16:18

YAY congratulations Elicere!!!!!!

Better luck next time Rhiemma and AZN, after having been a judge and organizer of the first bio contest.....the call as to who is the winner comes quite close and is hard to make.

Jun-23-2006 16:29

Congrats, Elicere! I can't wait to read both of the other entries. I'm sure it was a very close contest between all 3 of us. :)

Jun-23-2006 16:31

I'm looking forward to reading the other stories too!

Jun-24-2006 18:38

Congratulations Elicere. I'll be contacting you about your prize soon.

And congratulations to the other two authors as well. I love everyone's willingness to share their talents with the community. I know it's not always the easiest thing to do. I haven't finished reading all the entries yet, but I will soon. We'll post all three of the entries for public viewing soon.

And also, a big thanks to Lucian Ty for organizing the whole deal.

Jun-26-2006 08:03

Congratulations!! And wow, what a pretty and shiny new typerwriter you got there, Elicere - looks prefect for plotting another mystery story :)

Oh, and brilliant stories all round!! - throughly enjoyed them :)

Jun-26-2006 08:05

Oopsy - *thoroughly :D

Jun-26-2006 17:27

I've finished reading them now too :) Must have been hard to pick a winner really, as they all had their own charm. Congrats folks :)

Jun-26-2006 20:45

I just wanted to pop in to congratulate all the contestants. I enjoyed reading all of your stories; they were all so good, and I could tell how much effort you put into them. Excellent work :)

The race was very close, and it was difficult to chose just one winner...As SS said each story had its own charm.

Love your typewriter Elicere...You deserve it.

I just want to thank Lucian again for organizing the contest and also Ben and Sunny for putting the wonderful stories up for everyone to read.

Jul-13-2006 18:27

Remember all you people who are thirteen, I am 10! and I love to write