[Announcement] YC 119 New Eden Capsuleer Writing Contest

All:

In light of the successful contest the last three years I am pleased to announce the fourth year for a writing contest for stories or poems by Capsuleers .

There will be three categories:

  1. Poetry
  2. Prose
  3. Academic/News (e.g. Academic, News Reporting, Economic Reports, Science Reports, Theological Writings, Treatises, etc.)

There will be a total of at least seven judges*, who will judge ALL categories:

Ayallah
Julianna Avala
Literia
Loai Qerl
Morwen Lagann
Silver Night
Tressith Sefira

(*I am open to adding one or two judges, so if interested message me)

There is no minimum length. Maximum length is 30,000 words. There is no required subject matter; the content may be fiction or non-fiction. All entries will be considered. Submissions are to be made by posting on Eve Forums - Eve Fiction or on http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com . Your post should specifically reference at the outset that it is being submitted for consideration in the YC 119 New Eden Capsuleer’s Writing Contest. If you have a good reason why you want to make a private submission, then contact me privately as to why.

DEADLINE for submissions is JULY 31ST of this year.

Winners will be announced at the a special gala in November Date TBD/Time TBD at the Golden Masque
(Thank you Morwen Lagann!).

Prize Pool - 10.5 Billion ISK So Far!

PRIZES - (for each category)
FIRST PLACE - 2.25 billion isk
SECOND PLACE - 1 billion isk
THIRD PLACE - 250 million isk
FOURTH PLACE - 100 million isk

(*Thank you Silver Night for being our first Sponsor! Thank you as well to Khaotique Savage, and Pod and Planet’s Mysterous Alt, and SFRIM’s very own Lord Ibrahim Tash Murkon! Other Sponsors Welcome and Needed!)

Additionally, each of the Judges may, in their discretion, award a personal prize to the favorite (regardless of the “place” of the submission)

All judges and I (as administrator) are disqualified from submission.

All entries will be considered.

if the quality of the entries does not merit the number of prizes, then prizes will be given up to the number deemed meritorious.

if people have any questions or need rulings, I am the contest administrator and you can feel free to message me directly.

The most “amusing” or “entertaining” to me* gets treated to a candlelit dinner by me at a fine restaurant.

Cordially, and with God’s Blessings

Lunarisse Aspenstar Daphiti
Praefecta Societas Sceptri Coronaeque

ENTRIES TO DATE:

Poetry:

  1. Veikitamo Gesakaarin “The Rime of Identifying as a Kestrel Frigate”
    . . . http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7349.0
  2. Halcyon Ember “Shadow of the Sun” https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=522552&find=unread
  3. Rovinia “Drone Poetry” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-writing-contest-drone-poetry/6404
  4. Daisha Voluptia “Loner” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-new-eden-writing-contest-poetry-entry-loner/9856
  5. Miyoshi Akachi “Reflections” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-199-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-reflections/10850
  6. Che Biko “Figments of Poetry” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-necwc-entry-figments-of-poetry/12630
  7. Thulla Icin “Untitled” http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7377.0
  8. Charles Cambridge Schmidt “ils savent” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc119-necwc-entry-ils-savent/12709
  9. Kador Ouryon “Where does that breeze go?” http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7378.msg120958#msg120958

Prose:

  1. lucian legaurd “Nightmare” https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6973890#post6973890
  2. Miyoshi Akachi “Flying or Flying” http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7355.msg120702#msg120702
  3. Xepharious Wrynn “Moments” http://www.alexylva-paradox.com/l/moments/
  4. Umar Ahmad “Pain” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-new-eden-capsuleer-s-writing-contest-pain/9506
  5. Ninavask “Reachblades” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc119-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-reachblades/10770
  6. Lasairiona Raske “Blooder’s Soul” -
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9i4lR8TecicZDdjNVJtMEZ6bEE/view
  7. Che Biko “Belonging” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-necwc-entry-belonging/12634

Academic/News:

  1. Aos Rollard 'the dangers of cloning!!" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6980876#post6980876
  2. Casserina Leshrac “Bloodwine” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-writing-contest-bloodwine/8232
  3. Mark726 “Drifter Hive Anomaly Analysis” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/drifter-hive-anomaly-analysis/12079
  4. Mizhir “Big Blue Sky of Doom” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc119-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-the-big-blue-sky-of-doom/12307
  5. Mantelglobalindustries “[YC119 New Eden Capsuleer’s Writing Contest] The Youil Offensive – A chronicle of the State Protectorate’s military offensive against the Federal Defence Union in late YC118” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc119-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-the-youil-offensive-a-chronicle-of-the-state-protectorate-s-military-offensive-against-the-federal-defence-union-in-late-yc118-part-1/12547 and https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc119-new-eden-capsuleer-s-writing-contest-the-youil-offensive-a-chronicle-of-the-state-protectorate-s-military-offensive-against-the-federal-defence-union-in-late-yc118-part-2/12548
  6. Garion Avarr “Scriptural Reflection: Amash Akura 25:16 – On Service” https://meta.eveonline.com/t/scriptural-reflection-amash-akura-25-16-on-service/12721

((All submissions are expressly subject to the TOS and we certainly do not claim ownership. The submission of course, however, must be yours.

Note for ISD - This is specifically an In Character/Roleplay thing - a writing contest to be done by “characters”, not the players. The expectation is the submissions, whether poetry, prose or academic ’ would be in character or related to the character of to the capsuleer submitting it and people will have rp as part of the process. I also invite comments on the IGS related to this post in a RP vein or other RP in channels! Judging is also on an In character basis. This is the Fourth Year running for this contest.))

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Thanks, Luna :slight_smile:

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Oh good I still have time. :grinning:

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Oh wow, this looks great.

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I probably should mention that I have reposted my paper onto the new forum here: The case against cloning. Thank you.:ok_hand:

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I have transitioned my own entry also

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:slightly_smiling_face:

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Only 3 and half weeks left! Still plenty of prizes and opportunities for those who want to submit!

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Updated with several new entries! About 2 weeks to go for any additional submissions!

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Here is my Prose Fiction submission for this years contest!

I will be releasing new chapters over the next week as I finish the final steps of the editing process.

I hope everyone enjoys!

Reachblades of Chandeille

Thank you once again, Lunarisse, for hosting this years contest!

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Here is my entry:

Blooder’s Soul

Hope it doesn’t offend anyone… :wink: :heart:

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Reminder, one week to go to the july 31st deadline for submissions!

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My submission for the Academic category: The Big Blue Sky of Doom

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Last day!

I’ll accept July 31st timestamp anywhere in the Cluster

((as these forums and backstage have different timestamps))

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Here are my submissions.

For the Poetry category: https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-necwc-entry-figments-of-poetry/12630
For the Prose category: https://meta.eveonline.com/t/yc-119-necwc-entry-belonging/12634

I hope you’ll enjoy them.

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I believe it is still technically before the deadline for last minute submissions. I was debating whether or not to submit this at all but I suppose in the spirit of things here it is.

http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7378.msg120958#msg120958

File Name: Where does that breeze go?

Forgive an engineers tentative attempt at traditional Amarrad poetic verse.

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I will submit my scripture reflection under the category of Academic writing: https://meta.eveonline.com/t/scriptural-reflection-amash-akura-25-16-on-service/12721

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Entries closed!

Entries have been sent off to judges for review and judging. 22 participants this year and I thank each of them for participating and I wish them all luck!

The list of entries is in the OP, with links:

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I know the award ceremony will be in November, but will the winners be announced sooner, or do we have to wait until then?

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Honestly, I think I’ll schedule the event whenever the judges are done (goal is two weeks). Perhaps it will be sooner in August or September!

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