Voting has now closed, and the competition has ended.
The winning entry is 'THEM' by Hardenberg, collecting an outstanding 75% of the vote!
All the submissions were fantastic, and thanks go to everyone who submitted an entry or voted in the contest.
I hope you'll all join us next time, the new contest should be up shortly!
Voting Closes on Saturday 29th of March 2014 at 11:59pm GMT
This is the submissions thread, please post any comments in the Short (Short!) Fiction Contest thread. After submissions close we'll run a poll so people can pick their favourite story. The prize is delicious, nutritious acclaim.
The Rules:
- Submissions should be approximately 400 words in length. Please, no novellas.
- Submitted stories should feature the competition's topic.
- Submissions should include a title.
- Submissions should be posted in this thread by the stated deadline.
- Original content only (obviously, plagiarism of any kind is discouraged).
- Multiple submissions are allowed, but you may be asked to choose one to go to final voting if we receive a lot of submissions.
- Have Fun!
Feel free to incorporate the topic into your story in any way you choose - Describe the circumstances that led to the signing of the treaty, or the politics behind the decision. You could write from the human's point of view, or bring an alien perspective to your story. Someone at the treaty-signing could even be having a flashback to the first contact between the races. Anything you like, so long as you use the idea of the treaty signing in some fashion.Contest Topic wrote:Humanity's first treaty with an alien race.
That's it. Have fun guys, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments thread.
Cheers,