S&S Invitational: Winter Edition

5 days ago

🕺 Welcome to the Scholar and Scribe Invitational 🕺

The Invitational is our bi-weekly, super-duper, writing contest. It is where we match quills and draw blood all for the sake of the craft. We all know a 'friendly' competition never hurts anyone, much, especially when it can be used as a platform to improve your writing. 🙌

🧐 Rules of Engagement 🧐

Entries must adhere to the genre AND thematic prompt;
Entries must be between 500 and 1500 words.
Note: this does not include any intro/footer text.
You must post your entry in Scholar and Scribe and use the #scholarandscribe tag;
Deadline for submission is Sunday, 23rd of February (23.59, GMT + 01);
All languages are welcome but MUST include an English translation;
Link your entry in the comment section below; ⏬

🤑 Prizes and Goodies 🤑

The winners will be announced in two weeks. Winners of what? An astute question. The prizes are as follows:

🥇 Gold: 2 HSBI, 300 Ecency points, 50 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE
🥈 Silver: 1 HSBI, 200 Ecency points4, 40 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE
🥉 Bronze: 100 Ecency points, 30 SCHOLAR, 1 SCRIBE
🎖️ Runner(s) Up: Valuable goodies!

IN ADDITION- Each participant will get a modest review of their work from the modding team. With the additional opportunity of getting an in-depth critical review if they so choose. 🙂

🤺 Prompt 🤺

THE PROMPT IS JUST A GUIDELINE. A DIRECTION. DON'T FEEL INTIMIDATED BY IT! YOU GOT THIS!

🎥 Genre: Sci/Fi
🎨 Theme: Winter

✅ WHAT THIS PROMPT IS: Robots, cyborgs, Spaceships, Snowmen, and Santa. Not in that order, or at all. Just rambling off winter and sci-fi themes. 😆

❌ WHAT THIS PROMPT ISN'T: Swords and sorcery on a hot summer's day.

We are starting this season off with an interesting combo. Unique but vast. There are several directions you can take this prompt. As always, there are no hard rules, make sure you tangentially follow the theme/genre. For instance, a story about dwarves finding a treasure map on the beach would not do. But a time travel story centered around saving Christmas? Well, now you're speaking our language. 😁

May the odds - and your creative energy - be ever in your favor!

We'd like to give out a big shout-out and thank you to Ecency for sponsoring this contest! 🤗

A big thank you to @melinda010100 as well for the seamless communication.

Check out the Ecency front-end and/or mobile app for more information on how to use your points.

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5 comments

@kemmyb73

5 days ago

Hey Scholars N Scribes!

After a successful completion of our Spotlights, we're BACK with the Invitational! It's the winter season, let's go on a fictional journey beyond time and space.

Here's inviting these fine writers to join in the fun--

@emrysjobber66, @lightpen, @grindan, @stuartcturnbull, @nancybriti1, @popurri, @darthsauron, @justclickindiva, @marynn, @jhymi, @samsmith1971, @stellageorge, @esther-emmanuel, @killerwot, @atyourservice, @amiegeoffrey, @rukkie, @dwixer, @beeeee, @balikis95, @bipolar95, @emreal, @luchyl, @fredaa, @wongi, @ngwinndave, @rare-gem, @loveth97, @wrestlingdesires, @bobbyb58, @kei2, @fragozar01, @seki1, @oluchi31, @samiwrites, @tengolotodo, @zitalove, @omokhafue, @gracepro, @thinkrdotexe, @penderis, @niranaway, @queenkong, @abenad, @litguru, @restcity, @silher, @susurrodmisterio, @katleya, @phyna, @seki1, @rinconpoetico7, @penyaircyber, @deraaa, @agreste, @janaveda, @teknon, @whywhy, @marriot5464, @chm-writes, @b0s, @jazclassic, @katleya, @erh.germany, @fieryfootprints, @sabrinah, @leydeatraccionkm, @mellindor, @dwixer, @thelegallounge, @zakludick, @germanbava, @ricardo993, @alonicus, @oblivioncubed, @penderis, @leninbracho50, @rdsmas, @loveth97, @oceanbee & @kaelci.

If you have any questions, ask away. Feel free to invite others to participate. Thank you!

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@bobbyb5862

5 days ago

How do I find the current prompt / topic?

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@kemmyb73

5 days ago

Hi. Current prompt is on this very post—
🎥 Genre: Sci/Fi
🎨 Theme: Winter

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@popurri71

4 days ago

Hi @kemmyb

I love the genre, it's one of my favorites and with winter as a theme, an excellent combination for creativity.
Thanks for the invitation😘

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3 days ago

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3 days ago

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@alonicus69

4 days ago

This is such a great prompt..... and one I'm going to really struggle with. Because scifi and cold places are two of my "natural" themes.

So I feel like I need to cook up something absolutely extra special. More for my own satisfaction... I don't want to feel like I'm just handing in something pedestrian, or similar to anything else I've written.

This might take some thought !