Competition » The Verbal Exchange Contest · 3:50pm Oct 9th, 2024
Right principle, wrong character
The beauty of having an in-house parallel universe is that you have the perfect venue to explore what-ifs and might-have-beens. Even if you do have to turn the character into a colorful horse or a gangly hominid first.
This latest contest from FanOfMostEverything (that’s me!) asks you to look to those who never got a chance to make themselves heard on one side of the mirror. That is to say, Write a story in the human world featuring an Equestrian character who has never spoken there, or vice versa.
For more in-depth discussion of the finer points of who qualifies for the prompt, along with the FAQ and greater details in general, please see and direct all questions to the announcement blog. For here and now, have a quick rundown of the essentials:
Word limit: 15,000 or fewer.
Rating limit: Everyone or Teen
Submissions open: As you’re reading this! Be sure to add it to the contest group!
Submission deadline: 11:59 PM your time zone, November 17th (plus six or seven hours; I’ll be closing submissions first thing in the morning come the 18th.)
Results announced: TBD; I definitely can’t say before we know how many submissions come in.
Prize support:
1st: $100
2nd: $75
3rd: $50
Honorable Mentions: $20, one for each of the five judges.
Each medalist may also receive a print copy of Oversaturation if they want one.
Have fun!
Update: The deadline has been extended to December 1st.
Hmmmmmmmm... I did want to expand lovely neighbourhood. Moondancer has their story to go so might do that. Well see
I might already be writing an eligible story... Even if not, I have some ideas.
GuyWhoDayDreams did one awhile ago
Butts.
I wonder, does Vinyl Scratch count?
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There is an explicit exception for Vinyl. Well, an exception against Vinyl. She may not have said anything, but she's had too much prominence on both sides of the mirror to qualify for the intent of the contest.
Update: The deadline has been extended to December 1st.