Competition » Sunset Shimmer x Sunset Shimmer Contest (October 1, 2021 to October 28, 2021.) · 1:56am Oct 2nd, 2021
We have another contest down the barrel! And it’s some very curious shipping!
(by nendo)Story Theme
It is about time that Sunset Shimmer gets shipped with the most compelling and complex Equestria Girls villain of all: Sunset Shimmer! That’s right! This is a Sunset Shimmer x Sunset Shimmer Shipping Contest!
What? But How Does That Work?
In so many ways! Just off the top of my head:
- Sunset’s originally-human counterpart!
- Sunset’s demon form as a separate character from her, somehow!
- Time travel!
- Magic cloning!
- Alternate timelines!
- Changelings!
Or think of your own, even better way!
Additional Rules
Stories should be first posted/published between today (October 1st, 2021) and October 28th, 2021. Time zone: United States, Eastern.
Stories are suggested to be less than 5000 words. Stories above 5000 words may be submitted, but judges are allowed to stop reading at 5000 words if it does not catch their interest.
Stories should be E or T rated. SFW only!
We have created a folder in this group for you to put your stories in BEFORE THE DEADLINE.
If this is your first story ever on fimfiction.net and you’re having trouble publishing it on this website, please send a link with view password to both Bicyclette and to Reactception. Email us if you have questions about this.
Please include a link to the contest in your story description.
The Prizes
1st Place:
- The story will be on the page description for two weeks, and the winner will get to choose the next Sunset x EG Villain competition (can’t be the same one). If they want to, they can co-judge for that competition. But if they don’t want to co-judge, they can of course compete again.
- Bicyclette will give them $40 by Paypal. (Note: This is a one-time donation by Bicyclette, and does not apply to future contests.)
2nd Place:
- The story will get an honorable mention on the group description.
- The winner will get a review of one of their stories (their choice) by Reactception.
- Bicyclette will give them $20 by Paypal. (Note: This is a one-time donation by Bicyclette, and does not apply to future contests.)
3rd Place:
- The story submitted will be reviewed by Reactception.
Now let’s see how curious your shipping can get!
Well this seems ripe for shenanigans.
Sunset x Sunset is one thing, but if there's any self-ship that needs doing, it's Trixie x Trixie.
That would write itself.
This raises all sorts of mildly uncomfortable questions, especially all of the ideas besides maybe the first one, but the more I think about it the more I think I like it. I look forward to seeing the stories this inspires.
5590315
i do look forward to both the shenanigans and the chicanery that i hope arise
5590316
it really would! i was sold on Trixie x Trixie ever since reading:
- MLP: FiM
- Equestria Girls
- Romance
- Comedy
Trixie's had a bad string of luck with love lately. Starlight hopes this means she'll finally get a chance to be with her. She's wrong. So, so wrong. Because the one Trixie becomes enamored with? It's herself.and if this were a Trixie x Equestria Villain Shipping Contest i definitely would have gone for that
5590318
oh yes, though wacky comedy is definitely one way to take this premise, i do hope to get some serious works that tackle uncomfortable themes like continuity of identity, the boundaries of the self, and the gulf of the incommunicable that even exists between lifelong romantic partners
If at least 80% of entries don't have pun titles, I will be displeased.
I’m a little confused by the current rules for the site advertising writing competitions. When the coterie of non-heterosexuals who hosted the SunFlower contest (with whom I am affiliated) ran theirs/ours, we were told that, as first-time contest hosts, we weren’t eligible for a site endorsement. These last few months, though, a lot of contests have been advertised that, following that same logic, shouldn’t have been eligible for this kind of advertising.
Does a person just... need to ask for a site post to get their contest advertised now?
Also, haven’t these sorts of posts always been WandererD’s department?
Nice picture.
5000 words or less? That has to be the shortest I've ever seen for a contest.
Short stories then it is!
5590430
if you read between the lines it's more ">5kw is okay if it's good"
5590374
oh i hope ppl come up with good titles
why... just why.
5590316
Story idea: "This ship writes herself"
Sunset writes fanfiction about an idealized version of herself who doesn't screw up and put her friends and her town in danger every other week. Then that fictional Sunset comes to life (because "magic lmao idk", to use professional jargon) and it turns out that even an idealized fictional version of her can't escape the crippling self-doubt of her tragic backstory and thinks that the real Sunset is the better version of them who has all her shit together. So now the two of them help each other accept their flaws and recognize their strengths. Which is not exclusively but primarily code for having a narcissistic streak and being darn good-looking.
(Probably not gonna actually write that one so if anyone else thinks they can do it justice knock yourself out)
A self-cest contest!?
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5590398
Each contest that has gotten a site post has had judges that have had previous experience hosting a successful contest. I can pull up referrals, if you’d like.
And any moderator can post a contest site post, as evidenced by previous postings.
I just happen to be the moderator that people are asking about site posts.
5590468
Excuse you, but if we're going to bring in that tag, at least call it Suncest. This is Basic Punning 101, if you haven't finished that class yet please review the course material before you write (happy) pony romance.
5590470
The Suncest ship is between Sunburst and Stellar Flare.
Even a cursory search on Derpibooru could tell you that.
Careful shipping, fren.
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I don't make the rules.
5590468
For some reason I thought you would do your own contest...
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5590430
I saw a contest with a 4000 character limit. It was... something
Oooh, a story for Bacon month!? I can do this.
5590446
This sounds better as friendshipping.
Because if I had a ponyself that somehow came to Earth...
My first thought wouldn't be self-ship, my first thought would be How did you get here and how can I visit?!
5590608
The whole basic premise of the idea was that the second Sunset is a fictional character written as a self-insert of the pony Sunset. It's even in the title. How did you miss that?
There's a lot of possible pitfalls to the romance in any story in this contest but the second Sunset from my story being too distracted by questions about the person who is the template of her own being and the source of her entire knowledge is probably the least likely one.
5590469 My understanding was that advertising was contingent on the contest’s host having prior experience running contests, and proof of payouts to contest winners, rather than the contest just having a judge on hand with prior contest experience.
Am I mistaken, or has there been a change to the rules?
5590468
That Twilight gif is probably the best reaction gif I've ever seen.
Sunset Shimmer x Sunset Shimmer is Summer. And (for those of us in the northern hemisphere) we're heading into fall. Just thought I'd point that out.
I'm okay with this contest. It's honestly the most interesting thing for Sunset. I'm probably not gonna write anything for it, but I'd love to read the stories.
And I just had an idea.
Guess Sunset is getting set up.one more time
Just to be clear, this is a romance contest, correct?
Because I'm having a bit of a time wrapping my head around such a situation in which someone would go: "Hey, I'm you. You wanna date?"
I hate that I like this concept so much
Good ol' Selfcest huh?
Nice.
This shall be some fun Double Sunset shenanigans
I think there one or two. None really long for sunset×sunset. Cadence×sunset has 2 or so as well. But at least one Is epic length. Twin twilight tales. Great story.
5590636
You can ask for a site post if at least one of the judges on hand has prior contest experience, yes.
I wonder if the Angelic Daydream Shimmer can get involved.
5591273
Sure thing!
I wrote a story for your contest. How do I put it in your folder? My story is called "Help from a Daydream".
5590374
Here comes the sun doo doo doo dooo imaflaminghomosexual
5591550
Sun of a bitch
I don't think I will be doing the competition, but i like the picture
Love the pic of Sunset.
5591064
this is precisely the reaction i wanted with the concept, so thank you for telling me!
5590876
friendshipping is allowed by precedent, so no, not exclusively, though it is encouraged
5590446
i somehow forgot to reply to this but i absolutely adore this concept and i really hope somebody does write it!
I can't believe I missed the SunsetxSunset shipping contest smh
5616161
Sad you missed out but you should still check out are group we host lots of competitions
Nice picture.