Announcing: M/M Shipping Contest II: 2022 Oct 09 - Dec 11 · 6:08pm Oct 10th, 2022
reproduced from the forum post after the break:
commissioned from: daOtterGuy
Guess who's back?
It's us! About a year ago, we had an site contest for stories about stallions (species-neutral term) kissing other stallions (species-neutral term). And it was a great success! We received so many amazing stories that, winner or not, all contributed to the wonderful experience of reading them.
So of course we're doing it again this year!
The contest begins once you, whoever you are, reads this post, and lasts until 2022 Dec 11. You have until then to write and publish a story centered on a male/male ship. The story does not have to be a romance, or a happy one, as long as we can see the dynamics and chemistry that the stallions have or have once had!
Prizes!
Separate from any prizes, for every entry in the contest, $5 will be donated to OutRight International, an organization aiming to eradicate the persecution, inequality and violence lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) people face around the world.
Note that all prize amounts will be sent by PayPal. If you are unable or unwilling to receive money by PayPal, please contact me, Bicyclette, to try to arrange an alternative. (In the past they have included donations to mutually agreed-upon charities, and money being sent to other writers.)
The base prize pool will be $250, tentatively split this way:
- First Place: $100
- Second Place: $65
- Third Place: $40
- Judge Prizes: $15 (x3)
However, this is just the minimum! Depending on the turnout, more prize money and prizes will likely be added.
And in recognition of the special reaction M/M stories tend to receive on this site, every comment downvote on anything related to the contest (stories, posts) will add $1 to the prize pool, as well as donate an additional $1 to OutRight International.
Judges!
Here we are!
Please keep in mind that judges are not allowed to preread, edit, or discuss any entries with the author before the contest results are released! In addition, judges are asked to withhold commenting on entries until after the release of contest results.
Rules!
- All entries must have their main/primary ship be an M/M pairing (or M/M/M polyship, or M/M/M love triangle, or what have you).
- Stories can be of any rating or content, though we ask you to stay away from extreme content (fetishes, extreme gore, etc.) and porn without plot.
- R63 of canon female characters, AUs, crossovers, and OCs are all allowed. But judges are not guaranteed to know anything outside of G4 and G5 canon material, so please keep this in mind!
- Stories must be published and complete between 2022 Oct 09 8PM ET and 2022 Dec 11 7PM EST to qualify.
- Authors may submit as many stories as they wish, though each author may only win one prize.
- There is a hard cap of 50kw total between all entries by a single author. However, we officially encourage quality over quantity!
- Submissions will be collected in the M/M Shipping Contest 2022 Submissions folder. Feel free to join the group and place it in yourself!
- If you have any questions about the contest not covered in this post, please feel free to PM me, Bicyclette.
- As I, Bicyclette, must interact with all entrants, please keep in mind my DNI policy.
That's it!
Please make sure to join the group if you are interested, since any updates to the contest, as well as the eventual results, will be posted there.
And if you crave more contests to enter, here are some that are currently running as of this writing:
- FanOfMostEverything's Ancestral Tribute Contest, ending 2022 Oct 16.
- Nailah's SPOOK Contest, ending 2022 Oct 31.
- Reactception's Sunset Shimmer x Villains Unseen Contest, ending 2022 Nov 10.
Best of luck, and good shipping!
I JUST started a cute ButterBlitz that's either going to be cuddle fluff or tender smut depending on what kind of mood the guys are in SO. And you're doing the donations/entry thing. SO.
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