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Story Contest: Status Shift (CLOSED FOR ENTRIES)
NOTE: Contest is closed for entries!! Watch this page for the results!
I am teaming up with my friend, prolific and talented TF story writer
skiesofsilver to put on a transformation story contest!Rules:
The story must fit the theme “status shift.” Examples include stories where a character gains or loses control, reputation, rank, role, or position, but this requirement can be accomplished in many ways, and you should feel free to be creative in your interpretation.
Max word count: 7532
Story must include a transformation
Story must be written for this competition (no stories that have already been posted will be accepted)
Story must be posted publicly
Story must be submitted by 11PM PST (GMT -8hrs) October 7th
One entry per person
Story can be adult or SFW
Prizes:
Two grand prizes (one each chosen by SkiesOfSilver and Xerox2): an illustration by either
BlackShirtBoy or 
Foxxy-tf Mystery Judge Award: $50
Aftermath Award: $50
How to enter:
Post your story somewhere public (Furaffinity, Deviantart, Sofurry, Docs-lab, Pastebin, etc).
Put a link back to this submission in the description.
Send a private message to either
Xerox2 or SkiesOfSilver with the subject “Status Shift” and a link to the story. Congratulations, you’ve successfully entered the contest!
Fine print:
If a prize is not claimed within a month of being announced or if a contest winner's conduct toward the contest runners, other participants, or artists is extremely poor, we reserve the right to award the prize to a runner-up.
If you win a cash prize but cannot claim it for some reason, you can choose to have that money given to someone else (an artist, a charity, etc).
If you have any questions, feel free to ask privately or to post below : )
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October 7th? But that gives me...plenty of time to work on it because yay no more college assignments for the rest of the year. I'm gonna give this a shot and hope I don't get distracted. I can't wat to see what everyone comes up with for the contest. Should prove fun to read through all of them.
Good luck to all, and thanks a lot Xerox2 and SkiesofSilver for hosting this fun contest!!
Good luck to all, and thanks a lot Xerox2 and SkiesofSilver for hosting this fun contest!!
Some inspiration has occurred!
I've written a brief 1k word setup scene that could lead into pretty much anything. I felt that would be the best way to start; gives me a feel for the possibilities, without forcing me into any one path. The 'protagonist' who gets transformed is introduced, an 'antagonist' puts the transformation in motion, and a side character whom the protagonist irked enough to go with the antagonist's plan does her thing. I'm being vague on purpose in case the idea pans out, but I will say that a 'status change' definitely occurs!
Just need to figure out the best kind of transformation. Many possibilities... leaning towards a spider, a jumping spider to be exact, but there's still time for me to run through all my other ideas. A few ideas even include original aliens; so long as he changes into something tiny, female, and 'cute' (and perhaps something that lays eggs), as that's the only crucial variables that need to remain constant. Heck, it's open-ended enough that I could probably write many, many outcomes and then decide later which I like best. Try out various scenarios.
I've written a brief 1k word setup scene that could lead into pretty much anything. I felt that would be the best way to start; gives me a feel for the possibilities, without forcing me into any one path. The 'protagonist' who gets transformed is introduced, an 'antagonist' puts the transformation in motion, and a side character whom the protagonist irked enough to go with the antagonist's plan does her thing. I'm being vague on purpose in case the idea pans out, but I will say that a 'status change' definitely occurs!
Just need to figure out the best kind of transformation. Many possibilities... leaning towards a spider, a jumping spider to be exact, but there's still time for me to run through all my other ideas. A few ideas even include original aliens; so long as he changes into something tiny, female, and 'cute' (and perhaps something that lays eggs), as that's the only crucial variables that need to remain constant. Heck, it's open-ended enough that I could probably write many, many outcomes and then decide later which I like best. Try out various scenarios.
I tried to explain it in the rules: “Examples include stories where a character gains or loses control, reputation, rank, role, or position, but this requirement can be accomplished in many ways, and you should feel free to be creative in your interpretation. ”
Status as in a position in a hierarchy, formal or abstract. Change as in to decrease or increase. Does that explain it?
Status as in a position in a hierarchy, formal or abstract. Change as in to decrease or increase. Does that explain it?
Great contest with exciting prizes. I just finished my initial draft of my story, but I ran over the word count. How firmly do you guys plan to stand by the maximum? I can trim a little in second round edits, but to make it under I'd likely have to drop a major transformation. Thoughts?
We plan on sticking strictly to the word count. Having said that, I often find that most tf stories I read and write could use a good amount of word count trimming. “Fill every rift with ore” is what someone or other once said. Every word takes effort to read, so I always make an effort to be as concise as I possibly can. Maybe it’s the case that if you go over your work with a fine-toothed comb, you can find some unnecessary words that the story wouldn’t miss.
Or should I say:
The word limit will be enforced, but you should try to cut the fluff rather than a sequence you enjoy. Most stories online do a poor job of making each word count. Make sure you “Fill every rift with ore” so as not to tire out the readers!
But in short: yes we will enforce it. :)
Or should I say:
The word limit will be enforced, but you should try to cut the fluff rather than a sequence you enjoy. Most stories online do a poor job of making each word count. Make sure you “Fill every rift with ore” so as not to tire out the readers!
But in short: yes we will enforce it. :)
Okay it's pretty late here unfortunately so I don't have time to upload this on FA, here's my story on pastebin and I'm obviously going to PM one of judges as required. https://pastebin.com/UrXUugk8
EDIT: sorry realized I didn't put a link to contest in pastebin as required, is it okay if I only publicly share the pastebin version here under contest announcement? I'll be sure to link to contest when I upload this to FA, apologies.
EDIT: sorry realized I didn't put a link to contest in pastebin as required, is it okay if I only publicly share the pastebin version here under contest announcement? I'll be sure to link to contest when I upload this to FA, apologies.
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