Renderosity Holiday Contest 2005: Short Story Category
Contest begins: Monday, November 7, 2005.Contest ends Monday, December 12th, 2005 at 12:00p.m.[noon] (Renderosity Server Time).Entries MUST be time-stamped by 12/12/05 12:00 CST, or cannot be accepted. 24 hour extension on the deadline has been grated due to server issues. Judging will take place Dec. 13th through Dec. 19th.Winners to be announced Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
Judges:
KarenJ
 by deemarie - Managing Editor Renderosity Front Page News |
May the memory of holidays past warm your heart, the joy of holidays present make you smile and the thought of holidays to come bring you hope. |
Aprox.Value: $2500
 Future Publishing 1 Year Subscription |
 Alienware [1] MJ-12 5500 Alienware Professional Workstation |
 ResPower 2,000 GHZ*Hrs* of render time |
Short Story Category Prizes
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place: |
 Write Brothers, Inc. Dramatica Pro version 4 [PC/Mac] Value $269 Story Published on the Renderosity Front Page News |
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 donated by Renderosity Front Page News 2006 Writer's Market by Kathryn S. Brogan (Editor) Guide to Manuscript Formats by Dian Dincin Buchman & Seli Groves Appx Total Value $50 Story Published on the Renderosity Front Page News |
| Fourth Place | Fifth Place | Runners Up: |
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by Susan K. Perry The Elements Of Grammar by Margaret Shertzer Appx Total Value $30 |
 donated by Renderosity Front Page News Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss Appx Total Value $18 |
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real name, email address, and mailing address for prize distribution and registration.
The Renderosity Gift Certificates will be awarded directly to the 5 Runner Ups' Renderosity account on, or before December 31st, 2004.
| All artists agree, by entering this contest, to
allow Renderosity to use their entries for promotional purposes:
online, digital, in print, on CD, or in any other medium. By
submitting your entry into this contest you are granting
Renderosity the right to retain "winning" entry in it's archive and
to display the the entry within this community to promote
Renderosity or future contests held as a part, or extension of this
community. By submitting this form, you agree that you are authorized to grant permission for non-commercial use of your work, either as a printed greeting card, background image, or other non-commercial use to the general public. Renderosity and the sponsors do not seek ownership of any of the entries. The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder of their entry. Short story may not be used for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of the artist. |
Submission GuidelinesYour short story must be based on the theme:"Holiday Greetings from the Past, Present & Future" Create a short story depicting a November/December holiday greeting, that incorporates at least one element [or all three elements] from the past, present or future. Tell us your tale in 1,000 words or less. Double space between paragraphs. Send as a *.doc or *.txt attachment. [MS Word is accepted] Do not attach anything but the story. You MUST include the following information on your attached document: 1. Your real name 2. Your Renderosity "membership" name 3. Your email address Winners will need to provide us with a mailing address. Do not insert html formatting. Email your entry to: writingcontest@renderosity.com Contest RulesContest Theme: Holiday Greetings from the Past, Present & Future. Only one entry per author. Enter a short story (fiction or nonfiction) which illustrates the theme. Contest begins Monday, Nov. 7, 2005 Contest ends Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Noon Renderosity Server Time [Central Time Zone]. Entries must be time-stamped by December 12, 2005 - late entries will not be accepted. Winners to be announced Tuesday, December 20th, 2005 Winner's Announcement will be posted on the Renderosity Front Page, the Community Center Forum, the Contest Forum and this official contest page. Only one entry per author is allowed (even if you have multiple email accounts, only one entry per person). One prize per person maximum, across all Holiday Contest categories. You must be a Renderosity member to enter [membership is free]. All members can enter, with the exception of those on the Judging Panel, the Holiday Contest Managers, and current Administrators Very Important: your story must be a new work, not previously posted online, in your gallery, or anywhere else publicly. Entries must not appear online anywhere during the contest or until the contest winners have been posted. Stories must comply with Renderosity's Writer's Guidelines No sexuality, profanity, or extreme violence. Stories must be suitable for all audiences. By uploading your short story, you are declaring that this is your original work. By entering the contest you are giving Renderosity permission to publish your short story or poem on the Renderosity Front Page News if you should be declared one of the contest winners. Authors will remain the intellectual property holder of their entries.JudgingThe winning entries will be selected by a Judging Panel - The Panel's decision is final. Judges will perform independent reviews of the submissions.Very ImportantTo enter this contest you must submit your entry via email:writingcontest@renderosity.com[see above under rules/guidelines]. Submitting your entry via email will enable the writers of the non-winning entries to retain their non-published status of their story. Please DO NOT submit your entry to the upload area! Entries will ONLY be accepted by email submission. If you have any questions, please contact the Contest Managers listed above |
Winners
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