BigCloset TopShelf's December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Contest Updated
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Entry Submission Dates are from December 1, 2021 until December 23, 2021.
Voting on the Submissions should tentatively occur between December 24, 2021 through December 31st, 2021(midnight Pacific time),
with the Winner Announcements on January 1, 2022.
Due to an increase of Prize money, the Prize payouts are now as follows: The prizes are now: 1st Place: 3 x $300 ea, 2nd Place: 4 x $100 ea, 3rd Place: 4 x $50 ea, and Runner Up's that receive a vote will be awarded a free Doppler Press Book of their choice that is currently available. The old Prize structure was: 1st Place 3 x $200 ea, 2nd Place 3 x $100 ea, 3rd Place 4 x $25 ea, and Runner Up's that receive a vote will be awarded a free Doppler Press Book of their choice that is currently available.
December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Contest Entry
The theme for this year's Christmas Contest is a Wonderful |
1.The story must be longer than 2,000 words minimum.
2. Stories must be brand new and never posted anywhere
else on the Internet or published.
3. Stories can use existing characters and universes as long as the story itself
is entirely new.
4. Stories may be chapterized or a single submission.
5. Multiple submissions are allowed with only the top voted
one submission of any author's total submissions to claim a prize.
2. Stories must be brand new and never posted anywhere
else on the Internet or published.
3. Stories can use existing characters and universes as long as the story itself
is entirely new.
4. Stories may be chapterized or a single submission.
5. Multiple submissions are allowed with only the top voted
one submission of any author's total submissions to claim a prize.
How you develop the story is entirely up to you. ^^
Please remember to label your submissions on the ++Fiction page under the heading box of Contests and properly select December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Contest Entry on your Submission(s). The official code strings to identify your December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Entry is : |
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<center><font color='#3344ff'><strong><em> December 2021 <font color=red>Christmas Holidays </font>Story Contest Entry</em></strong></font></center>
December 2021 Christmas Holidays Story Contest Entry
There are currently 4 tiers of prizes both Erin and myself have agreed upon. We have Tier 1 First Place rating with 3 winners of $200 ea, a Tier 2 Second Place rating with 3 winners of $100 ea, a Tier 3 Third Place rating with 4 winners of $25 ea, and a Tier 4 Fourth Place Rating of however many stories that didn't rank from tiers 1-3 that received at least 1 vote during the voting process to win a Doppler Press book of their choice subject to availability. (prizes and tiers subject to increase with notice!) |
Voting on the Submissions should tentatively occur between December 24, 2021 through December 31st, 2021(midnight Pacific time), with the Winner Announcements on January 1, 2022. The winners will need to pm Sephrena or Erin with either their mailing address for a money order or a paypal account to transfer their prize awards to. All prizes will be mailed or transferred very quickly after the winners announcement. |
I would also like to credit Bobbie Cabot for inspiring me in the creation of this contest.
Many Kudos to her!
Many Kudos to her!
So get your Laptops, PC's, Apples, Ipads, or Smartphones geared up and start writing! ^^
Sephrena Lynn Miller
BigCloset TopShelf
BigCloset TopShelf
Image Credits: Christmas Contest Banner, Christmas Candles, Faerie Christmas Eve, Christmas Couple 1, Christmas Snow Scene, Christmas Couple 2.