Intergalactic Summit

All:

In light of the successful contest the last two years I am pleased to announce the third year for a writing contest for stories or poems by Capsuleers .

This year's contest will be judged differently. In response to past criticisms, I've tried to secure a more balanced panel. There will be three judges per category:

Poetry:
Thal Vadam
Aldrith Shutaq
Mengyao Chemineau

Prose
Silver Night
Literia
Ayallah

Academic
Nicoletta Mithra
Sammie McWinters
Morwen Lagann

There is no minimum length. Maximum length is 30,000 words. There is no required subject matter; the content may be fiction or non-fiction. All entries will be considered. Submissions are to be made by posting on Eve Forums - Eve Fiction or on http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com . Your post should specifically reference at the outset that it is being submitted for consideration in the YC 117 New Eden Capsuleer's Writing Contest. If you have a good reason why you want to make a private submission, then contact me privately as to why.

Deadline for submissions is October 30th of this year.

Winners will be announced at the a special gala in November Date TBD/Time TBD at the Golden Masque
(Thank you Morwen Lagann!).

The contest into has three categories Poetry, Prose, Non-Fiction (News/Treatises/Etc.) with three awards for each.
1st; ONE PLEX
2nd; 300 million
3rd: 100 million
Honorable Mentions: At Judge's Discretion - 20 million isk

Winners may be invited to give a reading at the Holy Grape in Emperor Family Station in Amarr (depending on length, the reading may be limited to selected excerpts. Additionally, each of the Judges may, in their discretion, award a personal prize to the favorite (regardless of the "place" of the submission)

All judges and I (as administrator) are disqualified from submission.

All entries will be considered.

if the quality of the entries does not merit the number of prizes, then prizes will be given up to the number deemed meritorious.

if people have any questions or need rulings, I am the contest administrator and you can feel free to message me directly.

The most "amusing" or "entertaining" to me* gets treated to a candlelit dinner by me at a fine restaurant. (( *If not RED to the Society or Me!))

Cordially, and with God's Blessings

Lunarisse Aspenstar Daphiti
Directrix Societas Sceptri Coronaeque

((All submissions are expressly subject to the TOS and we certainly do not claim ownership. The submission of course, however, must be yours.

Note for ISD - This is specifically an In Character/Roleplay thing - a writing contest to be done by characters, not the players. The expectation is the submissions, whether poetry, prose or academic ' would be in character or related to the character of to the capsuleer submitting it and people will have rp as part of the process. I also invite comments on the IGS related to this post in a RP vein or other RP in channels! Judging is also on an In character basis.

ENTRIES TO DATE:

Entries to Contest will be recorded here so they are not missed in the judging and inserted via edit to avoid multiple posts.

Poetry
Daisha Voluptia "Somewhere Close" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6663406#post6663406
Loai Qerl "Hailing Songs" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7155.msg118932#msg118932
Johans Chara "No. 246" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=496779&find=unread
Thulla Icin "Running" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7165.msg119036#msg119036
Garion Avarr "Summer Fruit" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7166.0

Prose
Saede Riordan "Sgathiach" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7082.0
Karina Ivanovich "Dichotomy of One" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6522388#post6522388
Miyoshi Akachi "The Interview" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7142.msg118815#msg118815
Morgan Agrivar "Heartache" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6653134#post6653134
William Danneskjold "Smuggled" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7145.0
Ashlar Maidstone "Service Call" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=495834&find=unread
Ninavask "Clicking in the Dark" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=495854&find=unread
Valerie Valate "Nos Feratu, the Vampyre - a Guide to the Blood Raider Covenant"
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=498210
Felise Selunix "A Friend in Need" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7169.0

Academic/News
Vlad Cetes "Humans and Lethal Choice Scenarios" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7081.0
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries, Ltd., "Analysis of Materials Salvaged from Drifter Hives" http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1602/Drifter_Hive_analysis_YC116-02-01.pdf
Xepharious Wrynn "Transhumanity Today Archives" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7154.msg118925#msg118925
Nauplius "The Red Temple and Blood Liturgy of Nauplius Described" https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6682482#post6682482
Elmund Egivand "Project Sebestačný" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7129.0
S. De Kaztropol "Reproductive Mechanisms of Rogue Drone Hives" http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=7167.msg119039#msg119039

Exposition (Not Submitted for a Prize)
Xepharious Wrynn "Sunswept" alexylva.webnode.com/Sunswept

Yep.

Although due to rules changes, I won't be forced have dinner with Queen Synthia I again... oddly strange or strangly odd that surreal experience may have been.

Thank you Karina Ivanovich and Saede Riordan.

Be assured, even Null-seccers and Wormholers will be treated fairly in consideration of the entries and I look forward to reading them, even if i am not a Judge. The entries have been placed on the list for the Judges to review!

Four months left for submissions, deadline is October 30th!

Ms. Aspenstar, I am of course considering submitting a thesis on some of my studies and would like to submit it under the Academics section. I will begin my work on this and hope to have it done in time for submission. I look forward to participate in this endeavor again.

Yours,

Ashlar Maidstone

Let's see I I can take enough time from my research to write something creative. Or maybe I should just upload some academic musings on the uses of arachnoid mobility augments as weapon platforms...

A reminder for those who have indicated they are writing and planning to submit, time is running out!

Also updated Judge's list in the OP.

if I don't get more submissions. I may have to consolidate categories.

I know there's at least 10 more people out there planning to so do!

Remember the deadline is October 30th!

Would there be an issue/conflict of interest if I also wrote for this contest?

Who would I need to speak to about questions regarding this?

I will be submitting an academic composition.