Intergalactic Summit

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

This year's contest will be co-judged by Ayallah and Silver Night ) and Holy Mother Alizebeth Amalath. All three judges will judge all three categories (as outlined below). 

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. 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 special gala on January 17 at 22:00 at the Golden Masque (Thank you Morwen Lagann!).

The contest into has three categories Poetry, Prose, Academic (News/Treatises/Etc.) with five awards for each.
1st; 350 million
2nd; 250 million
3rd: 200 million
4th: 75 million
Honorable Mentions: At Judge's Discretion - 20 million isk

Winners will 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..

With respect to Silver Night, his favorite also gets to have tea with him.

With respect to Holy Mother Alizebeth Amalath, she will provide a home cooked dinner with her famous cheese cake for desert to her favorite.

As the judges, Ayallah, Silver Night, Holy Mother Alizebeth Amalath and I (as administrator) are disqualified.

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.

I also thank Norrin Ellis for his contribution towards the prize pool.

((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 'fiction' or 'non fiction' would be in character to the capsuleer submitting it and people will have rp as part of the process. ))

Contest Entries to Date:

Prose
Avio Yaken (private submission)
Elmund Egivand http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=6866.0
Lyn Farel http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=6503.0
Bel Boma (private submission)
Vincent Athena https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6080991#post6080991
Yusef Brion https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=449981&find=unread
Eve Talaminada http://chao3.net/2/post/2015/10/forgotten-chronicle-talaminadas-voluval.html
Literia http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=6992.0
Ahliya Wryn https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6123719#post6123719
Alesius Lerance https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=452280&find=unread
Goldfinch https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=452913 (Part 1)
Louella Dougans https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=453097&find=unread
Diana Kim https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=453122&find=unread
Jennifer Starfall http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=6387.msg108096.msg#108096
Sera Kor-Azor https://evesession.wordpress.com/2015/10/31/yc-117-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-submission/

Poetry:
Lasairiona Raske https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=446610&find=unread
Synthetic Cultist https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=447136&find=unread
Gimme Sake https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=447683&find=unread
Anyanka Funk https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6086699#post6086699
Seraphim Risen http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=6993.0
Zenariae Havraan (private submissions - two)
Longshanks II https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=452902&find=unread
Goldfinch https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=453025

Academic/News:
Shaddam Daphiti https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6070771#post6070771
Reginald Sakakibara https://regisketchbook.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/on-manipulation-of-the-commodities-market/
Valerie Valate https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=449437
Ibrahim Tash-Murkon https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=453134&find=unread
http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1510/Slavery.pdf

I look forward to reading all the submissions. I swear before God and Empress that I will be impartial.

Perhaps instead of whinging about it, you could make your own secular writing contest?

It's not a whinge, nor do I dispute that the prize givers may do what they wish with their money.

I simply note that the competition is inherently biased by the judges' religious beliefs and that any claim of impartiality cannot be sustained.

I think the rules of a competition should be clear. However, as you imply, I'm sure it's none of my business and I wish you well.

A panel of judges from every culture, each masters of literature?

I made a proposal in my first post. Alternatively, as has been implied, the competition can be characterised as being religiously moderated.

For example, there would be no point in me encouraging my Minmatar employees to submit (via myself or another capsuleer) some of their new ballads celebrating the demise of the Empress Jamyl, which are - despite the subject material - delightfully melodic and exemplars of the Vherokior lyric saga - because the Holy Mother of the Order of Jamyl could not, in all conscience, do other than bin them immediately.

Perfectly fair stance, as long as it's made clear, that's all.

A pity that Ms. Del'Thul and Mr. Kinnison think it is impossible for multiple cultures to co-exist in a contest.
I encourage each of you to enter if your talents lay in the literary arts. If they lay more in prose, I note the judge is only Silver Night.

I will note that winners last year included the follow who could hardly be confused with Empire loyalists:

Karynn Denton, the leader of a Thukker Caravan (2nd place in Poetry), Literia (1st place in prose), Jade Blackwind (3rd place in prose).

The contest winners will be announced at a function held in a neutral venue, the Golden Masque.

It's less a matter of cultural co-existence and simply a matter of an unfortunate blatant bias in the judges panel.

Because, humorously, they are massively biased themselves.

Contest updated.

I am no longer a judge.

I thank Ayallah for stepping in to take the 3rd judge slot. All 3 judges (a caldari, an amarr, and a minmitar) will judge all 3 categories.