Intergalactic Summit

As I have promised, ma'am, my submission: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=453122&find=unread
To the prose, please.

Ms. Daphiti,

Please accept the story titled "Distance" from my Portraits of a Lost Child writings as a prose entry in your contest.
http://backstage.eve-inspiracy.com/index.php?topic=6387.msg108096.msg#108096

Thank you.

Thank you! OP has been updated.

Due to the trials and other matters, the announcement date needs to be moved. it is TBD in December at this point.

I have read and submitted all of the poetry and news/academic articles. One or two really stand out well for me, but the rest were very hard to judge. With the exception of one, I enjoyed reading all of them.

Best of luck to all who have participated. Unfortunately I was kept far too busy last year to make a contribution this year.

As a reminder, Winners will be announced at the special gala on January 17 at 22:00 at "The Golden Masque" in Yulai (Thank you Morwen Lagann!).

I will try to visit, but, unfortunately, it would be very very very very very late for me.
Please excuse me in case if I won't be able in attend. But I will try!

The winners announced tonight were as follows:

Academic:
1) Ibrahim Tash-Murkon "The Price of Slavery"
2) Valerie Valate "History of the Takmahl Empire"
3) Reginald Sakakibara "On the Manipulation of the Commodities Market"
4) Shaddam Daphiti "On faith and the holy practice of Self Flagellation"

Poetry:
1) Synthia "Aldrith's Hair"
2) Goldfinch "Knife"
3) longshanks II "Besieged"
4) Seraphim Risen "Untitled"
With Honorable Mentions to Lasairiona Raske and Gimme Sake


Prose:

1) Jennifer Starfall "Distance"
2) Goldfinch "Two Parables"
3) Lyn Farel "Thousand Sheets of Carbon Paper
4) Bel Boma "Untitled"
With Honorable Mentions to Ahliya Wryn, Elmund Egivance, Literia, Sera Kor-Azor, Yusef Brion, Louella Dougans, Eve Talaminada, and Diana Kim


Please note that the submissons are linked in the OP if you want to read them.

Each winner will receive the ISK prize listed in the OP.
First place winners also received a commemorative medal. It is a round golden medal with a portrait of Saint Aloysius of the Quill and a library. A legend is emblazoned on the medal "YC 117 New Eden Capsuleer's Writing Contest - First Place"

In addition, the following special prizes were awarded:

To the favorite writer of Silver Night , he invited over to tea: Ibrahim Tash-Murkon

To the favorite writer of Alizebeth Amalath, she invited over to a home cooked meal and cheese cake: Bel Boma

To the favorite of Ayallah:

Ayallah stated as follows:
"I am no great critic of writing or grammar but by far the piece that stirred in me the most emotion was Longshank II's."
"His poem reminded me of those I used to read of great battles in the past and for that I have submitted his piece to the ministry of war. Per their approval it will be engraved on the Aeon-class supercarrier Huola upon her completion in YC 119."
"To forever stand as a representative of the conflicts that took place there."

And last, this year one writer made me laugh. I offered a candlelit dinner to whoever did that. I read the poem before I saw who wrote it. The winner of a candle lit dinner, with myself, at a restaurant of her choice is Synthetic Cultist.

It was fun, a lot of good content was created and I thank everyone who participated.

I thank also Morwen Lagann for the use of the Golden Masque and Norrin Ellis for his donation towards the prize pool.

I too have composed a poem about everyone's favorite Ni-Kunni:

His flashing eyes
his floating hair
weave a circle 'round him thrice
and close your eyes with holy dread
for he hath ripped off a table leg
and wants to shove it in my chest.