[Forum Event] Writing Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

[shelboo]

Moderator Message: Submissions have closed! There is a total of 328 valid stories.

August 3rd: THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WINNERS!

The winners have received their Town Points.

August 14th: Wiki link to the contest, including the 3 stories per category which were rated highest by the judges: http://town-of-salem.wikia.com/wiki/So_ ... _Can_Write

Do you truly know who we are? How we came to be?
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Greetings! Shelboo here! Some of you know me as yami_riku from the subreddit and Wiki.
I come here today to bring a competition which shall be called...
"So You Think You Can Write"
Spoiler: And yes, this is a rip off of "So You Think You Can Dance".

What Is This Event?
In 2015, a writing contest was held. Users submitted their own stories for the roles which existed at that time. Winners earned their place on the Wiki to be the official stories! On June 6th of 2017, BlankMediaGames released the Coven expansion which included new roles. Now we need stories for these new roles which is where you come in!


When Is This Contest?
The contest begins now and runs until July 4th, 2017 at 11:59pm CT. To see how much time you have left to submit your entry, click here to see a countdown! Handy, right?


The Prizes

• Any story accepted to represent a role will receive 300 Town Points
• First place out of all of the stories will receive 1300 Town Points AND a code to unlock the Coven expansion
• Second place out of all of the stories will receive 1300 Town Points
• Third place out of all of the stories will receive 750 Town Points

The Process

• The judges have agreed to the rules. The judges cannot see who has submitted a story until after the contest has ended. The judges cannot submit a story.
• The contest is posted here on the forums and begins immediately.
• Users may begin submitting their stories.
• Once the contest closes, no more submissions will be accepted.
• The judges will rate the stories.
• The title of this thread will be updated when something of interest appears. For example, when the contest ends or when the winners are announced, the title of this thread will display that.
• How long it takes to display the winners will depend on how many submissions there are and how long it takes the judges to rate the stories. Please be patient with our kind volunteers!
• I'll try to update this list when I have time of how many current entries we have for each role. The spreadsheet will state when the list was last updated.
• The winners will be granted their prize.

The Rules

• Users may write about any of the newly released roles. Please note that Plaguebearer and Pestilence will count as one story! Click here to see all of the roles available to write for. Not sure what the roles do? Click here to be taken to a Wiki page which contains all of the role cards.
• The story should contain 150-350 words. If it goes slightly over, that's fine. If it's way over the limit, the story will not be accepted. Click here to go to a website which counts how many words you have!
• The story must describe the individual and how they became that role today.
• Users may only submit 1 story per role.
• Up to 5 stories may be submitted. Please be sure to send all of your stories in 1 message.
• Do not send multiple messages. Once you submit a message, it is final. No exceptions.

How To Submit A Story
Be sure that you understand these rules or you risk being disqualified!

• Log into these forums using the same username/password which you use for the game. You do not need to create a new account unless you wish to do so. The account you submit with is the account that will be given credit to.
• Send a private message to yamiriku on these forums. Any submissions off site or to a different account will not be accepted.
• For the Subject of the message, type in your username. Examples: "shelboo" , "shelboo submission" , "shelboo entry" are all fine.
• In the message itself, post all of the stories you are submitting in there. Please specify which role each story is for! Remember that only 5 submissions per person are being accepted. If you send more than 5, only the first 5 stories will be looked at. The others will be discarded.
• If you wish for your story to be displayed on the Wiki, whether it wins or not, please state that in your message. If you do wish for this to happen, your account will be given credit to. Once the contest is over, we'll slowly be adding stories into the Wiki. A link will be provided here in the future to direct users to the page where the stories will be stored.

If you have any questions or concerns about this event, feel free to post here! Good luck to all of the contestants and thank you greatly to everyone who helped make this event possible.

[Venusupreme]

This sounds awesome! Count me in.

[Daizy]

This is so cool, will definitely have a go ^_^

[chickenwing524]

Ayyyy so glad I caught this just submitted 2

[SHSLPianist]

Ooh, this is exciting! Was hoping they'd do this again.

[ShadowxCookie]

err, yami, you forgot the hypnotist's icon

[shelboo]

err, yami, you forgot the hypnotist's icon

My excuse is that the Potion Master has it in her coat.

[FlameVapour]

The hypnotist hypnotised everyone to say "Your target is NOT the Hypnotist!"
Everyone believed it.

[justythecamper]

Um, just asking a question about the lore here. are the plaguebearer and Pestilence different entities? I'm not sure about it.
The role card states that when you infect everyone you will become pestilence, but the message when turning into pestilence states for the rest of the town that Pestilence has been summoned.
If anyone could answer this that would be a huge help as I am writing a story for Pest/PB.
Thanks

[shelboo]

The hypnotist hypnotised everyone to say "Your target is NOT the Hypnotist!"
Everyone believed it.

This. This is definitely what happened.

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are the plaguebearer and Pestilence different entities? I'm not sure about it.
The role card states that when you infect everyone you will become pestilence, but the message when turning into pestilence states for the rest of the town that Pestilence has been summoned.

Basically write them to be the same person and you'll be good to go!

[khakha1036]

Umm new events. Pls don't tag sarah.

[adabra]

Oh I am sooo in. I haven't had a chance to do this the last contest so i'm looking forward to putting forward my story ideas.

[DumbStorm]

If my story is under 390 words, would it still get accepted? I got carried away a little bit.

[Lycalys]

There's already a story about the coven, no? Would we have to make them consistent with that?

[DragonClaw66]

It says submit a story saying how the roles came to be, but some of the stories on the wiki are events while they are that role. Can we do those stories?

[DumbStorm]

It says submit a story saying how the roles came to be, but some of the stories on the wiki are events while they are that role. Can we do those stories?

I think its because it explains their motive along with the action.

[Alicitzen]

Umm new events. Pls don't tag sarah.

I'm not taking part in any current or future events.
Dont worry.

[LevinSnakesRise]

Umm new events. Pls don't tag sarah.

I'm not taking part in any current or future events.
Dont worry.

Liar.

[jelloman1]

so ive already submitted a few roles, can i submit a 2nd pm with the last ones to make a full 5? or is it only 1 pm and whatever i do is stuck that way?

[DumbStorm]

so ive already submitted a few roles, can i submit a 2nd pm with the last ones to make a full 5? or is it only 1 pm and whatever i do is stuck that way?

Its stuck that way. Thats why I writ 5 stories, attempted to polish them, and then entered all 5 at once.

[Alicitzen]

Umm new events. Pls don't tag sarah.

I'm not taking part in any current or future events.
Dont worry.

Liar.

Am I?

[khakha1036]

Umm new events. Pls don't tag sarah.

I'm not taking part in any current or future events.
Dont worry.

Liar.

Am I?

Won't blame you, you don't even care about the price.

[shelboo]

If my story is under 390 words, would it still get accepted? I got carried away a little bit.

Users should try their best to keep it under 375. The more words people can use, the more detail that can be added which may give an unfair advantage to those who go out of the limits.
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"There's already a story about the coven, no? Would we have to make them consistent with that?"

There is a story BMG wrote about the Coven, but feel free to go wild. Create your own story. Your own little adventure.

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It says submit a story saying how the roles came to be, but some of the stories on the wiki are events while they are that role. Can we do those stories?

I think its because it explains their motive along with the action.

Yep!

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And indeed 1 message is all each person gets. Remember, folks. If you're interested in having your story submitted onto a page in the Wiki, even if it doesn't win, please state that in your message! Credit will be given to your account of course unless you state you want to remain anonymous.

[jelloman1]

then can i add here that if any of mine win theyre more than welcome to be wiki-fied? i forgot to say so in my message XD

[shelboo]

then can i add here that if any of mine win theyre more than welcome to be wiki-fied? i forgot to say so in my message XD

That you can. I'll add that note to your entries. Thank you kindly.

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Edit: In regards to judging stories, fear not of your story being forgotten. All of the stories are being added and the judges are looking through them. Each story is graded individually. It is not simply a process of "I like this one more than that one, so let's toss that one out." The process in place allows judges to individually rate stories out of a score of 100.