jthserra
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Attention All Authors: It's the 2005 Survivor Literotica Contest!
Much like the original Survivor game that inspired our contest, the Literotica Survivor Contest has hit the "big time." The 2004 edition attracted many contestants and the competition was fierce, with the any of the top four scores more than doubling the winning score from previous years.
Of course, big scores mean a lot of stories and poems, and as Laurel announced recently, the top three contestants posted nearly 1,000 submissions.
This success made for a great contest, but created some problems for the 2005 contest. First of all, similar to the TV Survivor, this contest calls for commitment and endurance to compete, a significant commitment and endurance to finish in the top three.
Lauren Hynde and I, as contest moderators, realized we needed to award commensurately the level of endurance it took to finish in the top positions in the game, while at the same time, recognizing all contestants for their commitment. We contacted Laurel in the hopes that providing more prizes and recognition, not just to the top three finishers, but to all who took the time and made the effort to compete, would help maintain interest in the game. Laurel agreed and, in an astounding show of interest and generosity to the writers at Literotica and more specifically the Survivor contestants, presented the following award structure for the 2005 Literotica Survivor Contest:
Top Survivor...............$500
2nd Place Survivor.........$250
3rd Place Survivor.........$200
4th Place Survivor.........$150
5th Place Survivor.........$100
6th-15th Place Survivors...$25 Amazon gift certificate
And as Laurel told me, "There are no losers because everyone who completes the challenge is guaranteed some sort of prize, even if they're past the 16th place."
Suddenly, this contest is wide open, not just to the die-hard, story-a-day competitors, but also to the writers who just don't have the time to write lots and lots of stories. The recent changes in Literotica's index structure also mean that the Contest is now open to authors and stories in any language. These changes and this new prize structure recognize and award all the writers who decide to compete.
Not familiar with the Survivor Contest?
At its simplest, the 2005 Survivor Contest is a game where you get points for each new story or poem you write, submit and have accepted at Literotica between January 2nd, 2005 and January 1st, 2006.
To write as many new and original stories and poems in as many different categories listed on the main story index in the course of the year as possible. In addition to the points you earn for each submission, there is a structure of bonuses that increase as you fill more and more categories with more and more submissions.
Once you have registered as a contestant, all you have to do as your stories and poems are accepted at Literotica is simply to keep track of them on the scorecard that is provided for you in the 2005 Survivor forum.
To read more details and to register as a contestant, visit the Official 2005 Survivor Literotica Contest Rules thread. Take also a peek at the Discussion and Announcements, if you want a better feel for the game.
If you have any questions about how the contest works, ask them there or in the Survivor F.A.Q., or simply PM Lauren Hynde or jthserra.
The most important thing, thought, is that it can be an extremely fun and, considering the new prize breakdown, very rewarding experience.
Good luck,
jim and Lauren Hynde
Much like the original Survivor game that inspired our contest, the Literotica Survivor Contest has hit the "big time." The 2004 edition attracted many contestants and the competition was fierce, with the any of the top four scores more than doubling the winning score from previous years.
Of course, big scores mean a lot of stories and poems, and as Laurel announced recently, the top three contestants posted nearly 1,000 submissions.
This success made for a great contest, but created some problems for the 2005 contest. First of all, similar to the TV Survivor, this contest calls for commitment and endurance to compete, a significant commitment and endurance to finish in the top three.
Lauren Hynde and I, as contest moderators, realized we needed to award commensurately the level of endurance it took to finish in the top positions in the game, while at the same time, recognizing all contestants for their commitment. We contacted Laurel in the hopes that providing more prizes and recognition, not just to the top three finishers, but to all who took the time and made the effort to compete, would help maintain interest in the game. Laurel agreed and, in an astounding show of interest and generosity to the writers at Literotica and more specifically the Survivor contestants, presented the following award structure for the 2005 Literotica Survivor Contest:
Top Survivor...............$500
2nd Place Survivor.........$250
3rd Place Survivor.........$200
4th Place Survivor.........$150
5th Place Survivor.........$100
6th-15th Place Survivors...$25 Amazon gift certificate
And as Laurel told me, "There are no losers because everyone who completes the challenge is guaranteed some sort of prize, even if they're past the 16th place."
Suddenly, this contest is wide open, not just to the die-hard, story-a-day competitors, but also to the writers who just don't have the time to write lots and lots of stories. The recent changes in Literotica's index structure also mean that the Contest is now open to authors and stories in any language. These changes and this new prize structure recognize and award all the writers who decide to compete.
Not familiar with the Survivor Contest?
At its simplest, the 2005 Survivor Contest is a game where you get points for each new story or poem you write, submit and have accepted at Literotica between January 2nd, 2005 and January 1st, 2006.
To write as many new and original stories and poems in as many different categories listed on the main story index in the course of the year as possible. In addition to the points you earn for each submission, there is a structure of bonuses that increase as you fill more and more categories with more and more submissions.
Once you have registered as a contestant, all you have to do as your stories and poems are accepted at Literotica is simply to keep track of them on the scorecard that is provided for you in the 2005 Survivor forum.
To read more details and to register as a contestant, visit the Official 2005 Survivor Literotica Contest Rules thread. Take also a peek at the Discussion and Announcements, if you want a better feel for the game.
If you have any questions about how the contest works, ask them there or in the Survivor F.A.Q., or simply PM Lauren Hynde or jthserra.
The most important thing, thought, is that it can be an extremely fun and, considering the new prize breakdown, very rewarding experience.
Good luck,
jim and Lauren Hynde
