EmilyMiller
Halloween Cheer Capt
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Led by @ChloeTzang, we are trying to get our ducks in a row for 2026 competitions. Time flies during this part of the year, and before you know it, Valentine’s will be upon us. So, forget about gray skies and pouring rain, get your loved up stories ready for the Valentine’s Day Competition, which starts early January.
[dates will be revised if applicable]
You can begin submitting on (or before): January 10
The last day to submit is: February 6 at 11:59pm EST
Winners will be announced on: February 13
Here's the rules:
- All submissions must be stand-alone stories created for this contest theme.
- We will allow authors who have won in our monthly contests within the last 6 months to win in this special contest. However, if you have won a prize in one of the last two special contests, you are not eligible to win in this one. (I'm still going to enter, just because I'm that romantic)
- A story has only to accrue 25 votes to be eligible, rather than the 50 required for the monthly contest.
Again -- PLEASE do not forget to put the EXACT phrase "VALENTINES DAY 2026" IN THE "Notes to Admin" FIELD - NOT the description field or anywhere else.
Submissions must have a Valentine's Day theme: i.e. Cupid, soulmates lost and found, high quality chocolate gifting, etc. Be creative! Please don't just submit a normal story that just happens to contain red roses. That would not be in the spirit of the contest, and readers (aka voters) will likely punish you for your trickiness.
Bring your questions and comments here, we're all here to help each other!
[content liberally plagiarized from the 2025 announcement by @Duleigh - who will be running Halloween and Winter Holdiays next year]
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