Long Challenge 1: Info and Guidelines
LONG CHALLENGE 1
CHALLENGE INFORMATION
BEGINS on the 17th March 2011
ENDS on the 17th April 2011 @ 11.59PM ST(World Clock)
CHALLENGE IS CURRENTLY OPEN
THEMES
Disguise || Teacher || Cross-over || Holiday || Ink/Tattoo ||
(Taken from the Theme Table 2011)
*
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the first ever Long Challenge (aka LC1), if you're new we're happy to have you, I'm sure you'll fit right in :)
If you've participated at ag_fics before you may find the LC format similar to that of the Open Challenge. However, some things have changed so you should scan through the dot points below to make sure you know what you're writing.
Disclaimer: While the banner reflects the 'Crossover' Theme, you are free to choose any of the five Themes listed above.
GUIDELINES (Please read carefully)
Things you need to know:
♥ You get 1 Entry.
♥ NO Minimum or Maximum word limit.
♥ Set in ANY time period/setting.
♥ With 4 Weeks to write and email it. (Sooner's always better than later, don't leave us on the edge of our seats)
♥ You don't have to be a member, but we recommend that you 'Watch' for Updates/Notices.
♥ ENTRIES ARE TO BE EMAILED TO: a_g_fanfic@hotmail.com with the following:
Title:
Themes and/or Prompt/s
Author:
Rating:
Word count:
Characters/Pairings:
Spoilers/Warnings: *Optional*
Disclaimer: Summary:
Author’s notes: *Optional*
Your Entry should:
- Focus on Arthur, &/or Guinevere and feature the A/G pairing.
- Include at least 7 'named' characters (including A/G) - the characters can play their part in the plot in any shape of form. (ie. Yelling out from windows, being on the phone, falling out of the sky, coming to the rescue/needing rescue...)
- Be inspired by at least ONE of the 5 Themes provided, you can interpret them as you wish.
- Be an original work - ie never posted anywhere else.
- Be emailed in either .doc or .docx format, with ALL the HTML coding that your fic needs to look its best...sadly, we don't have time to do it for you.
- Remain Anonymous until after Winners are announced.
♥ EDIT: We will also be accepting WIP fics (Work In Progress) - AKA fics that have not yet been completed - for submition as well. As long as your entry is minimum of 2,500 words (and meets the other requirements), we are more than happy to accept them as entries.
THEMES | PROMPTS | PICTURES
---START---
DISGUISE:
1. Change in appearance or manner in order to conceal the identity of (someone or something).
2. Misrepresent (something) in order to obscure its actual meaning.
3. Mask, costume or manner of that disguises.
'Murdered gold and colours flashing
Time like blood like flowing hair
Faces merging airplanes crashing
And before the might of all that's true
I'll raise my head and wake to dream anew
With a clean pair of eyes
A clean pair of eyes
Don't need no-one to blame
Don't need no disguise...'
{David Gray - A Clean Pair Of Eyes}
Image from Layoutsparks
--
TEACHER:
1. tell or show someone how to do something.
2. give lessons in (a subject).
3. cause to learn or understand.
"It is now seven-oh-six. You have exactly eight hours and fifty-four minutes to think about why you're here. To ponder the error of your ways...and you may not talk. You will not move from these seats...and you...will not sleep. Alright people, we're gonna try something a little different today. We are going to write an essay--of no less than a thousand words--describing to me who you think you are. And when I say essay...I mean essay. I do not mean a single word repeated a thousand times."
{Mr. Vernon, The Breakfast Club}
Gif by: Adela and Tessie.
--
CROSSOVER:
1. To draw elements (places, characters, themes) from one fandom (tv/movie/book) and inserting it into another - ie Merlin. 2. Have a look at the Crossover Index on TV Tropes.
'I Am. Through Nature of He who is called "I Speak," I Have Come. Though my Feet shall Touch upon Two Base Earths, I Have Come. My Existence has been used in Stories for generations. One is a Tale of a Cunning Rogue. One is the Epic of a Courageous Knight. Through my Influence, these two shall meet. I Am the Literary Device of Unity. I Am the Trope of Mingling Worlds. I Am Crossover.'
{A Badass Boast for the Trope, TV Trope}
Image by: stormfront_vis - HERE.
--
HOLIDAY:
1. time spent away from home for rest or recreation.
2. day or other period of rest from work or studies.
'Christmas Amnesty. You can fall out of contact with a friend, fail to return calls, ignore e-mails, avoid eye contact at the Thrifty-Mart, forget birthdays, anniversaries, and reunions, and if you show up at their house during the holidays (with a gift) they are socially bound to forgive you-act like nothing happened. Decorum dictates that the friendship move forward from that point, without guilt or recrimination. If you started a chess game ten years ago in October, you need only remember whose move it is-or why you sold the chessboard and bought an Xbox in the interim. (Look, Christmas Amnesty is a wonderful thing, but it’s not a dimensional shift. The laws of time and space continue to apply, even if you have been avoiding your friends. But don’t try using the expansion of the universe an as excuse-like you kept meaning to stop by, but their house kept getting farther away. That crap won’t wash. Just say, “Sorry I haven’t called. Merry Christmas” Then show the present. Christmas Amnesty protocol dictates that your friend say, “That’s okay,” and let you in without further comment. This is the way it has always been done.)'
{Christopher Moore, The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror}
--
INK/TATTOO:
Ink: 1. coloured liquid used for writing or printing.
"People disappear when they die. Their voice, their laughter, the warmth of their breath. Their flesh. Eventually their bones. All living memory of them ceases. This is both dreadful and natural. Yet for some there is an exception to this annihilation. For in the books they write they continue to exist. We can rediscover them. Their humor, their tone of voice, their moods. Through the written word they can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you. All this, even though they are dead. Like flies in amber, like corpses frozen in the ice, that which according to the laws of nature should pass away is, by the miracle of ink on paper, preserved. It is a kind of magic. --Margaret Lea"
{Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale}
Tattoo:
1. pattern made on body by pricking the skin and staining it with indelible inks.
2. make such a pattern on the skin.
A candle burning for everything I've ever wanted A tattoo burned for everything I've ever wanted and lost I had a long list of names that I kept in my back pocket, but I've cut it down to one and your name's at the top
{Cowboy Junkies - A Common Disaster }
Images found at: Dwayne Coleman and nineblindmice.tumblr respectively.
---END---
______
With the prompts remember that these are just suggestions and you DON'T have to use them.
ADDITIONAL INFO
If you think you are definitely or very likely going to participate, please comment below so I can get a good idea of the number of participants taking part. However this is not compulsory (i.e. you don't *have* to, it'll just be helpful if you do!).
All comments will be screened.
I'd recommend checking out the Prompt Suggestion Post if you need more inspiration.
If you have any doubts, questions or need to contact me about anything in regards to this challenge, please comment below and I will get back to you (more or less) straight away!
At the half way mark (so around two weeks in), I will be posting a poll asking participants how they are going so that we have an idea on how many people will be submitting entries.
Good luck everyone! :D
CHALLENGE INFORMATION
BEGINS on the 17th March 2011
ENDS on the 17th April 2011 @ 11.59PM ST(World Clock)
CHALLENGE IS CURRENTLY OPEN
THEMES
Disguise || Teacher || Cross-over || Holiday || Ink/Tattoo ||
(Taken from the Theme Table 2011)
*
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the first ever Long Challenge (aka LC1), if you're new we're happy to have you, I'm sure you'll fit right in :)
If you've participated at ag_fics before you may find the LC format similar to that of the Open Challenge. However, some things have changed so you should scan through the dot points below to make sure you know what you're writing.
Disclaimer: While the banner reflects the 'Crossover' Theme, you are free to choose any of the five Themes listed above.
GUIDELINES (Please read carefully)
Things you need to know:
♥ You get 1 Entry.
♥ NO Minimum or Maximum word limit.
♥ Set in ANY time period/setting.
♥ With 4 Weeks to write and email it. (Sooner's always better than later, don't leave us on the edge of our seats)
♥ You don't have to be a member, but we recommend that you 'Watch' for Updates/Notices.
♥ ENTRIES ARE TO BE EMAILED TO: a_g_fanfic@hotmail.com with the following:
Title:
Themes and/or Prompt/s
Author:
Rating:
Word count:
Characters/Pairings:
Spoilers/Warnings: *Optional*
Disclaimer: Summary:
Author’s notes: *Optional*
Your Entry should:
- Focus on Arthur, &/or Guinevere and feature the A/G pairing.
- Include at least 7 'named' characters (including A/G) - the characters can play their part in the plot in any shape of form. (ie. Yelling out from windows, being on the phone, falling out of the sky, coming to the rescue/needing rescue...)
- Be inspired by at least ONE of the 5 Themes provided, you can interpret them as you wish.
- Be an original work - ie never posted anywhere else.
- Be emailed in either .doc or .docx format, with ALL the HTML coding that your fic needs to look its best...sadly, we don't have time to do it for you.
- Remain Anonymous until after Winners are announced.
♥ EDIT: We will also be accepting WIP fics (Work In Progress) - AKA fics that have not yet been completed - for submition as well. As long as your entry is minimum of 2,500 words (and meets the other requirements), we are more than happy to accept them as entries.
THEMES | PROMPTS | PICTURES
---START---
DISGUISE:
1. Change in appearance or manner in order to conceal the identity of (someone or something).
2. Misrepresent (something) in order to obscure its actual meaning.
3. Mask, costume or manner of that disguises.
'Murdered gold and colours flashing
Time like blood like flowing hair
Faces merging airplanes crashing
And before the might of all that's true
I'll raise my head and wake to dream anew
With a clean pair of eyes
A clean pair of eyes
Don't need no-one to blame
Don't need no disguise...'
{David Gray - A Clean Pair Of Eyes}
Image from Layoutsparks
--
TEACHER:
1. tell or show someone how to do something.
2. give lessons in (a subject).
3. cause to learn or understand.
"It is now seven-oh-six. You have exactly eight hours and fifty-four minutes to think about why you're here. To ponder the error of your ways...and you may not talk. You will not move from these seats...and you...will not sleep. Alright people, we're gonna try something a little different today. We are going to write an essay--of no less than a thousand words--describing to me who you think you are. And when I say essay...I mean essay. I do not mean a single word repeated a thousand times."
{Mr. Vernon, The Breakfast Club}
Gif by: Adela and Tessie.
--
CROSSOVER:
1. To draw elements (places, characters, themes) from one fandom (tv/movie/book) and inserting it into another - ie Merlin. 2. Have a look at the Crossover Index on TV Tropes.
'I Am. Through Nature of He who is called "I Speak," I Have Come. Though my Feet shall Touch upon Two Base Earths, I Have Come. My Existence has been used in Stories for generations. One is a Tale of a Cunning Rogue. One is the Epic of a Courageous Knight. Through my Influence, these two shall meet. I Am the Literary Device of Unity. I Am the Trope of Mingling Worlds. I Am Crossover.'
{A Badass Boast for the Trope, TV Trope}
Image by: stormfront_vis - HERE.
--
HOLIDAY:
1. time spent away from home for rest or recreation.
2. day or other period of rest from work or studies.
'Christmas Amnesty. You can fall out of contact with a friend, fail to return calls, ignore e-mails, avoid eye contact at the Thrifty-Mart, forget birthdays, anniversaries, and reunions, and if you show up at their house during the holidays (with a gift) they are socially bound to forgive you-act like nothing happened. Decorum dictates that the friendship move forward from that point, without guilt or recrimination. If you started a chess game ten years ago in October, you need only remember whose move it is-or why you sold the chessboard and bought an Xbox in the interim. (Look, Christmas Amnesty is a wonderful thing, but it’s not a dimensional shift. The laws of time and space continue to apply, even if you have been avoiding your friends. But don’t try using the expansion of the universe an as excuse-like you kept meaning to stop by, but their house kept getting farther away. That crap won’t wash. Just say, “Sorry I haven’t called. Merry Christmas” Then show the present. Christmas Amnesty protocol dictates that your friend say, “That’s okay,” and let you in without further comment. This is the way it has always been done.)'
{Christopher Moore, The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror}
--
INK/TATTOO:
Ink: 1. coloured liquid used for writing or printing.
"People disappear when they die. Their voice, their laughter, the warmth of their breath. Their flesh. Eventually their bones. All living memory of them ceases. This is both dreadful and natural. Yet for some there is an exception to this annihilation. For in the books they write they continue to exist. We can rediscover them. Their humor, their tone of voice, their moods. Through the written word they can anger you or make you happy. They can comfort you. They can perplex you. They can alter you. All this, even though they are dead. Like flies in amber, like corpses frozen in the ice, that which according to the laws of nature should pass away is, by the miracle of ink on paper, preserved. It is a kind of magic. --Margaret Lea"
{Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale}
Tattoo:
1. pattern made on body by pricking the skin and staining it with indelible inks.
2. make such a pattern on the skin.
A candle burning for everything I've ever wanted A tattoo burned for everything I've ever wanted and lost I had a long list of names that I kept in my back pocket, but I've cut it down to one and your name's at the top
{Cowboy Junkies - A Common Disaster }
Images found at: Dwayne Coleman and nineblindmice.tumblr respectively.
---END---
______
With the prompts remember that these are just suggestions and you DON'T have to use them.
ADDITIONAL INFO
If you think you are definitely or very likely going to participate, please comment below so I can get a good idea of the number of participants taking part. However this is not compulsory (i.e. you don't *have* to, it'll just be helpful if you do!).
All comments will be screened.
I'd recommend checking out the Prompt Suggestion Post if you need more inspiration.
If you have any doubts, questions or need to contact me about anything in regards to this challenge, please comment below and I will get back to you (more or less) straight away!
At the half way mark (so around two weeks in), I will be posting a poll asking participants how they are going so that we have an idea on how many people will be submitting entries.
Good luck everyone! :D