Yup, we're doing it again. Mostly because a writing contest is a summer project, and I now see my folly in putting the deadline right around midterms. Bad, bad mod.

You now have until September 5th, 2011 to enter. Then we will open voting polls. These will close October 5th, 2011. We mean it this time!

Since this will be such a long-term project, I ( Read more... )

Hello, Haveners!

ninedaysaqueen  and I have been thinking about the writing contest. So far, we’ve got one lovely essay by dreamsofpaprika  (if you haven’t read it, you should), and no historical fictions. The problem being, our original due date (labor day) isn’t that far away when you factor rl into the equation. Some of us will be getting ready for school, some will be on ( Read more... )

Hello, Haveners!!!

It’s time for Historical Role-Play Chat #2. Everyone excited?

This is where you’ll do all of your chatting as your characters, first person. Feel free to look up whatever you need to during the chat. For more information on this chat, including the rules, see the introduction.

As you’ll have seen in our last chat, the ( Read more... )

Hello, Haveners!

I’d say the first Historical Role-play Chat was a huge success! Congratulations and well done to all of you who participated. I know I walked away (figuratively) with a much better sense of how each of your characters saw the world.

And now, welcome to the intro for the Second Historical Role-play Chat!! You’re getting to call ( Read more... )

Please, post all entries for the fiction categories in this thread.

Thank You.

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Please, post all entries for the essay categories in this thread.

Thank You.

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Welcome Haveners! To history_haven 's first ever writing contest!

We are providing you with an opportunity to put all those hours of outlining, typing, and pencil scratching you spent in school to good use. thelasteddis  and I have racked our brains and came up with three essay categories and three fiction categories for you to expand on. But first...

Rules

1. ALL entries ( Read more... )

Aaaaaaaaaand we’re back! Hope you’ve done your research, historical role-play-ers, because it’s test time!!!!!!!

…Just kidding there. Feel free to look up whatever you need to while you’re talking (since this isn’t in chat format, no one will know you didn’t know about your character’s childhood until you got asked about it). I know I’ll have to.

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Welcome to another one of history_haven 's summer events, the historical movie discussion!

Each month this summer, I will post a link to a movie for you all to watch along with some points for you to discuss.

The pick this month is...

Marie Antoinette


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As of now, any members who wish to make a suggestion or a request or are having technical difficulties with the forum are asked to comment on this thread.

Thank you,
ninedaysaqueen, co-moderator

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