EVE: Iconocracy "Your Name Here" Flash Fiction Contest
It's the second anniversary of the Empress Jamyl's coronation so what better time than today for new announcements?
In conjuction with the project pertaining to
this thread, I am announcing the
EVE: Iconocracy "Your Name Here" Flash Fiction Contest, available to all members of the Backstage and the broader EVE RP/fanfic community (provided they have a Backstage account for posting). Though not quite as cool as a
cushionocracy, this contest is closely related to the Iconocracy art project and the winners can expect their corporation or alliance to appear in the final Iconocracy poster prints. Here's a chance to enshrine your character and your corp or alliance forever alongside the NPC empires and pirate factions!
Terms & ConditionsThis contest will run in phases. You'll be able to submit
one entry every phase, but you'll have to be quick on your feet. Sometime between now and 0000 GMT on November 3rd, 2010, I will create
four contest-related threads in the Player Driven Content section of the Backstage forums. Once a thread goes up, you'll have
exactly 23 hours to submit an entry in it. I did mention this was flash fiction, right? Anything that goes up with a timestamp after that won't be considered. Keep your eyes on the forums and your creativity sharp.
Submissions must be posted here on the Backstage in the appropriate thread. Let everyone enjoy your work!
The first thread won't go up for at least a week, so everyone will have time to hear about the contest. Once they start appearing, each thread will contain more specific information about the style and subject requirements for entries, but these may be a little cryptic. So you'll have to use your imagination. All entries, regardless of the other rules set in each particular thread, will be
no longer than 400 words. Let me state that again:
400 words or less. I'm doing everything from the middle of nowhere on a borrowed connection, so I want to see what you can do with limited space and time. ::air quotes:: Less is more, as they say.
Along with every entry, you'll need to
include your character's name and your corp/alliance nomination in the subject line in case the entry wins one of the grand prizes. This must be your main character (or what passes for it), but you can nominate your current corp/alliance or any corp/alliance that appears in the character's employment history under one condition. Corp nominations must have a RP flavor. LDIS, perfect; Eleutherian Guard, excellent; PIE Inc., golden. Suddenly Ninjas, not so much. See the pattern? Nothing that breaks the fourth wall since Iconocracy is essentially all in-character.
You don't have to nominate the same corp every time. So choose wisely, and if you want to stack the deck in favor of a particular organization, it may help to team up with corp mates and see what sort of writing chops they've got.
Winners have been announced!
I ask again, can you dig it?
PrizesGrand Prize (3 will be awarded)
- creation of a custom logo for your corp or alliance
- digital image pack of your logo art
- inclusion of your custom corp or alliance logo in EVE: Iconocracy
- appreciable level of glorification of your character in the description for your corp/alliance
- full-size print of the complete EVE: Iconocracy (you can frame that sh1t! -- and I'll ship it to you free anywhere on Earth)
- maybe some other cool stuff (yea, I know
that other contest is giving out Machariels like they were condoms at the university health clinic, but some of us got bills to pay...)
Silver Prize (3 will be awarded)
- the chance to participate in an awesome contest!
- consolation in large amounts
- Silver Night*
Bronze Prize (unlimited)
- a markedly reduced quantity of consolation
*while supplies last
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