NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Challenge 2014
Starting Friday night, I'm going to be participating in the NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Challenge. Below are the rules:
Full Official Rules Here (.pdf)
Challenge #1 : August 15-17, 2014
Writers are placed randomly in groups. There are 25 groups in the 1st round. Each group is assigned a genre, a location and an object that must be included in the story. Once the judging is complete, writers receive points based on what place they end up in the challenge (see below):
1st Place
15 points
2nd Place
14 points
3rd Place
13 points
4th Place
12 points
5th Place
11 points
6th Place
10 points
7th Place
9 points
8th Place
8 points
9th Place
7 points
10th Place
6 points
11th Place
5 points
12th Place
4 points
13th Place
3 points
14th Place
2 points
15th Place
1 point
Challenge #2 : October 3-5, 2014
Writers compete in the same group they were placed in for Challenge #1. Writers receive a new assigned genre, location and object which must be included in the story. Writers receive points based on what place they end up in the challenge. The total points from Challenge #1 and #2 are added together, and the top 5 writers in each group advance to the 2nd Round.
For example, if a writer comes in 4th place (12 points) in Challenge #1 and 13th place (3 points) in Challenge #2, than his/her total points for the 1st Round is 15 points. If 15 points is among the top 5 highest point totals in the group, than the writer will advance to Challenge #3. The points writers accumulate in Challenges #1 and #2 are only to determine which writers advance to Challenge #3, and have no effect on the judging in Challenge #3 or #4.
Challenge #3 : November 7-9, 2014
The 125 writers that advanced after Challenge #2 will be divided into 5 groups. Each group is assigned a new genre, location, and object and have 2 days to submit a 1,000 word story. The top 5 writers from each group will advance to the 4th and final challenge.
Challenge #4 : December 5-7, 2014
The 25 writers that advanced out of the Challenge #3 will participate in the final writing challenge. They are assigned a new genre, location, and object and again have 2 days to submit a 1,000 word story. The judges choose winners and they'll share in thousands in cash and prizes.
I'll be posting my stories here after the winners of each challenge are announced. Below are the dates when winners will be announced:
Challenge 1: 11:59PM EDT on September 30, 2014
Challenge 2: 11:59PM EDT on November 4, 2014
Challenge 3: 11:59PM EDT on December 2, 2014
Challenge 4: 11:59PM EDT on January 6, 2015
So yeah, be on the lookout for those stories. Wish me luck! ^_^
Full Official Rules Here (.pdf)
Challenge #1 : August 15-17, 2014
Writers are placed randomly in groups. There are 25 groups in the 1st round. Each group is assigned a genre, a location and an object that must be included in the story. Once the judging is complete, writers receive points based on what place they end up in the challenge (see below):
1st Place
15 points
2nd Place
14 points
3rd Place
13 points
4th Place
12 points
5th Place
11 points
6th Place
10 points
7th Place
9 points
8th Place
8 points
9th Place
7 points
10th Place
6 points
11th Place
5 points
12th Place
4 points
13th Place
3 points
14th Place
2 points
15th Place
1 point
Challenge #2 : October 3-5, 2014
Writers compete in the same group they were placed in for Challenge #1. Writers receive a new assigned genre, location and object which must be included in the story. Writers receive points based on what place they end up in the challenge. The total points from Challenge #1 and #2 are added together, and the top 5 writers in each group advance to the 2nd Round.
For example, if a writer comes in 4th place (12 points) in Challenge #1 and 13th place (3 points) in Challenge #2, than his/her total points for the 1st Round is 15 points. If 15 points is among the top 5 highest point totals in the group, than the writer will advance to Challenge #3. The points writers accumulate in Challenges #1 and #2 are only to determine which writers advance to Challenge #3, and have no effect on the judging in Challenge #3 or #4.
Challenge #3 : November 7-9, 2014
The 125 writers that advanced after Challenge #2 will be divided into 5 groups. Each group is assigned a new genre, location, and object and have 2 days to submit a 1,000 word story. The top 5 writers from each group will advance to the 4th and final challenge.
Challenge #4 : December 5-7, 2014
The 25 writers that advanced out of the Challenge #3 will participate in the final writing challenge. They are assigned a new genre, location, and object and again have 2 days to submit a 1,000 word story. The judges choose winners and they'll share in thousands in cash and prizes.
I'll be posting my stories here after the winners of each challenge are announced. Below are the dates when winners will be announced:
Challenge 1: 11:59PM EDT on September 30, 2014
Challenge 2: 11:59PM EDT on November 4, 2014
Challenge 3: 11:59PM EDT on December 2, 2014
Challenge 4: 11:59PM EDT on January 6, 2015
So yeah, be on the lookout for those stories. Wish me luck! ^_^