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Contest Rules
All entries must be ANONYMOUS. PLEASE DO NOT divulge any specifics of your story (unless it's to your beta, prereader, or the contest secret keeper in confidence), including the word count, and any other clues as to which entry could be yours.
Please do not post or continue your story anywhere until after the winners have been announced on March 23rd. After, please feel free to continue your story into a full length fiction; although, the contest entry must stand alone.
Entries can be any genre, rating, AU, AH, canon, and non-canon pairings.
Entries MUST either take place in the Southern, USA. Entries that do not meet this criteria will not be accepted.
Entries must be new, original work of the submitting author; no continuations or adaptations. One submission per author, although one collaboration with another writer is permitted, the collaborators cannot submit another entry by themselves. (example: Tom and harry write a one shot and submit it, neither Tom or Harry can submit a story on their own)
Entries are not required to have a banner. Although banners are nice to have, to show the visualization of a story, they are not a necessity. Don't panic if you don't have the time to send one in with your entries!
Entries must be between 5,000 and 10,000 words. Anything over or under that will be send back for revision.
Entries must fit within the theme of the contest or they will be returned unposted. You may revise and resubmit as long as it does not violate the hard limits given.
Entries should be beta’d, as points are given for grammar, spelling and such. Please writing partners, use an outside Beta to Beta your work, do NOT use each other.
Entries shall be received starting on February 14th and no later than 11:59pm EST on March 21st. Any entries received after that will NOT accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Entries should be emailed to getursouthernon@gmail.com. Please use word doc format. Do not copy/paste your entry in the body of the email! Entries will be returned to submitting author if there are any concerns upon receipt of entry. If there are no concerns, entries will be posted on TWCS to be open to public.
Judges
Gail Gaber
Kim Roland-Edwards
Karen Cullen
Shannon Eda Lilley
Didito Hernandez
Alt Judges
Shawna Asciari
Monica Manunta Barnes
Validators
Tracy Carnes Alter
Jamie Howard
Secret Keepers
Tonya Manning
Dinia Steel
Hosts
Angel McCarty
Dinia Steel
Banner Maker
Clo Rodeffer
Awards
1st Place Judges' Vote Southpaw by traditionofwinning
2nd Place Judges' Vote Waitin' on a Woman by Romantic Medievalist
3rd Place Judges' Vote The One that Got Away by Tufano79
1st Place Public Vote The One that Got Away by Tufano79
2nd Place Public Vote Cowboy Country Rodeo Circuit by WeeKittyAndTAT
3rd Place Public Vote Southpaw by traditionofwinning
Honorable Mention Cowboy Country Rodeo Circuit by WeeKittyAndTAT
Validators' Pick Coming soon
The story of two women in a constant struggle against time, and the two men that adore them. Will Fate be on their side, or will time run out like sand in an hourglass?
Categories: Non-Canon Pairings, All Human, Twilight
Characters: Bella/Jasper
Genre: None
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3817 Read Count: 236
A friendship on a precipice, divided by time and sprawling state lines. Bella travels to southern Louisiana to find what has been missing and in the process, is swept away by the mysterious baseball player who encompasses everything she thought she knew about the concept of ‘home’.
Categories: Twilight, All Human
Characters: None
Genre: None
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4589 Read Count: 366
Bella Swan was dreading going back to her ten year high school reunion, over Valentine’s Day Weekend, for Hillsborough High School. Her time in high school in Tampa, Florida was not high on her list of pleasant experiences. She was quiet, unassuming and secretly in love with Edward Cullen. It was that unrequited love that forced her to move away to Seattle, as far from Tampa as possible. He never knew she existed. Or so she thought.
Edward was looking forward to his high school reunion because he was anxious to see the one that got away. Bella Swan was the quiet girl who never really interacted with anyone, but Edward saw that she was something special. But as ruler of the school, he had certain expectations to maintain. It was one of his biggest regrets. His life would have been easier if he had followed his heart. Now, he was a divorced father of two. His ex-wife, Tanya, who was his high school girlfriend, left him for a younger man and abandoned her children.
Will Bella be happy to see Edward or will she stay hidden amongst her classmates? Will Edward finally break the mold that was expected of him and open up his heart to the beautiful and shy Bella Swan? Will he be able to win back the one that got away?
Categories: Twilight, All Human
Characters: None
Genre: None
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 9982 Read Count: 1018
Edgar the bullfighter needs to cowboy up and admit to his buttercup just how deep his love and affection for her goes. Before he gets the chance, danger strikes. It will be up to him to save the day and the woman he’s in love with.
Categories: Twilight, All Human
Characters: None
Genre: Friendship, Romance
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 10036 Read Count: 289