RHP Prose Contest 2021

Dear all,

we had a very good contest last year and I just reread the thread, enjoying it very much. Thread 185267

So I would kick off the discussion for how we proceed for this year.

it has been suggested t use a 1000 word limit. I am going with that suggestion. Last year some of the entries would have profited from more words.

As a topic I would suggest that we try to to something up-lifting. Any suggestions?

As always I think we can have three stories per participant.
We will give four to six weeks to write
We will take a week at least to vote in a first round.
Should we agree on a second round voting like last year?

Please take part in the discussion here.

See binding set of rules will be decided in the next week or so.

@Ponderable

Hurra! 🙂

@ponderable said
Dear all,

we had a very good contest last year and I just reread the thread, enjoying it very much. Thread 185267

So I would kick off the discussion for how we proceed for this year.

it has been suggested t use a 1000 word limit. I am going with that suggestion. Last year some of the entries would have profited from more words.

As a topic I would ...[text shortened]... ake part in the discussion here.

See binding set of rules will be decided in the next week or so.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I agree with the 1000 word limit. Writers don't have to use the full amount but would provide a little more legroom.

@trev33 said
100 words either way seems fair.

@ponderable said
You would require the stories to be 900 to 1100 words? s that what you meant?

@ponderable said
Dear all,

we had a very good contest last year and I just reread the thread, enjoying it very much. Thread 185267

So I would kick off the discussion for how we proceed for this year.

it has been suggested t use a 1000 word limit. I am going with that suggestion. Last year some of the entries would have profited from more words.

As a topic I would ...[text shortened]... ake part in the discussion here.

See binding set of rules will be decided in the next week or so.

@Ponderable


I would like to see two topics in two different genres ( e.g., travel, memoir, relationships, adventure, scifi, or some such, to be decided by vote), meaning two topics total (not four); two max word limits (short 1000, and micro 250); max four entries per contestant if entering two in each genre, or max three entries if entering only one genre.

PS, and only one round of voting.

@moonbus said
@Ponderable


I would like to see two topics in two different genres ( e.g., travel, memoir, relationships, adventure, scifi, or some such, to be decided by vote), meaning two topics total (not four); two max word limits (short 1000, and micro 250); max four entries per contestant if entering two in each genre, or max three entries if entering only one genre.

"Uplifting" subject matter is a hard sell in my camp: It's been a terrible year. (Obviously)

A good purge of pent-up darkness may be more in order.

I shall read them joyfully, in all cases, however.

@wolfe63 said
"Uplifting" subject matter is a hard sell in my camp: It's been a terrible year. (Obviously)

happy endings

@ghost-of-a-duke said
It would be good to have a twist this year.

@wolfe63 said
"Uplifting" subject matter is a hard sell in my camp: It's been a terrible year. (Obviously)

A good purge of pent-up darkness may be more in order.

I shall read them joyfully, in all cases, however.