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Fandemonium '09
Idaho's
Annual
Entertainment Expo
Celebrating
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming, Animation, Horror, Comics & More!
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Begins the first weekend in August, Fri. 7th, Sat. 8th & Sun.
9th, 2009 ***
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Expo Event Hours
Fri.
10:00am
- 12:00am
Sat.
10:00am
- 12:00am
Sun.
10:00am
- 12:00am |
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| Fandemonium
- Contests: Short Story |
Contest: Short Story
Location:
N/A
Master
of
Ceremonies: Kirstie Williams <kira@fandemonium.org>
Description:
One of the oldest and most revered forms of entertainment is the
ancient art of story telling. Dating back to the beginning of recorded
history it has remained one of the foremost forms of enlightenment,
intrigue and amusement to this very day. While in recent years it has
been somewhat supplanted by the television, as the dominant form of
entertainment, the art of story telling still remains immensely
popular. With this contest we attempt in our own small way to pay
homage to the creative genius and intellectual flights of fancy that
all writers must summon forth to fuel there creative works.
Rules:
1. All
contestants must be registered Fandemonium attendees.
2. To
qualify for the Short Story Contest your story must meet the
formatting requirements listed bellow. If your story fails to meet the
following requirements it will be disqualified!:
- Paper/Page Formatting:
Must be 8 1/2" x 11".
- Margins:
1" on all sides.
- Font: 12 pt. Times
New Roman.
- Text Formatting:
Typed, double-spaced, single sided.
- Word Limit: A
minimum of no less than 500 words, and a maximum of no greater than
10,000 words.
- Binding: If
submitted in hardcopy Stories must either be bound with a spiral
binding and a clear plastic or card stock cover, or stapled with 3 staples
equally spaced lengthwise across the left side of the page 1/2" inch in.
- Page Numbering: Page
numbers must be included on every page, in the bottom right hand
corner. Pages
must be in the correct numbered order.
- Title Page: A
title page needs to be included with the title centered on the
page. DO NOT INCLUDE THE TITLE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR
STORY.
If you have any questions about
story formatting please contact Kirstie Williams at <kira@fandemonium.org>
with them.
3.
Your Short Story must have at least some relation to one or
more of the topics covered at this convention. such as
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Anime, Animation, Indie, Horror, Role-Playing Games,
Video Games, Hong Kong Action, Comics, Fandom itself, etc... We cover a
lot of topics, so if your not sure if your Story qualifies then just
e-mail us and ask. We are always happy to answer questions.
4.
Only submit stories that you have written. In other words
don't even think about trying to win awards off someone
else’s hard work.
5. We
accept story submissions in the following formats: Typed Hard Copy,
Plain Text (Notepad Text File), Microsoft Word, PDF, html, If you wish
to submit your story in any other format please contact us. It is
strongly recommended that you submit your stories in both hard copy and
digital formats. Also to qualify for the Fan-Favorite category you must
submit a digital copy of your story.
6.
There is a limit of 3 Short Story entries per author.
7.
Fandemonium core staff while not prohibited from entering this contest,
do not qualify to win prizes in any category with the exception of
Fan-Favorite. This however does not apply to Fandemonium volunteer
staff who are permitted to enter this contest and qualify to win prizes
in any category.
8.
While you can still enter them in the contest, stories with excessive
violence, gore, foul language, or sexual situations may not be publicly
displayed. Stories not publicly displayed will still be
eligible for all applicable prizes except Fan-Favorite.
9. All
submitted media becomes the property of Fandemonium and will not be
returned, please do not submit your only copy. Failure to provide a
copy of your Short Story on a form of physical media (Hard Copy, Floppy
Disc, CD-R, DVD -R/+R) will result in your disqualification from the
contest.
10.
While you retain ownership and all rights and privileges regarding your
Stories(s), by submitting them to Fandemonium's Short Story Contest you
grant us a non-exclusive license to display or publicly read them in
whole or in part, and to use them for the promotion of Fandemonium,
Short Story & FanFiction writing, and Fandom in General.
11. Do
NOT put your name or personal contact info anywhere on your submission. Include this information in a
separate sealed envelope to be included in the envelope with your
story. It MUST include: the Title of your Story(s), your Real
Name, Address, Phone number, E-mail, and
a short bio of yourself. Please also specific which
category you wish your
story to be considered for. Failure to do so will result in your
story(s) being disqualified. Then send it to:
Fandemonium
ATTN:
Short Story Contest
308
South 1st Avenue West
Middleton,
ID 83644
Your
submission(s) must be postmarked no latter than July 20th
2008. We
will accept submissions at the convention, but they must be submitted
to the Fandemonium Director of Operations, or the Con-Ops Coordinator,
no later than 6:00 pm on Saturday, August 2nd. Entries made after
that time will not be eligible to compete in the contest
Awards
will be given for the Following Categories:
- Best Original Work
- Best Derivative Work
(fan-fiction)
- Best Cross-Genre Fiction
- Best Humorous Work
- Most Creative Use of Cthulhu
(may NOT include tentacle sex or anything related to erotic, or sexually oriented
material)
- Fan-Favorite
- Gag Awards
All awards will be presented during closing ceremonies. Award winners will, be ePublished on
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