PXR Shiny Event: Writing Contest!

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PXR Shiny Event: Writing Contest
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Hello, and welcome to PXR's first Official Shiny Event! Get your shimmer on and prepare to dazzle us!

This February, PXR is hosting a Shiny Event in which members will participate in contests specialising in different areas to compete for the ultimate prize: shiny pokémon. But that's not all. More prizes are on their way to the donation box!

Rules:

• All PXR rules apply
• You must meet the deadline to qualify for a prize
• Absolutely NO plagiarising or you will face unquestionable disqualification and an infraction. Not to mention eternal shame. Plagiarising is a serious offence that affects all parts of the forum. May also result in banning.

Additional Guidelines:

Theme: This writing contest's theme is, of course, shiny pokémon! You may choose to write your story about anything to do with shinies, such as a retelling of an encounter with a shiny you had, or perhaps the life of a shiny pokémon in the world. It's entirely up to you, as long as it is a piece of writing about one or more shiny pokémon.

Medium: You can submit an entry in the following mediums:

• Story
• Poem (scroll down for restrictions)
• Report/diary entry

There are no restrictions on what form you write your piece in, just as long as it is your own. However, keep in mind that if you choose something like an diary entry or report, it will likely only win if it is both interesting, shows character, and does not sound like a boring essay. In other words, make the character behind it is interesting and keeps the judges entertained!

Word Count: Minimum word count for stories and reports/diary entries 1,000 words. There is no maximum word limit, but it would be convenient for judging purposes if it did not exceed 5,000 words. Again though, you will not lose your chance to win if it is longer.

For poetry, haikus and short-verse styles are not allowed, as longer poems are required in order for judging to be fair. This also ensures you put enough time and effort into your poem. Instead of a word count, poetry will be measured in lines. Therefore, the minimum amount of lines required for the challenge is 20. Like with the stories and reports/diary entries, there is no maximum limit, although judges would appreciate if it wasn't ridiculously long.

Please submit your entry in spoiler tags, like so but remove the *:

 [spoiler][*/spoiler]

Prizes are still yet to be decided, and will be announced closer to when the contests end, or during. However, prizes will not be direct--you will earn points from participating and more point for placing first, second or third.

Deadlines: the forum-wide Shiny Contest will begin on the 3rd of February at 12:00am, GMT-6, and ends on the 17th of February at 11:59pm, GMT-6.

Check here for the starting time in correspondence with your timezone: Starting date and time

Check here for the ending time in correspondence with your timezone: Ending date and time (+4 minutes)


Thanks for participating, and remember to enjoy yourself! Judges look forward to reading your entries! :D