The Member-Sponsored Always Check Your Junk Email Contest

Details

Deadline:Dec 28, 2014
Fee:Free

This contest is sponsored by Wyatt Tombstone, Arjani Tusk, and Natashia Smith.

Life often teaches us little lessons every day. Sometimes you have to wade through the junk in order to find the gold. As we learned in the Scribophile forum thread Always Check Your Junk Email, sometimes the good can be found in the bad. Therefore we thought we’d have some fun.

Write a flash fiction piece or poem that expresses the theme of finding the positive in the midst of the negative. To enter, write a flash fiction story or a poem of no more than 300 words. The piece must contain 4 of these 5 phrases: "porn", "Cialis", "Viagra", "phishing scam", or "Nigerian scam"; and it must contain either one positive about Junk email or finding a positive in amid the negative. Because this contest is short and sweet we’ll end a few days after Christmas and award prize in time for the New Year!

Winning entries

Winners have been announced! Log in to see them.

Prizes

1st prize:8 karma points
2nd prize:5 karma points
3rd prize:3 karma points

Rules

  • Entries must be no more than 300 words by Scribophile's count.

  • Entries must be received before Midnight, Sunday, 28 December (UTC Time).

  • Multiple entries are allowed.

  • Work must have public visibility on Scribophile until a winner is announced.

  • Entries must contain 4 of these 5 phrases: "porn", "Cialis", "Viagra", "phishing scam", "Nigerian scam".

  • Entries must contain either one positive about Junk email or finding a positive lesson amid negative experiences.

Submission guidelines

  • To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says "Enter this work into the Member-Sponsored Always Check Your Junk Email Contest." Your work will automatically be considered.

  • The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline, which is in UTC time.

  • Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

  • If you have placed in a contest in the past with a particular piece, you may not resubmit that piece.