Contest Rules & Criteria



Criteria:
    
We’re looking for angsty one-shots of any paring. This contest is meant to be all about intense chemistry, love you until it kills us both kind of angst. We want to hurt so bring on the heartache.

Rules:
-The contest opens 12:01am PST, March 18, 2011. It closes May 14, 2011 at 11:59pm PST
    
-Between 5,000 – 15,000 words


 - Must use one of provided song prompts
  
-We don't want to see a lot of spelling and grammar errors (submissions will be rejected based on the discretion of our validators – see “Judging, Voting, & Prizes” for more information about the validation phase) Betas are your friends - please use them. 
  
-NO rape/abuse/incest/pedophilia (submissions will be banned at the discretion of the monitors)
  
-Lemons - we want them so bring it. 
  
- All parings are welcome - even of the slashy nature
  
-Both All Human and Vampire stories are accepted
  
-Collaborations are allowed

-Only 1 entry per person ( that means if you enter with a colab that counts as your 1 entry)
   
-Due to the theme of the competition, writers must be at least 18 years of age

-No previously written stories we want fresh new angst only.
  
-Entries should not be continued until the duration of the contest is complete
  
-Entries must be beta’d
Submitting Your Entry:
   
Submissions will be accepted from 12:01am PST, March 18, 2011 until May14th, 2011 at 11:59pm PST. Any submissions uploaded to your FanFiction.net profile before or after those times will not be accepted.

1. Label your submission with the following information at the top:
    
Entry for “A Love Like Fire 2011”
Title:
Author:
Beta:
Pairing:
Rating:
Prompt: name of song that inspired you.
Disclaimer:


2. Upload your entry to your fanfiction.net account.

3. Copy and paste the text of your submission, along with the label used in step 1 and the link to your story on fanfiction.net, into an email and send it to teamangst@gmail.com

*Note: If you are a first time author, please include that in your email so you will qualify for the “Newbie” award.
 
4. As soon as your entry is validated, you will receive an email confirmation letting you know that it has been added to our archive.

*For more information on validation, please continue to the “Voting, Judging, & Prizes” Page.

*If you have any questions, please post below or feel free to contact us directly.