• Stories should be no more than 3000 words. This year this rule will be strictly enforced, as there were over 100 entries last year.



• One entry per person.



• New (previously unpublished) fiction only.



• Fiction must be set in the Eve universe.



• Stories cannot include your character (the one you play the game with).



• Stories cannot center around a pod pilot. They can be mentioned, or involved, but your protagonist(s) should not be one.



• Story needs to be within the bounds of Eve PF (Canon). If you aren't sure about something, I suggest asking - the 'OOC' channel in-game would be a good place to start. If you aren't familiar with the PF, there is plenty on this site in the backstory section. Tip: Due to my personal preferences I would suggest not leaning heavily on anything from the TEA Eve novel.



• Please post a link to your story in this thread, but not the full story. A short 'teaser' is okay. Post the body of the story elsewhere: It's own thread on this forum is fine. I can also recommend Blogger or Backstage. You can post it elsewhere, but I may decline to click on links I find shady. Get in touch via eve-mail if you have an issue with where to post.



• All decisions by me in regards to the contest are final. There is no appeal. Don't feel I've been fair to you? I will try to be fair, but in the end, Eve isn't fair. Value it as a learning experience.



• Contest will run for 3 weeks, starting at the time stamp on this post.



• Rules subject to change.



• Prizes will be contracted in Jita in the week following the close of the contest. Contracts will be set to two weeks, assigned to the character who submitted the story. I know, Jita. Deal with it.

Originally by: Cyberin

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I was thinking about entering...because I haven't written fiction in a long time and wanted to see if I still had the desire, but I'm turned off by one thing.

"Stories cannot center around a pod pilot. They can be mentioned, or involved, but your protagonist(s) should not be one."

What is the purpose of telling people what they can/can't write about?

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Originally by: Cyberin

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I was thinking about entering...because I haven't written fiction in a long time and wanted to see if I still had the desire, but I'm turned off by one thing.

"Stories cannot center around a pod pilot. They can be mentioned, or involved, but your protagonist(s) should not be one."

What is the purpose of telling people what they can/can't write about?

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Originally by: Silver Night

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Originally by: Cyberin

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I was thinking about entering...because I haven't written fiction in a long time and wanted to see if I still had the desire, but I'm turned off by one thing.

"Stories cannot center around a pod pilot. They can be mentioned, or involved, but your protagonist(s) should not be one."

What is the purpose of telling people what they can/can't write about?

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I feel that Eve is an extremely rich setting. I mean, there are hundreds or perhaps thousands of populated worlds, plus stations, habitable moons, asteroid bases, etc.

That rule is to encourage people to look at those parts of the game that are outside the pod, as it were.

You are obviously free to enter or not as you choose, but it's my hope that people will explore bits of the world of Eve that they might not have considered before.

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Originally by: Cyberin

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Originally by: Silver Night

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Originally by: Cyberin

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I was thinking about entering...because I haven't written fiction in a long time and wanted to see if I still had the desire, but I'm turned off by one thing.

"Stories cannot center around a pod pilot. They can be mentioned, or involved, but your protagonist(s) should not be one."

What is the purpose of telling people what they can/can't write about?

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I feel that Eve is an extremely rich setting. I mean, there are hundreds or perhaps thousands of populated worlds, plus stations, habitable moons, asteroid bases, etc.

That rule is to encourage people to look at those parts of the game that are outside the pod, as it were.

You are obviously free to enter or not as you choose, but it's my hope that people will explore bits of the world of Eve that they might not have considered before.

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I agree with you about the richness of what Eve has to offer, but I disagree on limited a writers options on what they would like to write about. It's completely possible to include any of what you mentioned while centering the story on the pod pilot.

Pod Pilots are the center of Eve, taking them out as an option for an Eve fiction contest just doesn't seem right to me.

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Originally by: Corozan Aspinall

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W00000t! But 3 weeks? Strewth. I better get cracking.

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Originally by: Mirabi Tiane

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Is this contest IC in any way or has ISD frelled up?

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Originally by: Kaimar Redcloud

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Edited by: Kaimar Redcloud on 15/03/2011 00:26:00
Edited by: Kaimar Redcloud on 15/03/2011 00:20:24
Is chatsubo still an acceptable place to post a story on?



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Originally by: IGNATIUS HOOD

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Be gentle its my first time.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IkeS2SMPgA2IHCWvM7ph5JLNU0ND8gfDyRO9CLScgm8/edit?hl=en&authkey=CKfl4MwH

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Five minutes later, Michel and the rest of his class were crouched in the stationÆs life pods, wearing the bulky, one-size-fits-nobody enviro-suits. Through the podÆs windows, he could see the Sansha vessels methodically destroying the few sentry guns that had been placed around the station; he watched one of the guns in his field of view disappear, its nuclear reactor going nova. The high-tech ôglassö of the viewport darkened and polarized to shield the podÆs occupants from harmful radiation and blinding light, and the station shuddered slightly as high-speed plasma from the explosion splashed against its shields.

ôWhat do you think theyÆll do to us?ö Lian whispered from where she sat next to him, hugging her knees to her chest.

Probably implant us with mind control chips and use us as cyborg slaves aboard their ships, Michel thought, but aloud he said, ôThey wonÆt get us, donÆt worry. WeÆll be rescued.ö A second and stronger shudder shook the station, and alarms began to sound and flash red light through the pod.

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I am losing an awful lot of blood here and I can almost feel my strength oozing out with it. Street fighting is like my front lawn and I do not lose when I have the home field advantage. But, alas, I lost. As I forgot to keep an eye on the back yard.

Granted, I look like a criminal. And this scar tearing the centre-right of my forehead and progressing down would suggest other wars, illegal fighting, exotic dancers and dubious hubs. I have some sort of power you are not aware of? Some power that enables me to control your mind and cause you to think what I want you to think?

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Originally by: Silver Night

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Which stories does everyone else like? I'd love to know your opinions.

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• Things Are, Deep Down, Made of Tears by Mammal Tafren. Very good and atmospheric.


• Eye of the Serpent -- Episode One "The Black Freighter" by Shae Tiann. The behind-the-scenes look at an old Gallente holoserial gives a nice, lived-in feel to the universe.

Originally by: Silver Night

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It just takes a little bit, between the volume of stories and also having RL.

I should have an announcement about the winners up in the next couple days (possibly today if I have enough time.)

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Originally by: Bubba Lafayette

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Oh, some great stories, well done to all the entries. Although first prize to fellow Alliance members pongs a little of nepotism? But hey, your game, your rules: "but in the end, Eve isn't fair. Value it as a learning experience."

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Originally by: Ghost Brother

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So I know there are forums and whatnot, but do you know of any other contests or frequented forums where we can further post our stuff?

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