We are once again back for another monthly one-shot competition!
Once again, everyone is welcome and encouraged to enter. Before the prompts are listed, a reminder of the rules.
Rules:
1.) No mature content—keep it family-friendly. This includes no explicit gore, vulgarity, and/or sexual scenes.
2.) The story must be based on one of the following prompts. If it doesn't include enough of the prompt to be clear to the judges, you're out.
3.) The story must be submitted by the deadline.
4.) Absolutely no harassment of judges or anyone in the community.
5.) Entries must be no longer than 5k words.
Rewards:
1st Place: Shout-out on the PWAs profile page, a badge to place on your book, a review of your one-shot by a chosen staff member, and a place on the Summer One-Shot Winners reading list.
2nd Place: Review of one-shot by one chosen staff member, a badge to place on your book, and a place on the Summer One-Shot Winners reading list.
3rd Place: Review of one-shot by chosen staff member and a place on the Summer One-Shot Winners reading list.
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Prompts:
Now onto the fun part! Here are the two prompts you can choose from.
Prompt 1:
The Pokémon universe is full of competitions—from Pokémon battles to Contests, competition is an essential part of the Pokémon universe! What will your competition look like? Will it be serious, dramatic, or hilarious? Competitions can bring out the best and worst in all of us, and now, it's your turn to write about one!
From a Coordinator's first Contest ever to a trainer defending their title as Champion, every hurdle is one step of the way to your final goal!
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Prompt 2:
From tornados to hurricanes to earthquakes, natural disasters are catastrophic—so what about this one. Who, or what is behind them? How are they affecting both people and Pokémon? What will their lasting impact on the world around them?
Perhaps an angry Pokémon is rampaging across the skies, or a secret organization is meddling where they shouldn't be...
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Key Features:
Here is a list of things the judges might score higher on. This is not an exhaustive list, but they are things the judges have mentioned that they would love to read about.
- Creativity
- Plot
- Action
- Suspense
- Characterization
- Relationships
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Deadline:
Start: July 12th, 2020
End: August 3rd, 2020
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The results will come out on August 8th, 2020. All entries will be emailed directly to the PWA account. For any further questions, please comment here.
