The Worst of the Holidays
The holidays are about appreciation, good will, and kindness. But the holidays just arent the same, old fashioned, presents-around-the-tree time. This contest will be held in honor of all the money-grabbing scrooges of the holidays, and how we manage to salvage the spirit of the holiday regardless.
We understand: bah, humbug and all that. What can we do?
We challenge you to write prose piece or a poem about the worst part of the holiday season, whether that be commercialization, that line you had to stand in for an hour, or the seven-hour drive through sleet and snow to visit your least favorite aunt. Meanwhile, and heres the fun part, remember the holiday spirit. Happy and sentimental endings get extra brownie points.
What are the rules?

All submissions should be written for this contest, from the first draft of you masterpiece, to the last one

One submission per person

A link to the news article or to my contest journal should be added to the description of your entry

Deviation should avoid all those iffy things that make judges' brains implode
** Decisions regarding word count and subject propriety are left to the writer
Prizes
First Place
One year subscription from `
LadyLincoln
Critique from `
Nestalgica
Journal feature and shout box feature from *
salshep
Journal feature from =
WineWriter
Journal feature from `
lovetodeviate
Journal feature from ^
StJoan
Journal feature from *
SpokenAubade
Journal feature from ^
PoeticWar
Journal feature from `
lazybutt
Journal feature from `
LadyLincoln
Journal feature from @
youthculture
Journal feature from *
ThornyEnglishRose
Second Place
Three month subscription from =
feetpeet
Three month subscription from `
conorschild
Critique from `
Nestalgica
Journal feature from =
WineWriter
Journal feature from `
lovetodeviate
Journal feature from ^
PoeticWar
Journal feature from `
lazybutt
Journal feature from @
youthculture
Journal feature from *
ThornyEnglishRose
Third Place
Three month subscription from *
mediatedballe
Journal feature from =
WineWriter
Journal feature from `
lovetodeviate
Journal feature from ^
PoeticWar
Journal feature from `
lazybutt
Journal feature from @
youthculture
Journal feature from *
ThornyEnglishRose
Due date?
December 25th 12 Pm EST
Whos judging?
=
WineWriter and the esteemed *
SpokenAubade
How do I submit?

Create, revise, and load your entry as a submission into your DeviantArt gallery

In the body of a note to =
WineWriter, add the link and title of your entry, and in the subject box, write The Worst of the Holidays Submission.
Anything else?
You can edit as much as you like before December 25th - 12 PM EST. Any updates will be posted on my account (=
WineWriter) Such as prizes, changes, edits, anything.
Devious Comments
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Whenever I see dialogue written without proper ending punctuation, I reach for my gun.
Then I realize that I don't actually have a gun; instead, I've simply grabbed my spare toothbrush
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Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable! But that is called "cannibalism," my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable! But that is called "cannibalism," my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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A stitch in time mucks up the space-time continuum.
Clicking this link will give you superpowers*.
*May just be a very sneaky way to make you look at my page. But probably not.
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable! But that is called "cannibalism," my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable! But that is called "cannibalism," my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
I'm pretty good at stories, but poems...Not so much. X3
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable! But that is called "cannibalism," my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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