*ProsePlease and =PoetryPlease are back! The clubs have been unaffiliated for some time now, but they are finally joining forces again! To start things off, they are doing a sister club kick-off contest!

About the Contest

The theme of the contest is Prosetry. This contest is for anyone in DeviantArt, so even if you’re not in =PoetryPlease or *ProsePlease you can still enter the contest! Because this is a joint effort, the administrative base for the contest will be ~LITplease; please watch it to keep up with contest updates. If you want to join either :devpoetryplease; or *ProsePlease, you can send your join notes to either or both (not to ~LITplease).

The contest title, as you already know, is "Prosetry, Please" and no, that’s not just a catchy title. The style you are being asked to write in is called prosetry. No idea what that is? Take a look at these examples of prosetry!

Wanderlust by `conorschild
Of Sand Castles and Sea Dreams by ~cecillecarmela

Still confused? Well, a basic definition is this: Prosetry is literature primarily written in prose form with poetic language. Most prosetry has a very surreal quality. Prosetry is not written entirely in poetic form though it may have moments of that form as can be seen in the examples provided.

So, you’ve heard our definition of prosetry--now on to the rules:

General Rules

All entries must be sent into ~LITplease.
Anyone can participate, even people who aren’t in =PoetryPlease or *ProsePlease (but you might as well join since we totally rock! :rock
Prize donators can enter, but judges can’t.

Deviations:

You may only submit one deviation of no more than 2500 words.
Your deviation must be new as of June 1, 2009
You must categorize your deviation under Prose > Fiction > Perspectives (this is the most appropriate category and we don’t want to clutter other galleries)
To submit your deviation, send it to ~LITplease with the title “rosetry Entry” with a link to your piece in the body.

Deadlines:

Entries will not be accepted until July 1, 2009, so get your entries nice and clean before you submit it!
The last day for submissions is July 31, 2009 (Two months from the opening of the contest, enough time to get those fantastic submissions polished and gorgeous!)

Prizes

Now we finally get to the best part The prizes! Remember, prize donators can still enter into the contest!

First Place
3 month subscription from `leoraigarath
1 month subscription from =mode-de-vie
Feature on :devthelitlist:
Feature from *DailyLitDeviations in their daily news article and their "Pick of the Day"
Journal Feature from `ATrue
Journal Feature from ~musicalgenius321
Journal Feature from =bekkia
Journal Feature from =mode-de-vie
Journal Feature from *IrrevocableFate
Journal Feature from `leoraigarath
Journal Feature from =Mattiello
Journal Feature from ^StJoan
Journal Feature from `poprocksandcharlotte
Critique from =mode-de-vie

Second Place
Journal Feature from `ATrue
Journal Feature from ~musicalgenius321
Journal Feature from =mode-de-vie
Journal Feature from =bekkia
Journal Feature from *IrrevocableFate
Journal Feature from =Mattiello
Journal Feature from ^StJoan
Journal Feature from `poprocksandcharlotte

Third Place
Journal Feature from `ATrue
Journal Feature from ~musicalgenius321
Journal Feature from =mode-de-vie
Journal Feature from =bekkia
Journal Feature from *IrrevocableFate
Journal Feature from =Mattiello
Journal Feature from ^StJoan
Journal Feature from `poprocksandcharlotte

Prize list is subject to change! Check out the contest journal at ~LITplease if you want to see the latest prize updates

Feel like submitting a prize? Note ~LITplease with the subject “Contest Prize.”

Judges



Final Words

Wanna find this news article quickly? Heart it and you’ll have no trouble!
If there are any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to note ~musicalgenius321, =mode-de-vie, or `ATrue

Good luck and have fun!