Author of the Week #30
Posted by lillers on the 30th of July 2024
A huge thank YOU to user milk for our amazing GFX!
Welcome to Author of the Week with host
lil
This is a bi-weekly article where you can showcase your best writing for everyone to read and enjoy. There will be options from all different stories of storytelling and poetry, which will be explained each week in the theme section of the article. We also have a couple of literacy games for you to take part in to win diamonds and badges.
Let your creative juices show and let your stories do the talking!
The rules for writing can be quite obvious, but to those of you who are new to the writing world, here are some basic guidelines:
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No copying work from other sources from anything from online to actual books.
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Your submission needs to follow the theme.
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All short stories need to be approximately 100 to 1000 words.
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Only the user who submitted will receive the prize.
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NEW! You must submit your piece by using ONLY Google Docs link.
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Using ChatGPT or any other AI will be denied as an entry.
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Keep your submission Suitable For Work (SFW) at all times. All NSFW entries will be denied as an entry.
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NEW! Only your first entry to any segment of the article will be accepted.
Do note more rules could be added in the future!
1st Place: 1000 Diamonds, 30,000 Credits, Gold Badge
2nd Place: 800 Diamonds, 25,000 Credits, 20,000 Duckets, Silver Badge
3rd Place: 600 diamonds, 20,000 Credits, 10,000 Duckets, Bronze Badge
PLEASE NOTE: If you place in the top 3 this week, you will not be able to place in the next article!
A huge thank you to bulb for our new amazing badges!
We want to thank everyone who submitted their stories and poems! We enjoyed reading them all! We encourage you to submit again even if you didn’t win this time. Last week’s theme was: Fantasy!
The winners for this week are… *drumrolls*
Click the user above to view their submission!
Honourable Mentions:
Congratulations to the winners! Diamonds, credits, and duckets are automatically given. Contact lil for your badge!
The theme for this week is . . .
“The Ancient Boon Olympics”
Go for gold by designing your own eye-catching Ancient Greek Olympic book cover and write a short but captivating blurb. Be as creative as you like!
Please submit your pixel art book cover using IMGUR only. This must 500x350 pixels.
Please submit your blurb (100-200 words) by using google docs only.
Thank you!
Time to compete to be the best, these are the prizes up for grabs:
1st: Gold Wreath Crown & 12 medals
2nd: 800 Diamonds & 10 medals
3rd: 600 Diamonds & 8 medals
Valid Entry: 2 medals
All participants in any segment part of this edition of Author of the Week will win an exclusive badge!
This competition will be running till September.
Timestamps are noted, so get them in before then!
Click the submit picture below to hand in your work!
We’re so excited to bring you an all-new segment for Author of the Week which is Word Search! We only have 1 basic rule for you to follow, only use YELLOW highlighter to grab the words. Once done, make sure to upload it via IMGUR and submit! Basic, right?
This week’s winner is… *drum rolls*
700T!
Click here to view the word search as a larger image.
Olympia
Pankration
Hermes
Pentathlon
Athlete
Sport
Javelin
Stadion
Click the submit picture above to send your Word Search!
100 diamonds and an exclusive badge are automatically given!
For the month of August, all correct submissions will receive 2 medals and the winner will receive 5 medals!
We have brought a popular game to Author of the Week! All you have to do is guess 8 words relating to the definition given. The word will begin with the letter next to the definition.
This week’s winner is… *drum rolls*
Calaf!
C- a two-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses, used in ancient racing and warfare
C- strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others
V- act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition
W- an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration
Z- the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology
M- a metal disc typically of the size of a large coin and bearing an inscription or design, made to commemorate an event or awarded as a distinction to someone such as a soldier or athlete
C- a person who has surpassed all rivals in a sporting contest or other competition
S- having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks
Click the button above to submit your answers. If multiple people score correctly then we will use a randomised generator to pick a winner.
250 diamonds and an exclusive badge are automatically given!
For the month of August, all correct submissions will receive 2 medals and the winner will receive 5 medals!
Submit by
Monday 12th August 2024 at 23:00 BST.
Timestamps are noted, so get them in before then!
For other concerns, do not hesitate to approach us in-game or via Discord!
All’s fair in love and poetry,
lil
lil / lillula.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE EVERYONE'S C...