TopShelf's
December 2011
Christmas Spirit Story Contest
The BigCloset TopShelf Christmas Elves have come together to create a prize pool of presents to the top 4 authors who enter and win this month's contest! The prizes ARE:
1st Place $100, 2nd Place $75, 3rd Place $50, 4th Place $25! Revised Note! You have until 7 am PST Sunday Jan 1, 2012 to enter your submissions! |
The Contest begins today Sunday November 27, 2011 and will run until Saturday December 31, 2011 at the cutoff time of 10:00 pm Pacific Time US. During the Contest, you can read our author's submissions here. Voting occurs between Sunday Jan 1, 2012 until Saturday Jan 7, 2012. The Big Holiday Revelation to find the winning entries, is on Jan 8, 2012! |
The theme this year will focus on the spirit of what Christmas is really all about - love, acceptance, and the giving of one's self or actions for another. Some examples can include: the helping of a homeless person, giving of ones things to help another make it in life, standing up for the acceptance of a Transgender, the reuniting of a family (because one member was Transgender, Intersexed, Lesbian or Gay), or even popping the question on Christmas eve with a long time loved friend. Stories can be of any size but must include the main character or the focus of the intent onto a character that is any of the LGBIT and must be new writing that does not appear anywhere else on the Internet or published already. The Entries may be multi-part (But only the parts posted before the cutoff date can be considered for entries) and can be a continuation of an existing serial with that universe's characters. You may enter as many entries as you wish but only 1 of any author's entries may be in the top 4 prizes. |
Some past examples of Christmas Stories here on BigCloset TopShelf that capture this idea may be found here, here, and here, or here.
Oops! And before I forget, please remember to label your submission(s) with the December 2011 Christmas Spirit Contest tag located in the contest selector in the +fiction page for your submission! So the earlier its submitted, the more time it has for our readers to read your submissions and form an opinion about it! |