This is the way the competition will go.

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Judges

- Audreytimms
- Royver
- Shewrites

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There are 30 contestants.
This competition would follow the format of The Voice competition.

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Stage 1. Anecdote (250 words) — Blind Audition

Stage 2. Drabble (100 words)- Battle 


Stage 3 Twitterture- (140 characters)- Steals battle

Stage 4. 55 fiction (55 words)- Knockout Stage

Stage 5. Dribble (50 words)-

Stage 6. 25 words- 3 Judges and 1 vote

Stage 7. 6 words- 

Votes.

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Stage 1. 250 words (Blind Audition Stage)- November 1-7 


— The contestants will send their works (A 250-word fiction) to a writertain@gmail.com before November 1 Judges will reveal their choices between November 1-7

— The contestants will be given a number immediately they send in their stories.

— I will post the stories immediately here without the writer's name. Each judge would pick their favourites 6.

— Immediately the judges pick their favourite 6, the contestants will be revealed. Note that the judges can pick the same number (that's the beauty)

— That does not mean all hopes are lost for the remaining contestants.

— There might be a conflict of interest. Then, the contestant selected by more than a judge will pick any judge of his/her choice.

— If there is a case as such, the judge(s) without the complete number of contestant would have to pick other contestant(s) to fill their slot(s).

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Stage 2. Drabble (100 words)- Battle stage- 

November 8-15

- Contestants will post it themselves

— The judges would have paired contestants into groups before the battle starts and would pick one of each group. This mean, the judges would have 3 contestants left.

— The judges are allowed to steal any two contestants that lose from other judges.

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Stage 3 Twitterture- (140 characters)- Steals battle. November 16-20


Twitterture is a 140-character story. It follows the pattern of those that type on twitter. All characters, including space, mean something.

— This stage is meant for only those that were stolen.

— The judges would pick a contestant here.

— This means the judges now have 4 contestants.

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Stage 4: 55 fiction (55 words)- Knockout Stage. November 21-27

The stories would be in 55 words.

— Here, the judges would pick just 2 contestants, making us have 6 contestants left in the competition.


However, readers would be involved in this process. They would vote for the contestants. Two Contestants with the highest votes would be able to join the next stage, making us have 8 contestants.

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Stage 5. Dribble (50 words)- November 28- December 3

— The judges would pick three contestants.

— Readers' votes would pick three more contestants.

This leaves us with 6 contestants.

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Stage 6. 25 words- 3 Judges and 1 vote. December 4- 10

— Judges would pick 3 contestants

— Readers will vote one contestant.

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Stage 7. 6 words- Votes only. December 11-17

— This stage is witty but is more of a publicity stunt for the writer.

The person with the highest vote gets to win.

Everyone is allowed to vote twice. Voting can only be done by Liking and Sharing.


In the voting processes, Judges are allowed to call for votes for their contestants.


The top 4 will proceed to compete on a National level with the grand prize. 

Thanks

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Contestants

Youngzubi

juininho

MisterRuk

meneski

GSteve001

Heryordele94

Daysam007
devilmaycry
DrDreWise
Kusibe77
Missnande

Thewriter2018
peacesamuel94
Generica
Firstgentleman1
olatunyemi
KimberlyWest

Tbekz
duch12
Jazmiynne
Frankenstein
babtoundey

spidey77
vivypretty
Divineroyalty
SenhorSean
OluwabuqqyYOLO

EVarn
piroux
rafindo
Atayis

Hello. I was not mentioned.

OluwabuqqyYOLO:
Hello. I was not mentioned.

Thanks for the corrections.

Divepen1:
Thanks for the corrections.

You're welcome, sir.

Ol'boy! This one would be tough...following it through and thoroughly.

divepen1, are the competitors available cos this tread is in solitude? i think it is time each contestant commented to show the tenacity for participation.

Atayis:
divepen1, are the competitors available cos this tread is in solitude? i think it is time each contestant commented to show the tenacity of participation.

Well, the waiting period was also like this last year. Their stories will soon start flowing in.

10 days to submission deadline

Youngzubi juininho MisterRuk meneski GSteve001
Heryordele94 Daysam007 devilmaycry DrDreWise Kusibe77 Missnande
Thewriter2018 peacesamuel94 Generica Firstgentleman1 olatunyemi KimberlyWest Tbekz duch12
Jazmiynne Frankenstein babtoundey spidey77 vivypretty Divineroyalty SenhorSean OluwabuqqyYOLO
EVarn piroux rafindo Atayis

Ok, but i didnt get any notification

Sir Divepen sir, do the stories have to follow a particular theme?

juininho:
Sir Divepen sir, do the stories have to follow a particular theme?

Not necessarily ..

Hello Divepen1 good evening sir, i suggest you push this thread to front page at least to get people attention, and again most of the contestants didnt get any notification regarding the name mentioned, am just suggesting though

Youngzubi:
Hello Divepen1 good evening sir, i suggest you push this thread to front page at least to get people attention, and again most of the contestants didnt get any notification regarding the name mentioned, am just suggesting though

Wowww.. I'll send a mail to everyone I can..

Divepen1:
jWowww.. I'll send a mail to everyone I can..

. Please sir send d mail to promisemed7. I lost my previous gmail.

peacesamuel94:
. Please sir send d mail to promisemed7. I lost my previous gmail.

So far you've seen this, there's no need to send a mail to you na

Divepen1:
So far you've seen this, there's no need to send a mail to you na

Ok then.thanks

Good morning, can I still join the competition? Divepen1

OMA4U:
Good morning, can I still join the competition? Divepen1

So sorry. Probably, the next one

I am missing here!
how I wish Drabeey was HERE!
please mention me to join next time, thanks

Nice one. This should be interesting.


Keenly following....

Please,if you're yet to submit your entry, please do remember you have to Nov 2 ,( Grace period)..

Divepen1:
Contestants

Youngzubi

juininho

MisterRuk

meneski

GSteve001

Heryordele94

Daysam007
devilmaycry
DrDreWise
Kusibe77
Missnande

Thewriter2018
peacesamuel94
Generica
Firstgentleman1
olatunyemi
KimberlyWest

Tbekz
duch12
Jazmiynne
Frankenstein
babtoundey

spidey77
vivypretty
Divineroyalty
SenhorSean
OluwabuqqyYOLO

EVarn
piroux
rafindo
Atayis

Divepen1:
Contestants
Youngzubi
juininho
MisterRuk
meneski
GSteve001
Heryordele94
Daysam007 devilmaycry DrDreWise Kusibe77 Missnande
Thewriter2018 peacesamuel94 Generica Firstgentleman1 olatunyemi KimberlyWest
Tbekz duch12 Jazmiynne Frankenstein babtoundey
spidey77 vivypretty Divineroyalty SenhorSean OluwabuqqyYOLO
EVarn piroux rafindo Atayis

Tomorrow is the final entry date..

Divepen1:



Tomorrow is the final entry date..

Bro, i nominated TheBlessedman but you didn't include him in your call-up post . Why na

lekkxydinho:
Bro, i nominated TheBlessedman but you didn't include him in your call-up post . Why na

Entry is not by nomination. It's by declaration.

Divepen1:
Contestants
Youngzubi
juininho
MisterRuk
meneski
GSteve001
Heryordele94
Daysam007 devilmaycry DrDreWise Kusibe77 Missnande
Thewriter2018 peacesamuel94 Generica Firstgentleman1 olatunyemi KimberlyWest
Tbekz duch12 Jazmiynne Frankenstein babtoundey
spidey77 vivypretty Divineroyalty SenhorSean OluwabuqqyYOLO
EVarn piroux rafindo Atayis

...

You have till 11:59 Pm for your final submission

Fighter


“Clear!”

The defibrillator hummed and jolted me. My mind flashed.

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Mummy had warned me about following strangers to their house, but it’d been Bayo who’d taught me fractions and called me ‘Liddle one'.

I’d tried to push him off, but my 9-year-old body proved weak. He’d pinned me on his mattress.

But something had roared in me; Something unnatural.

I’d then bit, scratched, screamed. I was being battered but I’d fought, and I’d won, while he fled scared.

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Two weeks later, I woke up in the ICU. Bayo had been caught and the Media was calling me Fighter Girl.

Cc Divepen
Cc Royver

The guardian

“...don't do this Maggie! Have mercy on me..,” Ada pleaded-Tears streaming down her cheeks.

Maggie pulled the gun at her face and smirked, “I warned you to stay away from Paul; He is mine but you won't listen.”

“I won't talk to him ever.”

“Haha too late bitch- Just Say your last prayers.”

Ada fell to her knees expecting the worst.

Suddenly, a loud bang followed by a thud erupted.

Ada opened her eyes to see Maggie lying in her own pool of blood. Someone had shot maggie but she didn't see.

She rose up and took to her heels.

Cc Divepen1

CRIME PANGS.

The hunger I felt then was different, gnawing. It was the kind driven, not just by the benign lack of
food, but by the even deadlier absence of the hope for food. I sought salvation from the goodly
Illusions of sleep, it did not come.The torment layed open like engraving in stone.

"Hunger Cannot kill a man", Baba says. And I never doubted Until then. Sleep had forsaken me. And Baba too.

So I had gone out, bearing emptiness in my belly, the intention to steal in my mind.

It was how I ended in the Police net.



Cc Divepen1

AudreyTimms

Hundred Days of Thunder

It was the culture and practice of the Mulele people of the Red Forest. With red leaves wrapped around their waist, they danced in circles, chanting a tune. The song spoke of past ages, the time of long ago when brother knew brother and sky married earth. It was a strain that reminded one of the ancient time and its religion.

Ufundugu, the leader of the tribe, emerged from the trees. He sent out a terrifying ululation and there was an instant clap of thunder. So frightening were they that a woman often fell and died.