Prose That Blows

Prose that Blows 7 – THE RESULTS

doubleintegral — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:02:39 +0000

There were 16 votes cast this time.

As always, here’s the list of who wrote what. You can find the contest results after the jump.

“A Darker Secret” - yrralldlok2
“Chain Reaction” – Rathani
“Emergency Escape Enchantment” - T-Danger
“Mythical Mischief” - Pakona
“Not Without a Price” – doubleintegral
“Queen Sena’s Curse” - Dr. Bo
“The Sorceress’ Apprentice” - notsosupersaiyan

On to the results!

MOST ORIGINAL STORY

Winner: Rathani
Runner-up: Dr. Bo

Stories that received votes:

8 – “Chain Reaction”
3 – “Queen Sena’s Curse”
2 – “A Darker Secret”, ”Not Without a Price”
1 – “Mythical Mischief”

DARKEST STORY

Winner: doubleintegral
Runner-up: yrralldlok2

Stories that received votes:

13 – “Not Without a Price”
3 – “A Darker Secret”

SEXIEST STORY

Winner: Rathani
Runner-up: T-Danger

Stories that received votes:

7 – “Chain Reaction”
4 – “Emergency Escape Enchantment”
3 – “The Sorceress’ Apprentice”
1 – “Queen Sena’s Curse”

And finally…

BEST STORY OF PROSE THAT BLOWS 7

Winner: Rathani
Runner-up: T-Danger

Stories that received votes:

6 – “Chain Reaction”
4 – “Emergency Escape Enchantment”
2 – “A Darker Secret”, “The Sorceress’ Apprentice”
1 – ”Queen Sena’s Curse”

Congratulations to our winners, and thanks again to everyone who participated and voted.

Prose that Blows 7 – Voting NOW OPEN

doubleintegral — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:31:25 +0000

You have seven entries to choose from.

Voting will end on Friday, October 28 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time.

Entries

Voting

CLICK HERE TO GO VOTE!

You are voting on the following categories:

Best Story
Sexiest Story
Most Original Story
Darkest Story

Happy voting!

Prose that Blows 7 – NOW OPEN

doubleintegral — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:17:29 +0000

Annnd we’re back!

DETAILS HERE!

How the contest works

Submission deadline: Friday, October 14, 2011, 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time
Voting deadline: Friday, October 28, 2011, 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time

Happy writing!

Prose that Blows 5 – THE RESULTS

doubleintegral — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:28:26 +0000

The voting for this contest was unprecedented, not necessarily in the overall turnout but in how spread out the voting was. That tells me that there were a lot of really good stories and they all deserve recognition, and almost all of the margins were very close.

As always, here’s the list of who wrote what. You can find the contest results after the jump.

“According to Plan” - TheRedWasp
“An Alternative to Smoking” - InvizKing
“The C. Plenty Building Incident” - Dr. Bo
“The Factory” - The Unknown
“Handle” – yrralldlok2
“More Maxine” – Inflate123
“Neighbours” – heliumgirl77
“Outbreak” – T-Danger
“A Poor Choice of Words” – Luther Kane
“Rivals” – Rathani
“Routine Physical” – doubleintegral
“Spontaneous” – Pakona
“Stiff Lower Lip” – nineteenthly
“The Sting” – notsosupersaiyan
“That’s the Power of Thongs” – AlecDeluxe

On to the results!

MOST ORIGINAL STORY

Winner (tie): doubleintegral & heliumgirl77
Runner-up: nineteenthly

Stories that received votes:

6 – “Neighbours”, “Routine Physical”
5 – “Stiff Lower Lip”
3 – “Rivals”
2 – “A Poor Choice of Words”
1 – “An Alternative to Smoking”, “The C. Plenty Building Incident”, “Outbreak”

FUNNIEST STORY

Winner: Luther Kane
Runner-up: AlecDeluxe

Stories that received votes:

10 – “A Poor Choice of Words”
6 – “That’s the Power of Thongs”
5 – “Stiff Lower Lip”
4 – “Routine Physical”
1 – “According to Plan”

LEAST CONTRIVED USE OF A THESAURUS

Winner: heliumgirl77
Runner-up (tie): doubleintegral & Rathani

Stories that received votes:

5 – “Neighbours”
4 – “Rivals”, ”Routine Physical”
3 – “Outbreak”, “The Sting”
2 – “According to Plan”, “Stiff Lower Lip”
1 – “An Alternative to Smoking”, “The C. Plenty Building Incident”, “The Factory”, “Handle”, “A Poor Choice of Words”

And finally…

BEST STORY OF PROSE THAT BLOWS 5

Winner (tie): heliumgirl77 & Rathani
Runner-up (tie): doubleintegral & T-Danger

Stories that received votes:

4 – “Neighbours”, “Rivals”
3 – “Outbreak”, “Routine Physical”
2 – “An Alternative to Smoking”, “The C. Plenty Building Incident”, “The Factory”, “A Poor Choice of Words”, “The Sting”
1 – ”Handle”, “That’s the Power of Thongs”

Congratulations to our winners, and thanks again to everyone who participated and made this one of our best contests yet. Thanks also to everyone who voted.

Prose that Blows 6 will be announced in late May.

Prose that Blows 5 – Voting NOW OPEN

doubleintegral — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:30:53 +0000

You have 15 entries to choose from.

Voting will end on Saturday, April 2 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time.

Entries

Voting

CLICK HERE TO GO VOTE!

You are voting on the following categories:

Best Story
Funniest Story
Most Original Story
Least Contrived Use of a Thesaurus

Happy voting!

Prose that Blows 5 – NOW OPEN

doubleintegral — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:07:16 +0000

THE MOST CHALLENGING CONTEST YET???

DETAILS HERE!

How the contest works

Submission deadline: Friday, March 18, 2011, 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time
Voting deadline: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time

Happy writing!

Prose that Blows 4 – THE RESULTS

doubleintegral — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:31:01 +0000

There were 21 votes cast this time around.

Here’s the list of who wrote what. You can find the contest results after the jump.

“Resolutions” - Pongo
“Red Christmas” - InvizKing
“Christmas Protocol” - Inflate123
“Office Party Blues” - Noitalfin

MOST ORIGINAL STORY

Winner: InvizKing

Stories that received votes:

“Red Christmas” – 10
“Christmas Protocol” – 6
“Office Party Blues” – 2
“Resolutions” – 2

SEXIEST STORY

Winner: Inflate123

Stories that received votes:

“Christmas Protocol” – 15
“Office Party Blues” – 3
“Resolutions” – 2
“Red Christmas” – 1

MOST DISTURBING STORY

Winner: InvizKing

Stories that received votes:

“Red Christmas” – 18
“Resolutions” – 2
“Office Party Blues” – 1

And finally…

BEST STORY OF PROSE THAT BLOWS 4

Winner: Inflate123

Stories that received votes:

“Christmas Protocol” – 10
“Red Christmas” – 7
“Office Party Blues” – 3
“Resolutions” – 1

Thanks again to everyone who participated and voted in this contest. Prose that Blows 5 will be announced in February.

Prose that Blows 4 – Voting NOW OPEN

doubleintegral — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:59:03 +0000

Sorry about the delay in posting – we were a little thrown by the low turnout this time and were trying to decide how best to proceed. There were four entries this time.

Voting will end on Saturday, January 8 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.

Entries

I had also started to write a story, but once it became clear the turnout would be low I just started writing for myself without keeping the contest restrictions in mind. It is posted at my DA page.

Voting

CLICK HERE TO GO VOTE!

You are voting on the following categories:

Best Story
Sexiest Story
Most Disturbing Story
Most Original Idea

Prose that Blows 4 – NOW OPEN

doubleintegral — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:55:55 +0000

We’ve run a poll for the last 1-2 weeks regarding when PTB4 should take place. Nearly a majority of folks voted to have it right away, before the holiday season gets into full swing. So here we gooooooo…

DETAILS HERE!

How the contest works <– recommend you read this again, as it has been updated slightly

Submission deadline: Friday, December 17, 2010, 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time
Voting deadline: Friday, December 31, 2010, 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time

Happy scribing!

Prose that Blows 3 – THE RESULTS

doubleintegral — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:00:46 +0000

There were 36 votes cast this time around.

Here’s the list of who wrote what. You can find the contest results after the jump.

“Blowing Up Space Girl” – tabackattack
“The Snorkel Technique” – AirGrenade
“An Unusual Favor” – doubleintegral
“Melinda’s Pumpkins” – Dr. Bo
“I’ve Got a Magic Wand” – Pongo
“The Wrong Costume to Wear” – Hfilled
“Sweet Release” – Dragon-6860
“A Boy’s Trick” - ChazuSquishy
“This Only Works Once” - InvizKing
“The Stuff of Legend” - Inflate123
“Bobbing with Apples” - Bahamad
“It Was Only Candy” - TheStoryWriter
“Never Accept Wishes from Demons” - T-Danger
“Haunted House Five: A Duty Dance with Destiny” - Needle Ninja
“A Night at the Carnival” - Noitalfin

MOST ORIGINAL STORY

Winner: AirGrenade

Stories that received votes:

“The Snorkel Technique” – 15
“I’ve Got a Magic Wand” – 6
“Bobbing with Apples” – 4
“Sweet Release” – 2
“This Only Works Once” – 2
“Never Accept Wishes from Demons” – 2
“Haunted House Five: A Duty Dance with Destiny” – 2
“The Wrong Costume to Wear” – 1
“A Boy’s Trick” – 1

SEXIEST STORY

Winner: tabackattack

Stories that received votes:

“Blowing Up Space Girl” – 10
“Sweet Release” – 5
“The Snorkel Technique” – 3
“I’ve Got a Magic Wand” – 3
“This Only Works Once” – 3
“Never Accept Wishes from Demons” – 3
“Melinda’s Pumpkins” – 2
“The Stuff of Legend” – 2
“Bobbing with Apples” – 2
“Haunted House Five: A Duty Dance with Destiny” – 2

MOST DISTURBING STORY

Winner: doubleintegral

Stories that received votes:

“An Unusual Favor” – 10
“This Only Works Once” – 6
“A Night at the Carnival” – 6
“The Snorkel Technique” – 4
“A Boy’s Trick” – 3
“Melinda’s Pumpkins” – 2
“I’ve Got a Magic Wand” – 1
“The Wrong Costume to Wear” – 1
“Sweet Release” – 1
“Haunted House Five: A Duty Dance with Destiny” – 1

And finally…

BEST STORY OF PROSE THAT BLOWS 3

Winner: AirGrenade

Stories that received votes:

“The Snorkel Technique” – 8
“Sweet Release” – 5
“This Only Works Once” – 5
“Haunted House Five: A Duty Dance with Destiny” – 5
“I’ve Got a Magic Wand” – 4
“The Stuff of Legend” – 2
“Never Accept Wishes from Demons” – 2
“Blowing Up Space Girl” – 1
“An Unusual Favor” – 1
“A Boy’s Trick” – 1
“Bobbing with Apples” – 1
“A Night at the Carnival” – 1

Thanks again to everyone who participated and voted in this contest.