MCWC XI Submissions

[Merchant of Venice]

MCWC XI

Eligibility

The submitted story must be at least 1,000 words long, or be a serialised story or collection of short stories that have two updates of 500 words or more each in the month of April.
The first place winner of the previous competition cannot compete in this current competition.
Only one submission per person.
The submission of pre-published work is prohibited. Any story found to have been published offsite will be disqualified.
Nomination deadline: the last day of the month.
The competition is open for a month, followed by a one week, multi-poll vote.
If there are less than 5 nominations, the submission period is extended for one week, followed by a poll with reduced rewards. If less than 3 stories are nominated, the competition continues indefinitely until at least 3 stories have been submitted.
Usually authors nominate their own work. If you would like to nominate somebody else's work, please ask for the author's approval first (or encourage the author to nominate his work)!

Information to provide
Title and link to the original story thread
Author

Short description/teaser

Advertisement Rules
Advertising is allowed in the official advertising board and in story threads. Any other kind of direct advertising to advocate nominees is prohibited. Those who breach this rule shall be disqualified for 3 months.

Asking for votes is not allowed and will result in an immediate disqualification and ban of 3 months from the Competition forums.

The competition manager will take whatever steps necessary to insure the integrity of the competition.

Awards
4 points for the Winner
3 points for Second Place
2 points for Third Place

Points are accumulated towards the awarding of the Writers' Study Competition Medals.

6 points - bronze medal
12 points - silver medal
24 points - golden medal




Please see the Writer's Study Information and FAQ Thread for more details.

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Go on then.

Of Souls

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Everyone has a Soul. A Soul that can willingly be given up.
A Soul that can be used to create the most fantastic, impossible art.
Or to cause the most untold destruction.

A power limited by morality.
That cannot be a good thing.

Read now.

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

Some more nominations (in no particular order):

Titanium Core: Borderlands - Submission made
The Stormy Skies - Submission made
World Building with Martin O’Bannion
Jättar
The Pursuit of Divinity - Submission made
Zero Kelvin - Submission made

(have checked their eligibility, I had a few more on the list that couldn't make it, but hopefully before April is out!)

[Merchant of Venice]

5 submissions and still 2 weeks to go?

What would we do without Shankbot?

[Shankbot de Bodemloze]

The more the merrier.

[HunterKYA]

Titanium Core: Borderlands

For Tyler Braedan and his crew, the galactic war is over. Barely escaping the destruction of the city he once called home, Braedan and his team retreat back to the Xelanite homeworld to regain their balance. Once there, Braedan will come across a mysterious person, who claims to hold the power to unlock the secrets of the artifact on his ship, and the knowledge contained within that could change everything.

Catch up on the newest installment in the Titanium Core saga here!

[Lortano]

The Stormy Skies
"Of Carson, I'll say this. He's learned the best technique for any swordsman. That being the ability to cheat just when it counts."
Admiral Loran

In the Free Nation, there lies ground dwellers and sky dwellers. From mighty Skymasters, to the smallest schooners, the sky dwellers live peacefully in the skies. In the South Eastern Quadrant, Captain grant Calrich comes across the pirate Carson, the most feared of all pirates. From there, join Grant on his adventures through the skies. Read on right here!


(I accept your nomination. Inb4 Hitai produces another masterpiece to knock me into second place.)

[Iron Aquilifer]

There were nominations?

The Pursuit of Divinity
Gods walk among us men. They are a hundred Ares in mortal flesh. If I hear you call them “Drones” one more time I will have you court martialled, do I make myself perfectly f---ing clear?
- A very unhappy sergeant

[Yeepeep]

Following the immortal, wise words about the importance of participation, I throw my name in the hat yet again.

Zero Kelvin
[by Yeepeep]

Things are in motion in the Solar System, things beyond the control, or indeed comprehension of humanity. The Cosmos is in flux. Things are changing, both within and without, and when the proverbial dust settles nothing will be the same. And for one man, far from home, an intriguing proposition emerges.

Or, in another set of immortal words by our very own Shankbot, "Gods? Giant lobsters? Wut..."

What else awaits? Read to find out.