THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. NO MORE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Ever wanted to play the online game Dragon Training Academy Never got the chance to because you weren't able to get a double DVD pack with the game code card?
No problem!
Berk's Grapevine is holding its first ever contest and a free game code to Dragon Training Academy is the prize! The competition is fanfiction writing — and don't worry if you've never written any fanfiction. You never know who might win.
RULES:
- Your story must be a minimum of 500 words, maximum of 5,000.
- It must be in (readable) English.
- Please keep it PG.
- The prompt is "sunrise." It's optional. Use it if you want it.
Note: You can definitely enter if you already have a game code. If you win we can always give it to second place.
Read more for story submission form.
I'm not entering because I actually do have the doublepack. So, I play the game all the time. But, I'll be really happy for whomever does win! :D Post the story too if you would plz. I will want to read it! :D
ReplyDeleteWow, this is so exciting! I'm gonna do it for sure. Will there be a place where we can see everyone's submissions when it's all said and done?
ReplyDeleteThis is an AWESOME idea. I hope the contest idea takes off.
Yeah, we should definitely post / link to them when they're done.
ReplyDeleteI have another code if I'd like to use it for a prize
ReplyDeleteIt's the second player code
-shortylego
What a fun idea and great way to generate new stories!
ReplyDeleteO it was so much fun. I will never look at Stoic's beard the same again. 0-0
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Hey would you guys like it if we added Fanart to the mix as well? Then there would be a winner for fanfiction and a winner for fanart :D let us know!!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah! That would be fun! I might enter just for the fun of it, BUT DONT GIVE ME A CODE!! Just mention it to me if I might have won or not. Im just curious to see what might happen! :D I mean, I play the game ALOT. So, yeah. And if you dont want want me to enter, thats fine too. But last night was super fun! I really wanna do that again! :DDD
ReplyDeleteOoooh, definitely include a fanart category! There's some awesome HTTYD artists out there, I'd love to see one recognized and awarded!
ReplyDeleteI'd enter for fun in fanarts, but not for a code.... I have one already
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Well, I'm from Portugal and there does not exist the Dragons: The gift of the night fury :(...
ReplyDeleteBut writing a story ... But how? Type is the continuation of the first film How To Train Your Dragon? If so, I own I've been writing a story like this ... Only it has a lot of drama and're not even halfway to finish! But even though I have finished, you could go to tender in the same? :)
Sorry my little bad english :/
And this story that I've been writing is written in Portuguese! Should I spend the whole story for English?
ReplyDeleteNeia Silva: I'm sorry but yes, the story has to be in English. We can't read other languages :(
ReplyDeleteAnd there is a limit to how long the story can be, so make sure it's not too long. 5,000 words is the maximum word count.
Ok, I try to put in English and history that spans the whole space;) Tomorrow I will try soon :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, you can take your time. You have until August 3rd :)
ReplyDeleteProvided it's not against any rules, I'd be willing to help Neia and other English-as-second-language writers with editing out errors in their English drafts for submission. I've done it for plenty of overseas friends before (as well as the college paper, lol).
ReplyDeleteIf you have a DA, just PM me at crownflame.deviantart.com and we can work something out.
I'm also Crownflame at the Night Fury's Den.
That's a good idea! And no, it's not against the rules, go ahead! We don't want to exclude the people who aren't as fluent in writing English. :)
ReplyDeleteHey I have one question. Would you accept "novelized" scenes from the movie (or fill-in-the-blanks scenes), or does the story have to be original? I was just wondering.
ReplyDeleteNovelized scenes are good as long as there is something new, like an interesting insight into a character's actions or a retelling from another perspective (e.g., Forbidden Friendship from the perspective of the fish).
ReplyDeleteOK, great. Thanks :) In case I don't get to make a new scene, I now have something I wrote beforehand I can fall back on.
ReplyDeleteForbidden Friendship from the fish... LOL, that won't last too long. XD
Oh cool! I'm so gonna write this! :DD It'll probably only be a bout a thousand words. :D Oh well!
ReplyDelete1000 words is fine just as long as it's over 500 and under 5000 ^_^
ReplyDeleteAre you still having a fanart category contest?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so. There wasn't really enough momentum behind it. But I'll put up a "last chance" notice and see if there's still enough interest.
ReplyDeleteOK, that's a nice idea. Curious, about how many fanfic entries have you gotten?
ReplyDeleteSeven, so far. But two of those were submitted today, so it's hard to tell how many we'll get in total.
ReplyDeleteActually, I don't think I'll be entering.
ReplyDeleteI have one (I know it's closed as it is old and well it says it at the name) but I think that it is far too long as the section I'm writing (Information and names) is already over 12,000 words and well the chapter where it is actually based on Berk (The first one for that matter as many other chapters are included on Berk) is also over approx. 20,000 words, well I'll get to work on it.
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