CLOSED: Contest: March 6th - 3rd April

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**Update**
Since there was only 3 entries, this contest will not go into judging. They will each receive 200 points for participating.


Hey guys, sorry that it has taken a little to type this up!
This will be a poetry only contest, so please do not submit any prose or short stories (:
Note: The Folder is now open for submissions

Past Mistakes
A poem is never finished, only abandoned - Paul Valery


-=:bulletblack: Competition Rules :bulletblack:=-
:bulletblack:Theme: Past Mistakes
:bulletblack:Word Count: N/A
:bulletblack:Entrants must be a member of InspireandCreate
:bulletblack:One entry per member
:bulletblack:Open from the 6th of March, 2013 until the 3rd of April, 2013
:bulletblack:At least five deviants need to enter, or the competition will close [smaller, thank you prizes may be given to entrants, depending on circumstances].
:bulletblack:Submissions must:
:bulletred:Be submitted into the ‘Past Mistakes’ Folder
:bulletred:Link this journal and the group InspireandCreate in the description
:bulletred:Be Poetry


-=:bulletblack:Marking Criteria:bulletblack:=-
:bulletblack:Each submission will be granted a score out of 100 points. The score is based out of three categories (marked in bold)
:bulletblack:Creativity [45 points]
:bulletwhite:Originality [20 points]
:bulletwhite:Descriptive [25 points]
:bulletblack:Structure [45 points]
:bulletwhite:Spelling [10 points]
:bulletwhite:Grammar [10 points]
:bulletwhite:General Readability [10 points]
:bulletwhite:Ability to Draw in the Reader [10 points]
:bulletwhite:Underlying Message Understood [5 points]
:bulletblack:Technicalities [10 points]
:bulletwhite:Following Competition Rules [5 points]
:bulletwhite:Title Relevance [5 points]

-=:bulletblack:Prizes:bulletblack:=-
:bulletblack:First Place (Highest Combined Score)
:bulletwhite:Announced in specialty journal on InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:Featured in the InspireandCreate Contest Results section on the homepage
:bulletwhite:Piece featured in the ‘Featured’ Folder on InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:Critique by the two Admins on InspireandCreate [xSammyKayx & MASilverwolf]
:bulletwhite:850 Deviant Art Points donated by xSammyKayx on behalf of InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:A Journal Feature by xSammyKayx
:bulletwhite: [If available], a llama from xSammyKayx


:bulletblack:Second Place (Second Highest Combines Score)
:bulletwhite:Announced in specialty journal on InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:Featured in the InspireandCreate Contest Results section on the homepage
:bulletwhite:Piece featured in the ‘Featured’ Folder on InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:Critique by the two Admins on InspireandCreate [xSammyKayx & MASilverwolf]
:bulletwhite:600 Deviant Art Points donated by xSammyKayx on behalf of InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:A Journal Feature by xSammyKayx
:bulletwhite: [If available], a llama from xSammyKayx

:bulletblack:Third Place (Third Highest Combined Score)
:bulletwhite:Announced in specialty journal on InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:Featured in the InspireandCreate Contest Results section on the homepage
:bulletwhite:Piece featured in the ‘Featured’ Folder on InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:Critique by the two Admins on InspireandCreate [xSammyKayx & MASilverwolf]
:bulletwhite:250 Deviant Art Points donated by xSammyKayx on behalf of InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:A Journal Feature by xSammyKayx
:bulletwhite: [If available], a llama from xSammyKayx


:bulletblack:2x Honourable Mentions (Highest Score by Each Judge)
:bulletwhite:Announced in specialty journal on InspireandCreate
:bulletwhite:A Journal Feature by xSammyKayx
:bulletwhite: 100 DeviantART Points
:bulletwhite: [If available], a llama from xSammyKayx


-=:bulletblack:Other:bulletblack:=-
:bulletblack:Stating your interest in participation will help decide if the contest will continue running throughout the month. If there are less than five entries, the contest will be cancelled.
:bulletblack:If you would like to ask any questions, feel free to ask!
:bulletblack:Please comment here, note the group, or myself, xSammyKayx, if you would like to donate any prizes for our winners.
:bulletblack:Featuring this competition to your watchers or groups is always appreciated.

Good luck and have fun!
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