Welcome back, Age of Edward fans! We're bringing the #1 Twific contest back for 2017, so get your pencils sharpened, typing fingers stretched, and research materials ready!

The Age of Edward Contest will feature stories throughout various historical/futuristic eras, the only time period not acceptable for entry is anything after the year 2000, with the exception of Future Edward. If you choose to write about a future Edward, it must have a distinctly futuristic vibe. Submissions can be from any point of view, though they must be in context of the time period and must feature Edward.

Hosts:

Betsy DeVos / songster

Alanna Cappie / Capricorn75

Validators:

GeekChic12

jane-with-a-y

Lolo84

Judges:

author-self-insert

NewTwilightFan

remedy25

Sharon Fulda

windchymes

winterhorses

Artist:

MinaRivera

Dates:

August 1- submission period begins

Sept. 4- submission period ends

Sept. 21- poll opens for voting

Sept. 30- poll closes

Oct. 13- winners announced

Guidelines:

Entries can feature supernatural elements, alternate universe, or all-human. RPF is not acceptable.

Entries must be identifiable as historical/futuristic.

All entries must be one-shots. While you are welcome and encouraged to continue your story after the contest is completely closed, your submission must be able to stand alone as a one-shot or will be returned.

All entries that include smut/lemons or other mature content must be rated M.

All entries must be wholly original and previously unpublished.

All entries must be between 3,000 and 12,000 words not including header.

All entries must be betad and meet minimum grammar, punctuation, and spelling standards. Submissions that do not meet these standards will be returned for corrections.

All entries must be anonymous. Writers may post that they are writing for this contest, but may not post anything about their entry's content, when their entry was posted, who their beta/pre-reader is, or anything that may give away their entries.

Collaborations are welcome, but there is a two entry limit per person.

Content Limitations:

While we understand that certain things we find distasteful today may have been generally acceptable in the time period you are writing from, this contest will remain free of incest, bestiality, graphic/gratuitous rape, and pedophilia. Please note these guidelines and make sure your submission adheres to them, otherwise it will be returned upon validation. Authors are welcome to include any trigger warning but are by no means required to do so.

Submission:

Entries should be in .doc or .rtf format and emailed to aoecontest2017@ for validation. Once it is validated, it will post to FFnet at admin’s discretion. In order to help maintain anonymity, stories will be uploaded in clusters.

All submissions must contain the following header:

Author name:

Email Address:

FFN profile page link:

Title of Story:

Word Count:

Type of Edward:

Rating:

Story Summary:

First Time Author?:

Standard Disclaimer: The author does not own any publicly recognizable entities herein. No copyright infringement is intended.

WINNERS!!!

Judges' Third Place: One Dark Night in Chicago by ceceprincess1217
Judges' Second Place: Uprising by pattyrose
Judges' First Place: Battle of the Sexes by Honeymoon Edward

Public Third Place: Mercy Train by DeJean Smith
Public Second Place: One Dark Night in Chicago by ceceprincess1217
Public First Place: A Bartered Betrothal by sheviking

First Time Author badge presented to divyvicki for A Fork in the Road

Validator Jayne-With-a-Y chose A Bartered Betrothal by sheviking
Validator Lolo84 chose Dominion by sunshine1220
Artist Mina Rivera chose Sati by archy12
Judge Author-Self-Insert chose Laid to Rest by sunshine1220
Judge NewTwilightFan chose The Great Hunger by ceceprincess1217
Judge Remedy25 chose Champion by kinkywings
Judge Sharon Fulda chose Mercy Train by DeJean Smith
Judge Windchymes chose Lessons Learned by Alma Marie
Judge Winterhorses chose Battle of the Sexes by Honeymoon Edward

ENTRIES AND AUTHORS

My Nightingale is a Swan by Gabby1017
Battle of the Sexes by Honeymoon Edward
Dominion by sunshine1220
The Man Who Left the Cold by rat19
Uprising by patty rosa
A Fork in the Road by Divyvicki
A Bartered Betrothal by Sheviking
Lessons Learned by Alma Marie
Filthy Pirate by 2browneyes
One Dark Night in Chicago by ceceprincess1217
Laid to Rest by sunshine1220
Champion by Kinky Wings
The Air I Breathe by Honeymoon Edward
Mercy Train by DeJean Smith
A Tale of Sassy and Messy by TwiAddictAnne
All That's Left by highlanderprincess
Sati by Archy12
The Admiral's Daughter by Noncanonqueen
Long Distance by MulanHua
The Great Hunger by ceceprincess1217
Rockabelly Takes on the Taco Popper by halojones

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