Autumn: crunchy leaves, chilly air, apple-picking, football games, sweaters, apple pie, gold and red and orange, camping, Halloween, county fairs, rainy days, thick blankets, hoodies, Thanksgiving, candles, scary movies, scarves, pumpkins, corn mazes, foggy mornings, and ABC Family's "13 Nights of Halloween."

Celebrate the greatest season by writing about it for the Falling Into Autumn Contest!

Participants

Paging Dr. Swan by AutumnButterlyLives
Platt's Fruit Farm by Jonesn
Sprinkle of Sunlight by TwiAddictAnne
Camp Pumpkinhead by DeJean Smith
Hay Bales and Hot Bylines by KoalaLou
Come Back to Me by CCullen1978
Bella's Delights by hapakids
Shelter My Heart by jdifrans1
Cullen Mountain by OhGeeFantasy
Edward Cooks the Turkey by shouldbecleaning
Limbo: Not the Fun Kind by Miss Sherrie

Winners

Public Vote
First place - Edward Cooks the Turkey by shouldbecleaning
Second place - Cullen Mountain by OhGeeFantasy
Third place - Hay Bales and Hot Bylines by KoalaLou

Judges' Vote
First place - Hay Bales and Hot Bylines by KoalaLou
Second place - Edward Cooks the Turkey by shouldbecleaning
Third place - Camp Pumpkinhead by DeJean Smith

Judges' Picks
Bratty-Vamp - Hay Bales and Hot Bylines by KoalaLou
CupcakeDivaFF - Come Back to Me by CCullen1978
Honeybeemeadows - Edward Cooks the Turkey by shouldbecleaning
lellabeth - Platt's Fruit Farm by Jonesn
MagTwi78 - Hay Bales and Hot Bylines by KoalaLou

Host's Pick
MariahajilE - Shelter My Heart by jdifrans1

Pumpkin Spice Lemon Award
Cullen Mountain by OhGeeFantasy

Staff

Host/Secret Keeper
MariahajilE

Graphics
MinaRivera

Emergency Beta
GeekChic12

Validators
beegurl13
Bled Dry

Judges
Bratty-Vamp
CupcakeDivaFF
Honeybeemeadows
lellabeth
MagTwi78

Calendar

September 22: Submissions accepted

November 5: Submissions close

November 7: Public voting opens

November 13: Public voting closes

November 24: Winners announced

Prizes

Banners will be awarded to first, second, and third place in both a public vote and a collective judges' vote. Banners will also be awarded to each judge's pick.

Social Media

Twitter: @FallFicContest

Facebook Group: Falling Into Autumn Contest

Prompts: Please see Facebook group for link

Rules

Every entry must revolve around the central theme by taking place in autumn and incorporating autumn elements. Any and all plotlines, with the exception of those listed below, are allowed and welcome. Romantic storylines and lemons are not required, though they are encouraged (because how beautiful is love in autumn?). Those who do choose to submit an entry with a lemon, however, will be in the running for the Pumpkin Spice Lemon award, which comes with a winner's banner.

This is a Twilight-based contest, though crossovers are allowed and welcome.

This is an anonymous contest. Instead of promoting individual entries, please promote the contest as a whole. Do not reveal your submission date, word count, or entry topic. If the identity of an author or entry is compromised, it will be disqualified. No exceptions will be made.

Word limit: 3,000 to 10,000.

No bestiality, rape, incest, RPF, or pedophilia.

All entries must be betad.

While entries may be continued after the contest is over, all entries must stand alone as one-shots.

Any genre, pairing, and rating are allowed and welcomed.

All entries must be original and previously unpublished.

Two entries per author will be allowed: individually and as a collaborator.

Submission Instructions

Please email entries in either Word or GDoc form to fallingintoautumncontest@ with the following heading:

Author:

Email address:

Facebook username (if applicable):

Twitter username (if applicable):

Beta:

Story title:

Story summary:

Genre:

Rating:

Pairing:

Word Count (not including summary or header):

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