DUNE FAN FICTION CONTEST

[SandChigger]

Hairy Ticks of Dune, in conjunction with Jacurutu, is proud to announce the Dune Fan Fiction Contest. This contest, as an unofficial, unauthorized and completely fan-organized event, is dedicated to honoring and exploring the legacy of Frank Herbert as represented by his Dune books and stories.

Full details here.

[Dante]

Only on my busiest week yet. You bastard.

...But I see it's open until the end of August. That should be enough time to whip something up. I'll have to read the series over again of course, so I stand by my earlier statement. :P

[Caid Ivik]

I like the site.

[SandChigger]

Really? Why thank you. :)

Only on my busiest week yet. You bastard.

Mwwwha! XXX ;D

[MrFlibble]

I fully support the initiative, although I'll probably won't have time to write something myself. Giving it a try looks like an interesting idea anyway, and I actually do have some Dune fanfic concepts that could be made into a story.

[SandChigger]

You do have TWO months. That's twice as long as the NaNoWriMo people get, for one fifth the word count. ;)

[ErasOmnius]

Will be a good time!

[Dante]

There's nothing on the website so... how do the judges feel about multiple submissions?

[SandChigger]

There's nothing on the website so... how do the judges feel about multiple submissions?

Nay, 'tis not so! It's under "Submission Method":

"Multiple submissions by the same author are permitted." :)

[Hypatia]

Why, thank you for the invitation, SandChigger.

What a shame it isn't really open to everybody...  ::)

[arnoldo]

Why, thank you for the invitation, SandChigger.

What a shame it isn't really open to everybody...  ::)

I submitted my entry, but it's been censored  >:(

[MrFlibble]

Were you told the reasons for the rejection of your submission?

[MrFlibble]

I've found the answer myself, at SandChigger's blog:

The other day, arny sent me a copy of his

[SandChigger]

Why, thank you for the invitation, SandChigger.

What a shame it isn't really open to everybody...  ::)

Unless you have some specific proof to back that up, which you'd like to share with the rest of the forum, how about you keep your snotty comments to yourself? :)

And you, arnoldo... dishonest as ever, I see. For the record, as MrFlibble has already kindly explained, arnoldo's submission was emailed back to him and he was told EXACTLY why it had been rejected.

Just dropped by to remind anyone interested that there's just 27 days left. :)

[SandChigger]

ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT! :)

[athanasios]

How many have applied?

[SandChigger]

Less than 27 hours left!

[Dante]

How many have applied?

Nine entries as of this writing.

[athanasios]

Then it is going to be interesting.

[SandChigger]

And the contest is closed to further submissions. :)

The panel of judges will render its decision on the winners (first, second & third places) by the end of September.

[Dante]

So... any news on that?

[SandChigger]

So... any news on that?

Yes, actually. Some good news for you, in fact!

The seven judges have reached their decision and here are the results for the first Dune Fan Fiction Contest.

1st Place: Entry #5, by Tleszer

2nd Place: A tie between Entry #7, by Dante, and Entry #11, by Semuta

3rd Place: Entry #4, by Eyes High

The judges also wanted to give special mention to Entry #6, by Mahnmut.

Congratulations to the winners and our thanks to everyone who submitted an entry to the contest.

One judge also included this special message:

My heartfelt thanks to all these authors — especially those who delved back into Frank's Dune to speculate on the thoughts and feelings of the lesser characters .... a "third person" take on the events and personalities must be considered 'legitimate' — Frank created a large universe of diverse human beings, each with their own motives and perspectives ... fertile ground for 'fan fiction', to agree or disagree, to support or oppose .... kudos & cookies for all.

—SandRider

Breakdown of votes cast:

For first place, Entry #5 received 5 votes. #6 and #4 received 1 vote each.

For second place, #11 and #7 tied with 2 votes each. Entries #1, #5 and #6 received 1 vote each.

For third place, #4 received 3.5 votes (3 straight plus 1 tie). Entries #6, #7 and #8 each received 1 vote, and #11 received 0.5 vote (the tie vote).

CONGRATULATIONS, DANTE!

[SandChigger]

(Please note that I've edited in the name of the author of Entry #11. Due to some email problems, I only had his real name when I posted the results. I'm not sure what forums he's active on.)

[SandChigger]

Dante, your two entries have been getting some commentary over on Jacurutu. :)

Entry #7

Entry #8

[Dante]

Oh, hey, I didn't notice that. Glad to see they went down well. :D

As for checking the science, I didn't take any liberties with the principles, just with the phrasing. I could do a diagram if it would help...