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  • "OSA Drabble Challenge #101: Reflection" by Viv

    Started 14 Jul 2008: Ended Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:00 pm

    Reflection

    Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 28 July 2008.

    A new drabble challenge will be posted every week, but you'll have two weeks to complete the challenge. To contribute a drabble challenge idea, visit the OSA Drabble Challenges thread in the Bunny Nursery of the Forum.

    If you need more time or run into trouble posting any challenge response, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge admins by going to the Support/Feedback link in the main menu on the left.

    Challengees:

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  • "Challenge Me" by NancyBrooke

    Started 09 Jul 2008: Ended Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:00 pm

    1. Go here: http://www.openscrolls.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2944&highlight=

    2. On that thread say you'd like other folks to challenge you by giving you a character/setting/theme to write. Folks will PM you with ideas.

    3. Post your story as a response to this challenge.

    No deadline. No format or word limit.

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  • "OSA Poetry Challenge #6: Elegy" by Viv

    Started 01 Jul 2008: Ended Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:00 am

    Write an Elegy. "The traditional elegy mirrors three stages of loss. First, there is a lament, then praise for the idealized dead, and finally consolation and solace."

    No line limit, no meter or rhyme restraints.

    New OSA Poetry Challenges will appear on the first day of each month and will have 6-month deadlines (which should allow for epic tales as well as shorter verse). Please feel free to suggest Poetry Challenge topics on the OSA Poetry Challenges thread in the Forum.

    Challengees:

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  • "OSA Drabble Challenge #100: Celebration" by Viv

    Started 30 Jun 2008: Ended Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:00 pm

    In honor of our 100th Tolkien drabble challenge:

    celebration n. The act of observing a day or an event with ceremonies.

    Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 14 July 2008.

    A new drabble challenge will be posted every week, but you'll have two weeks to complete the challenge. To contribute a drabble challenge idea, visit the OSA Drabble Challenges thread in the Bunny Nursery of the Forum.

    If you need more time or run into trouble posting any challenge response, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge admins by going to the Support/Feedback link in the main menu on the left.

    Challengees:

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  • "OSA Drabble Challenge # 99: Jumping In" by dolarabee

    Started 23 Jun 2008: Ended Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:00 pm

    Jumping In

    Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 7 July 2008.

    A new drabble challenge will be posted every week, but you'll have two weeks to complete the challenge. To contribute a drabble challenge idea, visit the OSA Drabble Challenges thread in the Bunny Nursery of the Forum.

    If you need more time or run into trouble posting any challenge response, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge admins by going to the Support/Feedback link in the main menu on the left.

    Challengees:

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  • "OSA Drabble Challenge #98: Lazy" by Rhapsody

    Started 16 Jun 2008: Ended Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:00 pm

    Lazy

    Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 30 June 2008.

    A new drabble challenge will be posted every week, but you'll have two weeks to complete the challenge. To contribute a drabble challenge idea, visit the OSA Drabble Challenges thread in the Bunny Nursery of the Forum.

    If you need more time or run into trouble posting any challenge response, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge admins by going to the Support/Feedback link in the main menu on the left.

    Challengees: None.

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  • "OSA Poetry Challenge #5: Cento" by Viv

    Started 01 Jun 2008: Ended Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:00 am

    Write a Cento. "From the Latin word for 'patchwork,' the cento is a poetic form made up of lines from poems by other poets.

    (Source: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/197 )

    Can also, I would imagine, use song lyrics.

    PLEASE REMEMBER: Any time you quote from another source, please give credit to that source in a footnote or author note.

    No line limit, no meter or rhyme restraints.

    New OSA Poetry Challenges will appear on the first day of each month and will have 6-month deadlines (which should allow for epic tales as well as shorter verse). Please feel free to suggest Poetry Challenge topics on the OSA Poetry Challenges thread in the Forum.

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    • Arienwen on Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:32 pm (No story posted)

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  • "Breaking Type" by NeumeIndil

    Started 18 May 2008: Ended Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:00 pm

    Do you plan stories ahead of time, or let ‘em flow as you write? Are you comfortable in your method? What might you learn if things change?

    The Challenge: Breaking Type

    1) Register for the challenge by May 31. Also send your e-mail addy to NeumeIndil.

    2) On the June 1, you will get a randomly selected character and/or topic. You will then have 1 month to write a story (at least 300 words) in a method different than that which you usually use. So, people who free-write will plan ahead, and habitual planners will just write.

    3) On the 1st of July, stories should be e-mailed to NeumeIndil (neumeindil at gmail.com).

    4) Writers will receive, via e-mail, another person's story and will have 1 week to beta it. The story will then be returned to its author, who will have 1 week to submit it for the challenge. Stories should post to OSA by July 16.

    For more info, visit the forum thread: http://www.openscrolls.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=45702#45702

    Challengees:

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  • "OSA Drabble Challenge #97: Tickling" by Rhapsody

    Started 12 May 2008: Ended Mon May 26, 2008 5:00 pm

    Tickling

    Ever thought of how your favourite character could withstand a tickling spree or how he'd resort to that method? With this drabble challenge we ask you to explore the thought of your character or a situation which involves tickling as an action.

    Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 26 May 2008.

    A new drabble challenge will be posted every week, but you'll have two weeks to complete the challenge. To contribute a drabble challenge idea, visit the OSA Drabble Challenges thread in the Bunny Nursery of the Forum.

    If you need more time or run into trouble posting any challenge response, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge admins by going to the Support/Feedback link in the main menu on the left.

    Challengees: None.

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  • "OSA Poetry Challenge #4: Anaphora" by Viv

    Started 01 May 2008: Ended Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm

    Write an Anaphora poem. An Anaphora is "the repetition of a word or expression several times within a clause or within a paragraph". In poetry the repetition of the phrase can be just at the beginning of each line, setting the tone as a meditation or a mantra, or it can be utilized more subtlety within the poem. The poem can be free verse or prose style.

    (Prompt source: http://www.davidrm.com/thejournal/tjresources-exercises.php#poetry )

    No line limit, no meter or rhyme restraints.

    New OSA Poetry Challenges will appear on the first day of each month and will have 6-month deadlines (which should allow for epic tales as well as shorter verse). Please feel free to suggest Poetry Challenge topics on the OSA Poetry Challenges thread in the Forum.

    Challengees: None.

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