[h1][b][u]Contest #36: Christmas 2017[/u][/b][/h1]
[h3][b]Host:[/b] NarayanK
[b]Type:[/b] Free Writing
[b]Deadline:[/b] December 24th, 2017, 11:59 CST
[b]Prize:[/b] 2 Credits for Participation, 2 Credits for Secret Gift[/h3]

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[center]Another Christmas, another season to write for.

The Christmas Contest is back! And it’s feeling slightly more generous. The Christmas 2016 Contest had brought in a variety of submissions, ranging from non-canon shorts to expanded universe stories. This contest is no different… but comes with a doubled Credit prize! This applies to both Participation and Secret Gift, meaning that you can earn up to 4 Credits instead of 2 Credits.

Like before, the goal is to write something Heroes of Beacon related with a Christmas theme. Though I highly recommend writing from your main student character’s perspective, you can have creative liberties. Just make it so that readers can actually keep up with what you’re writing. Once you make at least one submission that fulfills Participation standards, however, you can feel free and make more submissions that don’t have to be stories- as long as it continues to follow the Christmas theme.

Also, Secret Gifting is not mandatory. It is an optional thing available to those who wish to distribute a gift to any of the members here. A template is available for sending Secret Gifts through me.[/center]

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[h1]Gifting[/h1]

When you want to give a Secret Gift to someone, after you create the work, fill out the following template.

[code]From: (Your RPG Name Here)

To: (The RPG Name of the person you want to gift to!)

Type of Work: (Short story, a bundle of poems, etc.!)

Description: (A description for what you made or perhaps what it's about!)[/code]

You can then PM me both your creation and the finished Gifting template.

If you have questions about the validity of your gift, you can also PM me. I'm not too strict on what counts as gifts, but if it ends up feeling like it could have more spice to it, I can give feedback.

Once you PM me your submission, I will put up the gifts sent to me in several IC posts in this thread on the 23rd, and at the 24th, I will announce the creators of the Gifts. If you happen to receive a gift and guess the hidden roleplayer before the announcement, I will put a blue star next to your name in the Results.

Secret Gifts will automatically give Participation if your only submission is your Gift, so keep that in mind. Also, Secret Gifts (unlike Participation-only creations) can go slightly further from the Christmas theme if it helps you make a better gift, so feel free to enjoy those liberties.

[h3]All submissions that are not Secret Gifts can be posted by the creators on their own in the IC at any time.[/h3]

(I will not be receiving any Credits for participating in Secret Gifting as I am the Host of this contest, though that doesn’t mean I don’t have plans for still doing it!)

[center][hider=Have fun!]You clicked the hider and found a menacing Lauren.

If you don’t make an entry, Lauren will give you cursed images in your sleep. Don’t let Lauren give you cursed images.

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