[b]"Willow's Bell" Poetry Contest
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The Leaders of Marind Bell extend an invitation to the poets and lyricists of the Realm to participate in the Willow's Bell Poetry Contest. The event will be held at Willows Walk, an established site for Poetry Readings within the Realm, and a site of significance to the citizens of Marind Bell.
All types of Poetry and lyrical form will be accepted, within reason in regards to length, and the event is to be a festive celebration of unity between all lands and peoples. All alliances are welcome to participate, as well as those who have yet to find their home within the realm.
The Legend Speakers have charitably offered their services to MC the event, as well as Sponsoring some of the prizes. He will be awarding one of the 4 Judges Choice awards.
It is requested that you do not perform random attacks during the event, as this is not within the spirit of unity this event seeks to promote.
[b]The judges for the event will include Keith Moon, an Ex Leader of the Legend Speakers; Pamplemousse, the former Master Archivist; and Handy Pockets, a renowned lyricist within the realm[/b]. Each Judge will select a personal favourite outside of the top 3 to recieve their Judges Choice award of 5 silver.
[b]The awards that are available for the winners will be:
1st - Wish Point and Trophy (Artwork - Courtesy of Assira the Black)
2nd - Gold Coin
3rd - 10 Silver
Judges Choice - 5 silver (x4)[/b]
1st and 2nd positions will be chosen by the panel of Judges, while 3rd position will be decided by secret ballot from the public, and will be declared 3 days after the event, after which the Judges Choice awards will be announced.
Votes for 3rd position Are to be sent by Ingame and Forumn PM to Kyphis, the Leader of the Legend Speakers. Sending a PM both Ingame and on the Forum with disqualify your vote, and it will not be counted.
To be eligible for 3rd place you must send a copy of your poem to Kyphis, as well as permission for him to post it on the Forumn. If you do not give permission for it to be posted, it will not be, and people will not be able to vote for it as readily.
Main Round entrances are currently open and will close on the 1st of May at 00:00ST (viewable in the right panel above where the Mood Panel is located), after which Second Round entrances will be open. Do not be alarmed if you do not make it in time for the Main Round, you will still get to present on the day. Second Round entrances will be performed after Main Round, in the order they are recieved. During Second Round, those who entered for Main Round will be informed of their performance schedual.
You are allowed to appoint a proxy to perform your work, however you must notify Kyphis in advance if this is the case.
[b]Entrances for both Rounds are be to in the format:[/b]
[b]"[Author] - [Title of piece]
Theme: [Text]
Lines: [#]
Words: [#]"[/b]
The event will be held from 00:00ST to 03:00ST at the latest, on the 3rd of May. 1st and 2nd winners will be declared by 04:00ST the same day.
From the Seekers of Enlightenment, and the Legend Speakers, we wish you all the best of luck creating magical poetry for this contest.
~Emerald Arcanix - member of the Seekers of Enlightenment
~Kyphis - Leader of the Legend Speakers