LI Storywriting contest - Brainstorming

[Re.TiReD]

:salamext:

Ok so now that we've got the poetry contest out the way, we've had talk of another contest...a story writing one.

What does everybody think?

I think we may need to have a word limit and a fixed theme...

I've seen the 'half-a-page' suggestion which I kinda disagree with, we wont get much of a story with half a page dont ya think?

So...I was thinking maybe we could have a panel of judges instead, rather than relying on votes?

Ideas insha'Allah people...

WassalamuAlaykum

[Pen Marks]

1. get the mods to pick the winner, first secon and third places

2. Stories are 2 pages typed *Times new roman font size 12*

3. Submissions are sent anonymously to the mods to prevent any bias results

4. members are given a week or two to write their stories

i still think the stories could be longer than 2 pages but i don't know these are just my ideas

[transition?]

:sl:

I think that would be lovely. But then again, it might be my own bias, since I like writing stories over poems.


:w:

[Pen Marks]

:sl:

I think that would be lovely. But then again, it might be my own bias, since I like writing stories over poems.


:w:

me too

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[Nájlá]

i think if we do have a story writing conest no much members will vote.
cos some wont bother to read all of them :hmm:

so erm what about photography contest??

[Re.TiReD]

:salamext:

Great, we have a starting point.

Submissions are sent to the judges (I dont think they have to be mods since we need members to volunteer for that)

And I guess the time, length and theme can be decided too. Although what sis Mu'minah said sounds good :)

[Güven]

so what kind of theme , does it have to be funny ,a roman , thriller , horror or drama :-[ ???

Two Pages , Whats two pages ?

:w:

[Pen Marks]

i think if we do have a story writing conest no much members will vote.
cos some wont bother to read all of them :hmm:

so erm what about photography contest??

thats why its better to get some judges :thankyou:

['Abd al-Baari]

:sl:

Just my opinions..

I think we may need to have a word limit and a fixed theme...

I think you should have a word limit, but don't have a fixed theme, I think that that would work better maybe, insha'Allah.

ve seen the 'half-a-page' suggestion which I kinda disagree with, we wont get much of a story with half a page dont ya think?

Yh I agree, a word limit is better, maximum of a thousand words?

So...I was thinking maybe we could have a panel of judges instead, rather than relying on votes?

I agree with this too, give it a try insha'Allah. :thumbs_up

:w:

[Re.TiReD]

i think if we do have a story writing conest no much members will vote.
cos some wont bother to read all of them :hmm:

so erm what about photography contest??

I think photography is a good idea but I dont think it'll get anywhere.

Why? Because what are the shots going to be of? Has anybody got a good enough cam to take the best shots? I dont know, I'd be willing to give it a go but dont see how it would work.

Also with the story writing....you can make it a lil da'wah thing too :coolious:

[Pen Marks]

last month we were doing a little assignment at the masjid *we have these friday night activities*

so we went into groups and wrote small plays, the plays or scripts had to be dawah based, like someone giving another person dawah or something like that

anyways then we had a couple of sisters as judges and they picked the best play

i don't know i'm just giving another idea :-[

[Re.TiReD]

1000 words sounds good

No theme is ok too insha'Allah

I think a panel would be better since in my opinion anybody could judge a poem and say if its good or not. But with an in-depth piece of work, and something that may take a lot of reading and comparing with other pieces of writing...a panel dedicated to judging would be best....I dont think a poll would do it justice.

[IbnAbdulHakim]

leave topics to us IMHO (in my honest opinion), allow my imagination to run free!


as for the length, allow it to be more then three-quarters and watch the thread get ignored !

1000 words sounds ok

[Re.TiReD]

last month we were doing a little assignment at the masjid *we have these friday night activities*

so we went into groups and wrote small plays, the plays or scripts had to be dawah based, like someone giving another person dawah or something like that

anyways then we had a couple of sisters as judges and they picked the best play

i don't know i'm just giving another idea :-[

Thats a fab idea sis...

Another sis and I were talking actually. We was saying that maybe we could scrap the whole 'story writing' idea and just set it to writing a da'wah piece. Could be about anything but its basically an article or 'piece' written around a certain area that you would be best at giving da'wah on...

[Pen Marks]

1000 words minimum or max?

[Güven]

lol just leave your imagination out :thumbs_up

so we have to count our words if we passed that limit or not :hmm:

[Re.TiReD]

leave topics to us IMHO (in my honest opinion), allow my imagination to run free!


as for the length, allow it to be more then three-quarters and watch the thread get ignored !

1000 words sounds ok

Panel of judges! The entries will not get ignored akhee! Insha'Allah...

JazakAllah khayr for suggestions Bro.

[Pen Marks]

Thats a fab idea sis...

Another sis and I were talking actually. We was saying that maybe we could scrap the whole 'story writing' idea and just set it to writing a da'wah piece. Could be about anything but its basically an article or 'piece' written around a certain area that you would be best at giving da'wah on...

i think that's a great idea :thankyou: and it could work out really easily

[Re.TiReD]

1000 words minimum or max?

What do you think sis? I'm not sure

lol just leave your imagination out :thumbs_up

so we have to count our words if we passed that limit or not :hmm:

Microsoft word does a word count for you :D

[IbnAbdulHakim]

Panel of judges! The entries will not get ignored akhee! Insha'Allah...

JazakAllah khayr for suggestions Bro.

whos talking about judges here?

im talking about the loadsa people who need to vote


the people who MAKE it a contest !


it shall be ignored by them !

[Pen Marks]

lol just leave your imagination out :thumbs_up

so we have to count our words if we passed that limit or not :hmm:

you can do that on Microsoft word akhi

whos talking about judges here?

im talking about the loadsa people who need to vote


the people who MAKE it a contest !


it shall be ignored by them !

we're not doing a poll

[Güven]

Microsoft word does a word count for you :D

LOL i was suddenly thinking of a story i had to make wich i had to count over and over again to not get over the limit ;D

[Re.TiReD]

whos talking about judges here?

im talking about the loadsa people who need to vote


the people who MAKE it a contest !


it shall be ignored by them !

Akhee, dont you think it wolud be better to have a panel? I think I've given my reasons as to why I think it would work better that way....What do you think?

And as for theme, anything Islamic?

About death, the haramness of music...Erm anyyythingg...

[IbnAbdulHakim]

we're not doing a poll

ooh thats what she meant by panel of judges




ok sounds good then


the panel of judges need to be selected as all having DIFFERENT tastes for a fair vote !

[IbnAbdulHakim]

About death, the haramness of music...Erm anyyythingg...

gotchya, its gotta hav an islamic moral!



ok

[Pen Marks]

so are we going with the dawah idea or just a story?

[Re.TiReD]

ooh thats what she meant by panel of judges




ok sounds good then


the panel of judges need to be selected as all having DIFFERENT tastes for a fair vote !

Yup....and members who will not be participating

I have several people in mind, depends whether or not they'd want too though.

Insha'Allah we'll try making this fair huh

[Nájlá]

i think mods should be judges

and am just gonna sit and read all ur stories while drinking a cup of tea :p

[Re.TiReD]

so are we going with the dawah idea or just a story?

Story. Sounds jucier :D :-[

Buut....Your guys opinions count most I guess. Soo...??

[Güven]

I think the themes should be your own choose, A little humor must be innit :D
aswell as islamic moral..

[IbnAbdulHakim]

Story. Sounds jucier :D :-[

Buut....Your guys opinions count most I guess. Soo...??

STORY!


or you be rofling


cause most people would read/join in if its story


and story is dawah aswell, trust me


can make the wackiest story ever and add a bit o islamic morals here and there

[Nájlá]

dawah :p

[Re.TiReD]

i think mods should be judges

and am just gonna sit and read all ur stories while drinking a cup of tea :P

Oh....I dont think we'll be posting them....they'll be PM'd to the judges :p

Nah not mods....some mods arent interested in writing etc so they wouldnt be able to do the entries justice by voting

[Pen Marks]

i think story is better as long as everyone picks their own themes :)

and a 1000 word min and 2000 max?

[Re.TiReD]

I think story too.

And at theme....yeh go for it...let your imagination run wild.

:)

[IbnAbdulHakim]

Oh....I dont think we'll be posting them....they'll be PM'd to the judges :p

Bad idea sis !

i would love to read every story !


its not about winning, its about having fun !

[Re.TiReD]

i think story is better as long as everyone picks their own themes :)

and a 1000 word min and 2000 max?

Sounds kool....although....How long is 1000 words on MW??

If thats agreed upon by you guys then thats fine :)

[Güven]

yes ok soo....Judges, the word limit, the theme with an islamic moral ??

[Pen Marks]

Bad idea sis !

i would love to read every story !


its not about winning, its about having fun !

the judges can post all the stories later after the winners have been picked

[Re.TiReD]

Bad idea sis !

i would love to read every story !


its not about winning, its about having fun !

Okay....so I post the entries....but what the judges do is their own business? Basically they'll judge behind the scenes whilst we read?

Kool...I guess there's no need for remainin anon either this time :D

[Nájlá]

Oh....I dont think we'll be posting them....they'll be PM'd to the judges :p

Nah not mods....some mods arent interested in writing etc so they wouldnt be able to do the entries justice by voting

aww why arnt u posting them imsad

[Pen Marks]

Sounds kool....although....How long is 1000 words on MW??

If thats agreed upon by you guys then thats fine :)

about 1 page and a bit i think i'm not sure

[IbnAbdulHakim]

the judges can post all the stories later after the winners have been picked

thats like kicking them when their down


its better to post every story, have people say "what a nice story" and then vote the winner



IMHO

[Güven]

^YES I AGREE

but the judges , has to be fair!!!!

[Re.TiReD]

yes ok soo....Judges, the word limit, the theme with an islamic moral ??

Yups....Get yer pens ready :D

the judges can post all the stories later after the winners have been picked

yeh either way I guess....But the bro has a point...we have summin to do whilst judges are voting :p

[Pen Marks]

but the judges , has to be fair!!!!

have akhi not has :p

yeah are they gona nominate them selves or is someone gona pick them?

[Nájlá]

okkkk can someone sum all this up?

soo what are the rules?

[Re.TiReD]

Arghhh! lol

Ok....

Entries can/will be posted insha'Allah.

Judging will be fair.....I know that bias may get in the way so what I was thinking is that you can PM your entry to me... like with the poems, and then I'll pass on to the judges so at least that way they wont know which entry belongs to whom. So they cant vote for ppl they like kinda fing :-[

Because, I had some people saying that if so and so had entered I wudda voted for them coz I like em :-\ lol

[IbnAbdulHakim]

then

we can allocate a middle person - middle person sends stories to judges aswell as posting publicly - judges vote



i think that sounds well and good !

[Re.TiReD]

We'll see if anybody volunteers...just have to see how that part works out insha'Allah.

Ok...sooo

Theme: Anything Islamic

Length: 1000 words min and 2000 words max

And we'll have a panel to judge Insha'Allah.

That ok? :)

[Nájlá]

Arghhh! lol

Ok....

Entries can/will be posted insha'Allah.

Judging will be fair.....I know that bias may get in the way so what I was thinking is that you can PM your entry to me... like with the poems, and then I'll pass on to the judges so at least that way they wont know which entry belongs to whom. So they cant vote for ppl they like kinda fing :-[

Because, I had some people saying that if so and so had entered I wudda voted for them coz I like em :-\ lol

gooooooood idea

[Pen Marks]

great mashallah :) ^ we agreed on this one faster then the poetry one lol

[Re.TiReD]

Alhamdulillah.

You got any suggestions on how long you'd like to write the story etc?

[Pen Marks]

a week for writing and five days for the judges or less

[Nájlá]

a week?

[Güven]

yes a week is fine !!

[Nájlá]

oh yeh can i say someone that should be a judge??

[Pen Marks]

a week?

lol is it too much or to little time? i think its good :-[

[Re.TiReD]

I am tempted to disagree with a week.

Some people had trouble submitting the poem within a week because they had other commitments, I'd think that with a story you'd need more time than a poem? Wallahu A'lam

[Nájlá]

^nah i was answering jolies q

[Pen Marks]

I am tempted to disagree with a week.

Some people had trouble submitting the poem within a week because they had other commitments, I'd think that with a story you'd need more time than a poem? Wallahu A'lam

ok, how long would you sugest?

[Güven]

I am tempted to disagree with a week.

Some people had trouble submitting the poem within a week because they had other commitments, I'd think that with a story you'd need more time than a poem? Wallahu A'lam

so two weeks??

[Re.TiReD]

2 weeks sounds good Insha'Allah....

[Re.TiReD]

Ok so...

To sum it up...

You have 2 weeks to PM me your entry of min 1000 words and max 2000 words. It can be about anything but with an Islamic theme. Your entry will then be posted and pased on to the panel of judges who have yet to be decided.

PLEASE, please, please for Allah's sake do not plagiarise....please fear Allah (swt)....You may cheat anybody else but you cannot cheat Him....Please submit your own work and nobody else's....Seriously I will be just so disappointed if anybody plagiarises this time :(

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

:sl:

The idea sounds great! Looking forward to the competition :)

[Intisar]

:sl: I wanna participate in this competition inshaaAllaah, writing is my forte and passion. :)

The judges will be volunteers and not mods right? ^o)

[Yanal]

Do you think
Moderators will have enought time. I guess not.
So can I be judge:)

[Intisar]

:sl: I think it would been unfair for mods to be the judges because then by default we consequently wouldn't be able to participate...:-\

[piXie]

:sl:

I'll be a Judge, can I be a Judge? :p

[Sahabiyaat]

i know this will sound snobby:-[ but i have done a open university course in writing fiction, soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo can i be judge :D

and i want to enter!!!

[IbnAbdulHakim]

^ no! so you can write us a good storY!!!


anyone with good writing skills WRITE US A STORY


those who aint so good, they may judge !

[Sahabiyaat]

lol , the judges need atleast some expertise to distinguish a good story, and i was just saying i have a bit.

i want to be judge and partcipant! is that allowed?

if not, i think ill end up being judge, because i was too lazy to write a poem so didnt enter the poem contest, although i knew i could have if i tried.same with this, i can write a reasonable story, but ill prob be too lazy..i mean busy :-[

[IbnAbdulHakim]

^ so if we ban you from judging you'll write a nice story?


ok its decided then ! you're banned from judging !



dont worry, im sure we have plenty of members capable of being successful judges :)

[Re.TiReD]

If you wanna judge you cant participate.....You might be tempted to make urself the winner :p

If you wanna participate you can say so in this thread if you like but please remember to PM me aswell so that when it comes to sending you the poems I'll remem who you guys are.

Also, you dont gotta announce that you're gunna enter :)

[Pk_#2]

If you wanna judge you cant participate.....You might be tempted to make urself the winner :p

If you wanna participate you can say so in this thread if you like but please remember to PM me aswell so that when it comes to sending you the poems I'll remem who you guys are.

Also, you dont gotta announce that you're gunna enter :)

I wana be a judge!

You're all a bunch of biased folks, ( I hate to generalise) =P

But if you're story is crap I'll say it is, n if it's good, well... You know

So can I, can I please!? =)

Jolie you fat fish, get on msn! :-\..Mda x

Which fish wrote Li Addict unda ma name *scratch head*

[Re.TiReD]

I wana be a judge!

You're all a bunch of biased folks, ( I hate to generalise) =P

But if you're story is crap I'll say it is, n if it's good, well... You know

So can I, can I please!? =)

Jolie you fat fish, get on msn! :-\..Mda x

Which fish wrote Li Addict unda ma name *scratch head*

Course you can judge hun :p

But thank Goodness you'll be criticising in private eh? :exhausted ;D

I cant come MSN...Abu wants summin typed up :-[

[Pk_#2]

Course you can judge hun :p

But thank Goodness you'll be criticising in private eh? :exhausted ;D

I cant come MSN...Abu wants summin typed up :-[

I'm not afraid to criticise in public!! :Evil: Nah wait das too mean, I'll be good,

Ari be good else I'll tell sassa of you!;D

[Re.TiReD]

Sorted, well now its final....does somebody want to suggest when we start PM'ing entries....or do you want the deadline to be 2 weeks from today?

[Re.TiReD]

Here we are, the new thread insha'Allah: http://www.islamicboard.com/general/...ontest-ii.html

Suggestions and feedback there please :) :thankyou:

[Sahabiyaat]

^ so if we ban you from judging you'll write a nice story?


ok its decided then ! you're banned from judging !

:(

dont worry, im sure we have plenty of members capable of being successful judges :)

:mmokay:hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Güven]

two weeks is toooo long to wait !!! :D

:w:

[Sahabiyaat]

we have things to do Guven :rollseyes..*cough*

[Güven]

a story is ready in a couple of hours or maybe one day or two , NOT WEEKS ! lol