CLOSED Christmas Writing Contest! 2024

Instructions

Hello and Welcome to my 2024 Christmas Writing Contest! Read below and use the project for all info. !CLOSES ON DECEMBER 22ND! (I have changed it slightly, thank you to everyone who got it in earlier!) Form to enter (ONLY FILL OUT AFTER READING EVERYTHING)): Your writer handle (if none, N/A) {} Grinch or Elf or Both {} For next year's contest would you rather have: Polar Express or A Christmas Story as the second move option? (I have the first already) {} Would you like to be pinged next year for the next contest? {} Codeword {} other If you wish to be a PG, just say so and you will be accepted! This is a reverse scavenger hunt! Basically, there will be a list of words from the movie and you have to incorporate them in your story. So I, the reader, can find them in your story. > The story that uses the most words in the most creative, cohesive way will win! < > Remix to submit your final piece! > The story does NOT have to be set in Christmas! But it might be easier, depending on what you want from the story. > You may chose to enter a story for both movie lists. If you chose to do so, only the better of the two will qualify (so no, you can not win twice). > PLEASE USE AESTERICKS AROUND THE WORDS FROM THE LISTS SO I CAN LOCATE THEM IN YOUR STORY. Ex: "I watched as the *narwhal* swam to the surface of its enclosure." The Codeword is your favorite winter activity! > First place gets follows from %100 of pgs > Second place gets follows from ~%75 of pgs > Third place gets follows from %50 of pgs You have two choices of lists to choose from. You only have to do ONE! This year the two movies are: The Grinch & Elf > Grinch list (also in the project): heel cactus eel bad banana with a greasy black peel monster spiders garlic thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole termites seasick crocodile skunk unwashed socks dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots dump-heap three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce > Elf list: smiling (it’s my favorite!) spaghetti with maple syrup a rocking horse super-aggressive snowballs the world’s best cup of coffee “You smell like beef and cheese.” a raccoon who needs a hug a character named Francisco paper snowflakes a narwhal already-chewed bubble gum “Son of a nutcracker!” a present marked “For Someone Special” a sea of swirly twirly gumdrops the Empire State Building an angry elf a throne of lies a cotton-headed ninnymuggins the best way to spread holiday cheer is singing loud for all to hear! Have fun writing! Entries and PGs in the notes and credits :)