The Two Towers Missing Story Contest

[The Barrow-Wight]

The Barrow-Downs
"The Two Towers"
Missing Story Contest
(6 September 2002 – 31 October 2002)

Write a short story that is missing from "The Two Towers".


Ever really wanted to know what Háma said to Wormtongue when he found Théoden’s sword in his possession? Like to know more about the Dead Marshes? Perhaps another telling of Merry and Pippin in Isengard’s ruins would be nice. Well, here’s your chance to tell the tale!

SUBMISSION RULES
All Stories must … be within the timeframe of TTT.
… fit plausibly into the overall story of the LotR.
… be 500 words or less.
… be submitted by 31 October, 2002.

Stories must not… … contain sexual or drug references
… contain vulgarity.


We’re looking for short stories, so you won’t have to come up with a huge plot line, and your background materiel is already written for you. Just pick a topic you feel would be interesting and start writing. You can send as many as you like. Don't be shy! Anyone can write 500 words or less. Give it a try!!

Sumbit all stories to: ttt-contest@barrowdowns.com

THE PRIZES
1st Prize
Set of Six LotR Posters
Or
Full set of Barrow-Downs Gear
(shirt, hat, and mug)

2nd Prize
Copy of the illustrated
The Hobbit
(yeah, we have one more!)

3rd Prize
One ToyBiz©
LotR:FotR Figure

[onewhitetree]

Awesome, BW. This is the best idea for a contest yet! I can't wait to find out what comes of it. Who knows -- I might even participate. smilies/eek.gif

Regardless, it will be fun to see what the HoME-studying über-posters come up with, as opposed to the people who keep the RPGs going strong, and everyone in between.

[Ithaeliel]

Woooooow....

I want the second first prize...
I think I'm going to consider this.... although I have probably little chance of winning, as I'm not a very talented writer being at a young age. Great idea for a contest.

Thank you!!! smilies/smile.gif

[Alkanoonion]

Great idea Mr B, smilies/biggrin.gif My stories are on the way.
Hope my T-shirt and mug are ready smilies/wink.gif

[Artilien]

No no no! The T-shirt is mine!! ;P Just kidding. I sent one story already, but i don't think i have any chances. well, it's worth to try smilies/wink.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/wink.gif

[ October 11, 2002: Message edited by: Artilien ]

[ October 28, 2002: Message edited by: Artilien ]

[Gimli Son Of Gloin]

Reserve a spot on your desk for mine Mr. B! You might as well also address the box of goodies to me, too, while you at it smilies/wink.gif

Can you submit more than one story?

[ September 08, 2002: Message edited by: Gimli Son Of Gloin ]

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Hail, dwarf-friend. Yes, BW said more than one story can be submitted.

BW, this is a great idea!

-Maril

[Eärendil]

I would love to write and send some stories in, but as I don´t have the trilogy in English (and I should have, as otherwise I will probably write in the "wrong style"), and don´t have a chance to get them until maybe a few days before the contest ends, then...oh well. smilies/frown.gif Maybe next time, if there will be one more like this.
It´s still a great idea for a contest though. smilies/smile.gif

[Cimmerian]

I don't think is possible to write a short story in less than 500 words. It could only be an elegy at best.
Maybe I will give it a shot, just maybe.

[Artilien]

Cimmerian, it is possible smilies/smile.gif I mean i wrote it and it has about 300 words (i think) smilies/wink.gif

[DarkRose]

Wow! This sounds like grand fun. Thanks BW, for the contest.
I think I'll give it a go. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Alkanoonion]

Have we all started our story for the contest?

Write a short story that is missing from "The Two Towers".

[HerenIstarion]

I did. It took ten minutes after reading the announcement. Now I doubt if I was too hasty smilies/rolleyes.gif . Or, to get right on it, can a participant submit more than one story?

[Eärendil]

"You can send as many as you like". Yep. smilies/biggrin.gif

[HerenIstarion]

thanks smilies/smile.gif

yet whom I you quoting?

[Eärendil]

Mr. Barrow-"Chief"-Wight. smilies/wink.gif

[HerenIstarion]

ai ai, the balrog is come (Legolas)

k, ic

thx

[Alkanoonion]

quote from Mr B

We’re looking for short stories, so you won’t have to come up with a huge plot line, and your background materiel is already written for you. Just pick a topic you feel would be interesting and start writing. You can send as many as you like. Don't be shy! Anyone can write 500 words or less. Give it a try!!

Sumbit all stories to: ttt-contest@barrowdowns.com


F.Y.I
My Birthday is Oct 31st smilies/wink.gif

"Give us that, Deagol, my love," said Smeagol, over his friend's shoulder.
"Why?" said Deagol.
"Because it's my birthday, my love, and I wants it" said Smeagol.

[HerenIstarion]

"your inattentiveness will ruin your life, my son"

Grandma to me

http://forum.barrowdowns.com/ubb/laugh.gif

[Birdland]

Two weeks, three days 'til the contest deadline! Hey, B-W, I know you can't say who's entered, but can you say how many entries you have gotten so far?

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Stories must not… contain sexual or drug references.

Well, there goes my Quentin Tarantino-esque Merry/Pippin slash fiction. You just make this tough, don't you BW? smilies/wink.gif

-Maril

[mark12_30]

*holding sides and howling*
Maril, Maril, you missed your calling; you should have been the court jester...

[ilon]

Nice contest. I may try but I'm sure it would be of little quality compared to the people joining Down's RPGs. I'm conceding, i'll try to make but i won't pass it anyway, i'll make one lousy tale.

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

*Grin* Thanks, Helen!

B-W, I find I am incapable of writing a story 500 words or less. (Big surprise there.) Am I disqualified?

-Maril

[arelendil]

i can't write anything ecery time i write anything i always come up with why didn't they/he/she/it tell everyone else it doesn't work! i'm i over thinking, i just want it perfect i even made a calendar and road map!

[The Barrow-Wight]

I hope you included some capitalization and punctuation, too! smilies/wink.gif Send that story soon, because the contest ends next week.

[arelendil]

No i never finished it! I had ideas but they wouldn't hold up to myself. I like being inside the characters' head and when you ask simple questions like "Why didn't i tell Aragorn that i got attacked?" - Eowyn, the story really isn't worth much! Maybe i like the thing too much, i can write things after the end of LOTRs but in the middle... If its not there it isn't there for a reason! If you ever have a "Write the next chapter" competition than i would happily join in! If I'm being to hard let me know and i'll send it but at the moment it's another LOTRs story under my bed, in my world where no one can laugh at it! Maybe it should stay there!! smilies/frown.gif

[Alkanoonion]

One day left!
smilies/eek.gif
Must hurry and finish my story.
smilies/smile.gif

[Elenna]

ERG! I'm still 536 words! NOOOOO!

[Elenna]

No! I couldn't get on the computer at all last night after I finished my tale. I just sent it in. PLEASE let it in!

[The Barrow-Wight]

Let this be a lesson of the perils of procrastination!

If it got into my e-mail box before I woke up this morning, I'll probably put it in the contest. Otherwise, you're too late.

[Elenna]

Well, were you up post-7:11? That's when I sent it.

And I am duly chastened for procrastination. *Elenna cowers meekly before His Wightiness*

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

So... who won? smilies/biggrin.gif I never did get anything less than 1,000 words. What can I say? The name Marileangorifurnimaluim says it all.

[Alkanoonion]

I missed the deadline but all is not lost, I can send it in once it is finished as a “Fan Fiction”
smilies/smile.gif

[Eärendil]

Let me be the first to say.....:
Congratulations Kate and Evenstar1! smilies/biggrin.gif
Your stories are great!

[HerenIstarion]

1st Place
Kate Randel (aka kate)

2nd Place
Dawn Rinken (aka Evenstar1)

3rd Place
Elizabeth G. Vietri

congrats smilies/smile.gif

(um, er, I'm the first of the rest, apart from Earendil smilies/biggrin.gif)

[Rimbaud]

Well done, Kate. smilies/smile.gif

[Artilien]

congratulations kate, evenstar and elizabeth! *runs off to read your stories*

[Mlo]

Oh Doh! I missed sending mine in! Ah well, it still wouldn't have won, so whatever. Anyway, congrats kate, Evenstar1 and Elisabeth! smilies/biggrin.gif
Hmm... Wonder where I can read them... god I'm always so confused smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Birdland]

Hurray! Make way for the Three Writers! I especially liked yours, Evenstar. smilies/smile.gif

Mlo (and anyone else) - here's the link to the Contest Winners (http://www.barrowdowns.com/storycontest.asp?Size=)

[Elenna]

Wow - congratulations to onewhitetree, evenstar1, and Elisabeth. Great stories! And great job to the "honorable mentions" too!

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

Congratulations to all the winners and to those mentioned in dispatches. Well written!

[red]

I am particularly impressed with the use of the words "simpered" and "recurrence". Bravo. smilies/wink.gif

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Kate, you really captured the flavor of Tolkien's dialogue. Well done.

-Maril