Round Two of the Shipwreck Creative Writing Challenge

steemfluencer (53) in writing • 7 years ago (edited)

Hello everyone!
Thank you for submitting your entries for Round 1!
I've collected them all in a Google Sheet and the members of the jury already have access. I'm already impatient to see their ratings and announce them in one of the next updates. You still have about 8 hours to finish your entries for Round 1 and submit them on time.

Have fun with Round 2!

ROUND 2

If you are a participant continue with the given prompts below.

Deadline to submit an entry for Round 2 is February 2 at Midnight, US, EST.

If you are not a participant, but improving your writing is an important aspect of your success on Steemit then you can follow along with the prompts given at every Round and even submit your own stories in the queue.

The queue is a free of charge service created and developed by @thewritersblock. Writers get their works reviewed and receive advice for improvements. More info here and in the end of the post.

Option 1: The Unsinkable Sam

Write a story based on the facts you can discover about this incredible cat.

Use only this source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsinkable_Sam

Remember: This story should be somehow tied to the historical facts. It's still fine to write your own interpretation, however it might slightly decrease your final score for this round.

Option 2: Тhere's something wrong with this island...

Write in first person, simple past tense. You are a shipwreck survivor and thanks to the fact you swim well you reach an unknown island you’ve spotted right before you jump in the water.

Pick an interesting title and begin the story with: I realized there's something wrong with this island...

Option 3: The Sea Wolf

Write a story about a sea adventurer who’s making an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean with his small boat.

Start with: It was a glorious morning...

PRIZE POOL

Currently:

1st place gets: 3 SBD and 65 Whaleshares and the GOLD MEDAL of the Shipwreck Writing Challenge

2nd place gets: 2 SBD and 55 Whaleshares and the SILVER MEDAL of the Shipwreck Writing Challenge

3rd place gets: 1 SBD and 45 Whaleshares and the BRONZE MEDAL of the Shipwreck Writing Challenge

4rd place gets: 40 Whaleshares

5th place gets: 35 Whaleshares

6th place gets: 30 Whaleshares

There will be also small awards for the lovely jury and the rest of the participants.
However if you participate, my personal advice is aiming at some of the first 3 places.

Sponsors & Supporters:

This contest is sponsored by @krazykrista - the kindest moderator at the Whaleshares Community.

Join the Whaleshares Community here.

There’s a jury consisting of 3 members of @thewritersblock:

Join The Writer's Block Discord community here.

The jury will read and rate the submissions from 1 to 10. Each participant might get maximum 10 points for the each round.

Enjoy writing!

Yours,
@steemfluencer

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edurley (56) · 7 years ago

My entry, I hope I have arrived on time.
https://steemit.com/fiction/@edurley/round-two-of-the-shipwreck-creative-writing-challenge-option-3-the-sea-wolf