*Twilight of Craigslist Fanfic Contest**
hosted by Nayarit, Wonderwallthefirst, and InYourHonor1211

We’re looking for you to create your best Craigslist ads with our favorite Twilight characters in mind. This is a two part, anonymous contest. The first part of the contest is looking for original Twilight Craigslist ads. The second part of the contest focuses on one-shots based on Craigslist ads. You may participate in either part of the contest or both.

ANNOUNCING OUR CONTEST WINNERS!

1st Place Favorite Ad Popular Vote: Beautiful Girl with the Baseball Bat by ManderBetis
2nd Place Best Canon/AU Ad Popular Vote: Infuriating Bookstore Jerk...wfm by badjujube
2nd Place Most Romantic Ad Popular Vote: Abandoned Blue Barns by anonymous
2nd Place Funniest Ad Popular Vote: (tie) Free Tofurkey and Beer! by MrsSpaceCowboy, and Beautiful Girl with the Baseball Bat by ManderBetis

1st Place Favorite One-shot Popular Vote: Keep the Tofurkey Bring on the Beer by MrsSpaceCowboy

1st Place One-shot Judges Vote: Lost and Found by albymangroves

2nd Place Plummy's One-shot Choice: Lost and Found by albymangroves

2nd Place Midsouthmama's One-shot Choice: Lost and Found by albymangroves

2nd Place VampiresHaveLaws' One-shot Choice: Keep the Tofurkey Bring on the Beer by MrsSpaceCowboy

2nd Place Nolebucgrl's One-shot Choice: Lost and Found by albymangroves
3rd Place Best Canon/AU One-shot Popular Vote: Lovely Rust by greyskiesatdawn
3rd Place Most Romantic One-shot Popular Vote: Lost and Found by albymangroves

3rd Place Funniest One-shot Popular Vote: Keep the Tofurkey Bring on the Beer by MrsSpaceCowboy

Congrats to all the winners on all your hard work!

Contest Prizes:

1st place: There will be ONE Popular vote 1st place winner for the AD contest, ONE Popular Vote 1st place winner for the ONE-SHOT contest, and ONE 1st place Judges’ Vote for the ONE-SHOT contest.

All winners will be awarded a story banner created by time_lights or misforMarisa and any appropriate bragging rights. All 1st place winners and 2nd place One-shot winners will recieve personalized banners. All 2nd place Ad winners and 3rd place winners will receive a standard contest winning banner. Banners will be issued after all contest winners are revealed.

The Fictionators will host the winning announcement, along with a small write-up and author pimpage!

The amazing ssherrill115 (author of Dear Diary) at Southern Fan Fiction Review is going to run a 2-day spread for all 1st place winners to include interviews, reviews, write-ups and author pimpage galore. Then, for the 2nd place winners, a 1-day spread to include the same. 3rd place will get a write-up mention.

MyReadingLounge, run by the spectacular Raum (author of De Immortalitate), is going to run an interview, review, and make a blinkie for 1st place winners. 2nd place winners will receive a review. 3rd place will receive an honorable mention.

The bad-ass peeps over at Misfics are going to run an interview for all 1st place winners, a write-up for all 2nd place, and an honorable mention for our 3rd place.

And ALL winners will receive a pimpage write-up (review for 1st and 2nd and an honorable mention for 3rd) at the following sites: Twi-Fic News, Twific Reviews, The Wayward Pushers, FicObsessed, TwiMuses, and Underfictionated.

Contest Judges:

Nolebucgrl, enticing writer of the seductive fics First and Ten and Words with Friends.
VampiresHaveLaws, amazing author of the heart-stopping stories Evading Edward and Cracks in the Pavement.
Midsouthmama, fanfic junkie, reader extraordinaire, and a classic Southern belle with an expertise in sweet tea.
Twanza, imaginative author behind such evocative works as Love in Idleness and Pressed for Time.

* Part I **

*Twilight of Craigslist AD Contest**

Additional Prizes:

Along with the first place prizes the AD contest will 2nd place prizes in the following categories:

- Funniest
- Most Romantic
- Best Canon/AU

Note: One story may win more than one award.
Note: Hosts may alter award categories based on contest participation.

Important Dates:

1. Submissions will be accepted between September 28, 2011 and October 22, 2011 (closes at 11:59 PDT). There will be no exceptions to the deadline.
2. Popular Voting will begin on October 25, 2011 and run through November 11, 2011.
3. Winners will be announced on November 12, 2011 via twitter. Follow: @TwiCraigslist
Note: the Hosts reserve the right to adjust dates of popular voting protocol based on contest participation.
Note: The winners of Part I of the Twilight of Craigslist Contest will remain anonymous until final votes are counted through Part II. This is to stimulate creativity and collaboration, and we encourage aspiring writers to participate and submit an entry based on any of the Craigslist Ads from Part I.
4. We will host a Q&A session on September 22, 2011 at 8 pm Eastern on twitter and ADF to answer any burning questions you may have.

Rules (Please read ALL posted rules):

1. Please read: This contest is ANONYMOUS
- Instructions are given below for submission.
- Do NOT disclose the name/title of your ad or picture.
- Do NOT post your AD or picture on your ffn profile until AFTER the winners have been announced.
- Do NOT pimp any individual AD or picture. This includes: twitter, author notes in other stories, forums, etc.
- Please do not “hint” or create an unfair advantage in any way. Do not hint at your picture, pairing, ad scenario or location, etc. Refrain from doing ANYTHING that would provide readers a way to link author to ad.
- Please DO pimp the Contest.
2. Word count limits (not including A/N and header): A MAXIMUM of 1500
3. Collaborations are acceptable.
4. Each participating author or collaboration may submit as many entries as they like.
5. Submissions may not be previously published works, previously published Craigslist ads with name changes, continuations of previously published works, or outtakes from current stories.
6. Ad entries will not require any form of beta-ing or be held to any technical writing standard. Use author discretion. If the intent of your ad is to have grammar and spelling errors, then do so. If you wish, have someone beta it just in case.
7. Please Read: Write what you want, but if you write some craziness, expect that we'll pretend you didn't. Meaning, we really won't take your submission seriously, and we'll take your story down if you write about pedophilia, bestiality, rape for titillation, etc. Entries deemed inappropriate will not be accepted.
8. Other:
- All Twilight characters are eligible.
- All pairings are eligible
- AH, AU, Canon are all acceptable and encouraged!
- Any rating K-M.
- Lemons, insinuation of lemons, are acceptable but are not required.

Submission Instructions:

1. Submissions will be accepted between September 28, 2011 and October 22, 2011 (closes at 11:59 PDT). There will be no exceptions to the deadline.
2. Submissions should be sent as doc, doc.x, or in body of email to twilightofcraigslistcontest@, with subject line: AD Entry for Contest.
- Questions should be directed to the above email address, via PM through this fanfiction account, or via DM through the Twitter account.
- Submissions will be posted to THIS profile once reviewed.
3. Optional: please send a pic that relates to your ad. We will submit picteases for the contest submissions and would love to promote your ad!
4. Repeat: Do NOT post your ad to your profile until AFTER the ENTIRE (this means parts I and II) contest is over. This is an anonymous contest. Winning ads will be announced but it is imperative we keep identities of the writers anonymous til the end of both contests. Please respect your fellow authors and keep it that way.
5. Please include the following header with your submission:

Contest: Twilight of Craigslist AD Contest (Part I)
FFN profile web address(es) (Names will be kept anonymous):
Twitter address (if applicable):
Title:
Rating:
Word Count (minus A/N and header):
Character and/or Pairing is left up to the discretion of the writer. If you would like us to include it, please add this.
Warnings and Disclaimer(if applicable)
STANDARD CRAIGSLIST AD HEADER (which must be included in your ad, and the top line will be used as your summary on FFN):
-- An example of a STANDARD CRAIGSLIST AD HEADER - Headline MUST be under 150 character count (similar to a tweet) a date, a time, and a fictional contact email:

$400 / 1100ft² - Room and bath available! Looking for female roomate who loves dogs! (LaPush)
Date: 2011-09-01, 3:33PM MST
Reply to: Jakeshouseparty@

Looking for a little encouragement? Look down below to our entry examples. These are also acceptable prompts for Part II of the contest.

* Part II **

*Twilight of Craigslist ONE-SHOT Contest**

Additional Prizes:

Along with the first place overall prize for the ONE-SHOT contest, the judges will each pick an individual favorite for 2nd place.

3rd place winners will be selected by popular vote in the following categories:
- Funniest
- Most Romantic
- Best Canon/AU

Note: One story may win more than one award.
Note: Hosts may alter award categories based on contest participation.

Important Dates:

1. Submissions will be accepted between November 14, 2011 and January 10, 2012 (closes at 11:59 PST). There will be no exceptions to the deadline.
2. Popular Voting and Judge's Voting will begin on January, 12 2012 and run through January 22, 2012.
3. Winners will be announced on January 27, 2012 via twitter. Follow: @TwiCraigslist
Note: the Hosts reserve the right to adjust dates of popular voting protocol based on contest participation.
4. We will host a Q&A session on September 22, 2011 at 8 pm Eastern on twitter and ADF to answer any burning questions you may have.

Rules (Please read ALL posted rules):

1. Please read: This contest is ANONYMOUS
- Instructions are given below for submission.
- Do NOT disclose the name of your story or picture.
- Do NOT disclose the name/title of the ad you chose as your prompt, do not pimp it, or hint at it.
- Do NOT post your story on your ffn profile until AFTER the winners have been announced.
- Do NOT pimp any individual story. This includes: twitter, author notes in other stories, forums, etc.
- Please do not “hint” or create an unfair advantage in any way. This includes: divulging the ad prompt you are using, the pictease, the length of your story, the characters, etc. ANYTHING that would provide readers a way to link author to the story.
- Please DO pimp the Contest.
2. You must choose ONE ad as your prompt. You can use any ad submisson or one of the entry examples submitted by the Hosts.
Note: all ads submitted in Part I are fair game for use in Part II, regardless of orginial author. Upon completion of the contest, please give original ad writer credit once you upload your story to your FF profile and link to their FF profiles, if applicable.
3. One-shot must include Craigslist ad that prompted it in some manner.
4. Word count limits (not including A/N, header, or Craigslist ad you are using): 2k - 15k
5. Collaborations are acceptable.
6. Each participating author or collaboration may submit as many entries as they like, BUT ONE AD PER ENTRY.
7. Submissions may not be previously published works, continuations of previously published works, or outtakes from current stories. The one-shot cannot be continued until the contest is complete. If it's a great story, please continue. It'll be a long winter and we'd love to curl up with your story.
8. One-shot entries should be beta’d before submission. The Hosts reserve the right to return any entries with substantial grammar and/or spelling errors for re-submission after being revised. Please don't make us. That's kind of uncomfortable. If you do not have a beta, please look to a site such as Project Team Beta or Sparkly Red Pen to assist you.
9. Please Read: Write what you want, but if you write some craziness, expect that we'll pretend you didn't. Meaning, we really won't take your submission seriously, and we'll take your story down if you write about pedophilia, bestiality, rape for titillation, etc. Entries deemed inappropriate will not be accepted.
10. Other:
- All Twilight characters are eligible.
- All pairings are eligible
- AH, AU, or Canon are all acceptable.
- Any rating K-M.
- Lemons are acceptable but are not required.

Submission Instructions:

1. Submissions will be accepted between November 14, 2011 and January 10, 2012 (closes at 11:59 PST). There will be no exceptions to the deadline.
2. Submissions should be sent as doc, doc.x, or in body of email to twilightofcraigslistcontest@, with subject line: ONE-SHOT Entry for Contest.
- Questions should be directed to the above email address, via PM through this fanfiction account, or via DM through the Twitter account.
- Submissions will be posted to THIS profile once reviewed.
3. Include title and link to FFN ad that prompted one-shot.
4. Optional: please send a pic that relates to your story. We will submit picteases for the contest submissions and would love to promote your one-shot!
5. Repeat: Do NOT post your one-shot to your profile until AFTER the contest is over. This is an anonymous contest. Please respect your fellow authors and keep it that way.
6. Please include the following header with your submission:

Contest: Twilight of Craigslist ONE-SHOT Contest (Part II)
FFN profile web address(es):
Twitter address(es) (if applicable):
FFN Link to ad that prompted one-shot:
Title:
Rating:
Word Count (minus A/N, header, and Craigslist ad):
Summary (250 characters or less, including spaces and punctuation):
Character and/or Pairing (will be added to one-shot unless advised otherwise by author):
Warnings and Disclaimer(if applicable):

Now go forth and submit your entries! We are looking forward to reading your work.