Welcome to Antarctica - Conspiracy Creative Writing Contest II
Antarctica has this mythical weight.
It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people,
and it makes this huge impact,
just like outer space.
It's like going to the moon.
Edit: For reasons that escape me, I forgot to mention the previous winner -
@pulpworx
and the amazing winning submission
Flight of the Wrong Chords.
I urge you to have a read through, fantastic through and through, it may even help inspire some writers for the current contest.
Wild Conspiracy Theory Creative Writing Contest
Writing Prompt
• What’s happening in Antarctica?
• What’s behind the heightened attention world leaders are directing towards the polar region?
Background
• Over the span of the last 2 years prominent figures from all over the world have made pilgrimages to the frozen continent, but for reasons unknown.
Recent High-Profile Visitors
Secretary of State John Kerry
• Visited McMurdoc Station / Ross Island Shelf / Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
• He was the first Secretary and the most senior U.S. government official to ever travel to Antarctica.
Russian Orthodox Religious Leader – Kirill
• Visited South Pole after meeting with Pope Francis in Cuba
• Performed Religious Ceremony
2nd Man on the Moon – Buzz Aldrin
• Medically evacuated from Antarctica
Rumors that former NSA director James Clapper and President Obama have also made clandestine visits.
Rules
- Must resteem this post
- Must keep submission to 1000 words or less.
- Limited to 1 contest entry per account
- Submissions must be made in a separate post (not in comments please)
- Submissions have to include the lead tag: “antarctica”
Winners
• The winning submission will meet the rules criteria
• Winners will be announced 7 days from the time of this posting (7-day payout)
Prizes and Categories
- Overall Best (First Prize - 50SBD)
- Most Humorous / Funny AF (10 SBD)
- Most Realistic (10 SBD)
- Best Style / Tone (10SBD)
- Best Line (10 SBD)
Bonus @v4vapid upvotes/resteems also in the mix
All Kinds of Entries are welcome - Just be sure to include some conspiracy elements!
Special thanks to @animate for lending their amazing talents.
Antarctica is a very alien environment,
and you can't survive here more than minutes
if you're not equipped properly
and doing the right thing all the time.
This is a great opportunity for all those flat earthers to finally channel their beliefs into something productive ;-)
Great idea for a challenge, @v4vapid
Hahaha lol
My submission to the contest can be found here: https://steemit.com/antarctica/@happyme/wild-conspiracy-theory-creative-writing-contest-2-my-submission
https://steemit.com/antarctica/@outerground/welcome-to-antarctica-an-extract-short-story Here's my story and although the names and dates have been changed it's true.
Good luck everyone. Look forward to reading all your creations.
Thank you @fortified, always appreciate your support and I'm also really looking forward to the entries!
same from here
this sounds very interesting. let's do it, what other joke is going to happen about antartica. ha ha ha
https://steemit.com/antartica/@jonas160/ok-what-s-really-happening-in-antartica-is-it-just-a-myth-or-a-joke-let-s-see-antartica-conspiracy-writing-contest
I'll do it!
This is a brilliant idea! My voting power is a little low so I sent you a small SBD donation to use in the prize pool.
Thanks for the support @hanshotfirst! I hope you take a crack at it ;)
There are so many possibilities with this theme, I'm really looking forward to reading the submissions!
Thats lovely
What a brilliant idea for a contest subject.
I'm sure all the entries will be fascinating, I can't wait to see what people come up with. Great job V. Resteemed.
Thanks @tremendospercy, knowing your writing I hope you find the time to make an entry!
Cheers mate.
Here it is. I managed to keep the word count down.
https://steemit.com/antarctica/@tremendospercy/conspiracy-writing-contest-ii-the-gnostic-warriors-defenders-of-antarctica
make sure you read my entry tremendospercy !
Hey Buddy, how ya doing? I will do mate..
not too bad thanks. actually percy, I think I might have a sci-fi novel on my hands so not sure it's going to grace the blockchain in this contest... just yet anyway ! I'm hoping to publish something on the new authorship platform and this could be the one .ICO just ended ATS tokens will be erc20
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Finally .. my submission :) Fun!!!!! Thank you for the opportunity!!
https://steemit.com/antarctica/@sunshine247/welcome-to-antarctica-antarctica-the-break-away-society-entry-conspiracy-creative-writing-contest-ii-100-monkey
Hello, friend @v4vapid,
and thanks for the excellent and very challenging contest.
Here is my entry:
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Cool, thanks for entering! You just made my job a whole lot harder;)
Your response has put a hopeful smile on my face... ;)