PLEASE READ

Please, before submitting your story, PREVIEW PREVIEW PREVIEW. Most of the submissions I'm rejecting are due to the fact that the stories come out as one huge paragraph.

Also, please be sure that the email account you signed up with is real. 

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Another thing, our affiliaite Twilight Novel Novice is also holding a contest at their site. The winners receive prizes which include an autographed pictures, books, etc.

The prompt is to write a missing scene from any of the four Twilight Saga books.

Rules and guidelines are here. Have fun, if you participate!

-lustandthrill 

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Heyloo twilighters! It's time to shake things up a bit on Twilight Archives with... (you guessed it) a contest!

Theme

"It was a dark and stormy night..."

This quote was penned by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, a Victorian novelist with a certain attention to dramatic flair. You must include this quote somewhere in your fanfic. The contest is not limited to any charater or time frame, just keep in mind that it must be Twilight-related. If you plan on entering a piece of art, you must explain how the quote is incorporated into it... So get creative with this, guys =) Was it dark and stormy when Alice was changed? Did Esme make that fatal jump over the edge during a storm? Is Aro planning to unleash world chaos under the cover of dark storm clouds?

Can you capture Bella as she is about to jump over the edge of the LaPush cliff in a painting? Are you going to explore the chambers of the Volturi Castle through a drawing? What about those comic strips?

Deadline

ALL entries must be submitted by Saturday, August 1! Please make sure you send an email to all of the mods containing the link to your submission only after they've been validated. Include your pen name in your email! We'd love to give credit to you wonderful authors and artists, but can only do so if we have a name :)

Email Addresses: dragontodragons@yahoo.com, the.iris.messenger@gmail.com, gabriellanoelle@gmail.com, bubble_069321@yahoo.com, j3nn_b4by@yahoo.com, and kaiwynn@gmail.com

Winners

There will be first, second, and third places (as well as two honorable mentions) given out for the writing category and the art category. Banner makers are welcomed here, as the winners will need banners for their entries! More below.

 More on Banners

Heyloo y'all, Iris here!

So the winners of this challenge will need a banner to put in their summary saying they won, right? So we're calling YOU to submit a banner!

Size: 350 x 100 pixels; about this big. Your banner should be able to fit inside that rectangle I linked to. E-mail if you need any more clarification about the size. (the.iris.messenger@gmail.com). Don't be shy!

Text: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night. TA Challenge Winner.

Anything larger than 350 x 100 pixels will be disqualified. The deadline for all banner entries is Saturday, August 1. Please e-mail the banners to me (the.iris.messenger@gmail.com) with the banner attached in .jpg or .png format and your penname on the archives.

The winners will be chosen by a vote! I'll start a forum topic in the poll section and link to it from here, and you all will vote on which banner YOU think should be given to all the winners!

Have fun!

~ Iris Messenger

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SIDENOTES:

-Only one entry per member
-One-shots must be a chapter in length, no more
-Please keep the focus on the theme and Twilight-related
-Writing is not limited to third-person
-Make sure the link to your submission is on Twilight Archives (which will happen once it is validated)
-Any questions or comments? Post them here, please :)

Have fun, guys!
 ~Jacquelyn