Judges: *mode-de-vie, *Death-By-Romance

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
-Ernest Hemingway

About the Contest
Ernest Hemingway was bet by his friends that he could not write a six word story. This is what he came up with. He was paid by his friends $10, we are offering SO MUCH MORE!

We judges are challenging you all to come up with a six word story as well, but since you will be getting a lot more than Hemingway did, we also ask that you illustrate the story as well somehow.

Now, these illustrations can be anything- they can be photographs, vectors, paintings, sculptures, you name it. There cannot be any extra words of any sort in the illustration itself unless they are the words of the story. There must only be one illustration.

This is the perfect chance for you guys to show off your skills across different mediums.

How to Deviate
The contest entries should be submitted under literature. You should click the "Add Text" button to put the six word story in. For the illustration, once you have added the story a preview option shows up. That is how you should put in the illustration, not in a separate deviation because this is supposed to be one complete work of art. Make sure you note at least one of the judges, *mode-de-vie and *Death-By-Romance, a link to the deviation. *Please do not leave a comment with a link on our page or in the News article (these may be overlooked).

Caution!
Many famous writers and other celebrities have tried to write these stories but most of the time they forget that it is supposed to be... well... a story. Not everything has to be explicitly said in the story, and it might be interpreted in many different ways. I interpret Hemingway's as a woman had a still born child therefore they sold the shoes. It could be taken many different ways, but that is a full story, not just a simple statement.

Contest Starts Wednesday, June 5, 2008 12:00 AM (0:00)
Contest Ends Friday, July 4, 2008 11:59 PM (23:59)

Rules Quick List
-Six word story (ONLY SIX, you will be disqualified if it's over... though we still may comment and favorite)
-One illustration
-Same Deviation
-One entry per person

Prizes
First place: 3 month subscription, 1 month feature in both judges journals
Second place: 1 month subscription, 1 month feature in both judges journals
Third place: 1 month feature in both judges journals

Important note:
If you plan on submitting or supporting the contest, please go on over to the news article and favorite it, this way, it stays high up on the news page. Also, feel free to link the contest in your own journal if you'd like.

There is also a news article with a contest update.

GOOD LUCK!

My literature forums are still up and running.

To submit your work for comments/critique, and a possible feature, go to the forum thread.

My past literature features:
Feature #1
Feature #2
Feature #3

The *The100DProject has decided to feature 11 artists for the month of June. For more information about this project and it's new development, go to this journal.

33. ~KrinoSpirit

34. ~Boui34

35. ~ivelin

36. *dalantech

37. ~peacerock

38. ~intents2000

39. ~EenPaddestoel

40. *relashio

41. ~doanminhman

42. ~shi-chahn

43. ~GatoMiguel

Check out my progress in the list below. To join the club or find more information, visit their userpage: *100ThemesChallenge

24% complete.

Variation List 2
1. Introduction | [link]
2. Love | [link]
3. Light | [link]
4. Dark
5. Rot
6. Break | [link]
7. Heaven | [link]
8. Away
9. Cut
10. Breathe
11. Memory | [link]
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Spit
17. Blood
18. Under
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. War
22. Mother | [link]
23. Distastefull
24. Want
25. Lurking
26. Europe
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Urban
30. Rain
31. Flower | [link]
32. Night
33. Wrath
34. Moon
35. Walk
36. Precious
37. See | [link]
38. Abandoned
39. Dream | [link]
40. 4:29 PM
41. Citric Acid
42. Still
43. Die
44. Two Roads | [link]
45. Two Guns | [link]
46. Drop
47. Dirt
48. Young
49. Preservatives
50. Breaking the Rules | [link]
51. Sport
52. Old
53. Desecrate
54. Tower
55. Need | [link]
56. Biohazard
57. Sacrificial
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Desert
61. Fairy Tale
62. Voodoo
63. Do Not Disturb | [link]
64. City | [link]
65. Horrorific
66. Snow
67. Drum
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67% | [link]
71. Obsession
72. Mislead
73. I. Can't.
74. Confrontation
75. Mirror | [link]
76. Broken
77. Testament
78. Drink
79. FUCK
80. Words | [link]
81. Pen and Paper
82. +
83. Heal | [link]
84. Cold
85. Sick
86. Seeing Red
87. Hunger
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire | [link]
90. Triangle
91. Drown | [link]
92. Rape
93. Iron
94. Soft
95. Advertisement
96. Storm | [link]
97. Safety
98. Puzzle
99. Alone
100. Gone | [link]

The three deviation thumbshare forum I created has been closed, and it was a great success! I asked deviants to post their first, latest, and favorite deviations and so many replied. Thanks to everyone who submitted.

Out of all those who submitted, I've chosen 57 total to be featured. Each deviant will have one of their three deviations shown in the feature and it will stay for one week. Twelve deviants will be in each feature, updated every Friday.

These are in no specific order.
1. ~blackpoppies

2. ~Death-Soldier101

3. ~fleischfreund

4. =superkyol

5. *rav777

6. ~dagnyy

7. ~ShuGoKuroge

8. ~inmc

9. ~twilight-inochihime

10. ~pikaawho

11. ~katherineisart

12. ~EzeKeiL

A special space just for featuring any contests, projects, etc. that you have. Note me with all the information and I'll gladly list you here!

*Death-By-Romance has just created a new club for all photographers who use Lenbabies equipment. Check out the club account *lensbabies and join! (You can also watch the club as a supporter, if you like looking at and commenting on photographs.)

*emmil is holding a contest based on the theme of 'Forbidden Love.' There are three different categories to submit entries to, and a whole slew of prizes (including subscriptions, features, and prints)! Check out the news article.
Deadline: July 20th

*The-Literati is holding their Grand Summer Contest for literature artists. Check out the news article for more information. You must be a member of *The-Literati to enter, but joining is easy! Just follow the process.
Deadline: August 10th