UPDATE! Our winners!
Fiendish Fan Fiction Contest Winners!Let There Be Winners!
After much deliberation, we have chosen our winners! 
We had many excellent entries and it was hard to choose just three winners. I hope everyone enjoyed participating in this as much as we did reading the entries!
The theme of the contest was "Monsters and Creatures." All entries were judged on originality, skill level and emotional impact.
Honorable Mentions
Third Place 
...Is A Tie!
Both DecepticonFlamewar and Fictasy will receive a Three Month Premium Membership! 
Second Place 
Contraltissimo will receive a Six Month Premium Membership and
UPDATE 10/31/13 - Tomorrow, Nov. 1st, at midnight (11:59 PM PST) is the cutoff date to get your entries in! If you want to participate, get those stories submitted in before then! 
Bring Out the Monsters!
About this time every year, ghastly fiends slink out from their hidden lairs. Horrendous beasts come forth to feast. Our nightmares spring to life. It's time to imprison these horrors safely into story form in our Fiendish Fan Fiction Contest! The theme for this contest is "Monsters and Creatures." 
Halloween is fast approaching, so let's celebrate by breaking out the pens and pencils (or keyboards)! 
Dates
This contest will run from Sept. 20th, 2013 to Nov. 1st 2013.
Rules
Please read these carefully. Failure to follow any of these will result in a disqualification. 
Fan Fiction only.
The theme is "Monsters and Creatures." Your entry must include some kind of monster or creature.
Stories must be written on or after Sept. 20th, specifically for this contest.
Word count: 3000 words maximum, no minimum
Proper grammar, spelling, punctuation is important.
Submit your entries to "Contests > Fiendish Fan Fiction Contest" www.deviantart.com/submit/?cat…
Stories must comply with dA rules and guidelines (no porn).
One entry per person.
Entries Will Be Judged On:
Originality. A fan fiction about a woman being cornered by vampires, who then proceeds to beat the undead crud out of them, may seem interesting ... unless it is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer story. That's another day at the "office" for her. Stories will be judged on their uniqueness.
Skill. Grammar, spelling and punctuation will be judged.
Impact. How much emotional impact does the entry have? Does it make us laugh, cry, tremble, cheer, and so forth?
Judges
Prizes
* First Place
One year Premium Membership
deviantART Print, value $35 (or less) or 700 points
Second Place
Six month Premium Membership
deviantART Print, value $25 (or less) or 500 points
Third Place
Three month Premium Membership
*Special note on prizes - Premium Memberships will be rewarded approximately one week after the winners are announced. Art Prints and Points will be rewarded within two weeks of the following month.
Good luck to everyone and feel free to ask any questions you may have! 
