UPDATE:

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Sandbox Presents: Anything Goes Under the Mistletoe Holiday Contest!!

First Place: Conversations with a Stranger by BittenBee

Second Place: Happenstance by Earthprincess4

Third Place: Just This Once by Profmom72

Fourth Place: In the Arms of an Angel by Marie0912

Congratulations to the winners!! You all did a great job!!

The Sandbox Presents a Holiday One-Shot Contest...

Anything Goes Under the Mistletoe

Contest opens December 6, 2009 and ends at 11:59PM EST January 2, 2010. The rules are as follows:

No drabbles. Must be minimum 1500 words.

All couples and ships welcome, including slash. Please no rape or incest.

Your one-shot must be holiday centered (Christmas, New Years, Kwanza, etc.) and must contain mistletoe in some way.

Lemons & limes are welcome, but not required ~ Collabs will be accepted ~ Limit 2 entries per author/collab team

Please have your entry beta'd as all entries will be validated for quality & length prior to being added to the C2.

Winners will be announced between January 6 and 9, 2010.

Please include the following header in your one shot:

The Sandbox Presents: Anything Goes Under the Mistletoe

Author:

Story Title:

Rating:

Vamp or Human:

Number of Words (not including A/N or header/footer):

Disclaimer:

Please visit the Anything Goes Under The Mistletoe C2 to find more contest entries --

http://www.fanfiction.net/community/The_Sandbox_Presents_Anything_Goes_Under_the_Mistletoe/76627/

Please PM us once you have uploaded your entry so we can add your story to the C2!!

Please allow up to 48 hours for your story to be added to the C2! We will contact you with an acception or rejection!!

Stories may not be continued until all winners are announced.

Sandbox Hosts & Judges for this contest include:

dolphin62598 ~ keepingupwiththekids ~ playitagainsam

WriteOnTime ~ ScarlettLetters ~ Spanglemaker ~ NJNYTwiGals

Ciaobella27

Each winner will receive a custom made banner for their story

and winner pimpage in the judges' stories!

First time writers are encouraged to enter - a special honor will be given to the best first time author!

We look forward to reading your entries! Please PM us if you have an questions.

Come visit the Twilighted thread for the Contest:

http:///forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7598&p=815835#p815835