Capricorn75 and VampiresHaveLaws are excited to announce their brand-spankin' new collaboration:

The HO HEY Contest, inspired by the song "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers.

You know, that achingly beautiful song that's pretty much perfect in every way.

Have a listen, or two (or if you're like us, 20) here: Ho Hey

We want to read your take on the song.

There's a lot of story told—and hinting to be told—in that little masterpiece; we want you to write it!

Whether you're inspired by the feel of the song, or want to write a story based literally on the lyrics themselves, is up to you.

Give us your best interpretation!

WINNERS!

1st Place Public Vote - High Maintenance by BelieveItOrNot and thimbles

2nd Place Public Vote - A Lonely Life by aWhiteBlankPage

3rd Place Public Vote - The Pull Out King by Jandco

1st Place Judges' Vote - High Maintenance by BelieveItOrNot and thimbles

2nd Place Judges' Vote - The Pull Out King by Jandco

3rd Place Judges' Vote - A Lonely Life by aWhiteBlankPage

Hosts' Choice Best Song Interpretation - Bleeding Out by JenEsme

Rules:

- Twilight universe

- Any pairing

- AH, AU, Canon, Non-Canon

- Any rating

- Any genre

- Collaborations are welcome

- No more than two stories per author

Word count: 5000 - 50,000 and you can submit anything from a one-shot to a multi-chaptered ficlet.

Info:

Submission period start: January 1, 2013

Submission period end: January 31, 2013 (midnight Pacific time)

Voting period start: February 20, 2013

Voting period end: February 27, 2013 (midnight Pacific time)

IMPORTANT NEWS

The submission period has been extended to February 14 (11.59 p.m. Pacific time)

Voting dates and announcement of winners to be determined.

Please Include This At The Top Of Your Entry

The “Ho Hey” Contest

Story Title:

Pen name:

Pairing:

Rating:

Word Count:

Email entries in a Word Doc to: hoheycontest@

You may also send a banner or avatar for your entry, but it must be formatted to FFnet's sizing requirements—we cannot resize it for you.

Please remember to include the title of your story, a summary and your pen name with your submission.

Hosts:

Capricorn75

VampiresHaveLaws

Judges:

iambeagle

jarkin33

LyricalKris

spanglemaker9

Awards:

Public scoring: First, second and third places will be awarded.

Judges scoring: First, second and third places will be awarded.

There will also be a Hosts' Choice.

All winners will receive a customised banner made by the extremely talented ms-ambosia.

Banners and graphics:

ms-ambrosia ()

Lyrics to the song found here: http:///ho-hey/

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