Welcome to Age of Edward 2015!

The Age of Edward Contest will feature stories throughout various historical/futuristic eras, the only time period not acceptable for entry is anything within fifteen years of TODAY. If you choose to write about a future Edward, it must have a distinctly futuristic vibe. Submissions can be from any point of view, though they must be in context of the time period and must feature Edward.

Like last year, 2015 Age of Edward will be an anonymous contest. Please take care not to reveal your entry, as doing so is grounds for disqualification.

Unlike previous years, we will not have separate category submissions for Young Adult and Literotica. All entries fall under the same submission guidelines and will be judged together.

Hosts:

Alanna Cappie

IReen Weiss

Validators:

Amra Wall

Betsy De Vos

Glinda GW Brooks

Judges:

Rochelle Allison

Shell Thimbles

Tori Lammy

Diane Tant Daniel

Mina Rivera

Patty Rosa

Artists:

Betti Gefecht

Stace Leo

Award Categories:

Judge's Choice:

Rochelle Allison: A Lovely Prospect

Shell Thimbles: Black Wind Blowing

Tori Lammy: Black Wind Blowing

Diane Tant Daniel: Deep Down and Low

Mina Rivera: The King of Bowery and Bleecker

Patty Rosa: Black Wind Blowing

Public Vote:

1st Place- Black Wind Blowing

2nd Place- Rush to Love

3rd Place- A Lovely Prospect

First Time Author Acknowledgement

JEDIGIRLSC

STACYO72

Banner Public Vote:

1st Place- The King of Bowery and Bleecker by Jaime Arkins

2nd Place- Rush to Love by jedigirlsc

3rd Place- The King of Bowery and Bleecker by planetblue

Prizes:

Custom story banners by Betti Gefecht and Stace Leo.

1st, 2nd, 3rd place Ribbon to Banner Winners

PDF Book of contest winners by ltlerthqak

Authors for Age of Edward 2015:

A Lovely Prospect by dustybritche01

Black Wind Blowing by Honeybeemeadows

Deep Down and Low by TGBMcCray

Emerald City by Rebadams7

Finding Hope by ceceprincess1217

Heartache and Recovery by Marie One

I Did Not by Marie One

Ibadat by Ninkita

Love and Hate by Archy12

Manifest Destiny by shellyduran

Mating Deviation by fyrebirch and vampiregirl93

Precious Cargo by vampiregirl93

Pressing for Love by stacyo72

Rush to Love by jedigirlsc

Saved From the Flames by lovepotionsbrewer

The Bachelor Duke by ceceprincess1217

The Heir of Asgaard by angelari7

The Itch by jmolly

The King of Bowery and Bleecker by planetblue

The Servant-Princess by sanutaz

The Emigree by JavaMasta

Tracks by NewTwilightFan

Wanted by fyrebirch

We Kiss in a Shadow by AgoodWITCH

When Worlds Collide by readerwholic

Guidelines:

Entries can feature supernatural elements, alternate universe, or all-human. RPF is not acceptable.

Entries must be identifiable as historical/futuristic.

All entries must be one-shots or short stories. While you are welcome and encouraged to continue your story after the contest is completely closed, your submission must stand alone as a one-shot.

All entries that include smut/lemons or other mature content must be rated M.

All entries must be wholly original and previously unpublished.

All entries must be between 3,000 and 12,000 words not including header.

All entries must be betad and meet minimum grammar, punctuation, and spelling standards. Submissions that do not meet these standards will be rejected.

Collaborations are welcome, but no more than two entries per person will be accepted.

Content Limitations:

While we understand that certain things we find distasteful today may have been generally acceptable in the time period you are writing from, this contest will remain free of incest, bestiality, graphic/gratuitous rape, and pedophilia. Please note these guidelines and make sure your submission adheres to them, otherwise it will be returned upon validation.

Submission:

Entries should be in .doc or .rtf format and emailed to AgeOfEdward2015@ for validation. Once it is validated, it will post to FF at admin’s discretion. In order to help maintain anonymity, stories will be uploaded in clusters.

All submissions must contain the following header:

Author name:

Email Address:

FFN profile page link:

Title of Story:

Word Count:

Type of Edward:

Rating:

Story Summary:

First Time Author?:

Standard Disclaimer: The author does not own any publicly recognizable entities herein. No copyright infringement is intended.

Banner entries should be 720x300 and include the story title. Banners are accepted by any artist for any story active in this year's Age of Edward contest. Maximum of two banner entries per artist. (If you are an author and an artist you may submit two stories and two banners.) Please submit to AgeOfEdward2015@

They will be uploaded to the blog and facebook for viewing.

Historical Eras and Themes:

Babylonian Empire Edward

Persian Empire Edward

Chinese Empire Edward

Egyptian Empire Edward

Ancient Greek Empire Edward

Roman Empire Edward

Celtic Edward

Viking Edward

Barbarian Edward

Pope Edward

King Edward

Medieval Edward

Crusader Edward

Braveheart Edward

Protestant Reformation Edward

Renaissance Edward

Colonial Edward

Elizabethan Edward

Enlightenment Edward

American Revolution Edward

French Revolution Edward

Wild West Edward

American Civil War Edward

Napoleanic Edward

Victorian Edward

WWI Edward

Russian Revolution Edward

20′s Gangster Edward

American Great Depression Edward

Irish Immigrant in United States Edward

Italian Immigrant in United States Edward

WWII Edward

50′s Edward

60′s Edward

70′s Edward

80′s Edward

FUTURE Edward

Questions? Submit to ageofedward2015@ and we’ll get right with you! In the meantime, follow Edward on Twitter! Good luck and we’re looking forward to reading your entries!