I was going to start this after I returned from my next trip, but I'm impatient so I'm starting it up now 

Rules:

- Maximum of 2000 words, no minimum.
- Short stories only.  If there's interest for other kinds of written work such as poetry or scripts, we may hold contests for those in the future.
- No plagiarism.  This one's a given.  If you're found out on this you may even be banned from the site.
- If your story contains adult material (drugs, sex, disturbing violence) provide a warning at the top of the piece.
- One story per person.
- There must be at least 4 entries for the large prize to be given out.  Sorry, but I'd feel a bit cheated if I dealt out cash and there was only one entry.
- Entries close at 11pm, 13th August, Japan Time.

The Theme:
When I was a child...

When you have written your story, please PM it to me.  When the contest is complete, I will post them all up in the Written Works forum.  You can also repost it in your own thread - but only when the contest is complete.

The Prizes

Alright, I decided to offer three different prizes for the winner to select from:

- A copy of Monkey Island 2 on Steam
- A copy of Plants vs Zombies (either on Steam or not - whatever floats your boat)
- A copy of George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones

A note about that last prize:
If you live in the US and have an Amazon account - I can send you the real life book without you even giving me your address.
If you live outside the US - well that's going to cost me a lot in postage, but I will buy you the e-book if that floats your boat.

Regardless of how many entries I get, the winner will also get a lousy 'Winner' award made by me.

But Claire, I can't enter/can't write
Can you read?  I also want a second judge!  PM me if you're interested.  Obviously, judges can't enter a story of their own.

Gloves is going to be our lovely second judge.

Questions?  Ask them here.

Number of entries received so far:

3/4

I'm working on one!  I promise!

Can I enter if though I'm an admin? :c

One week left!

Entry sent, good luck everyone

Writing contest officially closed right now. 

Vote:

Extend for another 24 hours?

I feel bad, but I'm kinda disappointed that I won't be winning by default

I was going to write mine but... I guess I'll have to back out. I keep getting distracted.