How this works

[Leslie]

If you have not checked out the Information Page or the FAQ, definitely start there.

Timeline​

Week 1 Monday , 9AM EST	We will post the prompt in the contest discussion thread. It could literally be anything from an image to a poem to a statement to a video...you get the idea. You start writing. There are no constraints other than it MUST BE 1000 WORDS OR LESS. If you write 1001 words, your work is disqualified. And that would be sad so don't do that. We will use the word counter linked below. Oh and we suggest you write in English, so few of us understand Klingon anymore . WordCounter - Count Words & Correct Writing
Week 1 Sunday, 11:59 PM	You post your story here anonymously. Please create a new thread in case we have questions. All you have to do to post anonymously is to click the "Anonymous" box when you create the thread: Please note that SavvyAuthors staff will see who posted this, and we may participate but will not vote.
Week 2 Monday evening 6:00 PM EST	Savvy Staff will move your stories into a special thread in the main site that is viewable by all registered members. Again, nobody will know who wrote the stories because the poster will be @FlashFiction. Your stories will not be publically available.
Week 2 Monday evening 6:00 PM EST	Now voting begins. Anyone who is a registered SavvyAuthors member can vote (except SavvyAuthors staff). To ensure no ballot stuffing we will monitor IP addresses. And keep a close eye on people who register right before voting and do nothing but vote. I know this sounds paranoid, but this is not our first rodeo. Anyone who ballot stuffs or solicits people to ballot stuff will be disqualified and not allowed to participate in future contests. NOTE: Ballot stuffing includes getting your family and friends to join SavvyAuthors for the sole purpose of voting for your story. Please do not do this. Really.
Week 2 Friday 6:00 PM EST-ISH	Voting ends. NOTE: Voting may go on until Saturday. The way the software schedules this is sometimes odd.
Week 2 Saturday 9:00AM	Winner is announced!
Week 2 Sunday 11:59PM	The winner provides to SavvyAuthors the next week's prompt, and the new contest begins! UNLESS we have more than one winner! In that case the Savvy Mod (that's me) will choose a prompt. Otherwise it gets too weird. We add the winners and participants to the leaderboards, and all participants can choose if they want to be mentioned in the SavvyAuthors Weekly news. The stories are removed from view. The winner can choose to have their story stay up and be showcased in the next week's Newsletter. Up to the winner!