Organization
- Should you accept the challenge, your story, poem, script or photo story has to be
emailed to us on January 25, 2004 at the latest.
If your entry is a music video, contact us when you're ready to submit it, but before the 25th.
Please make sure all entries are properly rated and disclaimed.
[Yes, the closing date has been extended due to the holidays. It came to our attention, that people have been completely distracted by the festivities or would not be back at work (& their internet access) in time to submit.]
- Voting will start four days later on January 29, 2004 and will last until February 15th before the results are published and the winner gets applauded, kissed and buried in prizes.
- There will be NO categories. To prevent readers/viewers having to vote in a category with only one entry, all entries will be put together.
- Please format your contribution as either a Word document, an HTML-page or, if applicable, make sure it has a common image extension such as .bmp .jpg .jpeg .gif. For music video's please stick to .rm .mov .wmv.
- Any entry submitted to the challenge will be exlusive to our site for the duration of the challenge. After the winners of the poll and the jury prize have been announced you can place your story anywhere you like, but it will also remain available on the SOC site. Copyrights which don't belong to Paramount/Viacom, belong to the creator of the piece.
By entering SOC you agree with these conditions.
Determination of the winner
The winner will be chosen by you, by voting for your favorite creative
work. The winner of the jury prize will be determined
by a jury of five members of the J/7 fandom. All stories entered in
the challenge are eligible for the jury prize provided they:
- did not top the poll;
- were not entered by a member of the jury;
- have, in the jury's opinion, something special to recommend them.
Want to be a jury member? Send us a message
if you think you could be part of an impartial and fair jury.
People who have volunteered and are now official jury members:
AnnikaHansen7of9, LZClotho, Raspy, Raven_voy and Xnedrabourne.
The jury is now complete!
Prizes
The prize for the best piece of fan fiction consists of three things:
1. A full flash designed animation with music track that can be from any episode focusing on any Voyager character you want, set to the music of your choice! Or, you can get singing monkeys spelling your name with noodles.
Either way the animation will be created by Trek 4of9 and if you haven't seen her beautiful work yet, here is your chance: The Imperfection Mix & slightly unconventional on this site but to give you a better taste an STG-1 Mix.
2. The winner gets an EMH/J/7 music video by Xnedrabourne. And when we say you get it that is exactly what we mean. You will own it, it will have your name on it and it will contain the Doctor’s deathbed confession as an eternal reminder to you winning this challenge. We trust you have all seen her beautiful Turn Back Time, if not, check it out now, so you'll know what to expect.
3. Kate Shadow, Orione and An B. Cay take up a counterchallenge from the winner to write a J/7 story for whatever challenge the winner sets. So that goes from "bedtime story for two year olds" all the way to full smut. You can give them any storyline, scene to start from, story outcome, plot gimmick, etc. imaginable. The only thing not allowed is to set the length of the story.
So if you want to make them squirm and exclaim things Seven never knew existed with only pleasant repercussions to look forward to: Accept the challenge!
The jury prize is a very special treat indeed:
A manipulated picture to fit your piece of fan fiction, custom made by Besof4! We're sure you all know her stylish and seductive work, but for an example visit Bailey B's site which Besof4 created.
Any piece of fan fiction entered in this challenge by Commander Stocking or one of the Gutter Girls will be disqualified, which means they cannot win any of the prizes. This will however not deter them from entering.
Every person who enters the contest receives the following memento:
An image of a Voyager crewmember telling everyone who visits that your piece of fan fiction is fabulous. This can be placed next to your story or the link to your music video.
If you have any questions, shoot.
