The November Surprise!
Challenge Details
5 November is Guy Fawkes' day, and for many of us, this is a night of fireworks, bonfires and fun. Read more about Guy Fawkes day here:
http://www.bonefire.org/guy/
We challenge you to write a story containing one or more of the following elements:
· a disaster narrowly averted and a merry celebration thereafter
· how fireworks came to Middle Earth
· a fire and its significance to any Middle Earth culture you choose
· of course, Bonfire Night has a more sinister significance. Was Guy Fawkes really a traitor? Write about the "other side" of a character - this can be an OC or any Middle Earth character - commonly regarded as a "traitor" to his people and show why he was not
· a plot or a conspiracy - any kind of plot you like, any place, any time
Brought to you courtesy of HASA Challenges.
Challenge closes November 5, 2005.
Entries with Stories
The following authors have entered a story in the Challenge.
- Alawa - Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 22 Feb 05
- Somewhere in the wilds of Eriador a company of Rangers will not be home for Yule.
- Alawa - Lullaby for the Longest Night, A
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 20 Dec 03
- A Dunedain Carol for the Winter Solstice.
- Werecat - In Defense
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 30 Dec 06
- Queen Beruthiel is a minor character from Tolkien's writings, portrayed as an evil witch with ten cats as her familiars. This is an attempt to read between the lines and see her true colors.
MEFAs 2005: Third Place, Non Fiction/Men
Mithrils 2005: Runner-up, Critical Essay - Werecat - Nine Lives
- General Audience
- Last Updated: 16 Oct 05
- Inspired from a passage in Tolkien's Unfinished Tales regarding the life of Queen Beruthiel and her ten cats. According to this passage, Beruthiel was like an evil witch and the cats were her minions.
But we never really hear her side of the story.
Recommended to all cat lovers.
Finalist at the 2004 Mithril Awards for:
-Best vignette
-Best characterisation – minor character -COMMENDED
-Best entry by author for whom English is not their first language MEFAs 2005 - Second Place, Drama
Placeholders
The following authors have entered a placeholder in the Challenge.
- Annatar the Fair
- Entry Date: 14 Nov 04
- Werecat
- Entry Date: 03 Nov 05
