Following on from the success of my first fiction contest, One Day in 2040, I have decided to run another similar contest but this time with a festive theme.
We are moving on ten years to 2050. This time the diary entry won't just be for any day - it will be for Christmas Day.
What will 25 December 2050 be like for you and your family?
Most people currently on steemit will be still be alive in 2050 - so this is more 'life-fi' than sci-fi.
Where will the world be in another 33 years? Will Christmas be just a day of extra commercialised consumption? Will anyone remember the religious significance of 25 December?
Will your Christmas dinner be cooked by a robot?
Will Peace, Abundance and Liberty have spread across the world? Or will the planet have descended into some dystopian reality of war, pandemic, or natural disaster? Will the world be teetering on the brink of subservience to an AI enhanced super-race?
Will Rudolph's nose still be red?
All you have to do to enter this competition is to write a diary entry about life for you and your family (or a fictitious family) on 25 December 2050.
This is a fiction contest but it is 'easy fiction'. There has not got to be any major story arc or great character development.
It is just a diary entry. Tell it as it is, or as you think it will be.
How to enter
- Create your post on steemit with your diary entry for Christmas Day in 2050.
- If you do not currently celebrate Christmas feel free to substitute Christmas Day for New Years Day 2051.
- Include futurechronicles as one of the tags on the post.
- Post a link to your article in a comment below this post.
- Upvote and resteem this post. If you are entering after 10 December please upvote and resteem the follow-up reminder post about the contest that will come out on 11 December.
Prizes
- There will be a first prize of 10 SBD, a second prize of 5 SBD and two third prizes of 2.5 SBD. (There may be an option for the prizes to be given in the pound sterling equivalent UK Amazon Gift Cards if any of the winners want quick access to their winnings for Christmas.)
- The winner(s) will be chosen by me (@pennsif) on the basis of interest, imagination and quality of writing and presentation.
- The winner will be announced by Wednesday 20 December in a winning announcement post.
Rules
- All posts must be original material, not posted anywhere else. All images must be appropriately sourced and credited.
- Entries must be at least 600 words in length.
- Entries must be submitted by the closing date.
- You must have upvoted and resteemed this post to be eligible to enter.
Closing date
- Midnight UTC on Sunday 17 December 2017.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the first #futurechronicles contest. I hope you will have time to enter this contest. If you can spread the word about the contest as well that would be great.
@miniature-tiger, @geke, @braveheart29, @csbegu, @timmo3663, @authorofthings, @btcnoodle, @deaconlee, @ifartrainbows, @irastra, @johnwjr7, @mikepm74, @mnhomesteader, @mydivathings, @preparedwombat, @steemedchitty, @xanderslee, @xusayz, @yusaymon, @aksounder, @erodedthoughts, @gmuxx, @janine-ariane
You might also be interested in some of my other posts :
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Improving Retention on steemit - Exploring ideas for a Mentoring System
A Dollar A Day - an update on charitable giving on steemit - why it's real for me
Steemit coming alive in Wales - meetup planning underway - 100% growth target...
Where in the world can I spend my steem? Real World Outlets that accept Steem / SBD
We've made it - 6 months self sufficient in vegetables - what target for next year?
Homesteaders & Preppers on steemit - smashing through the 250 mark - v10 [22 Nov '17]
SteemTowns - connecting the virtual with the reality - would it be possible?
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Perfect subject...I will contribute.
FD
Hi @firedream, that will be great. I will keep an eye out for your entry.
Thank you for the resteem.
Hello @pennsif, below is my entry to the contest :
https://steemit.com/contest/@firedream/fiction-contest-christmas-day-in-2050-write-a-diary-entry
Have a nice day.
FD
Thank you for your entry in the contest.
totally cool, @pennsif! Excited to participate! Upvoted and resteemed!
Hi @dakini5d, thank you for the resteem. I look forward to reading your entry.
Here is my entry for this contest. Thanks for this opportunity.
Thank you for this entry.
How can I enter when you said to resteem the follow-up, and there is no follow-up? It's 12th and it's stated the follow up reminder will come on 11th and it didn't come out ...
Slight delay, but the follow-up post is now up :
Looking forward to receiving your entry.
Wonderful contest!
Here is the link to my entry!
https://steemit.com/contest/@poeticsnake/i-took-the-walk-christmas-day-in-2050-contest-by-pensiff
Thank you for your entry @poeticsnake
https://steemit.com/futurechronicles/@caleblailmusik/a-christmas-letter-diary-entry-christmas-2050
Thank you for your entry in the contest.
This is a great idea. Now I have finished mine I can't wait to read everyone else's entries. Here is mine: https://steemit.com/futurechronicles/@felt.buzz/25th-december-2050-a-science-fiction-story-entry-in-fiction-contest-by-pennsif
Thank you for taking the time to enter the contest.
I'm still pondering on my entry - I have a few ideas! Thanks for this great motivation to get creative ;p
Hi @ecoinstant, still a week to go... Have fun with the writing.
Thank you! I actually really enjoy when there is more time, since I often can only participate in one or two of these fun writing challenges per week.
Here's my entry;
https://steemit.com/futurechronicles/@btcnoodle/fiction-contest-christmas-day-in-2050-my-entry
Thank you for entering the contest.
Thank you for hosting! I think I may be pushing it on the "young enough" so my entry is a little odd, perhaps... I hope you enjoy it all the same!
https://steemit.com/futurechronicles/@fishyculture/christmas-day-2050
Thank you for entering the contest.
Great idea! I'll have an entry up soon.
Looking forward to reading your entry.
what contest is this ... ??
if I can join
Hi @papma - see the post above for details of how to enter the contest.
sorry i did not come.
because I am not a kafir. I am Moslem. not allowed to celebrate christmas day
I quite understand. That is why I included this :
Will New Years Eve or New Years Day be suitable for you?
I'm a moslem
but I appreciate even religious differences
Thank you.
You are welcome
Hi. Thank you for this opportunity. Here my entry: https://steemit.com/futurechronicles/@juliensorel/christmas-day-in-2050-contest-concurso-del-dia-de-navidad-en-el-2050
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