Neoxian's Prodigious and Desolate Post-Apocalyptic Writing contest!

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Welcome all Steemians, it's time to explore another genre I enjoy. Limber up your mind and get your keyboards ready for another writing tournament:

Neoxian's Prodigious and Desolate Post-Apocalyptic Writing contest!

What's Post-Apocalyptic? It is a story set in a world that has been ravaged by some sort of disaster that wipes out most (but not all) of civilization. Only a small few of the most lucky, strongest and/or most prepared survive, and they must eke out some sort of existance in the ruins of the former world.

The calamity might have been a nuclear war, or perhaps disease, or a meteorite, other natural distaster, or perhaps a particularly nasty economic collapse. Post-apocalyptic worlds are often plagued with mutant creatures, zombies, radio-active waste, giant insects, or hordes of degenerate gangs.

It might even be a fantasy setting that is experiencing a post-apocalyptic scenario. (Maybe a great magical battle laid waste to everything.)

Edit: Oops, forgot to give examples: Mad Max, Fallout, Wasteland (video game), Stephen King's "The Stand", 28 Days Later..just to name a few.

Contest

For this contest you must write a short story, maybe a few pages are perhaps more with a Post-Apocalyptic theme. Write your story in a post and link to it below in a comment. The deadline for this contest is when this post pays out (seven days).

I will select one winner, whichever story I like the best. The winner receives: 100% vote, resteem, 10 SBD. I will also pick a few honorable mentions and give them 50% votes.

Best of luck and happy writing!

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     6 years ago  

    Thank you for the opportunity. It's been a while since I've had reason to post a story. Hope you enjoy it! Here it is:
    A world worth saving.

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     6 years ago  

    Probably not what you expected, but it's post-apocalyptic with a twist of lemon.

    https://steemit.com/steemmonsters/@blockurator/the-saddest-tale-ever-told-e75da06356533

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     6 years ago  

    Wow! This is an amazing challenge. Because of @neoxian, and this challenge I was able to write something for you all. I hope you'll love my short story.

    Here is [my entry by the way.](

    https://steemit.com/writing/@davinsh/neoxian-s-prodigious-and-desolate-post-apocalyptic-writing-contest-or-the-virus

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     6 years ago  

    I wanted to be a bit different but hope that you will enjoy it.

    Entry for Neoxian's Prodigious and Desolate Post-Apocalyptic Writing contest! | The Lost

    This contest has been placed in the Steemgigs Contest Channel which has over 5000 members and will be presented in a compilation post on the weekly Talk with Terry Show is every Sunday 12:00 AM Manila Time/ 16:00 GMT 0 Time Zone.
    I will endeavor to join all contests left there or at least make a small upvote and add on the compilation post.

    Steemgigs Contest Channel link
    https://discord.gg/ajnWGxJ


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     6 years ago  

    love Neoxian.
    highly appreciated for this bank

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     6 years ago  

    my story link...
    I would request to visit my blog dear @neoxian

    https://steemit.com/story/@maruf24/a-post-apocalyptic-story-37b33ac449ffc

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     6 years ago (edited) 

    I’m really glad we have creative steemiens like you here giving others great opportunities. I’m not a writer, but there are few great writers steemiens I’m a huge fan of and I follow. Just like most steemiens they struggle now. I will give them your link to this contest, perhaps you will become their fan as well if they decide to compete. They definitely need steemiens like you.

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     6 years ago  

    @neoxian, is there a word limit on this? I have a story that I've been working on for the last couple months off-and-on that I think would be a perfect submission for this contest. It's a longer story, though, so I want to make sure it would be accepted.

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     6 years ago  

    If your story is very long, you might want to just pick the best one or two chapters and link me to that.

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     6 years ago  

    Ok, It will probably be just a 2-Parter, so I'll post the 1st Part and link to that and then post Part 2 at a later date. I hope you enjoy it.

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       6 years ago  

      Here is my story! I hope you enjoy this look into our possible future:

      https://steemit.com/story/@dbzfan4awhile/circuits-of-invasion-part-1

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       6 years ago  

      I wish i had more time to participate on this one. Sounds like a great opportunity to get immersed in a story based on my favorite subject! :-)
      And i love that image too you choose. I guess i will watch the "resident evil" today.. i have been planning on it lately. Or even better, " the road" with the great gary oldman!
      :-)
      best post.jpg

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       6 years ago  

      Nice Comp and thanks for running it, I had been wanting to write this as a series for the last 2 months and your comp actually prompted me to start.

      Confessions of an end of days Overlord

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       6 years ago  

      Hi. Nice contest you got here! Here's my entry:

      1005 Years After Earth

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       6 years ago  

      Adding mine here. Thank you for the contest!


      Hole in the Wall

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       6 years ago  

      I apologize for the eleventh hour entry. I found out about your contest mid-week and then it took me some time to decide how to approach this. I hope it meets your contest requirements. Thank you for providing this writing contest. It was fun. :) Please find the link to my story here.

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       6 years ago  

      interesting contest...
      I appreciate it @neoxian

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       6 years ago  

      I like such a nice contest.
      I want to be a part of it @neoxian

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       6 years ago  

      Me too interested to it

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       6 years ago  

      Boss... Am highly Interested Sir... What a captivating contest! I love Esoteric stuffs.

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       6 years ago  

      I am interested in your contest dear @neoxian

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       6 years ago  

      i interested in this contest dear @neoxian

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       6 years ago  

      Hi Master @neoxian
      Can you check my post on How Bidbot @therising is unfair ?
      Evidence enclosed.
      Thank you

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       6 years ago  

      may this disaster be replaced by a better one,
      greetings know neoxian

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         6 years ago  

        Thank you for your continued support of SteemSilverGold

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           6 years ago  

          Very intersting contest. I wish i can join these contest!

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             6 years ago  

            What's stopping you? Time is my enemy, life is busy and distracting, Steemit get's the majority of my spare time. :)

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               6 years ago  

              She did join it.

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