SHORT STORY WRITERS CONTEST -- Dec 2023 -- HOME SPUN -- HS2023 --winners announced

Here's a bit of pure spun silk.
Pins You Say - HS2023 (for fun)

a reply to: DontTreadOnMe
Let's take part of this madness again


Blindman's guide to the treasury

Short but sweet.

R.I.P.in'

a reply to: DontTreadOnMe

Everything takes HS2023. Writer

www.abovetopsecret.com...

originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe

...Got a question? We're happy to try and answer anything about the contests/rules etc. ...

Dear ATS moderators,

Hi, I'm thinking of writing a story for this contest. In fact I joined this forum just moments ago so that I could do so. I have a question: If I wanted to retain copyright to a story I post here, would it be acceptable to post the story with my copyright notice attached? i.e., Story Title - HS2023 - non-writer - copyright ©2023 by Mark Armstrong.

Suppose I came up with a story that some paying market wanted to reprint. Would ATS assert any claims of ownership of the story?

I'm fine with TAN having non-exclusive rights, and even willing to go along with all third parties having the right to copy and distribute posts, per the Terms and Conditions of Use (which effectively puts everything we post here in public domain). But would TAN or ATS object to any of us trying to reprint our stories elsewhere?

a reply to: MarkArmstrong

Hello Mark and welcome to ATS.

I'm not a Moderator, but while we wait for their intervention, you may garner some information from a thread that discussed this very issue...

www.abovetopsecret.com...

I look forward to your contributions to our humble contest.

a reply to: Encia22
That's the right link. Bottom line, you can do whatever you want with the material you've posted here. Just be aware, publishers are reluctant to get involved with a creator who does not have exclusive rights to the material. ATS will not be the impediment.

a reply to: Encia22

Thank you.

a reply to: yeahright

Thank you.

HS 2023 - Rapture

Trapped - Non Writer HS2023

I did forget 'The End'. If a mod could fix, much appreciated.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Here's mine!

A second one, home spun enough.

The House of Serenity

It's really hard to believe it's almost mid-month!!!!
Still plenty of time to enter the contest.
But don't wait too long...









thanks to Encia for the artwork

Added one for all: Drug War Rapists

Hope it isn't too dark for the holidays.

Maybe it helps someone somewhere? *shrug* Hope so!

a reply to: Fowlerstoad

Wow ... just wow.

SO, my submission was removed and thrown into the

Trash bin sub forum.

That sucks.

a reply to: Fowlerstoad

Trash is where it belonged in the first place.

Christmas Sermon Nothing to Say - HS2023 (non-writer)
Sort of a mood piece.

a reply to: midicon

I actually agree, and apologize.

I didn't really comprehend the full meaning of the submission requirements and exclusions hah ... I read the words, but words are subjective. NOW I know what they mean

I will try again, without breaking the rules next time

a reply to: Fowlerstoad

Whatever you wrote was well written. You have great talent. I don't really care about the submission requirements. I just found the whole thing needlessly distasteful for a short entry here.

I wonder what other members made of it.

Anyway, good luck in the contest. I'm sure whatever you write will be interesting!