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PAY IT FORWARD
PIF is our way of giving back. Every month we feature nine pieces (across all of dA, not just lit) that could use some extra attention from the community. If you've been featured, congratulations. We found you. Why not take the opportunity to pay back that goodwill by dropping a comment or two on some of the other pieces? Alternatively, if you know of some poor artwork languishing in a commentless state, send us a note with your suggestions.
Members are required to complete at least one PIF critique a month and note it to the group. heavenand i'll burn down the garden of eden where it stands:thumb354237618:
and kick open the pearly gates
'cause i don't give a damn about heaven
(('cause i've already found it with you.))
Splash of ColorAdd a splash of color to the smile on your face,
This world of grey
is cloudy to blame.
Until you
light the sky on fire
to burn in hues of blue,
From which the yellow nothing yearns its way forward.
Add a splash of color to the fingers on your hand,
The sodden earth
can’t hold out on us forever.
Dry the ground
to pull forward
the soft browns of breath,
Beneath lies the red backed mountains hiding from time.
Add a splash
(suggest by travelgirlxx)
These wordsI spit bullets and speak daggers.:thumb306369952: :thumb197509856:
Your emotionless shields are your only defense,
against these words that kill like a disease.
:thumb349981233:PROMPTS
open to members and non-members must adhere to group submission guidelines group icon and prompt included in description a link to a recent critique you've done on something in the group gallery must be included include prompt, group icon, and link to a recent critique in your description members submit to featured folder; non-members submit to group favorites Deadline is March 31.Prose
Between two nowheres.
- 1500 words max
Poetry
Ghost words.
- 20 lines max
WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Due to popular demand, the weekly challenges have been brought back. Unlike the prompts, the weekly challenges are super informal. You're given a prompt a week. You respond to it in whatever you write (poetry, prose, script, etc.) and submit it to the challenge folder. It's expected that these responses will be completely rough drafts; the idea really is to get you playing with different ideas and concepts and seeing what comes out of that. They're generally short and set up as exercises.
That doesn't mean they'll always be easy.
Challenge #1
4 Mar - 10 Mar
the day Fred went to the carwash and never came back
- Write for 10 minutes on this scenario.
Challenge #2
11 Mar - 17 Mar
a classic fairy tale with a twist
- 1000 words max.
- Choose from Snow White, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood or Rapunzel.
Challenge #3
25 Mar - 30 Mar
a shy lorry driver (47); a conceited actress (18); a children's playground; someone is trapped
- Write a scene including these elements
HAPPENINGS
- dA-lta is hosting a steampunk satire contest in April and need help with prizes and judges! Note the group to donate/volunteer.
- Our very own AzizrianDaoXrak is in the current issue of Alliterati. Check out pages 8-9. There's also a new submissions call (deadline May 1) going so find the details on the website.
- There's a group pool on angeljunkie's page collecting points for Super Group status & contest prizes (Transgressions is only 2 months away!). If you have a preference, please specify when you donate.
- We're collecting judges, prizes and features for Transgressions. Drop the group a note if you're interested.
- =TwilightPoetess and *SurrealCachinnation are taking literature commissions to raise points for the group, so get in touch with them if you're interested!
- angeljunkie is selling stories for secrets. Note him for more info.
Introducing The Geekly (aka What I'm Doing Now)
So. I'm not around here much. Studying and working ate up most of my time, and all my writing was for my thesis, so not much to contribute. I resubmit my corrections tomorrow but I'm probably not likely to come back except for the occasional breeze through. What I have done, however, is start a podcast, so now you can find me and my co-creator spouting geeky nonsense on iTunes and Patreon. Sometime in the nearish future we're going to launch a very dark steampunk drama as well, but you can keep up with all of that at our joint Twitter, @geeknerdpod and/or mine, @leksikality.
Flash Drive Alliterati :: Response Submissions
The anniversary of Alliterati's international launch is fast approaching, and we've decided to throw one more twist into the mix to commemorate it. From now until 23 November, we're accepting flash submissions to be included in Issue 13 (released 1 December). But there's a catch: your submissions must be in response to a piece previously featured in one of our issues.
Guidelines and RequirementsSubmissions should be sent to editor@alliteratimagazine.com with the subject "Flash Submission".Include a short bio (100 words) in the body of your email.The file name should include your name and the title of your work.Specify which piece you are resp
Transgressions #3: Truth
'Man is not what he thinks he is; he is what he hides.' ― André Malraux
Everyone lies, from little omissions of fact to harmless white lies to full-on deception. We lie to strangers,
friends and family, ourselves. Sometimes we don't even know we're doing it. These lies become secrets
which eventually become a sort of truth all on their own. We may not even be aware there is a secret
there, but it affects us, shapes us, determines events and outcomes far down the line from when the
initial thing came into being.
'[M]ost people would never know them, but they know there are spaces,
gaps where the answers should be, where som
Pickergill and Audlin's Steampunk Extravaganza!
:new: UPDATE: Deadline extended until May 18th!!! :new:There are only two entries at the moment, and they're very lonely. Come on. I know a good few of you out there can throw down a decent steampunk story.
RULES:
PROSE ONLY. 1500 WORDS MAXIMUM.MUST INCLUDE ELEMENTS OF SATIRE AND STEAMPUNK GENRE.ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.MUST BE NEW WORK WRITTEN/SUBMITTED BETWEEN 1 APRIL - 30 APRIL.ANYONE MAY ENTER (EXCEPT JUDGES; THAT'S A NO-NO). SUBMIT TO STEAMPUNK EXTRAVAGANZA FOLDER IN THE GROUP GALLERY.
[WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR JUDGES, POINTS AND PRIZES SO IF
YOU'RE ABLE TO DONATE ANY OF THESE THINGS, PLEASE
DROP THE GROUP A NOTE OUTLINING WHAT YOU ARE
AB
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Thank you for featuring my "Scent of Roses." It was the first written piece I submitted to DA and it's touching to see people still find their way to it and enjoy the read. 