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To tell the truth I wasn't too happy with the way this competition was managed in the past.
If I put several hours of work into writing a story, I don't do that out of sheer creative joy, or to get some graphic award to post on my website, I do it because I want to share the story with others.
To put it plain and simple: I want the story to be read. Meaning that if my story wins any of the prizes, I expect it to be published somewhere on a website, if possible permanently, but at least for a substantial time.
The two last times this contest has been run, this didn't happen. Not even the three top stories were ever published. There was a discussion about it on these boards, and the comment I got from the admin running the contest was, that it was too much work for him to convert the stories into HTML.
To me that isn't satisfactory. I think it shows little respect for the amount of work the winners - and all the competitors for that matter - put into their stories. So we are expected to give up the right to the stories we send in, but we don't even get them published somewhere? I think that's a bum deal.
Unless there has been a change of policy this year, I think I'll pass on the contest, and put my efforts elsewhere.
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