Escape Artists
The Arcade => Flash Contest VII => Completed Contests => Flash Fiction Contest VII - Escape Pod => Topic started by: Phoebe Barton on May 01, 2022, 01:33:29 PM
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In order to ensure that the submissions to this contest are private and restricted to active forum members, which won't zap the "no prior publication" bit most contracts have, you'll need to make at least one post in the forums for them to be visible.
So if you need to post, post here, and happy reading!
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:)
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Thank you!
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🙌
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Just to be clear, if we post here the access is granted automatically or do we wait for someone to 'flip a switch'?
I seem to have lost the ability to see such invisible forums as the writing group thread since I last logged in... granted its been awhile :)
Thanks!
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Thank you!
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Fantastic. Can't wait to read all the stories!
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Invisible message
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I can see the groups but not the stories. Are they loaded yet?
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Thank you!
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*Invisibility shield disengaged*
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Thanks
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Been a while since I posted, so making sure. Hi.
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Hello, all!
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Post: the final frontier. These are the messages of the contestants Escape Pod. Its five hundred word mission: to explore strange new stories. To seek out new tales and new writers. To boldly go where no author has gone before!
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Looking forward to reading all the stories!
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Excited to see this contest unfold!
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Posted.
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Making a post so things are no longer invisible!
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And posted.
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Are the stories still not showing up for anyone else?
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Are the stories still not showing up for anyone else?
Still not for me either
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Cross-posted to the "Support" thread, but: Usually in the past what happens is that the stories are released a group at a time (a group is maybe around 10 or so stories) and we vote on them, and have a few days before the next group is released, so we aren't swamped with a bunch of stuff to read at once. I'm assuming something similar is the case this time.
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Cross-posted to the "Support" thread, but: Usually in the past what happens is that the stories are released a group at a time (a group is maybe around 10 or so stories) and we vote on them, and have a few days before the next group is released, so we aren't swamped with a bunch of stuff to read at once. I'm assuming something similar is the case this time.
Ahhh, okay. Good to know. Still, none of the groups show any stories for me.
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Sounds fun!
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Hello, let's go!
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Got it, thank you!!
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Blip blorp, looking forward to reading!
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I've posted before but also appear to be unable to pierce this cloak. Let's see if this does it. After all, the threads have gotta have a tailpipe, right?
Edit: No change. Looking forward to reading some entries, I have faith that someone will discover the problem soon. See you all on the other side!
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I see the group's but they are all empty...do I just have to post?
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Is anyone seeing stories in the groups yet, or are all the groups still empty for everyone?
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The deadline was only two days ago, I imagine there’s quite a lot of behind-the-scenes checks and admin before the fun and games begin…
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:)
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Thanks, Phoebe!
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Where was this competition announced? It's usually announced here, but no mention of it.
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Where was this competition announced? It's usually announced here, but no mention of it.
https://escapepod.org/2022/03/15/flash-fiction-contest-2022/
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Looking forward to reading them!
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Hello all! looking forward to reading :)
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:)
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I’m guessing voting hasn’t started yet if no one can see the groups. I’m excited to read these.
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Looking forward to reading all of the stories. Looks like a good turnout!
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I’m still not seeing any content in any of the groups. Am I doing something wrong?
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I’m still not seeing any content in any of the groups. Am I doing something wrong?
If you’re doing something wrong, then me too. I haven’t been able to see any story yet
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8)
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Where was this competition announced? It's usually announced here, but no mention of it.
https://escapepod.org/2022/03/15/flash-fiction-contest-2022/
Thanks for that. Would have been useful if it had also been announced here. This is the first time nobody posted here that the competition was open to submissions.
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Sorry about the delays! Group 1 (and an errant story from group 8) have now been added to the forum.
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Thank you! When will the poll for Group 1 go up, and how long will it be open?
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The plan is to start voting on the 15th! Specific details about the time frame will be announced closer to that time. (I wasn't involved in any of the previous contents, so some of these details are being figured out on the fly!)
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The plan is to start voting on the 15th! Specific details about the time frame will be announced closer to that time. (I wasn't involved in any of the previous contents, so some of these details are being figured out on the fly!)
Okay, thanks!
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Hi!
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MOAR STOREEZ! MOAR STOREEZ!
;D ;D ;D
Joking aside, the first round was fun. Thanks for your hard work Phoebe! And all those involved!
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I totally agree. I WANT MORE! 😅
By the way, when voting starts, how many votes do we get per group? 3?
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I'd like to post something witty, but all I can think of is Homer Simpson singing "Spider-Pig, Spider-Pig, does whatever a Spider-Pig does..."
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;D
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Clever 🙂
Can only see 1 group. Not sure how many there are supposed to be.
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Hey Phoebe -- I can see the stories in Group 1, but no way of voting for them. Am I missing something?
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Hello!
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Anyone know the interval for new groups being posted?
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no idea on the spacing, wasnt every few days last time? Idk. I think I saw somewhere voting should start around the 15th?
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It would definitely help if the admins/contest organisers were to post a schedule. I appreciate that new people running this means things are different this time, but there's a lot of head scratching in this forum!
When will groups be posted?
When will voting be open/close on those divisions?
Any other differences between this and previous contests, like how many votes.
It can be (from past experience) difficult to sustain interest through the latter groups, so might not be a good idea to drag it out TOO long! (especially as group 1 is having quite a lengthy preview)
Thanks!
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Oh no! I completely missed the announcement for this contest. Oh well, looking forward to reading everyone’s entries anyway!
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I enjoyed the chance to read Batch 1. Some very cool stories. When does the voting start?
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It would definitely help if the admins/contest organisers were to post a schedule. I appreciate that new people running this means things are different this time, but there's a lot of head scratching in this forum!
When will groups be posted?
When will voting be open/close on those divisions?
Any other differences between this and previous contests, like how many votes.
It can be (from past experience) difficult to sustain interest through the latter groups, so might not be a good idea to drag it out TOO long! (especially as group 1 is having quite a lengthy preview)
Thanks!
QFT. Would love to see the next batch of stories! :D
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Apologies for all the headscratching - the voting schedule is getting final confirmations now and will be going up as soon as possible! I can confirm, as has been mentioned earlier, that voting will start on the 15th.
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Apologies for all the headscratching - the voting schedule is getting final confirmations now and will be going up as soon as possible! I can confirm, as has been mentioned earlier, that voting will start on the 15th.
Phoebe,
The schedule doesn't cover when the new Groups are released for reading (but not for voting yet).
Will they follow Group 1's lead with 2 weeks of reading before the voting week? Should I be seeing Group 2 already then?
Thanks in advance!
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Group 1 was an outlier because at the time I wasn't completely sure of what I was doing. Future groups will open up for reading two days before the seven-day voting period.
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Thanks!
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Hello all. New at this. Trying to get hold of the navigation. I look forward to the contest.
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POST!
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On Sunday, my plan is to reread all the flash pieces in Group 1. I'm sure some have faded in memory. Good luck to all the authors
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Woot!
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The poll for Group 1 is now up! If anyone can't see it, for whatever reason, please let me know.
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Weird that I never posted in the forums before! I have two stories in Escape Pod #802 and #555. Good luck to everyone in the contest!
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Wasn't group 2 supposed to post today? I'm very eager to read more!
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Wasn't group 2 supposed to post today? I'm very eager to read more!
I thought so too!
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Apologies for the delay - Group 2 should now be visible!
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Group 2 voting is now open, and Group 3 should now be visible!
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thanks!
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Thanks!
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Group 3 voting is now open, and Group 4 should now be visible!
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☺️
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Woohoo
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Group 4 voting is now open, and Group 5 should now be visible!
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:)
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Group 5 voting is now open, and Group 6 should now be visible!
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Thank you!
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Group 6 is now open for voting, and Group 7 should now be visible! Sorry for the delay; I wasn't able to get to it before work today.
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:)
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Hello, hello!
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Looking forward to reading the stories!
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Group 7 is now open for voting, and group 8 should now be visible!
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Thanks
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All stories are now visible... I think,
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And with that, I have read all the stories. Congrats to all who submitted! You gave me joy and issues to contemplate.
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Group 8 is now open for voting, and once that closes in a week, we'll know all the stories that are moving on to the semi-finals. Woo!
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Hello
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Thanx!
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Hi
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And with that, voting has closed on the last group of stories! I'll be moving the winners to the semi-final groups shortly, and appending author names to the ones that aren't moving forward. Semi-final voting will open on Tuesday.
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:)
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Thank you 🙂
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Excited to see all the semi-finalists. Congrats all!
When does voting open?
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Voting has now opened for the semi-finals! Wooo! With the semi-finals now underway, the author names for the stories that didn't advance will be added.
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Much appreciated!
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Logged.
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Voting for the final group is now open!
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:)
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Looking forward to checking out these stories! 8)
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Thanks
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Thanks :)
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Awesome!
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Flash me some Fiction!
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8)
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;D
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Voting has closed for the final group! Please stand by while we tie up the bow on this contest. :D