Welcome to the new Epics contest collection topic! Since we have to log out to look at the previous Epics Contest History, not to mention this older one here, I think it's time for an updatable topic.
Thank you Senjo for running the old topic! Most of the information here was gathered, edited, and commented on by her. Old forum links will be marked with a lovely little *, so be warned!Please DO NOT ask when the next library contest is going to be. Many contests require brand new epics, so the staff do not wish to share contest dates and details until the topic is posted.
Current contest: None
Epics Contest #1:
Link cannot be found. Mayhap it doesn't exist anymore? However, results can be seen in the first post of the 2nd Official Serious Story Contest below!
WINNERS:
Kirilin Toa of Trees
Tahu 003
Kanohi Akaku
The Unforgiven (Makuta Master at the time, eh, ickle MM?)
Beisbeis
Solitude of Ice
2nd Official Serious Story Contest (Epics Contest #2)* (Unorganized though it may be
)May 1 - June 1 -- December 14th, 2002
Results Post*
Hosts: I. M. Wright and Galigee
Theme/requirements: to enter your (completed?) serious story (epic) and "wait for the contest to end".
Prizes: none listed
Total entries is difficult to determine due to bad timing of certain happenings, and much confusion about deadlines and what goes where. However, Pickle and GaliGee kindly compiled entries into Pickle's post here.*
Results:
1. Firewood* by Kaita Arbuckle*
2. Infusion* by The Eighth Horse*
3. Te Mutunga* by T-Hybrid*
4. Coming of the Bohrok* by Kaiapu*
5. Rebirth of the Toa* by Lewa eat WORLD!!!*
6. Paradox* by Kirilin Toa of Trees*
Judges:
Griggs155~Nuva
Takea
Cahdok nuva
Kopaka Akaku
3rd Official Serious Story Contest (Epics Contest #3)*
December 19 - February 9, 2002
Results Post*
Hosts: I. M. Wright and Galigee
Theme/Requirements: Enter your complete epic
Prizes: Bragging Rights
Total Entries: 19
First Place: Seekers of the Vahi*, by Kaiapu*
Second Place: The Chroniclasts*, by Xavier*
Third Place: (Three-way Tie)
Paradise Lost*, by FallenTurtles*
The Destruction of Mata Nui*, by Radagast*
Roots of the Ancient*, by Schizo Kaita*
Judges: (Originally stated: "...one admin, one Moderator, one ST member, and two regular members, all of whom don't hang out in the Library")
Kopaka Toa of Ice
Mahalis
Mask of Darkness
Snuffles
Serious Story Contest 4 (Epics Contest #4)*
December 3 - December 29,2003
Results Topic*
Host: Schizo Kaita
Theme/Requirements: Enter your completed serious story (epic)
Prizes:
- Schizo donated his Nestlé promo CD (the EU version with the game).
"Contents of the CD: audiotrack by the Barcode Brothers (creators of the Powerpack), screenshots, digital animation (as seen in commercials and on Bionicle.com), interactive bios of Turaga and Toa, interactive description of tools and Kanohi, and the sought-after platform game. In short, it contains lots of marvellous graphical goodies."
- Tahran offered to donate one Metruan of choice to the winner as well
- Therahkshioflight offered to donate a M.E.K.
Total qualified entries: 43
First Place: The Chronicles of Light: Rebirth of the Toa*, by KopakaX*
Seocnd place: Exosphere: Backlash*, by HauNuva*
Third Place: The Balanced Toa: an Epic Journey*, by Aqua Gali* and Zyrael Engle of Taratoa*
Judges: 3 Moderators, 3 Support Team members, 1 Outstanding BZP Citizen, and 2 normal members. All remain anonymous.
Epicfest: Entry and Results topic*
June 1 - June 30, 2005
Host: Hahli Husky
Theme: To write a Bionicle Short Story that goes along with a writer’s already-posted epic or epic series.
Notes: Stories could be submitted to EpicFest without being entered into the competition.The Short Stories submitted were not judged alone, and neither were the Epics they correlated to judged alone. The two were judged together, as a whole.
Prizes:
- First: Nestle Bionicle Promotional CD-ROM (provided by Janus), and Le-Metruan Great Disc (provided by Arch-Angel!)
- Second: Unsigned Comic Con version of the first Bionicle comic (provided by Schizo Kaita)
- Third: Golden Vahi (provided by Roodaka)
Total Qualified entries: 65
First Place: Stolen Virtues: Dark forces*, and it’s epic Stolen Virtues*, by Roodaka*
Second Place: The Silent Shadow*, and it’s epics The Chronicles of Light Book I* (as well as Books II and III), by The Shadowed One*
Third Place: The Toa of Destiny*, and it’s epic The Saga of Lhikan*, by SPIRIT*
Semi-finalists:
- Caesar Borealis*
- ToM Dracone*
- SylverWind*
- Smeagol4*
- Trissy*
- Celestial Dragon*
- Motago*
Epics Contest # 5*
July 23 - August 14, 2006
Results topic*
Host: Hahli Husky
Theme/Requirements: To write a new chapter to you have already begun posting (or finished posting), including "a confrontation and fight between your main character(s) and a new villainess: Sunari."
Prizes:
- First: Comic-con special edition signed by GregF and a $7 gift card to Borders or Barnes n' Noble (winner's choice)
- Second: 2001 Toa-olda CD-ROM (originally came in the Toa-olda canisters)
- Third: 8761 Roodaka set
Total qualified entries: 39
First Place: Te Mutunga*, by T-Hybrid*
Second Place: Echoes: Trials of the Creator*, by Dr. Bionicle*
Third Place: Elements Unleashed*, by Roody*
Judges:
munkeymunkey
Senjo
<daydreamer>
Hahli Husky
Epics Contest #6*
January 16 - February 10, 2007
Results Topic*
Host: Hahli Husky
Theme/Requirements: To enter your own finished epic. The final, ending post for entrants' epics must have been posted before the posting of this contest.
Prizes: Not publicly determined
Total qualified entries: 31
First Place: Red Sun*, by Beisbeis*
Second Place: Kulagi's Kanoka*, by xccj*
Third Place: Prison of Escape*, by munkeymunkey*
Judges:
ToM Dracone
azblue
solider blade
<daydreamer>
Senjo
(King Kobra - stand-in)
(Libertogue - stand-in)
Epics Contest 7: Murder Mysteries*
June 1, 2008 - July 12, 2008
Results Topic*
Poll Topic*
Hosts: munkeymunkey, Takuta-Nui, and Smeagol4
Theme: To write a brand-new, never-before written murder mystery epic that includes 5 W’s and an H: Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How. A 'news headline' prompt is given.
Prizes:
- First: Bionicle Adventures 1 through 10 and the Metru Nui City Guide
- Second: Bionicle Chronicles 1 through 4 and the original Bionicle Encyclopedia
- Third: Bionicle Legends 1 through 5
(Books provided by munkeymunkey)
Entry Topic*
Total POLL entries: 6
Total Entries: 24
First Place: Bionicle Paracosmos: Mindfire*, by bonesiii*
Second Place: In the Hands of a Makuta*, by Jedi Gali*
Third Place: CSI: Metru-Nui*, by SPIRIT*
Other Finalists:
My Hands Are Clean*, by Exo Fat*
Mystery On Keli-Nui*, by xccj*
Unknowledge*, by Tolkien*
Epics Contest 8: A New Perspective*
June 10, 2009 - Sept 18, 2009
Entry Topic*
Host: munkeymunkey
Theme/Requirements: "For this contest, you have to take a chapter from one of your epics and rewrite it from the first-person perspective of one your characters (if your epic is already in first-person, choose a different character to follow). See? You’re changing the perspective. I know; I’m clever." - mm
Prizes:
- First: $30 Barnes and Noble gift certificate
- Second: $20 Barnes and Noble gift certificate
- Third: $10 Barnes and Noble gift certificate
Total entries (as listed in Entry topic only): 12
First Place: We Are The Matoran* ~ Exo-Fat*
Second Place: Gone Fishing* ~ SPIRIT*
Third Place: The Sniper* ~ Tifosi 92*
Judges: Not revealed
Other contest Staff:
Takuta-Nui (Assistant)
Nikira (Assistant)
Library Summer Olympics 2010*
July 1, 2010 - September 24th, 2010
Results* (make sure you scroll the post; results for all 3 library sections are there)
Host: Hahli Husky
Theme/Requirements: This contest is comprised of a series of 'events' - that is, specific contests, one for each Library forum: Epics, Short Stories, and Comedies.
Contest Minions:
ToM Dracone
Nikira
Toa_Velox
Takuta-Nui
xccj
Arpy
The Events and Results: (In order of execution)
1. Short Stories: 700wd Fest Pursuit - July 1st - July 23rd
Event info can be found here.
2. Comedies: Triple Insanity Pole Vault - July 26th - August 12th
Event info can be found here.
3. Epics: Unlimited Relay - August 14th - September 4th
Full event info can be found in the Olympics topic's first post.
In this contest, teams of members worked together to create their own collaborated epics. Said epics had to be focused on a minor BIONICLE character (or characters) who did not have a for-sale set. The only exceptions were Toa Helryx, Miserix, and Trem Krom.
First Place: Entry 1: The Nynrah Deception*, by Team Kurz
Second Place: Entry 3: Reave*, by Team Writing Squadron Gamma Hyper Force
Third Place: Entry 4: Shattered Obsidian*, by Team 4
Team member lists can be found here.*
Epics Judges:
TNTOS
Synan
xccj
The links have been checked, but please let me know if any of them are broken or misleading, or if you see any mistakes in the record-keeping or typing. And if you have anything to add, feel free to say so! This is for everyone's benefit.
Happy reading!!
Edited by Hahli Husky, Feb 13 2012 - 07:29 PM.
