Our May-June Challenge is now closed. Winners will be announced very soon!
For our July-August 2009 Fan Fiction Challenge, Novel Novice Twilight is teaming up with Brian Leaf & Defining Twilight!
For the July-August Fan Fiction Challenge, write a missing scene from any of the four Twilight Saga books.
- The story can be told from any character’s POV (or in second or third person narrative).
- You may write a missing scene from any of the four books (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse or Breaking Dawn), but the key is to write a MISSING scene. That means, it cannot be a scene that appears in any of the books; we want you to write something that was left out.
- You may not rewrite an existing scene from another character’s POV. Your story must focus on a scene that was not included in any of the original books. (If you rewrite an existing scene from another character’s POV, your story will be disqualified).
Here are the complete rules and details:
- Story submissions must follow the guidelines mentioned above.
- Stories must use proper grammar & spelling; any stories with frequent grammatical & spelling errors will be automatically disqualified.
- Stories should be at least 500 words long.
- Please keep the content of your story to PG-13 or lower rating.
- When e-mailing your story submission, you must attach the story as a Word document (.doc) or Text file (.txt).
- With your story, please include a title and your author’s name.
- For this challenge, you may only submit one story.
- Anyone is welcome to enter the contest, but please note: we can only send prizes to people living within the United States. Sorry.
Winners will get the following awesome prizes courtesty of Brian Leaf & Defining Twilight :
First Place: Autographed Twilight cast photo
Second Place: Signed copy of Defining Twilight
Third Place: Limited Edition Defining Twilight t-shirt
All of our winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd & runners-up) will also get an awesome graphic banner to post with their stories, in addition to having their work posted right here on NNT!
E-mail all story submissions to: sara.novelnovice@comcast.net
All submissions are due Monday, August 31st by midnight (PST).
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See more on NNT & Defining Twilight
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See our past winners here!
You can also find all sorts of Twilight fan fiction on one of our affiliate websites: Twilight Archives.
January 12, 2009 at 12:39 am |
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January 13, 2009 at 12:59 am |
[...] NEW MOON Screenplay Challenge Holy Carlisle, guys! Novel Novice is having a screenplay challenge for New Moon. Basically, you have to adapt 1 scene from the novel into movie format. Obviously, you can change it around to fit the restrictions/benefits of film making. I’m totally doing it. Here’s the info. [...]
January 14, 2009 at 5:02 am |
[...] Novel Novice has their latest contest up. They are changing things up a little for their January-February Fan Fiction Challenge. This time, they are asking fans to adapt a scene from the New Moon novel into a scene for the New Moon movie using screenplay/script format. They have even created original New Moon movie trailers to offer inspiration, as well has offering screenwriting guides and samples. The Novel Novice Twilight January-February Fan Fiction Challenge is now open, and runs through February 28th. Get all the details, rules, guidelines & more here: [...]
January 14, 2009 at 5:12 am |
dang it, the challenge looks to hard for me. haha.
i can’t wait to read the winning ones though =]
January 23, 2009 at 5:26 am |
What about a Midnight Sun challenge.
It’s out on the net now and Stephanie’s brilliant writing has mapped out for us enough of Edward’s character to accurately portray what would have happened next from his perspective.
It could run monthly until all the chapters have been adapted. It would be the ultimate fan based tribute. I mean look at what we do with video.
What do you think?
T.
January 26, 2009 at 7:41 pm |
My 8th graders are so into this! I have an after school group that meets daily to work on it…it took over a week just to decide on the perfect scene…thank you from the teachers out here who appreciate opportunities for students to participate in an activity such as this while at the same time learning so much…they will do anything Twilight related!
January 26, 2009 at 8:59 pm |
rosemary,
you should encourage them to take up the challenge to complete midnight sun
February 7, 2009 at 11:11 am |
Wow, I only just found this site but I am so entering this. It sounds awesome!!
March 3, 2009 at 5:08 am |
ooh, sounds fun! i will definitely be entering this one =]
March 3, 2009 at 5:26 am |
[...] For full details, check the Novel Novice site. [...]
March 3, 2009 at 7:28 am |
Does it have to be PG-13, or does that mean PG-13 and under?
March 3, 2009 at 9:39 am |
PG-13 or under!
March 3, 2009 at 2:40 pm |
I’m a little bit confused. So you cannot write a scene that is in the book and just switch it to Edward’s perspective. It has to be a scene that isn’t already included in Twilight?
March 3, 2009 at 4:07 pm |
Tess —
Yes, it must be a MISSING scene … but it can be from ANY of the 4 books (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse or Breaking Dawn).
March 4, 2009 at 3:01 am |
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March 4, 2009 at 7:33 am |
could it be a scene mentioned, but not expressly written, in the books?
March 4, 2009 at 9:57 am |
Brittany — I think that’s fine; as long as you are expanding the scene and sharing something new with us. We want you to write something that is missing from the original book(s).
March 5, 2009 at 5:30 pm |
i think i get it now… it souds like it will be really fun to write, but it will take some work going through the books just to find what exactly ISN”T already written…
March 8, 2009 at 4:35 pm |
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March 9, 2009 at 7:57 pm |
Is there a limit to the length? I’m over 1000 words on my rough draft and still have a bit to go…maybe 2/3 done.
March 9, 2009 at 7:58 pm |
Hi Christie — no limit. Go nuts!
March 21, 2009 at 12:45 am |
can you submit more than one story?
March 21, 2009 at 12:47 am |
never mind. i read the instructions again.
March 22, 2009 at 2:10 am |
can we enter more than one?
March 22, 2009 at 7:07 am |
Yes, you may enter more than one story.
April 2, 2009 at 5:06 pm |
Are there any hidden restrictions in the word ’scene,’ such as location or number of events?
April 2, 2009 at 7:15 pm |
Lacie — Nope, no “hidden restrictions.” But your story should be about a MISSING scene — ie, one that does not explicitly appear in any of the 4 novels.
April 3, 2009 at 4:51 pm |
Can we submit more than two stories?
April 3, 2009 at 6:12 pm |
Yes, you can submit as many stories as you like.
April 4, 2009 at 2:21 pm |
Should the story be self-contained or is it understood it might be part of a larger story? I have written a scene that is not part of the book, and I can end it at a point that would be a kind of cliff-hanger – such as the end of a chapter. But as a story standing on it’s own, that’s not really a good ending. If I continue the story out to a resolved ending, it will overlap with the book but the portion that doesn’t overlap is well over 500 words.
April 5, 2009 at 5:41 am |
oh stop dawdling, just do it already. I’m sure congratulations are on their way.
April 6, 2009 at 2:54 am |
Do we need to include a disclaimer?
April 6, 2009 at 4:57 am |
i know it has to be more than 500 words but is there a limit?
i’m just checking because mine’s already about 1500 words
April 6, 2009 at 4:38 pm |
Jacob’s Leah — a disclaimer is always a good idea, but is not required in our contest. It’s pretty much implied.
MrsEdwardCullen — no, there is no limit!
April 11, 2009 at 12:38 am |
I’ve entered two stories. When is the winner announced?
Please let me know,
-Hannah
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April 14, 2009 at 1:15 am |
If i decided to write about the time that bella was unconcious (to call it someway) during her transformation on breaking dawn, but from edwards point of view, is it valid?
April 14, 2009 at 5:34 am |
okay, i finally finished. *phew*
now i can relax and wait for the winners =]
April 14, 2009 at 9:14 am |
Maria — Yes, that is totally appropriate for this challenge!
To others who’ve wondered … the contest is open until April 30th — so the winners will be announced sometime after that. The first or second week of May, most likely.
April 14, 2009 at 7:54 pm |
I have a question: is it copyright infringement to work from Stephenie Meyer’s novel to do this? For example, Midnight Sun was almost verbatim to Twilight in some parts, but the changes were obvious in that they were Edward’s thoughts. Is that ok for me to do? I want to know before I get too far with my idea. Thanks!
April 14, 2009 at 8:00 pm |
Hi Christina —
First of all, it is not copyright infringement if you state a disclaimer that the characters, plot, etc. are not yours and are, in fact, the property of Stephenie Meyer.
Secondly, our challenge is to write a missing scene so, unlike “Midnight Sun,” there should be nothing verbatim to any of Meyer’s novels. You’ll be writing about something that is mentioned but not shown in the books. Make sense?
Hope that helps!
April 17, 2009 at 12:45 am |
Oh my gosh…this contest is awesome! I actually spent six months of my life on my missing piece of Midnight Sun, so all I have to do is submit it. How exciting!!!
April 21, 2009 at 4:10 am |
I know the point is to write a missing scene, and I have, but my scene ends with a little bit of a conversation that is in one of the novels (thus copying some of the dialogue verbatim). Is that okay? I can end it sooner if that’s a problem.
Thanks for the help and what a great contest idea!! 
April 21, 2009 at 4:43 pm |
Approximately how many entries do you think you’ll end up having?
April 22, 2009 at 12:00 am |
i sent in an entry, how do i know you got it?
April 23, 2009 at 4:26 am |
Oh no!! I just figured out that this has to NOT include anything covered in the book! It’s a good thing I decided to read some comments…only the last part of my entry is written verbatim but it is my favorite part, and in my opinion the best part. I will make a clear definition of where the missing part ends but would like to at least include it in my entry even if it’s not judged. Thanks for having this contest, I am looking forward to submitting my hard work!
April 23, 2009 at 11:05 am |
Lorri & Laura — It’s okay if part of your missing scene overlaps with a real scene from the book, just as long as the majority of your story is the missing scene.
Katie Cullen — As long as you e-mailed your entry to sara.novelnovice@comcast.net it should have gone through okay. I’d have to look through my e-mail again to double check. As a rule, we don’t reply to entries unless there’s a problem with the file attachment.
May 7, 2009 at 11:02 pm |
i can’t wait to see the march/april winners!!!
May 13, 2009 at 3:56 pm |
What is PG-13 exactly? Is Breaking Dawn considered PG-13?
May 13, 2009 at 9:28 pm |
Yes, BD is PG-13 … basically, we want the stories appropriate for our younger readers … so no bad swear words, nothing TOO extremely violent (BD-level is okay) and nothing explicitly sexual, etc. Make sense? Think what you’d see in a PG-13 movie … anything like that is okay. But an R rated movie is too much.
May 13, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Thanks. I wasn’t sure about the sexual content. As long as I keep it at the level of BD it should be fine, right?
(I don’t pay attention to movie ratings unless it’s a movie my son wants to watch. LOL!)
May 15, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Yes, as long as it’s equivalent to BD, it’s just fine!
May 14, 2009 at 10:56 pm |
all these stories are awesome! great job to everyone, and congrats to the winners =]
June 24, 2009 at 4:58 pm |
This is a really cool Idea.
June 28, 2009 at 1:57 am |
could i use the 1st month anniversary of edward leaving bella (bella reflecting on it) for my story?
June 28, 2009 at 2:31 am |
Absolutely!
July 3, 2009 at 4:29 am |
That’s awesome.I love Twilight so much
July 3, 2009 at 4:31 am |
Can you write something about Renesmee before and after she was born?
July 3, 2009 at 12:45 pm |
Yes, as long as it is a MISSING scene from one of the books and follows the other rules & guidelines.
July 3, 2009 at 9:38 pm |
i live in Canada, so i know i cant be sent a prize, but can i still enter this month’s contest? or would it be kinda pointless?
July 4, 2009 at 1:55 am |
Sure, you can enter a story. If you place, we’ll just pass the prize along to the next in line.
July 4, 2009 at 2:40 pm |
okay
thanks for clearing that up