The November-December challenge is CLOSED. Winners be announced soon!
For the January-February 2010 Fan Fiction Challenge:
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Write a story about two characters in love.
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* The story can take place at any point in time — before Twilight, during any of the four books, or after Breaking Dawn.
* The story must fit within canon.
* You may write about any of the characters from the Twilight Saga (vampires, humans, wolves, etc.), but the pairing must fit within canon.
* You may write from any POV/perspective (1st person-any character, 2nd person, 3rd person).
Rules & Guidelines:
- 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.
- You may submit as many stories as you like, but only one will be eligible to win.
Get creative!
There’s a lot of love going around in the Twilight Saga. How about a story about Charlie and Renee and the early days of their marriage? Billy and Sarah Black? A member of the Volturi? One of the nomadic vampires we met in Breaking Dawn? Charlie and Sue?
Your story can be sweet, romantic, funny, or whatever strikes your muse, as long as it’s a love story between two characters.
How to Enter:
E-mail all entries to christie.novelnovice@gmail.com as a Microsoft Word (.doc) or plain text (.txt) attachment.
Do not paste your story into the body of an e-mail. Please use an attachment.
Don’t forget to include your author’s name and title of your story.
Deadline:
All entries are due by midnight (PST) on Monday, March 1st.
The winning entries will be featured here on NNT, and the winners will receive a graphic banner to post with their stories.
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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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September 1, 2009 at 3:28 am |
Oh darn. I’m irritated that I missed a screenwriting challenge. I hope that there will be another of those soon!
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 |
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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
x
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
July 14, 2009 at 6:42 am |
hey i’m from austrailia can i write something ?
July 14, 2009 at 9:06 am |
You can submit a story, but we can only mail prizes to people within the U.S. so if your story wins, we’ll pass the prize onto the next person in line.
August 3, 2009 at 11:58 pm |
I was wondering if I could write Edward’s experiences starting when he left her to the part where she saves him in Italy.
August 4, 2009 at 9:02 am |
Yes, that’s fine.
August 20, 2009 at 12:38 pm |
Hey! This July-Aug Comp Sounds Amazing But It’s Only Really For The US.
Will There Be A Worldwide One? I Live In The UK And The Competitions Are Really Good. I Want To Have The Chance To Win But I Won’t If There’s No Worldwide One
August 21, 2009 at 11:32 am |
Anyone can enter the contest — but we are only able to send prizes within the U.S. Sorry.
August 21, 2009 at 12:51 am |
The deadline is August 31, 2009 isn’t it?
August 21, 2009 at 11:31 am |
Yes. Entries are due by midnight (PST) on the 31st.
August 24, 2009 at 6:23 am |
Okay, I have a few questions here.
First of all, can I incorporate 3 different missing scenes? because one happens, then the other is the next day, and the 3rd scene is a flashback, but is still a missing scene. Is that okay?
Oh and the first scene (I hate to give this away, but I have to to seek approval), is Edward’s POV by the clock tower in Italy. In the book, the Italy scene occurs, but Bella isn’t actually with Edward at the time. The last few sentences of that scene that I wrote are when Bella runs up to him, but before that she isn’t in it. Because you don’t actually deal with their interectaion in the book, can I consider that a missing scene? Because I don’t want to get disqualified because it quasi-occurs in the book.
August 28, 2009 at 12:55 am |
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September 3, 2009 at 2:23 am |
For the Sept-Oct challenge, do we have to keep totally in canon with the series? For example, can our story take place after Eclipse but completely ignore Breaking Dawn?
September 3, 2009 at 3:10 am |
That’s actually a good question! For this challenge, YES, you may break canon.
Now I’m going to go update the rules in case others ask …
September 3, 2009 at 4:04 am |
does it have to be a well-known character from another series, or can it be an unimportant character, one that hasn’t been really explored yet? =]
September 3, 2009 at 10:57 am |
That’s fine. Just let us know what book you’re crossing over with when you email in your submission.
September 3, 2009 at 4:13 am |
Can we break canon for the other series, as well? For example, if a character dies in the other series, can we pretend like they didn’t die and have them meet a Twilight Character?
Also, is there a limit to how long this can be? Because the story I’m planning could potentially run between 8,00-10,00 words. Possibly even more.
September 3, 2009 at 10:59 am |
That’s fine. And there is no limit on length.
September 6, 2009 at 7:32 pm |
Oh My God! I have the most perfect idea for this challenge! YES(:
September 8, 2009 at 5:43 pm |
Do you know when last motnhs winners will be announced?
September 8, 2009 at 5:49 pm |
Meghan — We had a LOT of entries, and we’re busy reading them now. We hope to have the winners announced sometime this weekend, pending any major interruptions.
September 15, 2009 at 12:52 am |
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September 19, 2009 at 5:37 pm |
I was just wondering if I could set my story right after the end of Breaking Dawn.
November 4, 2009 at 3:28 am |
Question: is there gonna be another contest? Cause unfortunately I couldn’t submit my story in time for this one… what about Nov-Dec? If yes, do you know when it’s gonna be announced?
November 4, 2009 at 10:11 am |
Yes, we’ll announce the Nov-Dec challenge VERY soon!
November 5, 2009 at 12:39 am
Thank you!
November 14, 2009 at 7:23 pm |
Just wondering if there was going to be a prize with this one? I am going to enter regardless. I just wanted to know.
Thanks,
Loucinda
November 14, 2009 at 11:08 pm |
We don’t usually offer prizes for our fan fiction challenges, besides the graphic banner. We’ve had prizes the last couple of times as special cases.
November 14, 2009 at 8:08 pm |
I’ve never participated before. Once we’ve submitted a story, is it all right to post it on FF or Twilighted, or do we have to wait until judging is complete?
November 14, 2009 at 11:09 pm |
Yep, you can post it anywhere you like!
November 18, 2009 at 11:10 am |
OME! I just got the greatest idea!
December 2, 2009 at 4:02 pm |
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December 4, 2009 at 12:13 pm |
I know this is probably a stupid question, but I’ve never done this before and haven’t written many fanfics. For this winter challenge, do we have to stick to the series or can we use AU? Just because I have an idea and I want to make sure before I do anything. Thanks!
December 4, 2009 at 5:44 pm |
As mentioned above, the story for this challenge must stick with canon (ie, the books) — so no AU.
Thanks for checking!
December 10, 2009 at 1:15 am |
Why haven’t the contest winners from September- October been posted yet? I check here and read the winners. I hope one day to submit my own fan fic, but count on reading the contest winners here to feed my Edward and Bella cravings…..until Stephanie Meyer decides to honor us with any new Cullen stories. Please post the winning submissions. It’s December so I would think they would be posted by now- if they are being posted somewhere else can you also let me know that.
Thanks~ Jessie
December 10, 2009 at 9:52 am |
Sorry for the long delay … we’ll have them posted soon, I promise! It’s been very busy lately …
December 27, 2009 at 8:56 pm |
Hi there..
I’m writing an entry but I was just wondering about something.
I have an AOL account and sometimes my e-mail gets put in the spam box or it just just doesn’t get received.
Is it possible you could send a reply back, saying that you’ve received it?
Thanks
xox
December 30, 2009 at 12:15 am |
Hi, I just submited a story. Can you please tell me that you’ve recieved it? (I’ve put my email with this post in the box above)
January 6, 2010 at 7:40 am |
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January 11, 2010 at 5:15 am |
Can’t wait to read the new winners!!
February 3, 2010 at 4:00 pm |
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