Hey Gang, I'm BACK.
I'm working under my other email account since the kennychesneycantsing account got all screwed up. Here is an announcement from the Merriweather Committee regarding the awards.
And BTW: IMHO compared to oh say, your average American Idol contestant yes Kenny Chesney can sing. But stand him up next to Toby Keith, COLLIN RAYE or TY HERNDON and the guy is hopeless. LOL
Now From the Merriweather Committee:
We have had several requests with regard to the three-year limitation on stories, as well as questions about A-plot and B-plots.
The Committee met to address these issues and we are offering the following:
If you wish to take an old story, polish it and post it to the message boards, we will consider it a “new” story and it will be accepted for submission. We know that many people wrote stories some years ago that they would like to submit but need a little tweaking. This is your opportunity to do so. All we ask is that when you submit it to us, you identify it as a “repost.” We will not deduct any points for this criteria; it simply identifies it to us that this is an older story that has been tightened up.
As for A-plot and B-plots: we are aware that there are many new writers who wish to submit a story but are still a little unsure of what constitutes A-plots and B-plots. Submit the story and we will take into account the type of story and judge it accordingly.
As to what constitutes an episode rewrite: our judges must be able to recognize several elements from the specific episode you’re rewriting. You decide the elements but our judges must be able to say, “Oh, this is from ‘Chi of Steel’ or ‘Virtually Destroyed’.” They have to recognize the episode.
Due to the number of questions we have received regarding the above-referenced topics, the M-Comm has voted to extend the submission cycle for one week. All stories are due by Saturday, June 4. The judges will then have until July 5 to carefully read and mark stories, and scores will be posted no later than July 11. We realize this is a long time to wait but some of our U.S. judges will be taking time for the Independence Day holiday. Since they’re volunteering their time and services, we didn’t want to offend them by impinging on their family time.
At the close of this competition, we will announce the next category and the submission dates.
Thank you for all your support and we look forward to seeing the stories that are submitted!
The Merriweather Committee
