User blog:Hazelcats/Announcing the August Contest!

Hi everyone, and welcome to the month of August-as well as the contest it has brought!

Though the July contest has not yet been judged, it will be announced very soon, as well as who the judges are. Thank you to those who participated!

Theme
This month, our wiki's contest will feature something we're all experiencing right about now: the end of summer. However, in demigod terms, this means the end of camp for most of the half-blooded children. Write a short story based on a demigod's experience away from the safe haven that is Camp Half-blood. Maybe the demigod is living on the streets, or they're attacked during class hours. There are so many possibilities! And with school starting this month for so many of us, maybe this is just the right time for the contest, with all of those special little back-to-school feels and inspiration.

Rules

 * The story must be centered around the theme, and cannot just be a minor detail mentioned once along the way.
 * Must have a minimum of 1,000 words.
 * The story must be complete by 11:59 EST on August 31st, 2013.
 * The story must have been written in the last two months. (May 2013)
 * Original and Canon Characters are allowed.
 * This story must follow the rules of the wiki as well. (Meaning the rules on swearing and content do apply .)
 * The title of the page should be: [The Story's Title] (Wiki Contest: July 2013)
 * The story must link to the contest page.
 * Limited to one entry per user, multiple chapters allowed.
 * Submit the story in the comments below and it will be added to the contest page by one of the judges.

Winner
The winner will have their entry as the featured story, and it shall be on the front page. If they wish, they also have the option to help judge the next contest. The writer also gets confetti canons and Hazel's autograph.