Thanks to Kathleen for allowing us to post this announcement. We appreciate it!

You must be registered at Liberty Hall Writers in order to flash and/or read and comment. Go here to register:
http://www.libertyhallwriters.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1201

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Liberty Hall Writers is located at http://www.libertyhallwriters.org/phpbb/index.php

You are welcome to join us. If you don't already know one of us personally, then please email me and ask for admission.
Membership is by invitation only, in order to protect our writers and their rights.
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The writing period will be from now until midnight Sunday.

Email or PM me with any questions.

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Trigger Request and Story Submittal and Formatting

1) Please go to http://www.libertyhallwriters.org/stories/ and click on Trigger Login to log in to see the trigger. When you do, the clock starts.

You will have no more than 90 minutes total to return your story by submitting it. This time limit is strictly enforced.

2) Please go to http://www.libertyhallwriters.org/stories/ and click on Submittal Login to log in to the submittal page. When you submit, the clock stops.

3) Please include the word count and a title at the start of your submittal.

You will not receive a separate response that we have your submittal.

If you have any problems, please email flashmod prime.
mike d o t m u nsil a t g mail d ot c om
Someone will get to you when they can. If you cannot log in to submit, email them the story.
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Please use bbcode in the text of your submittal to have italics, bold or underlined text show up in your story when it is posted.

Go here to learn how.
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LHW was started in April 2005 as a means to help myself and my friends
(struggling writers, all) write more. It is a forum that hosts regular
writing challenges.

The Flash Challenge is a weekly timed-writing challenge. We have special
software that allows us to post a trigger phrase (or image)to the web,
and that times you (starting upon your view of the trigger) until you
submit your entry. What the software does is allows you to pick the
90-minute period you want, starting from when each challenge is opened
(usually Friday mornings) until you submit (by no later than midnight
Sunday). This makes the challenge much more accessible. We have people
who flash from all over the world, for this reason.

We also run a Short Story Challenge, which allows for longer writing
periods, more refined or polished work, and a change of pace from the
flashes.

For all challenges, we usually post the stories anonymously, and require
that everyone who joined in comment (mini-critique) on the stories. We
also enjoy trying to guess who wrote which story, etc. Further, we also
vote (before we know who wrote which story) on each group of stories (we
divide the stories into manageable groups of 5 or so) on the following
categories, per group:

Best Dialogue
Best Hook
Best Characterization
Best Narrative Voice
Best Flash Story

Finally, if there is more than one group per flash, we match up the Best
Flash winners agianst each other and vote on Best of the Best.

Since April 1, 2005 we have generated over 800 stories. At least 10
people have published (and often republish) stories initated in the
challenges.

Once or more a year, we also hold contests. Last year the winner
received a commisioned piece of art depicting the main character of the
winning story. 2nd and 3rd place received books on writing. Shimmer
Magazine asked for 5 entrants to send their work for review, and agreed to publish one entry.

So, it's a busy place, and we have fun.