<p>Eszebel, wow! Lots of submissions; better chances to win something, I suppose. I’m starting to think I should have submitted some more. >_> I sent in a science-fiction piece and a poetry collection.</p>
<p>I’m in South WRAL too, and I’m happy that it says Jan 30! That’s not too long to wait at all; I guess they have a ton of readers. But I wouldn’t be surprised if we get an email somewhere around there saying “Due to the influx of submissions, winners will be posted ____” with a later date, haha.</p>
<p>It’s nerve-wracking though. I really just want to win /something/, I don’t even care if it’s a gold key. I feel like my poetry collection probably has a better chance than my sci-fi story, but who knows?</p>
<p>@Eszebel what’s yours about?
I’m doing one set in rural Iowa. A road trip is involved. I’m still figuring out the plot; I haven’t started actually writing yet…wooh</p>
<p>000ooo000ooo: log in, go to your regional guidelines, and check the bottom of the page. It should say when you find out about regional awards. All this varies based on region, so you might have a different date than the rest of us.</p>
<p>sumobats: that’s exactly how I feel! I have some huuuge projects coming up and I hope I can actually finish the damn thing on time…good luck!</p>
<p>emeraldEvi: quality over quantity, though! Don’t worry about not submitting much. As long as you were comfortable with what you submitted, it doesn’t matter how much work you sent in. And yeah, I’m afraid that we’re gonna get an email that says, “herp derp, just kidding, we meant Feb. 30!” Also, they tend to give out more awards for categories that are a bit more obscure (like sci-fi) so don’t dismiss your sci-fi piece.</p>
<p>ivyandlemonade: mine is like a modern retelling of Bocaccio’s “Decameron” mixed with the tv show “Heroes.” There are plagues and guns and sooper-dooper magical powers and things blowing up and wow that makes it sound really stupid. Setting yours in rural Iowa is a neat idea, though! Good luck with the plot…I’m struggling a bit with that myself. I don’t know what’s going to happen after the end of the chapter I’m currently writing, haha…</p>
<p>Yeah, my deadline was on the 6th, and I doubt that that they would have posted my regional results yet (btw live in NJ.) Anyway, last year I found out on February 3rd that I won a gold key, but I think that this year it will be on January 30th for the people in my region…</p>
<p>Well that sucks. My results were suppose to be out yesterday but they have been delayed and the earliest they will come out is sometime next week…</p>
<p>^Depends on region. I emailed my region and they’re running behind on results so I have to wait until next week (were suppose to come out earlier this week)</p>
I really just want to win /something/, I don’t even care if it’s a gold key. I feel like my poetry collection probably has a better chance than my sci-fi story, but who knows?</p>