Christian Historical Fiction
Christian Historical Fiction tells stories set in the past. Anything before 1950. Try these eras: In the United States: Civil War, post- Civil War, Ragtime era (1895-1900), the Great Depression, and World War II. In Great Britain: Tudor (1485-1603) and Elizabethan (1558-1603), Regency (1811-1820), Victorian (1837-1901), and the eighteenth century Scotland.
Getting the details of history right demands extensive research to learn what hisorical figures wore, what they ate, how they dressed, how they talked, how they lived, how they thought, how they prayed.
Must contain Christian themes using appropriate language and content.
The Rules of Christian Fiction:
Prohibited Language- chiefly profanity and familiar expressions that take the Lord's name in vain, other coarse language, other religious expletives, anatomical terms, intimate clothing, and an assortment of other words. A fairly rigorous list of no-no words would include such entries as blimey, breast, butt, crap, damn, devil (except in religious context), fiend, for Heaven's sake, for Pete's sake, geez or jeez, gosh, golly, heck, hell (except in religious context), miracle (unless describing one), pee, priest, poop, passion, sex, shucks, words for undergarments (e.g., bra or panties), and whore.
Prohibited content- explicit sexuality, graphic violence, divorce, and certain behaviors, activities and circumstances that are generally considered to be off-limits in Christian Fiction. These include drinking, dancing, smoking, gambling, bodily functions, nudity, Halloween celebrations, Christian characters lying to each other, and potentially compromising situations (for example, the heroine and hero spending the night together alone in the same house).
Minimum - 700 words
Maximum- 7,000 words
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 60.00 member dollars. There are 4 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 100.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Tuesday, December 30, 2008.
Full Contest Listing
Getting the details of history right demands extensive research to learn what hisorical figures wore, what they ate, how they dressed, how they talked, how they lived, how they thought, how they prayed.
Must contain Christian themes using appropriate language and content.
The Rules of Christian Fiction:
Prohibited Language- chiefly profanity and familiar expressions that take the Lord's name in vain, other coarse language, other religious expletives, anatomical terms, intimate clothing, and an assortment of other words. A fairly rigorous list of no-no words would include such entries as blimey, breast, butt, crap, damn, devil (except in religious context), fiend, for Heaven's sake, for Pete's sake, geez or jeez, gosh, golly, heck, hell (except in religious context), miracle (unless describing one), pee, priest, poop, passion, sex, shucks, words for undergarments (e.g., bra or panties), and whore.
Prohibited content- explicit sexuality, graphic violence, divorce, and certain behaviors, activities and circumstances that are generally considered to be off-limits in Christian Fiction. These include drinking, dancing, smoking, gambling, bodily functions, nudity, Halloween celebrations, Christian characters lying to each other, and potentially compromising situations (for example, the heroine and hero spending the night together alone in the same house).
Minimum - 700 words
Maximum- 7,000 words
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 60.00 member dollars. There are 4 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 100.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Tuesday, December 30, 2008.
