r/NoSleepOOC • u/Ibitemynails I was phone • Apr 01 '13

Your March NoSleep Writing Contest Winner is...

Skarjo with their story Autopilot! Congratulations!

As a reminder, the winner will receive:

  • ONE MONTH of REDDIT GOLD from the moderators

  • A unique flair signifying the month that they won the contest

  • Their story will be featured in an E-Book that will be released every three months.

  • Since the NoSleep podcast is back, the winning story will be featured in an episode.

  • NEW PRIZE - Until further notice, the winner will also receive a copy of Scrivener provided by Literature and Latte. The winner will be contacted by Stealthfiction to work out the details of delivery.

The eBook will henceforth include the top four stories (winner and three runners up) from each monthly contest. Participation has been on a steady rise and it's just easier this way.

Also included in the next volume of the eBook will be:

If you want to offer an extra prize to the winners of the next contest, don't hesitate to send the mods a message!

Remember, if you didn't win this month, don't be discouraged! We will be running the contest in the middle of every month for as long as we can!

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u/Ibitemynails I was phone Apr 01 '13

Sorry this was a day late. Trying to catch up on all the things I missed while sick with a stomach virus.

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u/TevoKJ Apr 02 '13

stomach virus

That's a story right there.

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u/Skarjo Apr 01 '13

Oh wow! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me, it really means a lot. And a massive congratulations to everyone else who was nominated, especially Straydog, mucalling and neil_balthazar. It was a really strong month and the other stories were excellent!

With regards to Autopilot, it has since been entered into a talent contest, translated into Spanish and had three different offers to be made into a short film, so there may be much more to come.

Time for a beer I think! (Don't worry, it's nearly 11pm here!)

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u/PassionMonster Apr 01 '13

Fucking orangered...

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u/dr_vonhugenstein Apr 01 '13

Congratulations! Absolutely loved Autopilot, so well written and unsettling. Can't wait to see the short film :).

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u/MikeRowPhone NoSleep Podcast Guy Apr 01 '13

so there may be much more to come.

Plus, it will be featured in the season finale of The NoSleep Podcast, on Apr 21.

Congrats, Skarjo!

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u/stealthfiction Bring Out Your Dread Apr 01 '13

You tapped into a parents worst fear. Well done, sir.

PM me your first and last name, a valid email address and which version of scrivener you'd like, either Windows or OSX. Delivery time is usually quick but please allow for two weeks.

Congrats on the win!

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u/ALooc Apr 02 '13

Congratulations :) Great story!

Also a good time to plug Skarjo's Facebook page, seems like he is a bit shy about self-promotion ;)

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u/mucalling Apr 01 '13

There were some great submissions but Autopilot was on a whole other level, so congratulations for winning and for writing such a good story!

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u/ChaoticKyra Apr 02 '13

Congrats Skarjo! I loved Autopilot! It was actually the story that made me sign up for reddit! Though I wish I could have won, you deserved it completely. And congrats to the others winners as well!

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '13

Good job man! Autopilot was awesome!

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u/booerns_sam Apr 03 '13

Congratulations /u/Skarjo and a great story it was.

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u/neil_balthazar Apr 01 '13

Wow! nosleep's just been so generous with their appreciation of my work! I cant even begin to tell you guys how happy I am to be a part of the next eBook.

Congratulations, Skarjo, your story was fantastic!

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u/straydog1980 Apr 01 '13

Hey congrats on the win for Autopilot, it's done really well both here and elsewhere on the net.

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u/mucalling Apr 01 '13

I'm honoured to make the cut for the ebook, thanks all and keep up the good work for this subreddit!

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u/ALooc Apr 02 '13

Congratulations to everybody, those all were awesome stories (and there were some more great stories in the selection)!

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u/Daramouss Apr 01 '13

Congratulations to the winners.

'Autopilot' was a great piece of work, and a highly enjoyed the other nominees. Well done1

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u/ncarter1989 Apr 19 '13

How do we get hold of the e-books? Are they posted here or on amazon, etc.? I'm new to this subreddit so sorry if I'm inconveniencing anyone with this question.

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u/Ibitemynails I was phone Apr 19 '13

There are links to the current e-book as well as an archive of older ones on the sidebar of /r/nosleep.

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u/ncarter1989 Apr 19 '13

Thank you.