Open competitions
(Open to Australia and New Zealand residents)
Competition 12: Win $100 cash
Use our new Silly Story Generator to create a silly story and you could win $100! All you need to do is to go to the Silly Story Generator and fill in the blanks! You can use one or more of our pre-built scripts or, if you're really keen, you can use our Generator to create a brand new script of your own for other members to enjoy. The story that makes us laugh the most wins! See our Hall of Fame for examples of some wacky finished stories. When you've created your story, email your story to troy@serenson.com. (You must join or login first.)
1. Prizes
The winner will receive $100 AUD or $100 NZ, depending on where the winner lives. We will illustrate the best 3 entries, which we will display in our Hall of Fame.
2. No limit to entriesYou can enter as many times as you like.
3. Who can enter
The competition is open to residents of Australia and New Zealand who have joined our website (joining is 100% FREE and easy).
4. How to enter
- Join or login to Write Better English
- Go to the Silly Story Generator
- Choose an existing script or build your own script
- When you've chosen or created a script, fill in the blanks by typing in the relevant part of speech; for example, if a blank is designated a "noun", type in a noun; if a blank is designated a "verb", type in a verb. Press "Reveal Story" to reveal your finished story.
- Email your finished story to troy@serenson.com
5. Selection of winners
The winner(s) of the competition will be the person(s) who has emailed us the funniest, most creative silly story (as determined by the judges).
6. Closing dateEntries must be received by 11.59pm, 31 January 2009.
7. Announcement of winners
Winners will be announced on this website by the first week of February 2009.
Good luck!
Enter now!
Surprise competitions
As well as our regular competitions, we will occasionally award members a prize out of the blue, as a thank you for a link you've suggested, a book you've reviewed, or another suggestion you've made. We'll be publishing these "surprise" winners on our competition winners page.
Competition rules
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