Good day, writers of dA! Our new short story contest at  has subscriptions, points, features, and more to win! Everyone is welcomed to join the group and participate!

The challenge of this contest is to tell a story in just 1,000 words.

Theme: "After you’ve climbed a mountain, you still have to come down again."

Interpret at will; you can use the prompt literally, morally, linguistically, or metaphorically. We highly encourage creativity and using the prompt in unique ways!

You can use the exact line in your piece if you wish to, but it is not required.

Deadline:  April 20th

Length

Your story should be as close to 1,000 words as possible, but we will accept within 50 words of 1,000. Thus, you story needs to be between 950 and 1,050 words to be accepted.

   Prizes! 

First Place
Three Month dA Subscription from TheFinalHikari
150 Points from TheFinalHikari
Pixel icon from divergenthp
Critique from OHiNeedTea
Feature at Writers--club
Feature at Live-Love-Write
Feature at We-Write-To-Escape
Journal feature from imperfect-parachute
Journal feature from OHiNeedTea
Llamas from imperfect-parachute, TheFinalHikari, DrMeh, LiveLoveWriteSupport, divergenthp, OHiNeedTea, splash-light

Second Place
100 Points from TheFinalHikari
Pixel icon from divergenthp
Critique from OHiNeedTea
Feature at Writers--club
Feature at Live-Love-Write
Feature at We-Write-To-Escape
Journal feature from imperfect-parachute
Journal feature from OHiNeedTea
Llamas from imperfect-parachute, TheFinalHikari, DrMeh, LiveLoveWriteSupport, divergenthp, OHiNeedTea, splash-light

Third Place
75 Points from TheFinalHikari
Pixel icon from divergenthp
Critique from OHiNeedTea
Feature at Writers--club
Feature at Live-Love-Write
Feature at We-Write-To-Escape
Journal feature from imperfect-parachute
Journal feature from OHiNeedTea
Llamas from imperfect-parachute, TheFinalHikari, DrMeh, LiveLoveWriteSupport, divergenthp, OHiNeedTea, splash-light

Honorable Mentions :thumb174214341
Feature at Writers--club
Feature at Live-Love-Write
Feature at We-Write-To-Escape
Journal feature from imperfect-parachute
Journal feature from OHiNeedTea
Llamas from imperfect-parachute, TheFinalHikari, DrMeh, LiveLoveWriteSupport, divergenthp, OHiNeedTea, splash-light

Rules
  Please include the icon in your description.
Submit your entry to the contest folder in the group gallery.
You must submit your entry as a literature deviation, not a journal entry.
Your entry must be a new deviation.
You can submit up to two entries.
Mature content will be accepted. However, you must label it as mature content.

Judges

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

We extend many thanks to everyone who has contributed and helped to make this contest possible.

Good luck to everyone!