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<center><h2>**🕺 Welcome to the Scholar and Scribe Invitational 🕺**</h2></center>

The Invitational is our bi-weekly, super-duper, writing contest. It is where we match quills and draw blood all for the sake of the craft. We all know a ***'friendly'*** competition never hurts anyone, much, especially when it can be used as a platform to improve your writing. 🙌


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<center><h2>**🥳 Last Invitational Winners 🥳**</h2></center>


🥇 **Gold: 2 HSBI, 300 Ecency points, 50 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE**
@zakludick - [Heroic Deeds and Heroic Figures](https://ecency.com/post/@zakludick/s-and-s-invitational-heroic)

> *This week's prompt, theme and genre was just too much on the nose for me. The hosts might as well have been pointing at me and said "Hey! Write something already! This is what you write! There is no excuse!"*

***

🥈 ** Silver: 1 HSBI, 200 Ecency points4, 40 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE**
 @alonicus - [The Coppersmith's Kingdom](https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@alonicus/scholar-and-scribe-invitational-the-coppersmiths-kingdom)

> *Hopefully this tale ticks both those boxes ! But I also wanted to show that not all heroic fantasy is medieval-themed, and it's not just knights in shining armour who rescue princesses.*

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<center><h2>**🧐 Rules of Engagement 🧐**</h2></center>

- Entries must adhere to the genre **AND** thematic prompt; 
- Entries must be **between 500 and 1500 words.** 
*Note: this does not include any intro/footer text.*
- You must post your entry in **Scholar and Scribe** and use the **#scholarandscribe** tag; 
- Deadline for submission is **Friday, 14th of March (23.59, GMT + 01)**;
- All languages are welcome but **MUST** include an English translation;
- Link your entry in the comment section below; ⏬

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<center><h2>**🤑 Prizes and Goodies 🤑**</h2></center>

The winners will be announced in two weeks. **Winners of what?** An astute question. The prizes are as follows: 

🥇 Gold: 2 HSBI, 300 Ecency points, 50 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE
🥈 Silver: 1 HSBI, 200 Ecency points4, 40 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE
🥉 Bronze: 100 Ecency points, 30 SCHOLAR, 1 SCRIBE
🎖️ Runner(s) Up: Valuable goodies!

**IN ADDITION-** Each participant will get a modest review of their work from the modding team. With the additional opportunity of getting an in-depth critical review if they so choose. 🙂

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<center><h2>**🤺 Prompt 🤺**</h2></center>

<center>**THE PROMPT IS JUST A GUIDELINE. A DIRECTION. DON'T FEEL INTIMIDATED BY IT! YOU GOT THIS!**</center>

🎥 Genre: **Thriller**
🎨 Theme: **Action**

We're going with a different approach with this one. Mixing and matching the genre and theme to try and come up with fun new combos. This time around the prompt is very straight forward and honest. But also fun. Which is the crux of writing anyway. I still think the nuance of freedom can be harder to write for than   the shackles of constraint. But to each their own. 

**May the odds - and your creative energy - be ever in your favor!** 

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We'd like to give out a big shout-out and thank you to **Ecency** for sponsoring this contest! 🤗  

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A big thank you to @melinda010100 as well for the seamless communication. 

Check out the [**Ecency**](https://ecency.com/) front-end and/or **mobile app** for more information on how to use your points. 

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<center><h2>**Check out our 2024 Scribe of the Year**</h2>▶️ | [**Post**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-of-the-year-2023-899216988a87d) | [**Profile**](https://peakd.com/@alonicus) | ◀️</center>

<center><h2>**Read The 2024 Scribe Spotlights**</h2></center> 

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|<center>**SCRIBE**</center>|<center>**SPOTLIGHT**</center>|
|------------|------------|
|   <center>[**Oluchi31**](https://peakd.com/@oluchi31/posts)</center>   |     <center>**[READ](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-oluchi31)**</center>  |  
|   <center>[**wrestlingdesires**](https://peakd.com/@wrestlingdesires/posts)</center>   |  <center>**[READ](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-wrestlingdesires-e5bc8fa931169)**</center> | 
|   <center>[**kei2**](https://peakd.com/@kei2/posts)</center>   |     <center>**[READ](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-kei2)**</center> | 
|   <center>[**killerwot**](https://peakd.com/@killerwot)</center>   |     <center>**[READ](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-killerwot-b662168d49fb9)**</center> | 
|   <center>[**rinconpoetico7**](https://peakd.com/@rinconpoetico7)</center>   |     <center>**[READ](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-rinconpoetico7)**</center> | 
|  <center>[**jhymi**](https://peakd.com/@jhymi)</center>   |     <center>**[READ](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-jhymi-c4bf315abcc2)**</center> | 
|   <center>[**zakludick**](https://peakd.com/@zakludick)</center>   |     <center>**[READ](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-zakludick)**</center> | 
|   <center>[**mellindor**](https://peakd.com/@mellindor)</center>   |     <center>**[READ](https://ecency.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-mellindor-b93468cedef7b)**</center> | 

<center><h2>**About the Scholar and Scribe Community**</h2></center> 

<center>[Scholar and Scribe](https://peakd.com/c/hive-199275/created) is a creative writing community founded in the forges of Hive's passionate [Pizza Guild](https://peakd.com/c/hive-185582/created). It sets itself apart from some of the other writing groups on Hive with its unique dual-token system.</center>

<center>*The Scholar and Scribe banner icons were designed by <a href="https://peakd.com/@trashyomen">trashyomen</a>. The cover image was designed by @jfuji.*</center>