Prize: £1000
Closing
Date:
30th September 2000
Results
announced:
December 2000
Judge:
Shelley Jackson
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New Media Writing
IS THIS STILL HYPERTEXT?
Last time we called it the International Hypertext Competition, but even then the notion of hypertext was beginning to seem passé. And as for "International" -- well, what isn't these days?
So this time we're calling it simply
The trAce/Alt-X Competition for New Media Writing
and part of the challenge is for you to help us decide exactly what that is. Everyone working in the area of net-art and net-writing is constantly asking the question 'What is this new genre? Is it new? Is it a genre? What is it that we're making here? How do we name it? And what are its characteristics?'
We
acknowledge that the web itself is a work-in-process and so, as a result,
we're looking for work that stretches our preconceived notions of what
writing is.
Competition
Guidelines
What
kinds of entries are you looking for?
First
of all, they have to be web-based. On the entry form,
please be sure to include the URL (web address) so that we know where
to look for your project. Projects submitted on disk are not acceptable.
We will be judging the entries against the following criteria:
- innovative writing style
- excellent overall conceptual design and structure unique to the Internet medium
- groundbreaking web design and site navigation
How
many awards will there be?
There
will be one award of £1000.
trAce and Alt-X reserve the right to publish the winning entry at their
respective sites. Other entries will be considered for publication as
well and we will contact you if we're interested in publishing your work.
We are happy to consider multi-authored sites, although there should be
one named representative. (It's up to you how you split the money.)
How
do I enter?
Complete
and send the entry form. If you have a query about
your entry please email us.
Who
will judge my entry?
Entries
will be shortlisted by a panel of experts in hypertext and web-authoring.
The overall judge will be Shelley Jackson, writer
and multimedia artist from Seattle.
My
site is dynamic and changes all the time. How can I be sure the judges
will see it at its best?
We
know that websites are always being expanded and updated. Your entry will
be scrutinised by several judges on several different occasions. Just
make sure it's always at its best!
What
are the competition rules?
Since this
is such a fluid area of development we are keeping the rules simple and
straightforward. Full Details here.
When
will the results of the competition be announced?
December
2000
The trAce/Alt-X Competition for New Media Writing is organised by:
Alt-X
P.O. Box 241
Boulder, CO 80306
USA
email
trAce
Nottingham Trent University
Clifton Lane
Nottingham
NG11 8NS
UK
phone ++ 44 (0)115 948 6360
email
- Entries must be the work of the author(s) listed on the submission form.
- Sites must remain online from the date of submission until March 2002.
- You can only submit one autonomous project per person (do not submit the URL for an entire website with multiple links to multiple projects)
- Sites must be written in English.
- trAce and Alt-X both have the option to feature the winning hypertext on their sites.
- The Judge's decision is final.
- The prizes will be paid in sterling.
