it is Heart's and Hooves Day today! So I'm beginning a contest!

But Fallen, shouldn't the contest have ended today?

No way! We should celebrate love all year long! Besides, this is a little different that what you might expect.

This contest is about celebrating Heart's and Hooves Day, naturally, but here is the kicker. I don't want it to be romantic. Have a group of friends going out together and enjoying themselves and their platonic love. Have parents and their children celebrating. What about Celestia and Luna loving their country?

Rules:

• Romance cannot be the main topic.
• Must be between 2500 and 10,000 words.
• No stories that have been posted before. Anything with a date previous to Feb. 14, 2018 will not be counted.
• Ratings must be either T or E.

Deadline:
April 14th. If it is not in the folder by 11:59 pm on the night of the 14th, it isn't an entry.

Judging:
I alone will be judging these. I'll be looking for three apects:
Originality
Mechanics
Characterization

Prizes!
1st place:

• An Amazon gift card worth $25 usd.
• An in depth, chapter by chapter review of a T or E rated story of your choice, provided by me. Story chose should not be more than 50k words
• A blog post featuring your story

2nd place:

• An in depth, chapter by chapter review of a T or E rated story of your choice, provided by me. Story chose should not be more than 50k words
• A blog post featuring your story

3rd place:

• A blog post featuring your story