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SUMMARY:Creative Writing Short Story Contest: Judging Submissions June 16 -
  June 30\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Short Story Contest\nTwitter: https://twitter.
 com/dcshortstory\n\nReddit: There will be a new Reddit thread at /r/defcon
 \n\nThis contest is run pre-con. The proposed contest will run from May 1\
 , 2023 to June 15\, 2023. Judging will run from June 16\, 2023 to June 30\
 , 2023. Winners will be announced July 8\, 2023.\n\nThe DEF CON Short Stor
 y contest is a pre-con contest that is run entirely online utilizing the D
 EF CON forums\, Twitter\, and reddit. This contest follows the theme of DE
 F CON for the year and encourages hackers to roll up their sleeves\, don t
 heir proverbial thinking cap\, and write the best creative story that they
  can. The Short Story Contest encourages skills that are invaluable in the
  hacker’s world\, but are often overlooked. Creative writing in a contes
 t setting helps celebrate creativity and originality in arenas other than 
 hardware or software hacking and provides a creative outlet for individual
 s who may not have another place to tell their stories.\n\nSo many hacker 
 skills depend on your ability to tell a story. Whether it's social enginee
 ring\, intrusion\, or even the dreaded customer pentest report\, ALL of th
 ese require the ability to tell a story. Storytelling is one of mankind's 
 oldest traditions. Presenters even engage in storytelling when they get up
  on stage. A contest that celebrates and focuses on the ability to wind a 
 yarn that captures and engages an audience is highly appropriate.\n\nSo wh
 y not?\n\nAwards are In person:\n1st place: 2 badges\n2nd place: 1 badge\n
 Community choice: 1 badge\n\nMore Info: @dcshortstory (https://twitter.com
 /dcshortstory)\n\nLast year's contest entries can be found here:\nCreative
  Writing Short Story Contest Story Entries - DEF CON Forums (https://forum
 .defcon.org/node/242069)\n\n​​
URL:https://forum.defcon.org/node/244811
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