The voting for this contest was determined by the contest committee. An announcement has been made on the welcome page.

This is a "New Arrival" contest which is designed to welcome new members to the site. You qualify for this contest and can participate. For our New Arrival "This Sentence Starts The Story" contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: "It was time to make a change."

Your story must start with the sentence above. Do not add to the sentence. You have the option to put it in quotes (for dialogue) and to change the punctuation at the end. But do not add to the sentence or change it in any other way.

The story can be about anything but must start with the sentence above. Creative approaches are welcomed.

The purpose of this contest is to welcome new writers to the site. Entries accepted by new writers to the site only. To qualify as a new writer your first story or book chapter on FanStory.com must have been written after May 1, 2008. As long as you wrote your first story or book chapter after May 1st - you are a qualified to enter. Writers are welcomed to write other stories on the site (outside of the contest) to gain experience first.

One entry per person. New entries only. Minimum length 700 words. Maximum Length 7,000 words. Recommended length 2,000 - 3,500 words

The winners will be selected by the FanStory.com Contest Committee. The committee will read and discuss the entries. A winner will be announced approximately one to two weeks after the deadline passes.

$100 Gift Card To The Winner

The winner takes away a one hundred dollar pre-paid Visa gift card. Second place will win twenty-five member dollars. Third place ten member dollars.

This contest is open to all members. Past contest winners can join the contest.

The voting booth will include this summary of the contest:

We challenged these new arrivals to write a story that started with this sentence: "It was time to make a change."

One entry per person. New entries to the site only.

Deadline: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Click the link above to submit your entry. Members with reservations can use the link provided in their contest profile.

Members may not request votes, mention contest entries, or notify potential voters of the vote by private message or other means as specified in the contest terms. The site automatically checks for this form of communication. A break in the contest terms will result in the cancellation of the account.