**🕺 Welcome to the Scholar and Scribe Invitational 🕺**

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. 🙌

**🥳 Last Invitational Winners 🥳**

🥇 Gold: 50 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE, 2 HSBI, 300 Ecency points @wrestlingdesires - Princesses And Handcuffs

A girl of perhaps nine looked up from her coloring book. "I want to be a detective too, Daddy. I can help you catch that bad old thief!" Charles smiled as he picked up the small child. "I know you could Gloria, but you're my princess. Princesses don't go chasing after criminals."


🥈 Silver: 40 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE, 1 HSBI, 200 Ecency points @popurri - Recovering Her Love

He did not like the way she looked. A woman who had lost her femininity, her value as a person, and her strength. She was like a being without feelings or emotions, whom life carried like a leaf in the wind. That's how she felt, that was going to change. Her father always treated her as an inferior being. He was upset with her mother when she was born, he was expecting a boy and couldn't have one. For him, women were in life to serve.


🥉 Bronze: 30 SCHOLAR, 1 SCRIBE, 100 Ecency points

@loveth97 - Little Woman

"No buts Ivy. Femininity is not only about dressing, dear. It entails gracefulness, being humble, sensitive and having empathy not this...,” she gestured to her daughter's dressing. “What is wrong with kids of these days!” Ivy silently went inside to change when she saw that her mum was furious at her.


🎖️ Runner Up: 50 Ecency points
@seki1 The Peak Of Femininity

So she went to pay while he looked on at the pictures. They still had a long trip ahead, ending with a big birthday party, a party Ash had once dreaded, now he looked forward to it as he saw his best friend slay in the emerald dress he picked. Femininity had never looked better.

**🧐 Rules of Engagement 🧐**

  • Entries must adhere to the genre AND thematic prompt;
  • Entries must be between 750 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 Wednesday, 3rd of April (23.59, GMT + 01);
  • All languages are welcome but MUST include an English translation;
  • Link your entry in the comment section below; ⏬

**🤑 Prizes and Goodies 🤑**

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

🥇 Gold: 50 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE, 2 HSBI, 300 Ecency points 🥈 Silver: 40 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE, 1 HSBI, 200 Ecency points 🥉 Bronze: 30 SCHOLAR, 1 SCRIBE, 100 Ecency points 🎖️ Runner(s) Up: 15 SCHOLAR, other 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. 🙂

**🤺 Genre and Theme 🤺**

The story you submit MUST adhere to the following prompts:

🎥 Genre: FANTASY 🤹 Theme: HEROIC

We're going back to the classics for this one! No long elaboration is needed - this genre/theme combo is as common as it gets. We've given you some hard combos recently, let's see how you fair when we throw you a slow ball. 😁

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

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

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

Check out the Ecency front-end and/or mobile app for more information on how to use your points.

**Check out our 2023 Scribe of the Year**

▶️ | [**Post**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-of-the-year-2023) | [**Profile**](https://peakd.com/@killerwot) | ◀️

**Read The 2023 Scribe Spotlights**

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[**esther-emmanuel**](https://peakd.com/@esther-emmanuel)
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[**READ**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-esther-emmanuel)
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[**whywhy**](https://peakd.com/@whywhy)
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[**READ**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-whywhy)
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[**rak7**](https://peakd.com/@rak7)
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[**READ**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-rak7)
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[**gracepro**](https://peakd.com/@gracepro/)
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[**READ**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-gracepro)
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[**justclickindiva**](https://peakd.com/@justclickindiva)
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[**READ**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-justclickindiva)
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[**jhymi**](https://peakd.com/@jhymi)
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[**READ**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-jhymi)
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[**mellindor**](https://peakd.com/@mellindor)
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[**READ**](https://peakd.com/hive-199275/@grocko/scribe-spotlight-mellindor-5e6ead95aba9a)
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**About the Scholar and Scribe Community**

[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.
*The Scholar and Scribe banner icons were designed by trashyomen. The cover image was designed by @jfuji.*


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