S&S Invitational: Detective Edition

🕺 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: 2 HSBI, 300 Ecency points, 50 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE
@alonicus - Enforcing Online Safety, 2025-Style

It took a while for an inspector to summon up the courage to do more than try to stay out of sight. Finally, the plump little man stood up and stepped out from the cover of his armoured Transit van, bringing a loudspeaker up to his lips, pushing his beige mackintosh back in the clear hope of looking stylish.

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🥈 ** Silver: 1 HSBI, 200 Ecency points4, 40 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE**
@oluchi31- Diane's end

I stared as she walked towards me. The light from where she walked in, blinding. As she walked towards me, I saw the beauty that radiated off of her. In a red gown, she walked towards me. I couldn’t help the smile that spread across my face.

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🥉 Bronze: 100 Ecency points, 30 SCHOLAR, 1 SCRIBE
@rinconpoetico7 - Buch

Bullets crisscrossed the air looking for fresh meat to devour. Buch led his men, finally, and after a long time, they had Don Adriano, head of the drug cartel in the south of the city, cornered. After so long Buch could avenge the death of his wife and son...

🧐 Rules of Engagement 🧐

• Entries must adhere to the genre AND thematic prompt;
• Entries must be between 600 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 Sunday, 22nd of September (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: 2 HSBI, 300 Ecency points, 50 SCHOLAR, 3 SCRIBE
🥈 Silver: 1 HSBI, 200 Ecency points4, 40 SCHOLAR, 2 SCRIBE
🥉 Bronze: 100 Ecency points, 30 SCHOLAR, 1 SCRIBE
🎖️ Runner(s) Up: Valuable 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. 🙂

🤺 Prompt 🤺

The story you submit MUST adhere to the following prompts:

The story you submit MUST adhere to the following prompts:

🎥 Genre: Detective
🎨 Theme: Mystery

The detective genre goes hand-in-hand with the themes of mystery and suspense. The key to a good detective story is to have solvable mysteries that the characters are always one step away from solving. The setting doesn't matter in this prompt, it can be in space, or in a fantastical world. Or maybe even sometimes in the distant past., All that matters is that you tell a good detective story. 🔍

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.

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