At the end of each month, the tale with the most unique visitors, as determined by our in-house tracking system, will receive the monthly popularity award. 

Reward:
10 GT Credits to be spent on our reward list. You can win consecutive months and build up credits. 

To qualify for the Monthly Most Popular Tale:
1. The author must be a registered member and personally submit their work. Moderator published pieces will not be considered. EXCEPTION: All content from the original site qualifies, ie. published prior to April 18, 2008.
2. Not an offsite blog
3. Winner must have logged into GamerTales.com at least once in the qualifying month.

Each month our tracking software will determine the tale with the most unique visits. The winning author’s credit balance will be reflected below. Members are able to spend those credits on various rewards. Adding a catchy description, images, and promoting your published work hosted at GamerTales.com on other sites and through word of mouth is an excellent way to drive visitors to your tale. In addition, holding a monthly and all time top viewed position, we will grant a link to your story on the awards page further increasing the tale’s exposure. Good Luck Everyone!

Editor TIPS for winning
We can track to an extent where visitors come from when arriving on GamerTales.com. Here are some tactics we’ve noticed our contest winners using that work…

Creating a URL alias during submissions and using it to promote your tale
Use of their tale’s link in gaming forums and email signatures
Posting a link within other communities
Submitting their GamerTales story link to official and other related gaming sites
Creating an appealing description and cover image to entice viewers through the teaser
Adding Fan Art or screenshots
Commenting about their tale on video gaming blogs
Frequent updates and comments dialog
Plugging your tale link anywhere you can
Sort of a catch 22, but winning contests

At the end of each year, the tale with the most unique visitors, as determined by our in-house tracking system, will receive the yearly popularity award. 

Reward:
50 GT Credits to be spent on our reward list. 

To qualify for the Yearly Most Popular Tale:
1. The author must be a registered member and personally submit their work. Moderator published pieces will not be considered. EXCEPTION: All content from the original site qualifies, ie. published prior to April 18, 2008.
2. Not an offsite blog
3. Winner must have logged into GamerTales.com at least once in the qualifying year.

Each year our tracking software will determine the tale with the most unique visits. The winning author’s credit balance will be reflected below. Members are able to spend those credits on various rewards. Adding a catchy description, images, and promoting your published work hosted at GamerTales.com on other sites and through word of mouth is an excellent way to drive visitors to your tale. In addition, holding a monthly and all time top viewed position, we will grant a link to your story on the awards page further increasing the tale’s exposure. Good Luck Everyone!

Editor TIPS for winning
We can track to an extent where visitors come from when arriving on GamerTales.com. Here are some tactics we’ve noticed our contest winners using that work…

Creating a URL alias during submissions and using it to promote your tale
Use of their tale’s link in gaming forums and email signatures
Posting a link within other communities
Submitting their GamerTales story link to official and other related gaming sites
Creating an appealing description and cover image to entice viewers through the teaser
Adding Fan Art or screenshots
Commenting about their tale on video gaming blogs
Frequent updates and comments dialog
Plugging your tale link anywhere you can
Sort of a catch 22, but winning contests

The Tale Hunter Contest is on hold until completely revised into the GT Contributor System. In development is an automated point generating system attached to each user account. Members will be able accumulate points by referring other gamers to GamerTales.com, submitting content, commenting on other’s work, voting in polls, and contributing in other ways to the GamerTales community. Those points can then be spent on rewards.

Beginning April 13th and ending on May 13th, GamerTales.com and the publishers of the upcoming World of Warcraft Novel “Arthas: Rise of the Lich King” by Christie Golden will host a one month event.  

Reward:
10 GT Credits and FIVE copies of this most recent addition to Warcraft Lore are up for grabs.

To qualify for this contest:
1. The author must be a registered member and personally submit their work. Moderator published pieces will not be considered.
2. Not an offsite blog
3. Only World of Warcraft pieces are eligible.

The Five Copies of “Arthas: Rise of the Lich King” and the 10 GT Credits will be awarded to members as follows:

- Most popular all time World of Warcraft submission
Hunters Guide by UltimaZER0
- Most viewed World of Warcraft fanfic for the duration of the contest
Who truely deserves the light? by shdsamurai
- Most reviewed and commented on WoW article or story
Heroes by Farimir
- Author with the most GT credits who has submitted a WoW entry
UltimaZER0
- Editor’s choice
A Rogue of Good Intentions by Jason Beymer

Thank you to Simon & Schuster for providing the prizes. Keep our contests coming by supporting this contest's sponsor. Please visit http://www.simonandschuster.com/preference-center and sign up for book news, videos, and more.

Winner

Mist and Mysticism by Ethelle

An Elder Scrolls Fan Fiction

Power is knowledge, and knowledge comes with a price. No one is more aware of these simple facts than Astarill of Shimerene; an ambitious necromancer, whose sole purpose is to decipher the mystery of life and death. Follow him on his search, as he braves the perils that go hand in hand with an insatiable lust for knowledge.

Winner

A Persian Leader by Snaaty

A Civilization Fan Fiction

He is incompetent, lasy and quite stupid... ...but also quite immortal. Will this alone be enough to rule the earth in the end, or will he end up with nothing after stumbling through earth's history for almost 6000 years?

Winners

2007 - The Scottish Blog by Didz - A Total War AAR

2008 - The Viking Migration by Ramses II CP

2009 - TBD

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