Competition: [Fiction] COU:VD - The Third-Act Breakup Anthology
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[Fiction] COU:VD - The Third-Act Breakup Anthology

The Third-Act Breakup Anthology - Fiction Comp
You love them, you hate them, but they're also an inevitable and important part of the romantic comedy genre of writing. Rom-Com tropes decorate our favorite movies, television series, and books. Even if you don't like them, you can't deny them. Write a story where your character is caught in one of the classic Rom-Com Genre tropes listed in the subscriber details.
Rules:
- Your entry must be your own work. Any entry suspected of being created using generative AI will be disqualified and reported.
- Please reference the announcement made about our updated content guidelines on what is appropriate to feature in writing.
- Submissions should only be made in an enduring and non-proprietary file format
- Acceptable formats are: pdf and textbox entry
- Acceptable formats are: pdf and textbox entry
- Grading will be based on the Voice Grading Rubric
- Ties will be broken by grader preference
- Ties will be broken by grader preference
- Entries must be 500 words or more
- Parent Competition
- COU Does Valentine's Day - 2026
- Organized by
- Professional Nildea Vidh, Mihoshi Keibatsu
- Running time
- 2026-02-01 until 2026-02-28 (28 days)
- Ends in
- 14 days (2026-02-28 23:59:59 UTC/18:59:59 EST)
- Target Unit
- Entire DJB
- Competition Type
- Fiction
- Awards
- Second Level Crescents and Clusters of Ice as per VOICE guidelines
- Participants
- 9 subscribers, of which 1 has already participated.
Additional information for participants
Additional competition details are available for subscribers of this competition.