Mairin, unfortunately, has not been able to sort out a Krath Monthly this month, and so I will run a short one for the next fortnight. Below you will find the relevant information, but I must point out that all submissions must be marked Krath Monthly Topic - Fiction/Poetry. Of course change the word "Fiction" to "poetry if that what you are submitting...

Currently I am undergoing some internet problems... due to the fact that some thieving muppet has stolen my laptop. Therefore putting the stars at the start and end of the topic will make it easier for me to sort the mails as they come in, and will mean I can mark them a lot more quickly. Any that don't have the stars could disappear in the ever-growing bowels of my stand-by email program, and you'll only have yourself to blame if it's lost!

Please also include your ID line and PIN at the top of your submissions (not just in the main email) so that I can make sure I'm awarding the right people...

Fiction Topic: A thief!
Haw-haw! Wonder where that topic came from? Anyway, that's all your getting, let your minds run free.
2 pages, .doc, .txt, or .rtf all acceptable, 10 point font.
Due date: August 31st
Send to: [Log in to view e-mail addresses] (and your Tetrarch, Aedile and Quaestor if you are in a House).

Poetry topic: The Hunger
Hunger for what? Who cares? I don't, as long as they don't contain squirrels or Twi'Lek dancing girlz...
1 page, .doc, .txt or .rtf, 10 point font.
Extra points will go for format of the poem and it would be especially great to see some Haiku. In fact I'd be so impressed I'd buy you a lolly...
Due date: August 31st

Last time I set the topics an Obbie got the second place in the Fiction. You Krathies gonna let that happen again? You Obbies wanna try and go one better? And how about the Sithies stop playing with their joysticks and do a bit of writing?

Also, as I am using a works computer I cannot send this info out through the Krath Yahoogroup. If someone could please copy-and-paste this for me I would be very grateful.