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I have been following a recent political debacle between @transisto and Writer's Block, which started with @transisto downvoting fiction posts by @michelle.gent. I think everybody is overreacting. I say everybody should calm down and listen to each other. In the end, you will find out we are all on the same side. I have been refraining myself from getting involved and making comments on this drama because I didn't want to offend either side.

Instead, I would like to pivot the drama towards something more positive and encourage political awareness of the platform. I am announcing a contest for an original post which will include a fiction, an art and a witness as the main character.  **You need to choose one or more of the witnesses as your main character from the list of featured witnesses below.**

**Post needs to include an original art featuring your main character along with the proper theme for the story. Post must include a fiction story about the main character, and must be at least 700 words long.** You can choose any topic/theme for the story. For example: "Jerry's adventures in magical Steemland", "Luke witnessed an alien abduction", or "Feruz and his good karma", etc. Better yet include multiple witnesses in the story. Visit their blogs, learn about them, be creative.

**I recommend artists and fiction writers to team up. If an artist and a writer team up to make the post, the winning prize will be split among them. Only one of you the can publish the post, just make sure to give credit who did which part. Or you can do an entire post yourself and win the 100% of the prize.**

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<center> Featured Witnesses for your main character: 
@lukestokes 
@good-karma
@jerrybanfield
@xeldal
@roadscape 
@delegate.lafona 
@riverhead
@neoxian
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Witnesses are an important part of our Steem community. They all contribute in various ways. I would like to thank all of the featured witnesses for their recent support for our community witness @curie and for all of their hard work and efforts to make Steem a better place for all of us. Special thanks to @tamim for his support as well. I encourage everybody to visit their blogs, follow them, and vote for them as a witness.

Also, vote for @curie as a witness too :). I have not included @curie in featured witnesses, as I intend to make a post on Curie's adventures myself.  

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Winning Prize:
1-Place: 50 STEEM
2-Place: 30 STEEM
3-Place: 10 STEEM
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**UPDATE:  @misterakpan donating 10 STEEM for 2 earliest qualifying entries that don't end up winning 1, 2, 3 places. So they get 5 STEEM each. Don't wait. Participate and grab your Steem.**

**UPDATE 2: @ewuoso donated 5 STEEM for the contest. Now 3 earliest qualifying entries that don't end up winning 1, 2, 3 places will get 5 STEEM each.**

**UPDATE 3: @gmuxx and @ellicia donated 10 STEEM each. Now Prize is Pool is 125+ STEEM.**

**UPDATE 4: @carlgnash donated 14 STEEM. Now Prize Pool is 139+ STEEM.**

Deadline is 3-pm UTC time on December 4, 2017.  

Please tag your contest entry post #artfictionwitness and leave the link to the post in the comments.

All liquid earning from this post will also be distributed to the contest participants. So it is possible that  4th and 5th places will be rewarded as well.

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I would also like to express my gratitude from the deepest of my heart to all Curie supporters: @val, @hendrikdegrote, @freedom, @thejohalfiles, @fyrstikken, @pharesim, @dokeypong, @liberosit, @keviwong, @cryptoctopus, @eturnerx, @eeks, @cervante, @davidding, @vortac, @jrcornel, @surfyogi, @anwenbaumeister, @broncnutz, @jaki01, @justtryme90, @timcliff, @williambanks, @heiditravels, @kaylinart, @lexiconical, @someguy123, @furion, @davidorcamiriel, @abigail-dantes, @infovore, @itchykitten, @stephenkendal, @firepower, @themonetaryfew, @ghasemkiani, @surpassinggoogle, @anyx, @brent1042, @voronoi, @papa-pepper, @dragosroua, @tard, @fubar-bdhr, @dwinblood, @etcmike, @choogirl, @spectrumecons, @holbein81, @moon32walker, @majes.tytyty, @majes, @sebastianjago, @kyriacos, @wuhotan, @surfermarly, @lightsplasher, @bigpanda, @the-alien, @jlufer, @eric-boucher, @lemouth, @jamtaylor, @shellyduncan and many many more supporters.

Disclaimer:  Everything and anything expressed in this post are my own opinions, and do not necessarily represent Curie or what it stands for.