Do you see yourself as a dedicated and loyal Poets of the Fall fan?
Do you think they have made a difference in your life, one way or another?
Would you have missed something really special if you didn't love their music?
Do you have an amazing story or a nice little piece of memory you would like to share with the other fans and the world?
Do you just simply love them like no other band?


If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, keep on reading!

We are in search of fan stories we could use in a Poets of the Fall project. We can't tell you exactly what it is, yet, but you will hear more about it soon. But we can assure you: you're gonna love it and you really really want to be a part of it.

So, here's what we are looking for:

* Stories related to Poets of the Fall and YOU as a fan. The story needs to be somehow special, but also true. Did you find the love of your life on the Poets forum? Did you meet your best friend in a club while waiting for the band to perform? Did you get your spirits up by a Poets song on a rainy day?

* Photos. These aren't a must, but they would be a good bonus to go with your story. It can be just you in the photo, or you and some band members, or an item or a place related to the story. The photo should be of good quality. But, you don't have to worry about this too much just yet. We can discuss this further if your story gets chosen.

* We are considering the use of fan-made drawings, paintings & poetry inspired by the band's music. You can send these too! Just remember that although we have seen some great ones, we aren't in need of wallpapers, banners or other computer/website -related stuff. Also, we can't really use any audio- or videofiles. Just stuff that can be printed.

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If your story or work is included in the final project, this is what you get as a reward:

* Your artwork or photos published in the project that's totally about your favourite band - and you! It can be published with your real name or an alias, you get to decide.

* Pride & glory!

* T-shirts, cds and/or something Really Special.

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Sounds good? Here's what you need to do:

* Write your story, scan your artwork, make sure your photo looks good, whatever you need to do. If you have more than one good story, we want them all! Please use English or Finnish in your story.

* Write us an email with everything attached, plus the following info: your full name (will not be published anywhere without your permission), contact info, age & location. You can also put in some additional notes about you or your work if you think it's necessary. NOTE! If you need to send us big files, put them on the web and send us the link instead. Or, at least send them in a separate email.

* The deadline for the entries is the end of this year (2008). Easy to remember!

* Send your entry to: mypoets@poetsofthefall.com. Please use this email only for sending your entries, or if you need further instructions. Check the band's website for other contact information: http://www.poetsofthefall.com/contact/

* Everything you send us will be strictly confidential. If your entry is chosen for the final project, we will contact you by email, and discuss the details with you. In any case, we will not give out your name, email or other information under any circumstances.

Remember: HAVE FUN with this and don't take it too seriously!

With love,

The Project Team

Sounds very good !
A very good idea!
You will hear something from my experiences in a Poets of the Fall world.
It is a world for me, a new world where all new wonders will continue to appear .

sounds like a great project!

just one question: what is the file size limit for that email address?

Don't know the absolute upper limit, but it's probably a good idea to keep the size of attachments in a single email under 5MB or so.

Wow this thing sure's got me curious!
Count me in!

I´m in.
I have wait for something like that for a long time.

Sounds fun!

yes! i am participating in this

Wow!!
This project will be awesome,I'm sure about it

Kinda have to participate, I guess *snorts*

This will be difficult for me, I don't have much poets of the fall stuff, although I wanna buy every possible audio equipment that Captain uses! But does that make me special? I guess not?

Oh, and... I would advice you to rather make the story short than long not too short, but not a novel either. You know.

We Swedish have a word for that. It's called "lagom"

While I'm typing my story I realized I have a few more questons:
- do you want the stories in editable format? If so, what do you prefer? word document, rtf?
- what file format would you like for pictures?

thanks for the info

Anything readable or viewable is ok, really. A word document or just plain text is OK for text, and of course it's best to send the pictures in as high quality as possible. However, if the file size gets too big, just send a lower quality jpeg. If your story is chosen, we can always contact you and ask if we need higher quality pictures or something else.

Should it make you cry?!

I listen to POTF. That's my story. Should I send it to e-mail?

What about dreams about POTF? Does it counts? I'm sure there will be people with great stories!

due to this secentence

i think dream don't count.

What about a dream come true?

Damn. Not too long to go and I'm completely stuck. I have tons of stories to share but however I begin it sounds silly

Same problem... argh

Yeah... writer's block, striking me? How did this happen

Right, so despite writer's block, I decided to just sit down and type up whatever came to my head, and I think my story is basically done. But I'm too nervous to send it in yet Meanwhile, this post at the POTF myspace blog intrigues me:




I so wonder what Really Special means. Back row to the left?

A little to the side?

Done with my poems.. Nervous, nervous, nervous..

I've got a little problem... I can't scan my artworks I only have them on my computer as photos. And they do not actually look good. Awwwwwww... Stupid girl.

Awwww But maybe you could send it via mail if you get elected?

Don't worry about stuff like this yet. Just send what you got, the technical quality isn't a concern at this point.

Good to know, cause I just added a remark that pictures would come later when I sent mine in.

^_^
Thanks, now I do not feel nervous and can start thinking about writing a story.

Haha Lia I guess we did ours in the opposite order, you and me

Tee hee, I was hoping you would :>

Although I do have a feeling that the amount of couples created by this forum requires (and deserves!) a book of it's own, don't you think!?