![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQVV9EwAcGwxQowHqkivUQXjmcVcxNQFCn1bXL6MFwAvo/image.png) The [TENTH Fractal Writing Contest](https://steemit.com/contest/@nyarlathotep/fractal-writing-contest-10-and-winners-of-the-previous-one) is over. There were 9 contestants this time, I think we can do better than that and let our creative juices flow! We had haikus, stories and a wonderful Fractal-Rap entry that I wish someone could record aloud over a haunting backbeat. Most entries had to do with birth and creation, something coming into existence with a big bang! The contest post expired with a payout of 4.361 SBD, and the rewards are as follows: USER|PLACE|REWARD|ENTRY --|--|--|-- @kaelci|1st|2.9 SBD|[short story](https://steemit.com/@kaelci/re-nyarlathotep-fractal-writing-contest-10-and-winners-of-the-previous-one-20180321t062814458z) @drwatson|2nd|1.5 SBD|[fractal-rap](https://steemit.com/@drwatson/re-nyarlathotep-fractal-writing-contest-10-and-winners-of-the-previous-one-20180321t180732604z) Congratulations to all participants and a big **_thank you_** to all upvoters. I'd like to see more participation in these contests and get a bigger reward pool to distribute, so it would be helpful to resteem and/or upvote. If there are enough SBDs made by the contest post, I will try to reward more winners.

By the way -- I was thinking of sending printouts of the fractal to the winners instead of SBD rewards, but I have to check out how to do it first; online on-demand print services, perhaps? If anyone has any suggestions feel free to post them.

--- This week, the ELEVENTH installment of the Fractal Writing Contest will run.

_The Contest_

Each post in this contest series will contain a fractal, a 2-dimensional representation of a complex mathematical formula. The participants have to post a comment with something inspired by the fractal, be it just a title, a haiku, a story, whatever.

Rules

* You have to reply with a comment in the contest post. * The reply must be inspired by the fractal, but no explanation needed. * Any kind of content is acceptable: just a title, a haiku, a poem, a short story, a painting, a photo, a video, a doodle, whatever. The content must be yours, no links to other people's work accepted. * I will pick the best reply, when the post expires (1 week after posting it). * The winner gets 50-75% of the SBD made in the post, minimum 1 SBD. The rest are split to the other winners: **if there are enough SBDs made by the contest post, I will try to reward a 2nd- and 3rd- place winner, as well.** * Upvotes and resteems are welcomed, but not necessary to participate.

Fractal for Contest #11:

*click on image for detailed view* [![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYPxZgCpv8x8fvTPowLtZzJKgC4Yda8xkj4AkQRCdEtwM/image.png)](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYPxZgCpv8x8fvTPowLtZzJKgC4Yda8xkj4AkQRCdEtwM/image.png) by @nyarlathotep
*A fractal made in JWildFire (click on image for detailed view)*

**By the way -- I was thinking of sending printouts of the fractal to the winners instead of SBD rewards, but I have to check out how to do it first; online on-demand print services, perhaps? If anyone has any suggestions feel free to post them.**

_The Contest_

Rules

Fractal for Contest #11:

By the way -- I was thinking of sending printouts of the fractal to the winners instead of SBD rewards, but I have to check out how to do it first; online on-demand print services, perhaps? If anyone has any suggestions feel free to post them.