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| The following winners for the September 2025 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest"  were chosen from the 17 entries submitted.  Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below.  Congratulations to the following three winners:  First Place - "Journey Through Genres: Comedy"  by Baron Ravenloft    Second Place -  "The Indecent Proposal "  by Enthusiasm    Third Place -  "The Great Coffee Catastrophe"  by WriterRick   Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! | 
| The following winners for the August 2025 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest"  were chosen from the 16 entries submitted.  Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below.  Congratulations to the following three winners:  First Place - "The Drive"  by Jeremummy    Second Place -  "The Last Mile"  by WriterRick    Third Place -  "Sinister Pretender"  by Damon Nomad   Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! | 
| It’s our biggest birthday ever — and you’re invited! On September 1, 2025, Writing.Com turns 25 years old — a full quarter of a century of writing, reading, creativity, and community. In internet years? That’s practically ancient. In writer years? That’s legacy. Thanks to you, our incredible community, we’ve made it this far — and we’re celebrating in true WdC style: 🎈 With 7 full days of surprises 🎈 Dozens of member-hosted activities 🎈 New emoticons, badges, awardicons, and trinkets 🎈 Daily drops at midnight 🎈 Special giveaways, sales, and more! ________________________________________________________________ 🎊 The Writer’s Block Party to End All Block Parties From September 1–7, you’ll want to log in every single day to catch everything happening across the site. 👉 Midnight surprise drops 👉 Brand new emoticons 👉 Surprise trinkets 👉 Daily freebies 👉 Contests, challenges, and raffles from our talented members 👉 Community-wide celebration at "Writing.Com Party Central 2025!"  ! This is not just a party — this is a 25-year milestone celebration that only comes once in a site’s lifetime. Don’t miss it. ________________________________________________________________ 🎁 25th Birthday SALE — Gift Points Galore! Our best sale of the year is here, and it runs through September 7 @ 11:59pm. Stock up now and use GPs to send badges, gift memberships, surprise your favorite writers, and participate in community events! GP SALE PRICES: 100,000 for $10.00 257,500 for $25.00 (+3% Extra Free!) 530,000 for $50.00 (+6% Extra Free!) 1,090,000 for $100.00 (+9% Extra Free!) 2,800,000 for $250.00 (+12% Extra Free!) 5,750,000 for $500.00 (+15% Extra Free!) Grab your Gift Points here!  🟢 Your GP purchase helps support Writing.Com as a family-run business — and we appreciate every one! ________________________________________________________________ ✨ What’s New? EVERYTHING. Check out "Writing.Com Party Central 2025!"  each day to see what’s new! We’ll be dropping: ✨ New emoticons 🏅 New merit badges 🎁 Fresh trinkets 🧁 Daily freebies 📢 Newsfeed updates and surprises Make sure you’ve favorited us so you don’t miss a single surprise — and visit Site News & Announcements  for daily updates. ________________________________________________________________ 🧙♀️ Costumicons Are Back! Celebrate in style with a brand-new Costumicon subscription, available through September 30. You can switch to a fresh look or gift one to a fellow writer! 🎭 Change or gift one here! costumicon from the "My Account" area or directly at: https://www.Writing.com/main/my_account/view/costumicons ________________________________________________________________ 🏆 7 Days = 7 FREE BADGES From September 1–7, paid members can send one free virtual badge per day (normally it’s one per month!). Just pick a badge, choose a writer, and send a little birthday cheer — on us. 🪪 Send your free badge now! https://www.writing.com/main/badges (Note: Physical badges are not included in this offer.) ________________________________________________________________ 💛 Thank YOU for 25 Years This milestone belongs to all of us. Writing.Com has always been powered by the creativity, generosity, and passion of its members. Whether you've been here for 25 days or 25 years, YOU are part of our story — and we couldn’t have done it without you. If you’d like to celebrate in a special way:  Gift someone GPs or a membership  Invite a friend to join our writing community  Drop a badge or a kind word to a fellow writer Here’s to 25 years — and to the stories still waiting to be written. We’re so lucky you’re here. 🎉 Happy Birthday, Writing.Com! The StoryMaster  and The StoryMistress   | 
| The following winners for the July 2025 running of "Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest"  were chosen from the 15 entries submitted.  Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below.  Congratulations to the following three winners:  First Place - "The Quiet Rebellion"  by Spooky Kooky Krista    Second Place -  "Supergrass"  by deemac-abre    Third Place -  "I am Who I am"  by 🦉 Owl-oween: 23 yrs WDC!   Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! | 
| The following winners for the June 2025 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest"  were chosen from the 17 entries submitted.  Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below.  Congratulations to the following three winners:  First Place - "The Road Back to Melody"  by WriterRick    Second Place -  "The Cards You're Dealt"  by LightinMind    Third Place -  "The Road to Ncheleni"  by Kaytings   Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! | 
|  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!"  in June 2025!  First ($50):   Review of "Shadows of Truama a Mafias Embrace: Fawn"  by Enthusiasm   Second ($25):  Review of "OC-Done"  by Dawn Embers   Third ($10):   Review of "My Girdle Is Killing Me - Additional"  by Giant Phantom Jelly  Thanks to all of our June reviewers... We appreciate your feedback!  ~~SM | 
| The following winners for the May 2025 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest"  were chosen from the 16 entries submitted.  Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below.  Congratulations to the following three winners:  First Place - "Ashes of the Maypole"  by iKïyå§amhain    Second Place - "The Ghost Intervention"  by Amethyst SkellyBones Angel    Third Place -  "Retreat Re-Treat"  by THANKFUL SONALI Party Hopping!   Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! | 
|  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!"  in May 2025!  First ($50):   Review of "DOTD Chapters 4-5 "  by Seffi   Second ($25):  Invalid Review  by Tobber   Third ($10):   Review of "Windblown Dream"  by ruwth  Thanks to all of our May reviewers... We appreciate your feedback!  ~~SM | 
|  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!"  in April 2025!  First ($50):   Review of "The Audition"  by Jeremummy   Second ($25):  Review of "Sail to Me Upon an Ocean I Wept for You"  by Gravedigger Dave   Third ($10):   Invalid Review  by Tobber  Thanks to all of our April reviewers... We appreciate your feedback!    ~~SM | 
| The following winners for the April 2025 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest"  were chosen from the 10 entries submitted.  Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below.  Congratulations to the following three winners:  First Place - "The Last Chapter"  by iKïyå§amhain    Second Place -  "Kent Chase, Jr. Detective"  by 🦉 Owl-oween: 23 yrs WDC!    Third Place -  ""Not an artist, but a killer""  by Robrayl   Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! |