The Best of the Rest
        by: StephB 38K for NaNoWriMo  (sgcardin@Writing.Com)
Welcome to: THE BEST OF THE REST AT THE SANDBOX

Featured in the "Contest & Activities" newsletter dtd: 20 DEC 2006

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There's so much more to WRITING.COM than just writing stories, novels, & poems. There are many interactive features for members to enjoy. Some of these include:

CNOTE Collections
Writing Contests
Poetry Contests
In & Out Forums
Madlibs
Interactive Forums
Surveys
Campfires
Word Puzzles and
Raffles
Quizzes
Crosswords

Did I leave one out? Smile

This forum is designed to award those above mentioned forums.

Exclaim THE RULES Exclaim

#1 Nominate your item in the request box provided and write a 1 sentence blurb plugging it. It can be ANY of the above mentioned forums or even one I might have left out (by accident Blush) You can nominate your own, or someone else's.

At the end of the month, THE JUDGES and I will review those forums nominated.

Note1 Prizes will be given out on a month basis for:Note1

1st Place Grand Prize -25K Ribbon for Excellence in Community Events.

2nd Place - 10K Ribbon

3rd Place - Merit Badges for those categories their forum falls into. For example, a CNote collection would get a CNote badge or a 10K Awardicon.

Note1 Generally, there would be no Honorable Mentions unless the judges voted on it for that month.

Exclaim NEW RULE TO EFFECT APRIL'S 2009 JUDGING: If your item has a 50K awardicon or higher, it will be disqualified from receiving an award. This forum only gives out 50K or lower awardicons. If a forum has a 75K Awardicon for example, the award it might win from this contest is small compared to the one it has. If the winner has a high awardicon, it will recieve a MB and 15,000 totaling 25K.

Note1 ROUND #41 is now OPEN. Winners will be announced on 7 DEC 2009.



Gift2 Gift2 Gift2 WINNERS FOR ROUND #40 - OCTOBER 2009Gift2 Gift2 Gift2


1st PLACE: - 25K Awardicon -
ID: 1591034   (Rated: E)
Title: Not So Scary Halloween Contest 
Description: Capture the spirit of make-believe frights in an unscary short story and win prizes.
By: Giselle d'OctobRED Nanoing View octobersun2's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: octobersun2 [Offline / Private]


2nd PLACE: 10K Awardicon -
ID: 1557639   (Rated: 13+)
Title: Let's Publish! 
Description: For writers seriously interested in publishing short fiction and poetry.
By: emerin-liseli View liseli's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: liseli [Offline / Private]


3rd PLACE: Merit Badge given for Cnotes -
ID: 1605333   (Rated: E)
Title: Celebration C-Notes! 
Description: Profits go to RAOK, The Rising Stars Program, and The WDC Angel Army!
By: Miss Annnemarie ☼ NaNo! View iluvtoowrite's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: iluvtoowrite [Offline / Private]




DONATIONS

Anyone who donates 25K or more will receive a merit badge for MILITARY. (In honor of Veteran's Day!) The merit badges rotate from month to month. A list of donators will be listed in the forum.

Balloon2 Donations - Round 41 Balloon2

Professor Moriarty View profmoriarty's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: profmoriarty [Offline / Private]
25K
Merit Badge given for "Military."

101 - RIOT_CONNECTION_RESET View riot's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: riot [Offline / Private]
25K
Merit Badge given for "Military."

omni- misses snoopy & Em-a-lem View omniblueeyes's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: omniblueeyes [Offline / Private]
25K
Merit Badge given for "Military."

HOST'S NOTE: The Next "Best of the Rest Raffle" will start on 7 DEC 2009. Look for announcements coming soon.


Here's a link to our donations group:
ID: 1134558   (Rated: E)
Title: Best of The Rest Contest Prize Fund 
Description: Best of the Rest Contest Prize Fund
By: StephB 38K for NaNoWriMo View sgcardin's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: sgcardin [Offline / Private]



JUDGING

The contest closes on the last day of the month at 23:59 pm WDC time. Then a new round starts. The judges are:

StephB 38K for NaNoWriMo View sgcardin's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: sgcardin [Offline / Private]
iKïyå§ama View kiyasama's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: kiyasama [Offline / Private]
GeminiStar View geministar's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: geministar [Offline / Private]
Aquarian Starr View starrstruck's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: starrstruck [Offline / Private]
Robin NaNoWriMo View twinsis's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: twinsis [Offline / Private]
*§apph-JoinTheB-dayFun#1341115 View sapphire_black's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: sapphire_black [Offline / Private]
A WebountyofTurkeyWitchery! View webwitch's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: webwitch [Offline / Private]



If you are interested in Judging, let me know. Judges will be eligible for Judging Merit Badges.

CRITERIA THE JUDGES WILL BE LOOKING AT:

ID: 1135223   (Rated: E)
Title: Judging Guidelines for Best of the Rest 
Description: Criteria to help the judges.
By: StephB 38K for NaNoWriMo View sgcardin's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: sgcardin [Offline / Private]



Smile Smile Winner of the JUDGING Merit Badge for AUG/SEP 2009:
A WebountyofTurkeyWitchery! View webwitch's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: webwitch [Offline / Private] Smile Smile


Round #41 NOVEMBER 2009 is now OPEN for judging! Good luck to all who enter.

You can view previous contest winners here:

ID: 1301297   (Rated: E)
Title: Best of the Rest Contest Winners 
Description: Previous contest winners for Best of the Rest.
By: StephB 38K for NaNoWriMo View sgcardin's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: sgcardin [Offline / Private]


Any questions, email me directly! Thanks! And have fun! Smile

Please consider entering the BEST OF THE REST RAFFLE to be held in December 2009. Here's a link:

ID: 1474097   (Rated: ASR)
Title: Best of the Rest Raffle 
Description: A raffle to support the Best of the Rest Contest. CLOSED
By: StephB 38K for NaNoWriMo View sgcardin's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: sgcardin [Offline / Private]
Posted by: LadyLuck ~ Celebrating! View candc7182008's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: candc7182008 [Offline / Private]
The most romantic moment with my fiance was the night that he proposed...Ich Leibe Dich Mein Engel.

Short Story		Item: Dont Wake Me From My Dream     (13+)
Genre(s): Adult :: Emotional :: Romance/Love
Description: I love him more than he knows, but Im scared to tell him how much.
Posted by: Giselle d'OctobRED Nanoing View octobersun2's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: octobersun2 [Offline / Private]
A raffle to raise funds for the very active Unofficial Erotica Newsletter Group's upcoming Winter Extravaganza.

Message Forum		Item: Winter Love Raffle     (E)
Genre(s): Activity :: Finance :: Erotica
Description: Raffle to benefit the UENG. Tickets 500 GPs. Two will win big prizes! Incentives added!
Posted by: omni- misses snoopy & Em-a-lem View omniblueeyes's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: omniblueeyes [Offline / Private]
Show Some Love 4 Reviewers Raffle Win 20 Percent of the Huge Pot! Only 100 tickets will be sold! Benefits Reviewers!

Message Forum		Item: $ Love 4 Reviewers Raffle $ CLOSED!!!     (E)
Genre(s): Writing.Com :: Activity :: Reviewing
Description: Closed! Yeah! Stay tuned for winners!
Posted by: Brooke - 5 years on WDC :) View b.meridith's Portfolio. [Offline / Private]Email User: b.meridith [Offline / Private]
I came across this very creative poetry contest and think it's most worthy of a peek. Enjoy!

Message Forum		Item: Defining Poetry: Contest     (13+)
Genre(s): Activity :: Contest :: Writing.Com
Description: Not your average poetry contest. The ultimate prize is knowledge.

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