2020 Quill Awards Ceremony

Elle says "Ooh, Legendary❤️Mask , you've missed some doozies!"

QueenNormaJean Mayflowers says "So Far: first quills went to: Mark, Seuzz, Richard, Judi, Sandy, Floyd, Zhen"

Elle says "Our next Quill is for Best Flash Fiction. "

Elle says "The finalists are... "Breathe"  by concrete_angel "Five Simple Steps [177.11] (298 words)"  by Kåre เลียม Enga "The Hall Closet"  by Mastiff "An Earworm"  by Beholden "

Elle says ""Sweet Friendship"  by Choconut "The Lucky Ones"  by T.J.Gunn "The Three Jacks"  by wdwilcox "Invalid Item"  by bobturn"

Elle says "The first Honourable Mention goes to "The Hall Closet"  by Mastiff ! Congratulations Kevin!"

Elle says "The second Honourable Mention goes to "An Earworm"  by Beholden ! Congratulations Beholden!"

Jeff says "I found my way to the livestream, but I'm on borrowed time. Sooner or later the kids are going to find my hiding place. "

Elle says "And the Quill for Best Flash Fiction goes to "Breathe"  by concrete_angel! Congratulations Roseille!!"

Beholden says "Thankee kindly, ma'am!"

Elle says "Last year we awarded the first ever Quills Lifetime Achievement Award. It is my pleasure to announce a second winner."

Elle says "This recipient has perfected the balance of working behind the scenes and leading by example. "

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "WOOHOO!!! LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!!! I VOTE FOR ELLE! "

Elle says "So much of his work goes unnoticed as he organises judges, collates and checks entries, and reviews judges decisions for the official contests. "

Beholden says "Well done, Roseille!"

Elle says "Not just one contest, but a different official contest every month. Few people truly know how much work goes into that."

Elle says "On top of that, he also hosts a number of highly popular activities. These include the amazing "NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon"  which fundraises every year for a variety of groups including the Quills."

Elle says "He is very busy, but he also writes fiction, poetry and a blog, and some lovely encouraging reviews. He is highly respected and is considered a 'go to' person for advice. "

Elle says "We are incredibly grateful for all that he does for this site, and we hope that this Quills Lifetime Achievement Award shows how grateful this site is for all that he has done."

Elle says "It is my great pleasure to award the Quills Lifetime Achievement Award to Jeff ! Congratulations Jeff and thanks for all you do on Writing.com! "

QueenNormaJean Mayflowers says "Wonderful! Congratulations!"

Jeff says "OMG thank you so much!"

Roari ∞ says "Congratulations Jeff 👏👏👏 "

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "YAY!!! YOU (hopefully) GOT TO SEE THAT, JEFF!!!"

Jeff says ""No kids, these are daddy's happy tears!""

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "If there was a Special Newbie Contributions, I'd vote for MirandaCookies IS IN COLLEGE. "

Elle says "Our next Quill is for Best Short Story (1). "

Elle says "The finalists are... "Beneath this Mask"  by Myles Abroad "Travelin' the Back Roads in a Pink RV"  by Cubby "Invalid Item"  by Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love "Twenty-nine"  by T.J.Gunn "The Moonlit Banquet"  by Graham B. "Invalid Item"  by T.J.Gunn "

Jeff says "Thank you, sincerely, for such a wonderful honor. My heart is so full right now. "

Elle says "The Honourable Mention goes to "The Moonlit Banquet"  by Graham B. ! Congratulations Graham!"

Elle says "And the Quill for Best Short Story (1) goes to "Beneath this Mask"  by Myles Abroad ! Congratulations Mark!"

Jeff says "THE KIDS HAVE FOUND ME. SEND HELP..."

Elle says "Our next Quill is for Best Short Story (2). "

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "WOW! 2 in 1 go and it was his first time--Awesome!"

Elle says "The nominees are... "Waterfall"  by Christopher Roy Denton "Wrong Side Of The Blanket"  by Princess Megan Rose "Painful Mistakes"  by Wintersage "The Bane of Grimward"  by A E Willcox "

Elle says "And the Quill for Best Short Story (2) goes to "Waterfall"  by Christopher Roy Denton ! Congratulations Bob!"

Elle says "Our next Quill is for Best Mixed Collection. "

Elle says "The nominees are... "Bonkers In Wonderland"  by Lornda "Invalid Item"  by Zhen "Eyestar in Wonderland"  by eyestar~* "My 2020 Collection"  by eyestar~* "I write in 2020 Collection"  by Nixie 🦊 out sick "

Elle says "The Honourable Mention goes to "Eyestar in Wonderland"  by eyestar~* ! Congratulations Mona!"

Elle says "And the Quill for Best Mixed Collection goes to "I write in 2020 Collection"  by Nixie 🦊 out sick ! Congratulations Anne!"

Elle says "Our next Quill is for Best Newsletter. This includes both official and unofficial newsletters."

Nixie 🦊 out sick says "Yikes! That was a total surprise! "

Elle says "The nominees are... "Dare to Say I Write Poems"  by Kate - Writing & Reading "Odd Connections"  by Fyn "His, Hers, and Theirs"  by Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 "Celebrating Women"  by Gaby "Writing about Grief"  by Vivian "

Elle says ""Be Honest but Kind"  by spidey "Immortality"  by Robert Waltz "Promoting Your Activities"  by eyestar~* "Level Up!"  by Legerdemain "GIF-er-ific"  by Lornda "

Lornda says "Way to go, Nixie!!! "

Elle says ""Animal Characters for Comic Relief"  by Lornda "Jane Austen August 2020 Newsletter"  by Princess Megan Rose "

Elle says "The Honourable Mention goes to "His, Hers, and Theirs"  by Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 ! Congratulations Max!"

Elle says "And the Quill for Best Newsletter goes to "Odd Connections"  by Fyn ! Congratulations Robin!"

Elle says "Our next Quill is for Best Reviewing. Reviewing is a crucial part of this site. This category is proudly sponsored by WYRM . We thank you for your sponsorship."

Elle says "The nominees are... concrete_angel J.B. Ezar Satuawany Choconut "

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "YAY! I've been meaning to read Promoting Your Activities, so I'm glad it was nominated so I can pull it up to read now that I'm not in school. "

Beholden says "Excellent - Fyn deserves that! "

Legendary❤️Mask says "OMGOODNESS... I guess I will find out later, what doozies you're talking about. Just call me Sleeping Beauty! Congratulations to all the Winners and Honorable Mentions. Well earned "

Elle says "Rustika - M.I.A. Nixie 🦊 out sick Dave Quick-Quill "

Elle says "Brian K Compton, apolitical Charlie ~ LightinMind Ẃeβ࿚Ẃỉtcĥ "

Elle says "The Honourable Mention goes to Rustika - M.I.A. ! Congratulations!"

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "I like the bigger font. "

Elle says "And the Quill for Best Reviewing goes to concrete_angel! Congratulations Roseille!"

Beholden says "Nice one, Rustika!"

Rhymer Reisen says "Good for Fyn!"

Elle says "And now we're up to a very special category - Best New Portfolio! Everyone who is nominated in this category should truly be proud of themselves. This category is proudly sponsored by "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group" . Thank you for your sponsorship!"

Beholden says "Another deserved win for Roseille. Congrats!"

Elle says "The nominees are... Colorless Animates Greg Greg M "

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "Darned cats--And yet I love them. "

Elle says "Richard ~ Looking for Luck! Luckie 🍀 MirandaCookies IS IN COLLEGE "

Elle says "The Honourable Mention goes to MirandaCookies IS IN COLLEGE ! Congratulations Miranda!"

Elle says "And the Quill for Best New Portfolio goes to Richard ~ Looking for Luck! ! Congratulations Richard!! "

Elle says "Our final Quill is for Best Portfolio. This category is proudly sponsored by "WhataLand" . We thank you for your sponsorship!"

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says "Richard ~ Looking for Luck! won Best New Portfolio AND he's already been promoted! Congratulations Richard ~ Looking for Luck! and MirandaCookies IS IN COLLEGE!!"

Elle says "The finalists are... Emily iKïyå§ama Warped Sanity queenkissy"

Elle says "Jayne concrete_angel A E Willcox Satuawany "

Elle says "The first Honourable Mention goes to Warped Sanity ! Congratulations Angela!"

Elle says "The second Honourable Mention goes to Jayne ! Congratulations Jayne!"

Elle says "And the Quill for Best Portfolio goes to iKïyå§ama ! Congratulations Kiya!!"

Elle says "I'd like to announce the second Special Contribution Quill for this year. "

Elle says "This Special Contribution Quill is for a member who is constantly working hard to not only encourage reviewers but also putting his money where his mouth is and reviewing many members, providing valuable encouragement and feedback. "

Elle says "This is evident with the whopping 112 review merit badges he has received, 12 of which were received in 2020."

Elle says "On top of that, this member has done an enormous amount of work to promote writing and reading in the horror genre, with his own contests and activities, by sharing work from various members on the newsfeed, and more. "

Elle says "It is my great pleasure to award this Special Contribution Quill to Angus ! "

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says " WOW! WHOEVER IT IS, THEY OBVIOUSLY DESERVE IT!!!"

Elle says "I wish Angus was here to be able to accept his award, but unfortunately as many of you know, he suffered a severe stroke in October last year and it has been a slow process of rehabilitation for him. "

QueenNormaJean Mayflowers says "Well deserved! Wonderful!"

Elle says "He hasn't been able to return to Writing.com yet, but we hope that one day that will happen. If anyone would like to send him a letter or card while he recuperates, contact Legendary❤️Mask for his sister's address. "

Schnujo's Giving Away GPs says " YAY! I'm so glad he won that!!! THANK YOU FOR THAT!!!"

Elle says "Legendary❤️Mask "

Beholden says "The award could not go to a more deserving man than Angus. May he return to full health soon."

Rhymer Reisen says "Fyn says, “Tell WDC thank you for me.” 😊"

Legendary❤️Mask says "Thank you so much for Mentioning Angus I will let his sisters know that he is dearly missed. Please print!!!"

Soldier_Mike says "Excellent!"

Elle says "Once again, congratulations to ALL our nominees, finalists, honourable mentions and winners. You should all be very proud of yourselves. We're proud of you! "

Elle says "And extra special congratulations for all those that won their first Quill today. I love seeing that. "

Elle says "I also want to say a huge thank you to all the sponsors and donors, and to everyone who nominated. THANK YOU!"

Elle says "Nominations for the 2021 Quills are well under way! Let's get those nominations rolling in! Until then, I'm out!"

Legendary❤️Mask says "Sorry for the large print... "

Elle says "

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