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Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in March 2017! First ($50): Review of "Delta 07" by iguanamountain Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Invalid Review by Anonymous To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I was the sole judge for this round. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in February 2017! First ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Second ($25): Review of "Know Thine Enemy" by S Ferguson~ Prepping for Prep Third ($10): Review of "Search" by Elfin Dragon-finally published To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I was the sole judge for this round. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in January 2017! First ($50): Review of "Has Anything Changed" by Acme Second ($25): Review of "Boiling" by Angus Third ($10): Review of "The Entity" by DJGRIFWRITES To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I was the sole judge for this round. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster |
The following winners for the February 2017 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 30 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "The Trouble with Resurrection" by 🌕 HuntersMoon Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "The Courage To Begin Again" by Choconut ~ House Targaryen As always, my sincere thanks to everyone that entered! A contest without entries... well, fun is that? ... and special thanks to our judges (and Jeff ) for all of the time spent reading and deciding on the winners! ~~SM |
Greets, The winners for the January 2017 running of "Dear Me: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 83 entries were submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Dear Me: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First: "Bob's Dear Me Letter, 2017" by Christopher Roy Denton = 1,000,000 Gift Points Second: "Dear Me, 2017" by Jay O'Toole = 500,000 Gift Points Third: "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor = 250,000 Gift Points But wait, there's more! With so many great entries (83!!!) this month, we couldn't possibly narrow it down to just three winners... which is why we'll also be awarding two Honorable Mentions, each of which will receive 125,000 GPs! Honorable Mention: "Dear Me" by SB Musing Honorable Mention: "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Thanks to everyone who entered and shared their goals for 2017... and special thanks to our judges and Jeff for all of the time and energy put into making sure the contest happens! ~~SM |
The winners for the December 2016 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 40 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "Delivery Man" by Graham Muad'dib Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Thanks to everyone that entered... and to our judges (and Jeff ) for all of the time spent reading and deciding on the winners! ~~SM |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in December 2016! First ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "Old Story Told" by Vincent Coffin To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I was the sole judge for this round. As such, I'm adding "honorable mentions" for 2 runners-up and gifting each of these 50,000 GPs because picking is hard and I could second guess myself a million times and still be wrong ... Review of "Trinity" by A E Willcox Invalid Review by Anonymous Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in November 2016! First ($50): Review of "A Shattered Soul" by Warped Sanity Second ($25): Review of "A River Runs Dry" by Dave Third ($10): Invalid Review by Anonymous To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I was the sole judge for this round. As such, I'm adding "honorable mentions" for 2 runners-up and gifting each of these 50,000 GPs because picking is hard and I could second guess myself a million times and still be wrong ... Review of "The Covered Bridge--April, 1927" by ANN Counselor, Lesbian & Happy Invalid Review by Anonymous Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster |
The following winners for the November 2016 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 15 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "The Boogeyman and The Missing Toy " by Author Ed Anderson Second Place - "Anime Hamster" by Christopher Roy Denton Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Special thanks to Jeff for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
The following winners for the October 2016 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 13 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "A Good Heart" by Christopher Roy Denton Second Place - "The Blight" by SisterCrow Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Special thanks to Jeff for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |