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The following winners for the November 2018 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 44 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "There is a Solution" by Brooklyn Second Place - "Same Old Same Old" by ♥Hooves♥ Third Place - "The New Truth " by Author Ed Anderson Our continued thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for keeping Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
Introducing new commissioned merit badges available to the community or for specific groups! Please check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! Send one today to another member and bring a smile to someone else! RAWR Commissioned by Sara♥Jean The NaNo Hero Signal Commissioned by LJ hiding under the bed SS's Superheroes Commissioned by LJ hiding under the bed The Scoundrel Disguise Commissioned by LJ hiding under the bed Cowboys Pride Commissioned by queenkissy Southern Pride Commissioned by queenkissy MERIT BADGE SHOP http://www.writing.com/main/badges Want to create your own custom merit badge for your group or the community? "Commission a Custom Merit Badge" |
Time to catch up! I've not judged this content for many months... and so now I'm totally caught up*! Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in May 2018! First ($50): Review of "Katawyn Chapters 1-6" by Dawsongirl Second ($25): Review of "Angels and demons" by Choconut ~ House Targaryen Third ($10): Review of "Hiking the Everglades Trail" by textual Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Memories of Past" by Sum1 Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "The Antique Store" by Nunya Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in June 2018! First ($50): Review of "The right choice." by Osirantinous Second ($25): Review of "To Dream Darkly" by Christopher Roy Denton Third ($10): Review of "Man Crow" by Warped Sanity Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "RAINING IN THE GARDEN" by 🌸 pwheeler - love joy peace Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Cycle of the Wolf" by B. T. Lane ~ Writing Memoir ~ Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in July 2018! First ($50): Review of "Dead Man's Grin" by The prodigal son returns 2023. Second ($25): Review of "A "Worthy Goal"" by Azrael Tseng Third ($10): Review of "Exhaustion" by A Non-Existent User Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Teatime of the Jackal" by Tiggy-Cheers for House Martell Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in August 2018! First ($50): Review of "The Crystal Keepers." by Emily Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "An Old Familiar Dream" by Leif the Lucky Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Alive Once More" by LegendaryMask❤️ Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "for Grandma Joy: a pantoum" by Chris Breva Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in September 2018! First ($50): Review of "The Island Calls" by trailerpark bodhisattva Second ($25): Review of "Old Tree Begs Forgiveness" by Joe Nelson Third ($10): Review of "From Beyond" by Sssssh! I'm not really here. Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Fighter" by iluvhorses Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "A Thanksgiving Memory" by I Love WDC! Cissy❤ Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in October 2018! First ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Second ($25): Review of "A Place Of Refuge" by Azrael Tseng Third ($10): Review of "Virtuality" by Robert Waltz Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Poetry and Stories for 2016" by DMT - THANK YOU WRITE.COM Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Autumn 2018" by Krista of House Mormont Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in November 2018! First ($50): Review of "Ghost Hunting" by the Wordy Jay Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "Rubaiyyat to Transience" by 🌸 pwheeler - love joy peace Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "A Street Dog's Day" by RudolphTheRedHairedBoy 🌈 Honorable (50k GPs): 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 am the sole judge, so I pick a couple honorable mentions most of the time. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered these past months and who continue to do so! Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster * I think it's all correct. This was a lot of judging and sorting. |
The following winners for the October 2018 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 41 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Trespassers" by Myles Abroad Second Place - "A Place Of Refuge" by Christopher Roy Denton Third Place - "The Long and Winding Road" by Cubby~Cheering House Florent! Thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk , plus all of our judges for this round! ~~SM |
The following winners for the September 2018 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official 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 - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "The Essence of Aldelphi" by iguanamountain Third Place - "I'm mature. I'm her daughter" by THANKFUL SONALI 17 WDC YEARS! Special thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
After a 10 year hiatus, Writing.Com's biggest event of the season is BACK... and it's BIGGER and BETTER than ever! 'Tis the season to be giving... And we've got some AMAZING gifts to give out! Paid Memberships, reviewing packages, digital art, portfolio raids, shopping sprees, massive amounts of Gift Points and MORE! You do not want to miss this! Spread some cheer around Writing.Com... purchase Raffle Tickets for yourself and your friends! "Season Tickets" Open now through January 1st! |
One cyber day is just not enough... Last year, we made it a whole long weekend. This year, we said to ourselves... "We're so thankful for our community..." "Why not do it again?" Why not, indeed! It's back... Writing.Com's 2018 Cyber Weekend Event! All Awardicons, Merit Badges and Trinkets are 50% off through Monday night! PLUS... Badges and Awardicons Qualify for Community Recognition every 24 hours! AND... All physical badges and awardicons are 15% Off! Costumicons are available for subscribing or gifting! Get there: "My Account" -> "Costumicons" This event ends 3am WDC time (that's Eastern) on Tuesday, November 27th, 2018. Need more Gift Points? They're on sale, too! Gift Points are on sale until Tuesday November 27th, 2018 @ 3am WDC time. Remember: Your purchase supports Writing.Com and all that we do to make it rock! THANK YOU for your support! http://www.writing.com/main/shop/cat/Gift_Points Gift Point 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!) Gift Points paid for by credit card or via PayPal will be instantly credited! * While we do accept checks and money orders sent via postal mail, to qualify for the Cyber Weekend online sale, you must use one of our online payment methods. |
Introducing new commissioned merit badges available to the community or for specific groups! Please check out the Merit Badge page to see these and many more badges available for giving! Send one today and bring a smile to someone else! Whata CatOnACloud Commissioned by Whata SpoonStealer Kissy Castle Commissioned by queenkissy Aloha Commissioned by Emily and Wordsmitty ✍️ Witching Way Commissioned by Warped Sanity MERIT BADGE SHOP http://www.writing.com/main/badges Want a custom merit badge for your group or the community? "Commission a Custom Merit Badge" |
The following winners for the August 2018 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 38 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Ashelynn" by Sorji Second Place - "Ken Reaches For The Heights" by Christopher Roy Denton Third Place - "The Good Cop" by D. Reed Whittaker Thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
The following winners for the July 2018 running of "Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 13 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Kayla's Eighteenth Birthday " by 🌸 pwheeler - love joy peace Second Place - "Gold Prospecting For Dummies" by Christopher Roy Denton Third Place - "Sands of Eternity" by Graham Muad'dib Thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |