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Founded September 1st, 2000, this week marks the celebration of Writing.Com's 18th Birthday!    Thanks so much to you, our members, for making our online community of writers what it is. Thank you for giving us your trust and support all of these years. We couldn't be prouder and we  you all!Be sure to visit:  "Writing.Com Party Central 2023!"  Our annual celebration runs September 1st - 7th! Have fun celebrating and participating in the birthday activities, contests and events throughout Writing.Com!      |
The following winners for the June 2018 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 40 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 Conspiracy of Ravens" by Danger Mouse   Second Place - "Mutt" by D. Reed Whittaker  Third Place - "Cockroach Cameo" by THANKFUL SONALI 17 WDC YEARS!  Our continued thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk  for keeping Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
The following winners for the May 2018 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 24 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Edrahil's Last Walk" by Tiggy-Cheers for House Martell  Second Place - "The Elven King " by M.A Gonzales Third Place - "Flight 657" by Angus  Special thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly!  ~~SM |
Once again, it's time for me to catch up on the "Good Deeds Get CASH!" judging! Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in January 2018! First ($50): Review of "The Will"  by ~Minja~  Second ($25): Review of "The Song Of The Damned" by Cat Voleur Third ($10): Review of "Mile Markers Bloom Green in the Night" by the Wordy Jay Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Words for Snow" by ksarco   Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in February 2018! First ($50): Review of "The Stranger" by ♥Hooves♥  Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "A Winter's Tale" by Dawn Embers  Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Longing For Spring" by Madi Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "For Goodness Sake" by David the Dark one!  Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in March 2018! First ($50): Review of "Turn on the Light" by Samberine Everose Second ($25): Review of "The Scarred One Chapters 1-11" by Dawsongirl Third ($10): Review of "My Debt" by A Non-Existent User Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "A Horde of Friends" by Sally Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Aunt Helen" by Leslie Raynor Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in April 2018! First ($50): Review of "The New Procedure" by Warped Sanity Second ($25): Review of "Flash Fiction: Going Home" by Soh ~ Luminousa Third ($10): Review of "Crazy Out Of Love" by Choconut ~ House Targaryen  Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Welcome home" by A Non-Existent User Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "The Potter and the little teapot" by FOG 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 April 2018 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 14 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Remission List" by Rhyssa Second Place - "Rainbow's End" by 🌕 HuntersMoon  Third Place - "Pleasure Cruise" by Christopher Roy Denton  Another thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for his timeliness and attention to our official contests! I've now caught up with the 3 months of email he's left for me with all of these results. Special thanks again to Moderator judging pool... without whom we'd have a lot of entries and no winners. ~~SM |
| The winners for the March 2018 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 16 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 - "Dead Cert" by deemac Second Place - "A Selfmade Predicament" by Cupadraig~The Remote Country Third Place - "Reaching Gateway" by Graham Muad'dib Shout out to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for his continued work as our "master of all things in official WDC contest-land"! Thanks as well to our pool of diligent moderator judges!~~SM |
| The following winners for the February 2018 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 16 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 - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "The Death of Henry Brennan" by Graham Muad'dib Third Place - "High Stakes on the Sweetwater River" by Myles Abroad Special thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for keeping our official contests running smooth and steady! Thanks, also, to our judges!~~SM |
The following winners for the January 2018 running of "Dear Me: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 54 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Dear Me: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First: "Dear Me, Here we go into 2018" by intuey of House Lannister  Second: "Dear Adrie-Me" by Whata SpoonStealer  Third: "Dear Me 2018" by 🌕 HuntersMoon Thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk , plus all of our judges for this round!~~SM |
The following winners for the December 2017 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 25 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 - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "Honor and Traditions" by Mara ♣ McBain  Third Place - "Treasured Island" by GeminiGem of House Lannister  Thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk , plus all of our judges for this round!~~SM |
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