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The following winners for the October 2019 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 23 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "A Matter of Appearances" by Bikerider Second Place - "Sleeping Harvest" by Roseille ♥ Third Place - "A Hermit Convention" by Beholden Thanks again to Jeff for keeping our Writing.Com's official site contests running like clockwork! And, of course, thank you to our Moderator judges that read, rate, sort and sift through all the entries! ~~SM |
The following winners for the September 2019 running of "Journey Through Genres: 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 - "Scrambled Eggs - First, Journey Genres" by THANKFUL SONALI Now What? Second Place - "Soup 'n' stuff" by deemac Third Place - "The Theft of Legends" by Graham B. Shout out and huge thank you to Jeff for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests cruising right along... special thanks also to our Moderator judges that consistently take on the tough task of ranking our winners! ~~SM |
I'm happy to report that I have the results for the past 3 months of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" ! Here's the winners for July, August and September 2019... Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in July 2019! First ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Second ($25): Review of "The Taste of Dad's Honey" by Past Member 'blimprider' Third ($10): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "I Write In 2019 " by eyestar~* Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "The day before " by Brooklyn Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in August 2019! First ($50): Review of "Alone" by rentaro Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "A Diamond in the Dust" by Jimminycritic Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Prompted by Poet's Place Cafe " by Lady Christine Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "52 Weeks of Torture" by Krista of House Mormont Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in September 2019! First ($50): Review of "Ol' Billy" by Cat Voleur Second ($25): Review of "Tuesdays" by Elle - on hiatus Third ($10): Review of "Tuatha Dé Danann" by eyestar~* Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Wdc 19th Birthday Party Suspect Journal" by ♥Hooves♥ Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "The Snow Maiden" by Goblin Slayer 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 PS: I try to double and triple check entry qualifications, along with my final winning order. The final standings as posted here stand regardless of any oops's I may make. In short: these results are final. |
The following winners for the August 2019 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 24 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Moon Cathedral" by Beholden Second Place - "The Castle Wakes " by trailerpark bodhisattva Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Another thanks goes out to Jeff and our judges! You all rock. ~~SM |
The following winners for the July 2019 running of "Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 8 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Letting Go of Ghosts" by Cubby Second Place - "Leaving it all Behind" by Mara ♣ McBain Third Place - "Uncertain Paths" by debmiller1 Thank you's go out to Jeff for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly and the Moderator judging pool! ~~SM |
And finally, in honor of the seventh day of our 19th birthday, see the new releases below! Our newest "Kudos" badge is: You'll also find four new patterned Awardicons: Tech Shield and Star... and Tiger Shield and Star! And finally, there are 10 new skins for you to wear while you're on Writing.Com! Click the "Try" or "Use" to change the look of your Writing.Com background. |
In honor of the sixth day of our 19th birthday, see the new releases below! Our newest "Kudos" badge is: You'll also find four new patterned Awardicons: Script Shield and Star... and Stars Shield and Star! If you love collecting trinkets, here's another special Party Central one for 2019! And finally, there are 10 new skins for you to wear while you're on Writing.Com! Click the "Try" or "Use" to change the look of your Writing.Com background. |
In honor of the fifth day of our 19th birthday, see the new releases below! Our newest "Kudos" badge is: You'll also find four new patterned Awardicons: Mermaid Shield and Star... and Plaid Shield and Star! And finally, there are 10 new skins for you to wear while you're on Writing.Com! Click the "Try" or "Use" to change the look of your Writing.Com background. |
In honor of the fourth day of our 19th birthday, see the new releases below! Our newest "Kudos" badge is: You'll also find four new patterned Awardicons: Tech Shield and Star... and Letters Shield and Star! If you love collecting trinkets, here's another special Party Central one for 2019! And finally, there are 11 new skins for you to wear while you're on Writing.Com! Click the "Try" or "Use" to change the look of your Writing.Com background. |
In honor of the third day of our 19th birthday celebration, see the new releases below! Our newest "Kudos" badge is "High Five": You'll also find four new patterned Awardicons: Damask Shield and Star... and Fire Shield and Star! And finally, there are 10 new skins for you to wear while you're on Writing.Com! Click the "Try" or "Use" to change the look of your Writing.Com background. |