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The following winners for the October 2014 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 26 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 - "One Man's Trash" by J. B. Anthony Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Willow's New Beginning" by Shannon ~Diane The contest for November is "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" . |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" ! First ($100): Review of "DETROIT: SPRING GOLD--ULTIMATE OPENNESS" by Bernie bought first house! Second ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($25): Review of "River's Bad Day" by Lox~back, but all new! To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then SMs, SM and I individually rank those 10 reviews according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . I combine our rankings and from that we get our top 3 winners. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. ~Diane |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" ! First ($100): Review of "Unbound Words: Chapter 1 - Kenton the Ne" by Stormfoedt Second ($50): Review of "How I Got My Gift for Public Speaking" by Just an Ordinary Boo! Third ($25): Review of "Where I Belong" by Earthenware_Haven To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then SMs, SM and I individually rank those 10 reviews according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . I combine our rankings and from that we get our top 3 winners. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. ~Diane |
The following winners for the September 2014 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 26 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 - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Thanks to all who entered and to the judges, Dawn Embers , Spring Break Adore♥ and blue jellybaby for their time spent reading, reviewing and selecting the winners. Their reviews will be sent shortly. ~Diane The contest for October is: "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" ! First ($100): Review of "Sins of the father" by Lady Katie-Marie -Published :) Second ($50): Review of "Dragoman Challenge C5" by A Non-Existent User Third ($25): Review of "At last my love" by PandaPaws Licensed VetTech To select the winners, we randomly choose 10 of the entries to the contest and then SMs, SM and I individually rank those 10 reviews according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . I combine our rankings and from that we get our top three winners. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. ~Diane |
The following winners for the August 2014 running of "Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 32 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Ignition" by Roseille ♥ Second Place - "Once Upon a Time" by iKïyå§ama Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor September's Contest is: "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" ~Diane |
Writing.Com's 14th Birthday Day #7: (Posting a little early because we've got an early morning tomorrow...) Flags from 33 different countries! = {e:countryAU} = {e:countryBE} = {e:countryBR} = {e:countryCA} = {e:countryCH} = {e:countryCN} = {e:countryDE} = {e:countryDK} = {e:countryFI} = {e:countryFR} = {e:countryGB} = {e:countryGR} = {e:countryIE} = {e:countryIL} = {e:countryIN} = {e:countryIS} = {e:countryIT} = {e:countryJM} = {e:countryJP} = {e:countryKR} = {e:countryMX} = {e:countryMY} = {e:countryNL} = {e:countryNO} = {e:countryNZ} = {e:countryRU} = {e:countrySE} = {e:countrySG} = {e:countryTR} = {e:countryUK} = {e:countryUS} = {e:countryUSSR} = {e:countryZA} (We had previously used "flag" for various emoticons, so we opted for "country" for these.) Write On! ~~SM & SMs |
Writing.Com's 14th Birthday Day #6: Attention on Deck! We've got another 28 new emoticons! Think The StoryMistress 'd it this time! ... But is YOUR favorite? = {e:awarenessb} = {e:awarenessbl} = {e:awarenessg} = {e:awarenessgr} = {e:awarenesslb} = {e:awarenesso} = {e:awarenessp} = {e:awarenessr} = {e:awarenesst} = {e:awarenessv} = {e:awarenessy} = {e:computer} = {e:laptop} = {e:type} = {e:hammer} = {e:nail} = {e:lion} = {e:monkey} = {e:seal} = {e:ball} = {e:squirrel} = {e:acorn} = {e:painting} = {e:painting2} = {e:painting3} = {e:news} = {e:salute} = {e:witch} Enjoy, ~~SM & SMs |
Writing.Com's 14th Birthday Day #5: Come with us under the sea for these 28 new emoticons. ... But watch out, all you little ... we've seen some 's around! = {e:blowfish} = {e:scallopb} = {e:sanddollar} = {e:scallopbr} = {e:seaweed} = {e:scallopg} = {e:dolphin} = {e:scallopp} = {e:shark} = {e:scallopv} = {e:fishb} = {e:wave1} = {e:fishg} = {e:wave2} = {e:fisho} = {e:wave3} = {e:fishp} = {e:wave4} = {e:seahorseb} = {e:starfishb} = {e:seahorseg} = {e:starfishp} = {e:seahorseo} = {e:starfishr} = {e:seahorsep} = {e:starfishv} = {e:seahorsev} = {e:starfishy} Swim on, ~~SM & SMs |
Writing.Com's 14th Birthday Day #4: Presto! We give you these 14 new emoticons! Now take us to your leaders... = {e:alienbl} = {e:alieng} = {e:aliengr} = {e:boothb} = {e:boothr} = {e:cookie} = {e:fencebl} = {e:fencebr} = {e:penguin} = {e:pipe} = {e:telescope} = {e:thinker} = {e:wand} = {e:wolf} Enjoy! ~~SM & SMs |