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The following winners for the August 2021 running of "Short Shots: 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 - "The Vanishing Stars" by Chris24   Second Place - "A Song for the End of the World" by Roseille ♥   Third Place - "Life's Edge" by L_P Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! |
| Following up on the previous "Good Deeds Get CASH!" catch up... This set of winners brings us up to date!   Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in January 2021! First ($50): Review of "Kaiba's Prostitute - Part 16"  by William Stafford  Second ($25): Review of "What Matters Most..." by Sum1  Third ($10): Review of "The Climb" by Bryce Kenn   Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in February 2021! First ($50): Review of "Knock-knock " by Jeannie🌺  Second ($25): Review of "Dear Me" by Elle  Third ($10): Review of "The Mayan Conquistadors" by Dawn Embers  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in March 2021! First ($50): Review of "A mistaken identity" by Max Griffin 🏳️🌈  Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "A letter to Cupid" by 🌻 pwheeler ~ love joy peace  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in April 2021! First ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Second ($25): Review of "The Visit" by Roseille ♥ Third ($10): Review of "The Kiwi Dream" by Choconut  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in May 2021! First ($50): Review of "Prism" by Roseille ♥ Second ($25): Review of "The Winners" by DMCarroll Third ($10): Review of "Interview with LeeLoo" by Nixie 🦊 out sick  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in June 2021! First ($50): Review of "When All Lights Go Out (You're There) " by QueenOwl ~ A New Day Dawns Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "Liar" by Past Member 'blimprider' Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in July 2021! First ($50): Review of "Endings and Beginnings Ch 1" by Max Griffin 🏳️🌈 Second ($25): Review of "To Love a Soldier" by Richard ~ Looking for Luck!  Third ($10): Review of "A Bushy-Tailed Intruder" by Nixie 🦊 out sick Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in August 2021! First ($50): Review of "A tribute to my grandma " by WriterAngel Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "Last Flight" by DMT - THANK YOU WRITE.COM 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" . Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered these past months and who continue to do so!  Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster  |
| I'm well behind on calling "Good Deeds Get CASH!" winners. The last post was up through May 2020. I'm catching up a little here with June through December 2020. I will get fully caught up SOON. Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in June 2020! First ($50): Review of "Let The Light In" by Past Member 'blimprider' Second ($25): Review of "Kaiba's Prostitute - Part 11" by William Stafford Third ($10): Review of "A Visit With Grace and Mercy" by Elycia Lee ☮ Friday 13  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in July 2020! First ($50): Review of "How Did I Get Here from There?" by 🐕GeminiGem🎁  Second ($25): Review of "Queen of Hearts And Ace Of Spades " by deemac Third ($10): Review of "VOICES" by ruwth  Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in August 2020! First ($50): Review of "Penguin" by Nixie 🦊 out sick Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "The Black Cat's Tale" by S 🤦 Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in September 2020! First ($50): Review of "I wonder..." by Lili J. - On/Offline Second ($25): Review of "From Manic To Melancholia 2" by Angus  Third ($10): Review of "An Ordinary Life" by Elycia Lee ☮ Friday 13 Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in October 2020! First ($50): Review of "Incursion" by Past Member 'niviradamus' Second ($25): Review of "Consumption (2nd revision)" by dogpack saving 4premium+ Third ($10): Review of "Creationism 101" by Zhen Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in November 2020! First ($50): Review of "Dinner Cull" by Tobber Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "A Hitchhiker (Christmas Special)" by Dark Lady Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in December 2020! First ($50): Review of "Verse of Estoria Ballad of The Heavens" by Goblin Slayer Second ($25): Review of "The John Doe Letters" by Adore lol♥  Third ($10): Review of "To My Queen" by Annette-Outta Town-See Ya 8/22  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" . Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered these past months and who continue to do so! Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster * As usual, I think it's all correct. This was a lot of judging and sorting.  |
 NEW EMOTICONSWe are excited to release MORE brand new emoticons for everyone to use! Today's release is:  = {e:bearBl} = {e:bearBr} = {e:bearW} = {e:ink1} = {e:ink2} = {e:ink3} = {e:mermaid} = {e:mermaidtail}NEW MERIT BADGESToday's new addition to the Merit Badge Shop is below! Please check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! WORD HARD DREAM BIG Choose a member and give out this badge! For every day of our birthday week, you get to hand out one for FREE!  GRAB A TRINKETHere's a trinket you can grab over in "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!" .... be sure to click on to view Day 7! Party Central trinkets will only be available this week!   Enjoy and we'll see you tomorrow more fun releases! |
| NEW EMOTICONS We are excited to release MORE brand new emoticons for everyone to use! Today's release is:  = {e:dartB} = {e:dartBl} = {e:dartG} = {e:dartR} = {e:comet} = {e:harp} = {e:movie} = {e:ufo}NEW MERIT BADGESToday's new addition to the Merit Badge Shop is below! Please check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! PATIENCE REMEMBER: For every day of our birthday week... ... you get to hand out Merit Badge for FREE! GRAB A TRINKETHere's a trinket you can grab over in "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!" .... be sure to click on to view Day 6! Party Central trinkets will only be available this week!   Enjoy and we'll see you tomorrow more fun releases! |
| NEW EMOTICONS We are excited to release brand new emoticons for everyone to use! Today's release is:  = {e:paintBl} = {e:paintG} = {e:paintO} = {e:paintP} = {e:paintR} = {e:paintY} = {e:4leaf} = {e:toilet}NEW MERIT BADGESToday's new addition to the Merit Badge Shop is below! Please check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! Choose a member and give out this badge! For every day of our birthday week, you get to hand out one for FREE! GRAB A TRINKETHere's a trinket you can grab over in "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!" .... be sure to click on to view Day 5! Party Central trinkets will only be available this week!   Enjoy and we'll see you tomorrow more fun releases! |
| NEW EMOTICONS We are excited to release brand new emoticons for everyone to use! Today's release is:  = {e:cornucopia} = {e:turkey} = {e:pool1}  = {e:pool9} = {e:pool2}  = {e:pool10} = {e:pool3}  = {e:pool11} = {e:pool4}  = {e:pool12} = {e:pool5}  = {e:pool13} = {e:pool6}  = {e:pool14} = {e:pool7}  = {e:pool15} = {e:pool8}  = {e:poolcue}NEW MERIT BADGESToday's new addition to the Merit Badge Shop is below! Please check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! Choose a member and give out this badge! REMEMBER: For every day of our birthday week... ... you get to hand out Merit Badge for FREE! GRAB A TRINKETHere's a trinket you can grab over in "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!" .... be sure to click on to view Day 3! Party Central trinkets will only be available this week!   Enjoy and we'll see you tomorrow more fun releases! |
| NEW EMOTICONS We also are excited to release brand new emoticons for everyone to use! Today's new releases are...  = {e:barn} = {e:beltBlack} = {e:beltBlue} = {e:beltBrown} = {e:beltGreen} = {e:beltOrange} = {e:beltPurple} = {e:beltRed} = {e:beltWhite} = {e:beltYellow}NEW MERIT BADGESToday's new addition to the Merit Badge Shop is below! Check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! REMEMBER: For every day of our birthday week, you get to hand out one for FREE! GRAB A TRINKETHere's a trinket you can grab over in "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!" .... be sure to click on to view Day 3! Party Central trinkets will only be available this week!   Enjoy and we'll see you tomorrow more fun releases! |
| NEW EMOTICONS We are excited to release brand new emoticons for everyone to use! Today's release is:  = {e:dinoBronto} = {e:dinoPtero} = {e:dinoStego} = {e:dinoTrex} = {e:dinoTricera}   = {e:butterflies} (NOTE: This special emoticon randomly changes the three butterfly colors!) = {e:dove} = {e:eyesleft} = {e:eyesright} = {e:panda} = {e:sheep}NEW MERIT BADGESToday's new addition to the Merit Badge Shop is below! Please check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! Choose a member and give out this badge! For every day of our birthday week, you get to hand out one for FREE! GRAB A TRINKETAnd finally, here's a fun little trinket you can grab this week right here at "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!" !   Enjoy and we'll see you tomorrow more fun releases! |
 Writing.Com is celebrating its     21st Birthday Join us as we celebrate this amazing milestone! In honor of Writing.Com's 21-year birthday, we are hosting a week-long schedule of festive events celebrating this momentous occasion! Besides the massive amount of Gift Points we will be giving away (did we mention millions?), there are brand new contests, activities and much more going on for the first seven days in September. Make sure you log in every day and add this item to your favorites so that you don't miss a single thing!  TODAY IS OUR FIRST DAY!We are so happy to kick off our 21st celebration with a few little "extras" for the community each day! Today, you'll be happy to know that REACTIONS have been updated to be easier to use AND forum posts now have reactions instead of just likes We have also added the CARE  reaction for those times when you just need to send a little support to your friends.Newsfeed and post REACTIONS now include:       (NOTE: We understand there are some reactions you might want, but space is limited, so we are really choosy with our reactions.) NEW EMOTICONSWe also are excited to release brand new emoticons for everyone to use! Today's release is:  = {e:pray} = {e:care} = {e:kiss}(Noting that our previous "kiss" has now turned to  {e:lips}!) = {e:ThumbsUpGreen} = {e:ThumbsDownRed} = {e:popcorn} = {e:salad} = {e:sushi} = {e:chessBishopB} = {e:chessBishopW} = {e:chessKingB} = {e:chessKingW} = {e:chessKnightB} = {e:chessKnightW} = {e:chessPawnB} = {e:chessPawnW} = {e:chessQueenB} = {e:chessQueenW} = {e:chessRookB} = {e:chessRookW}AND... in honor of the miniature donkey we rescued this past week..  = {e:donkey} YES, you read that right! The StoryMaster and The StoryMistress  rescued and adopted a miniature hybrid donkey/horse (called a hinny) from a kill auction last week! They didn't expect it to happen so quickly... SMs sent a cute photo of one that needed rescued and SM basically said "let's do it!" and 24 hours later, there was a mini donkey in their yard! Her name is Lily and she's amazing.NEW MERIT BADGESDuring this week, we will release one new merit badge each day! Today's new addition to the Merit Badge Shop is below! Please check out our complete Merit Badge collection to see these and many more badges available for giving! Choose a member and give out this badge! For every day of our birthday week, you get to hand out one for FREE! GRAB A TRINKET And finally, here's a fun little trinket you can grab this week right here at "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!" !   Enjoy and we'll see you tomorrow more fun releases! Have a wonderful day, The StoryMistress |
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