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 A massive thank you to IceSkatingSugarCube  , Lilli Munster 🦇 ☕  , and bobturn for the fabulous ribbons that grace this page!Thanks to A E Willcox  for the beautiful banner.   We all have those poems and stories we feel really deserved to win contests but didn't. Well, step inside for a contest that gives your items a second chance. In the Second Time Around Contest, we are slightly different to most of the others. Whereas, usually, you are asked for new writing only, in this contest we want old writing only. You must have already entered it into a Writing.com contest. The item must not have placed. If you want to revise your items before you submit them, that's fine. We're all about producing the best writing possible. You don't have to revise them, though. You can enter them exactly as they were in the previous contest. Listen up! There is a birthday special running through September to help celebrate WDC's 22nd birthday. So, just for this month, all entries must be previously written pieces that did not win a contest, and that have a birthday or a party theme.  Just a few rules ...  Read the rules! Very important. Your entry must have been previously entered into a contest it did not place. You must note which contest at the top of your item. For purposes of this contest, Honourable Mentions don’t count as placing, so you may enter them. Awarded items are acceptable, as long as you state the contest they did not win. Short stories and poetry accepted. Everyone may enter one item in each category, so two items in total. Short stories maximum word count is 3,000. Poetry maximum line count is 60. These must be included on the item. Any genre stories and poetry, up to a maximum of 18+. Items must be rated correctly. For poetry, please note the form on the item. No pornography. This will not be accepted. Entries must be viewable. Nothing set to private or needing a passkey. Editing is allowed up until the close date of the round. Entries must either be in the B-item format {bitem:xxxxxxx} or entry format {entry:xxxxxxx}Prizes are as follows and apply to both categories, so it is possible to win two 50K Awardicons and merit badges if you enter an item in each category: 1st Place ~ 50K Awardicon, Second Time Around MB 2nd Place ~ 25K Awardicon, related MB 3rd Place ~ 10K Awardicon, related MB Up to three Honourable Mentions may be awarded in each category at the judge’s discretion - prize for each is a 10K Awardicon There is also a Grand Prize of a 100K Awardicon plus a brand newSecond Time Around II merit badge. This prize will go to grandest of all the entries. It will be instead of winning 1st Place in either category. For all prizes to be awarded, there must be a minimum of ten entries. If nine entries or fewer, only 1st and 2nd places will be awarded. For five or fewer, only 1st place will receive a prize. This contest is featured in September's
Round 22 Begins 1st September 2022 Round 22 Entries Short Story Entries 1. "They Came"  by NormaJean AKA CHEER QUEEN  2. "Higher Ground" by Graywriter  3. "Coming Home" by Bikerider  4. "The Collector" by Sumojo  5. "The Trouble With Birthdays" by Beholden  6. "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor 7. "Chapter I: Sweet Sixteen" by tucknits  8. "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor 9. "The Comedian" by Bobby Lou Stevenson  10. "The Fortune Cookie Prophecy Comes True " by JCosmos  11. "20th" by Haunted Sox  12. "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Poetry Entries 1. "Fireworks On Fertile Ground" by spirit dog prowling 4premium+  2. "Invalid Entry" by {suser_id:}3. "Smile!" by Wraiths Wheeling Widdershins 4. "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor 5. "A Forgotten Birthday" by Beholden 6. "Invalid Entry" by {suser_id:}7. "Birthday Drinks" by ᗷαᛠᛠy~ᗷθθҽyҽʐ 8. "Fancy Dress" by 🐱 panther pwheeler 9. "Something Yellow This Way Comes" by tucknits 10. "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor 11. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY WDC!!!" by 💙 Carly: Joan Watson  12. "Welcome Spring" by PiriPica 13. "Magic on a Summer's Eve" by It's the Great Puma-kin!  ROUND 22 WINNERS Short Stories 1st Place ~ "Coming Home" by Bikerider 2nd Place ~ "The Trouble With Birthdays" by Beholden 3rd Place ~ "Higher Ground" by Graywriter & ...3rd Place ~ "The Comedian" by Bobby Lou Stevenson Honourable Mentions "They Came" by NormaJean AKA CHEER QUEEN "The Collector" by Sumojo "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Poetry 1st Place ~ "A Forgotten Birthday" by Beholden 2nd Place ~ "Smile!" by Wraiths Wheeling Widdershins 3rd Place ~ "Something Yellow This Way Comes" by tucknits Honourable Mentions "Welcome Spring" by PiriPica "Magic on a Summer's Eve" by It's the Great Puma-kin! "HAPPY BIRTHDAY WDC!!!" by 💙 Carly: Joan Watson GRAND OVERALL PRIZE WINNER! "Birthday Drinks" by ᗷαᛠᛠy~ᗷθθҽyҽʐ DONATIONS We are always grateful for donations. They help us to award all prizes. If you wish to donate, please either post in this forum, or send it to
Any donations of 40K or more will receive a community MB of our choice. Donations of 100K or more will receive my exclusive Second Time Around Contest MB ![Merit Badge in Second Time Around Contest
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Dear Jody,
As promised, here is the first of my new Second Time Around merit badges.
Thank you so much for paying for this. I’m so excited about it!
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