A month-long writing challenge, using The Beatles' songs as inspiration. |
Whew-eee! It's taken some time to read through all of your entries and decide on the winners. What a treat, though. I've read poetry and stories that have moved me to tears, both of sadness and laughter. There is such a wide variety of genres and takes on the prompts. I am genuinely thrilled with what I have read. But, I realised I couldn't just choose one winner for each week. I discovered this when I couldn't choose between a poem and a story the first week. So I decided to award my favourite poem and story for each week. Both of the books holding the poems will receive the exclusive 25K Awardicon. All of my favourite entries for each song will receive 5K in raffle tickets. My favourite poem and story, over the whole of the month, will get the exclusive 200K plaque. Not forgetting those of you who wrote an entry for at least seven days of the week: You will receive a 170K Awardicon for your books. Okay. I think that's it. All that's left now is to announce the winners ... Week One Please Please Me ~ "The Boy Who Brought the Music" ![]() ![]() If I Fell ~ "Fallin'" ![]() ![]() For No One ~ "Week One (4): For No One" ![]() ![]() Revolution ~ "The New Revolutionaries" ![]() ![]() Help! ~ "Inspired by "Help"" ![]() ![]() I Saw Her Standing There ~ "Inspired by "I Saw Her Standing There"" ![]() ![]() Something ~ "Fleeting Moments With Rita (1795 words)" ![]() ![]() Yellow Submarine ~ "Under The Sea" ![]() ![]() I'm A Loser ~ "I'm A Loser, Revolution, Help" ![]() ![]() I Am The Walrus ~ "Week One (1): Of Walruses and Eggmen" ![]() ![]() Week One Overall Winners Poem ~ "Inspired by "Help"" ![]() ![]() Story ~ "Fleeting Moments With Rita (1795 words)" ![]() ![]() Week Two Get Back ~ "Get Back! (For Jojo And Loretta)" ![]() ![]() Things We Said Today ~ "Things we said today; Re Beatles " ![]() ![]() Octopus's Garden ~ "1969 (Week Two)" ![]() ![]() Two Of Us ~ "Forked Path" ![]() ![]() A Day In The Life ~ "Week 2 – A Day In The Life" ![]() ![]() Girl ~ "Week Two (6): Girl" ![]() ![]() No Reply ~ "Week Two (7): No Reply" ![]() ![]() While My Guitar Gently Weeps ~ "Week 2 – While My Guitar Gently Weeps " ![]() ![]() Yesterday ~ "Yesterday" ![]() ![]() Twist & Shout ~ "Twist, Shout, Kiss" ![]() ![]() Week Two Overall Winners Poem ~ "Twist, Shout, Kiss" ![]() ![]() Story ~ "Week 2 – A Day In The Life" ![]() ![]() Week Three Don't Let Me Down ~ "Let Down Again" ![]() ![]() All My Loving ~ "Week 3 – All My Loving" ![]() ![]() Let It Be ~ "Be That As It May" ![]() ![]() Strawberry Fields Forever ~ "Strawberry Fields" ![]() ![]() And I Love Her ~ "Week Three (5): And I Love Her" ![]() ![]() Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ~ "Week 3 – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band " ![]() ![]() A Hard Day's Night ~ "It’s Been A Hard Days Night" ![]() ![]() Blackbird ~ "Week Three (8): Blackbird" ![]() ![]() Eleanor Rigby ~ "All the Lonely People" ![]() ![]() I'm So Tired ~ "So Tired" ![]() ![]() Week Three Overall Winners Poem ~ "Be That As It May" ![]() ![]() Story ~ "Week Three (8): Blackbird" ![]() ![]() Week Four Winners I've Got A Feeling ~ "The Feeling" ![]() ![]() She's Leaving Home ~ "Leaving Home" ![]() ![]() The Fool On The Hill ~ "Week Four (3): The Fool on the Hill" ![]() ![]() Act Naturally ~ "Act Natural" ![]() ![]() Taxman ~ "Week Four (5): Taxman" ![]() ![]() In My Life ~ "Week Four: Inspired by "In My Life"" ![]() ![]() Come Together ~ "WEEK 4 - Come Together - 1881 Words" ![]() ![]() Norwegian Wood ~ "Wooden Ship" ![]() ![]() I Me Mine ~ "Week 4 – I Me Mine" ![]() ![]() Now & Then ~ "Every Now And Then" ![]() ![]() Week Four Overall Winners Poem ~ "Week Four: Inspired by "In My Life"" ![]() ![]() Story ~ "Week 4 – I Me Mine" ![]() ![]() And now, for the Grand Prize Winners: Poem ~ "Week Four: Inspired by "In My Life"" ![]() ![]() Story ~ "Week Three (8): Blackbird" ![]() ![]() A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated, and an even bigger congratulations to all of the winners! Please be patient while waiting for the prizes. I'll get these out to you as soon as I can, but I will always allow CR (unless you stipulate you don't mind about it.) Until next year, this bird is flying ... |