Amertie

At long last, your three lovely judges - pardonM3, Amertie, and GwenavhyeurAnastasia - have made up their minds about the winners of this contest with the theme of 'God'.

We apologize for the delay; there were almost a hundred entries! You may read all of the entries in the appropriate folders found in the favorites of GwenavhyeurAnastasia and Amertie.

And now, on to the results!

First place for prose goes to:

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From the judges: "This piece had it all - a creative, original idea based on old Egyptian legend, wonderful flow, and proper grammar. Was an absolute delight to read!"

KneelingGlory wins

*Three month sub, donated by anonymous.
* Critique of two pieces of your choice, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Critique on one piece of your choice, choirsoftheheavens.
* Poem request, Amertie.
* Poem request, etre-aime.
* Digital art work of your piece, from offbyzero.
* Writing request, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Poem request, from ohsostarryeyed.
* Writing or drawing request from betweenthepages.
* Journal features from GaioumonBatou, Amertie, GwenavhyeurAnastasia, bailey--elizabeth, losingmyfaith, whitenightglasses, alphabetspawn, DireDigression, anyimacielgray, ItsxMagik, SubstituteSadist, pardonM3, crashcoursewomb, BeatingMyHeart, HugQueen, sioraine, and Arya-DragonQueen.

Second place prose goes to:

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Comments from the judges: "A thought-provoking moment in time. Creative piece with great detail, particularly about the necklaces.

Friedemann wins

* Critique of two pieces of your choice, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Poem request, Amertie.
* Digital art work of your piece, from offbyzero.
* Writing request, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Writing or drawing request from betweenthepages.
* Journal features from GaioumonBatou, Amertie, GwenavhyeurAnastasia, bailey--elizabeth, losingmyfaith, whitenightglasses, alphabetspawn, DireDigression, anyimacielgray, ItsxMagik, SubstituteSadist, pardonM3, crashcoursewomb, BeatingMyHeart, HugQueen, sioraine, and Arya-DragonQueen.

Third place prose goes to:

with Schizophrenic Prayers Amanda turns twelve in two months. She loves her mommy and is afraid of spiders. She has a crush on a boy in her class, a real trouble maker but who’s always there when she’s down. Stuffed in a drawer at home, is the valentine card she made for him six months in advance, signed ‘secret admirer’. And if her mother doesn’t make a fast turn on the intersection in a few hours, the two of them would’ve made many a blissful memory. But she will, he knows, and Amanda, barely twelve, would never see another sunrise.
The paper tears as he crushes it, throwing it aside; and it falls on top of the slowly growing mound of scraps.
Holding his head in his hands, he mumbles to himself, before picking up the pen again for another try, ignoring the two looking over his shoulders.
“Well he sure isn’t getting anywhere,” she comments; leaning forwards, hand on her hips, to get a better look at the page as he starts anew.
“You can’t expect him

Comments from the judges: "The emotion behind this piece was breath-taking. It was a delight to read. The style and idea set it apart from the others."

KuroharuKisuke wins

* Critique of two pieces of your choice, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Journal features from GaioumonBatou, Amertie, GwenavhyeurAnastasia, bailey--elizabeth, losingmyfaith, whitenightglasses, alphabetspawn, DireDigression, anyimacielgray, ItsxMagik, SubstituteSadist, pardonM3, crashcoursewomb, BeatingMyHeart, HugQueen, :devsioriane:, and Arya-DragonQueen.

And now, poetry!

First place poetry goes to:

with even god needs an editor.these subtle strings that some
  lonely god wove into souls and
       hearts, bones and blood--this is
          his swerving handwriting, curling
                across pages of skin and color.
i can see him now, bent over a long desk
   sweat collecting in beads along his brow,
     glittering in the ethereal candlelight, and he is
       writing in DNA, telling new stories:
genetic dramas written in lively ink,
  spilling across the dirt stage:
    some of us are tragedies,
        some of us are comedies,
          and some of us are masterpieces;
           

Comments from the judges: "The idea behind this piece was just incredible. RainyDaySmile pulled it off wonderfully with an incredible style and form."

RainyDaySmile wins

*Three month sub, donated by anonymous.
* Critique of two pieces of your choice, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Critique on one piece of your choice, choirsoftheheavens.
* Poem request, Amertie.
* Poem request, etre-aime.
* Digital art work of your piece, from offbyzero.
* Writing request, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Poem request, from ohsostarryeyed.
* Writing or drawing request from betweenthepages.
* Journal features from GaioumonBatou, Amertie, GwenavhyeurAnastasia, bailey--elizabeth, losingmyfaith, whitenightglasses, alphabetspawn, DireDigression, anyimacielgray, ItsxMagik, SubstituteSadist, pardonM3, crashcoursewomb, BeatingMyHeart, and HugQueen, sioraine, Arya-DragonQueen.

Second place poetry goes to:

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Comments from the judges: "The allusions in this piece made it stand out a bit above the rest, and it was in a style different to the other top contenders we had in mind. A pleasure to read."

soporous wins

* Critique of two pieces of your choice, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Poem request, Amertie.
* Digital art work of your piece, from offbyzero.
* Writing request, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Poem request, from ohsostarryeyed.
* Writing or drawing request from betweenthepages.
* Journal features from GaioumonBatou, Amertie, GwenavhyeurAnastasia, bailey--elizabeth, losingmyfaith, whitenightglasses, alphabetspawn, DireDigression, anyimacielgray, ItsxMagik, SubstituteSadist, pardonM3, crashcoursewomb, BeatingMyHeart, HugQueen, sioraine, and Arya-DragonQueen.

Third place poetry goes to:

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Comments from judges: "This piece, upon close examination, follows a strict formula that made it a fascinating read. The writer should be applauded for his attention to sticking to the form, as well as the idea behind it."

Who-Is-LSDave wins

* Critique of two pieces of your choice, from GwenavhyeurAnastasia.
* Journal features from GaioumonBatou, Amertie, GwenavhyeurAnastasia, bailey--elizabeth, losingmyfaith, whitenightglasses, alphabetspawn, DireDigression, anyimacielgray, ItsxMagik, SubstituteSadist, pardonM3, crashcoursewomb, BeatingMyHeart, HugQueen, sioraine, and Arya-DragonQueen.


All of the judges would like to take this moment to thank everyone that entered. With so many entries, we had a great bit of reading to do, and all were excellent, making it a tough decision. We appreciate your submissions, donations, and patience. Thank you.

Amertie and GwenavhyeurAnastasia