Congrats to Poet’s Week Winner Valerie Byron
We had an astounding 113 entries in the Poet’s Week contest. After all the dust settled, Valerie Byron, aka gooduklady, emerged as the winner of $200 for her entry:
Congrats, Valerie! As you can well imagine, with that many entries, there was some really great poetry, which you can enjoy here.
Worst Summer Jobs – Battle of Words X Winners
We had some great entries in Battle of Words X – truly some horrific summer jobs!
Congratulations to Matthew D. Smith on his second Battle of Words win! He receives a $100 Amazon gift certificate.
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
The Entertainer by gooduklady 
Congrats to all the winners. You can also check out the judges’ comments and all the entries.
Cowboy Week Winner – Kat & Sable by Wardha Jawdat
Check out the winner of our Cowboy Week free writing contest:
Kat and Sable
by Wardha Jawdat
Congratulations! The prize is a $100 gift card to a Western wear store.
Thanks to all those who participated in this spirited contest! Be sure to read some of the other entries, as well – there were some great Western-themed stories.
Summer Nights Writing Contest Winners
It was a tough battle between the Top 11 stories chosen by users, but here are the winners!
1st place – $800
Just Like Dostoyevsky by Barry Rachin 
2nd place – $500
Candle Bright? by Matthew D. Smith 
3rd place – $300
Metamorphosis by Valerie Byron
Congratulations to all the winners!
You can also check out the judges’ comments in the forum and read the rest of the top 11 below:
Vampires vs. Werewolves Contest Winner – Ankita Verma
Congratulations to Ankita Verma, the winner of a $100 Amazon gift card in the Vampires vs. Werewolves mini-contest in the Gothic World group, for her story:
"How to get a life: The story of a vampire." 
You can also check out some of the other stories in the contest in the voting thread.










