Finalists from “As soon as we arrived…”

by | Feb 12, 2019 | Writing, Writing Competitions, Writing Contests | 18 comments

We had 77 entries for this last contest, and here are the top 15 in alphabetical order:

Alethea Wolf
Allison Riera
Amy
Bethany R.
C. Marie Bohley
Caroline C.
Jess Mausolf
K.J. Haakenson
L. J. M. L.
Malachi Watkins
P. Barny J.
P.J. Ryder
Rain Sylvar
Rhiannon Curley
Tessa C

Congratulations to the finalists!

If your name isn’t on the list, I’ll be emailing you your feedback in the next day or so.

Also, congratulations to everyone who participated, because sharing your writing with others and opening yourself up to critique is A BIG DEAL. We’re proud of all of you!

18 Comments

  1. Keturah Lamb
    Keturah Lamb on February 12, 2019 at 7:28 am

    77 entries!? That’s amazing! Congrats y’all!

  2. C. Marie Bohley
    C. Marie Bohley on February 12, 2019 at 8:12 am

    I’m so excited about this! I hope there will be more contests soon 🙂

    Respect is a great prize, by the way. It’s something I’d like to have more of!

  3. C. Marie Bohley
    C. Marie Bohley on February 12, 2019 at 8:27 am

    I’m not sure if you said this in the original contest post, but I didn’t see it so I thought I’d ask anyway.
    When is the final judge going to pick the top four?

    • Stephanie Morrill
      Stephanie Morrill on February 12, 2019 at 2:07 pm

      Hopefully within the next week, schedule depending!

  4. Allison Riera
    Allison Riera on February 12, 2019 at 10:24 am

    Oh wow! 🙂 this contest has been so much fun–thanks so much for hosting it! 🙂

  5. L. J. M. L.
    L. J. M. L. on February 12, 2019 at 11:15 am

    Congratulations everyone! Thank you so much for doing this! This was my first time entering a writing contest and I loved it.

    • Pigwings
      Pigwings on February 13, 2019 at 9:44 am

      Congratulations L.J.M.L.!!!!!!! You made it to the 15th finalists!!!! I’m so proud of you!!!!

      • L. J. M. L.
        L. J. M. L. on February 14, 2019 at 10:14 pm

        Thank you!

  7. QueenIzz
    QueenIzz on February 12, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    This was so fun, and I am looking forward to getting feedback! I hope you guys will do another one soon.

    • Stephanie Morrill
      Stephanie Morrill on February 12, 2019 at 2:08 pm

      We will! I’m working on getting all the feedback out this afternoon and evening. There’s a lot!

  8. Rhiannon Curley
    Rhiannon Curley on February 12, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    Wow! I am so excited! This was a really fun contest. Thanks so much for hosting it! Congratulations to everyone who participated. You’re a winner just for entering!

  9. Elizabeth Houseman
    Elizabeth Houseman on February 12, 2019 at 8:50 pm

    This contest was a ton of fun. Thank you to everyone who worked on it!

  10. Emily
    Emily on February 13, 2019 at 6:32 am

    Thank you for the feedback! It was really helpful. Even though it was a really short story, I’ve had people tell me that some of my longer stuff moved to fast, too 🙂

  11. Bethany R.
    Bethany R. on February 13, 2019 at 12:51 pm

    I’m looking forward to the feedback! I think that’s the best part of this contest. 🙂 Congrats to all the finalists!

  12. P.J. Ryder
    P.J. Ryder on February 13, 2019 at 2:22 pm

    Wow! It’s one thing to enter a contest, another to see your name up there! I’m so excited! However, I didn’t do it by myself. I entered this contest with my sister. She helped me trim my entry down to 100 words; I never would have made it without her. She didn’t make the final 15. She’s been writing a lot longer than I have. Just because you didn’t make it in one contest doesn’t mean you’re a bad writer. I know for a fact that the 62 people who didn’t make the finals worked just as hard as the 15 who did, and they deserve just as much credit for being brave enough to submit their work. Good job!