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Status: OPEN...
Because all of the poems were so freaking good! I had such a hard time judging this!
And I'm not saying that to butter you up or anything; no, just look at the scores! Dude, I don't think anyone scored below a 75. Bro??? Do you know how rare it is to have a category where no one scores below 70, let alone 75???? Man, this was tough to judge, but seriously, hats off to you, poets!
Everyone reading this, please check out these poets. They did a really awesome job, and poetry doesn't get enough recognition on this platform. You guys did great!
Congratulations to all the winners!
I was planning on posting short stories first, but poetry I ended up finishing beforehand, so you can expect short stories soon since I read all the stories already and am just finishing up the reviews.
There is 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, along with two honorable mentions, so five overall placements.
Please be respectful in the comments and don't cause any fights. I put a lot of time and effort into these reviews, and you are always welcome to ask questions, though please give me up to 48 hours to answer them.
Also, I've made good progress on my other awards, which frees up more time to do these awards, so I hope to have more results out soon. Please keep in mind, though, that my reviews are obnoxiously long, and I'm just one person doing them by myself. Each category takes me 70+ hours each. You can always ask me writing questions in the meantime because I'm happy to help, so even without getting a review, I will still tell you my thoughts! I love reviewing, otherwise I wouldn't do it (and it's literally my job, too...), all I ask is for your patience. And, like I said, you can always ask for writing advice in the meantime or read the other reviews since even without me directly reviewing your book, you may find my other reviews helpful!
AKA: Please check this book and my mb since I post frequent updates about my awards on there. I've posted like three updates about these awards in the past month alone, so please keep your eyes peeled! A lot of people have been missing these updates, but if I'm giving them, then there's not much more I can do, so please check.
Feel free to reach out to me on Discord and join my server to get writing help and ask people to read your work and give their thoughts. The link to the server is in my bio. I give frequent updates about my contests there, too.
I am currently judging short stories, best ongoing, and feel-good. Everything that's closed I'm judging, really, but those are the three I am doing the most work on. Short stories will be posted next since that I'm just about done with.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! It's my dad's birthday today (26th), and I have an important interview on Friday, but I'll try to be around as best I can today and tomorrow especially to answer any questions!
P.S.: Normal? is reopened due to an early backout, and it's been reopened for a bit now but has had no takers. There's only one slot left, though the Normal? category is relatively easy to judge, so if you'd like to sign up for it, please do! If not, I will manually close it in the next 48 hours and begin judging it.
3rd Place
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