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In honor of our first day of our 18th birthday, we are happy to announce our exclusive Writing.Com "Achievements" Merit Badges! Achieve various goals around Writing.Com and you will automatically earn these special badges. How many anniversaries have you celebrated with us? How many reviews have you given? Do you post in our message forums? Then you may just have a Writing.Com Achievement badge waiting for you! Please note that Achievements are not sent automatically. You must visit your Achievements page and when you do, any Achievements you're due are claimed and credited to your account! We're doing it this way simply because there's a whole lot of folks that just have an account on Writing.Com, but don't use it a whole lot. (Not use it? Crazy? Right. I know...) The system is setup this way simply to be mindful of storage resources and not burden the Merit Badge system with a bunch of badges that aren't really needed. So... head on over to your Achievements page and claim what's yours! Along with the direct URL, your Achievement badges can always be accessed, collected, and viewed by going to My Account -> My Merit Badges. From there choose the Achievements link at the top. |
Introducing new commissioned merit badges available to the community or for specific groups! Please check out the Merit Badge page to see these and many more badges available for giving! Send one today and bring a smile to someone else! Trinket Trivia Commissioned by ruwth The Witch's Chamber Commissioned by Ԝ€ß☆ԜiʈCH...I am Home! Space Junkies Commissioned by Hannah ♫♥♫ Lodestar Commissioned by Satuawany I Write in 2018 Commissioned by Annette The Scheming Scoundrel Commissioned by LJ hiding under the bed The Godfather Commissioned by ♥Hooves♥ The Contest Challenge Commissioned by Lilli 🧿 ☕ and Schnujo is Late to Lannister SuperPower Reviewers Group Commissioned by Nixie Bookshop: The Rider Commissioned by Andy~hating university 12 Labours - Jar of Eurystheus Commissioned by Andy~hating university Gaming Commissioned by Dragon is hiding Angel Friends Forever Commissioned by iKïyå§ama Elizabeth and Darcy Commissioned by Princess Megan Rose 22 Years WdC Ice Cream Social Commissioned by Pat ~ Rejoice always! Later Gator Commissioned by Jayne WdC's Brightest Stars Commissioned by Lilli 🧿 ☕ Captured Commissioned by Lostwordsmith MERIT BADGE SHOP http://www.writing.com/main/badges Want a custom merit badge for your group or the community? "Commission a Custom Merit Badge" |
REMEMBER: One FREE Badge Every Day of our Birthday! Normally, every paid member can send one free virtual Merit Badge every 30 days... but for the 7 days of our birthday, paid members can send one FREE virtual badge EVERY DAY! Choose a member, choose a badge and send it. It's that easy. If you are eligible for a free badge at the time, the Writing.Com system will automatically know this and discount the badge you wish to send. (You can not defer the free badge; the system will always use the free one first when giving badges.) http://www.writing.com/main/badges * Physical merit badges are not free and are still the normal additional cost. |
Founded September 1st, 2000, this week marks the celebration of Writing.Com's 18th Birthday! Thanks so much to you, our members, for making our online community of writers what it is. Thank you for giving us your trust and support all of these years. We couldn't be prouder and we you all! Be sure to visit: "Writing.Com Party Central 2023!" Our annual celebration runs September 1st - 7th! Have fun celebrating and participating in the birthday activities, contests and events throughout Writing.Com! |
The following winners for the June 2018 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 40 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "The Conspiracy of Ravens" by Danger Mouse Second Place - "Mutt" by D. Reed Whittaker Third Place - "Cockroach Cameo" by THANKFUL SONALI Now What? Our continued thanks to Jeff for keeping Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
The following winners for the May 2018 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 24 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Edrahil's Last Walk" by Tiggy Second Place - "The Elven King " by M.A Gonzales Third Place - "Flight 657" by Angus Special thanks to Jeff for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
Once again, it's time for me to catch up on the "Good Deeds Get CASH!" judging! Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in January 2018! First ($50): Review of "The Will" by ~Minja~ Second ($25): Review of "The Song Of The Damned" by Cat Voleur Third ($10): Review of "Mile Markers Bloom Green in the Night" by the Wordy Jay Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Words for Snow" by ksarco Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in February 2018! First ($50): Review of "The Stranger" by ♥Hooves♥ Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "A Winter's Tale" by Dawn Embers Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Longing For Spring" by Madi Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "For Goodness Sake" by David the Dark one! Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in March 2018! First ($50): Review of "Turn on the Light" by Samberine Everose Second ($25): Review of "The Scarred One Chapters 1-11" by Dawsongirl Third ($10): Review of "My Debt" by A Non-Existent User Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "A Horde of Friends" by Sally Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Aunt Helen" by Leslie Raynor Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in April 2018! First ($50): Review of "The New Procedure" by Warped Sanity Second ($25): Review of "Flash Fiction: Going Home" by Soh ~ Luminousa Third ($10): Review of "Crazy Out Of Love" by Choconut Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Welcome home" by A Non-Existent User Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "The Potter and the little teapot" by FOG To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I am the sole judge, so I pick a couple honorable mentions most of the time. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered these past months and who continue to do so! Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster * I think it's all correct. This was a lot of judging and sorting. |
The following winners for the April 2018 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 14 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Remission List" by Rhyssa Second Place - "Rainbow's End" by 🌕 HuntersMoon Third Place - "Pleasure Cruise" by Christopher Roy Denton Another thanks to Jeff for his timeliness and attention to our official contests! I've now caught up with the 3 months of email he's left for me with all of these results. Special thanks again to Moderator judging pool... without whom we'd have a lot of entries and no winners. ~~SM |
The winners for the March 2018 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 16 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Dead Cert" by deemac Second Place - "A Selfmade Predicament" by Cupadraig~The Remote Country Third Place - "Reaching Gateway" by Graham B. Shout out to Jeff for his continued work as our "master of all things in official WDC contest-land"! Thanks as well to our pool of diligent moderator judges! ~~SM |
The following winners for the February 2018 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 16 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "The Death of Henry Brennan" by Graham B. Third Place - "High Stakes on the Sweetwater River" by Myles Abroad Special thanks to Jeff for keeping our official contests running smooth and steady! Thanks, also, to our judges! ~~SM |