2/5/2020 29 Comments TWG WRAP-UP // FINAL WINNERS!As you probably already know, our theme for this year is "Gradatim Ferociter”— Latin for "step by step, ferociously". Kassie Angle, my fellow TWG host, suggested it after seeing the phrase over on one of our Judges, Jenna Terese's blog. This past month we've seen SO SO SO many stories and writers who embody this, especially our three Finalists: Sarah Baran, Bradley Daniels, and Ash Ronnel! And I'm so happy to be announcing who WON our FIRST EVER Writer Games in this post! PRESENTING...THE 1ST PLACE//GOLD MEDAL WINNER:Sarah Baran author of Blood-Stained Prayers! ABOUT: Sarah Baran is an oddball sarcasm enthusiast, INTJ, and Christian teenager whose main ambition in life is to glorify her Savior while writing stories that convict and inspire. (And maybe make people cry. Maybe.) Her normal habits include hiding from people (let’s face it, humanity is terrifying), pretending she knows what she’s doing (she doesn’t), and writing weird things for her blog, TheSarcasticElf.com. THE 2ND PLACE//SILVER MEDAL WINNER:Bradley Daniels author of A Journey! ABOUT: Hey there! My name’s Bradley. I’m not really sure what to include here as I don’t have a blog, nor do I consider myself to be an actual writer. I’m just some random person who was forced to enter this contest by your secretly evil co-host, Julia, who just loves to see people suffer and stress about a contest they shouldn’t even be in. Regardless, while I have your attention, I feel the need to share a very important life-truth: Listening to an audiobook - despite what certain people say, does in fact, count as reading. THE 3RD PLACE/BRONZE MEDAL WINNER:Ash Ronnel author of Circular Endings! ABOUT: I'm Ash: just another teen blogger in love with all the small joys this world has to offer. Smiles, petrichor, and writing are close to my heart, and I adore watching other people’s faces light up as they speak about their passions. You can always find me snapping pictures, chatting animatedly about my favorite stories, scribbling away in a notebook, bobbing my head to lovely tunes, or gazing up at the stars. The Writer Games wasn't a one weirdo-writer-person (referring to myself *cough*) show. So I wanted to take the time here to thank everyone who helped make this contest a success: Kassie Angle--she's not only one of the judges, but also my fellow TWG host! Kassie is the reason, really, that this contest even exists. She replied to one of my newsletters reminding me that we'd planned on doing a giveaway together sometime, and from there the idea for this contest came. Together we brainstormed, and gathered prizes, and found other story-lovers to add to the team! CHECK OUT HER BLOG! Jenna Terese--one of our TWG Judges and the inspiration for our 2020 theme! Jenna provided us with fast, professional feedback on the stories submitted by the writers participating in the contest. We are so glad to have had her as part of the judge team! CHECK OUT HER BLOG! Cassandra Hamm--our fourth and final judge, Cassandra worked hard to give us professional feedback on the entries. Having run quite a few mini flash fiction contests on her Instagram, Cassandra was a perfect fit! CHECK OUT HER BLOG! S.G. Willoughby--one of our writing Mentors. Honestly, having Sara on our Mentor team was SUCH AN ENCOURAGEMENT. She was so enthusiastic about helping out, and kept up with everything going on WHILE hosting her annual online Diamonds conference! CHECK OUT HER BLOG! Millie Florence--Millie's an awesome young author and I knew from the start that she was someone I wanted on the mentor team! She's definitely an inspiration to authors, having published beautiful stories at such a young age. I'm seriously so glad she was up for being a part of this contest! CHECK OUT HER BLOG! Hope Ann--As our third Mentor, we're so honored to have Hope Ann as a part of the team! She provided professional feedback and support, helping make the Writer Games a success! CHECK OUT HER BLOG! YOU--Everyone who shared about this contest (I'm hoping to have a page with a list of the "streetteam" who helped announce TWG up asap), and everyone who participated (both voters and writers)...TWG isn't The Writer Games without you, so thank you so so much! And last but not least, my brother--for being our Judge Moderator and making sure no one cheated. He was the middle-man between the participants' entries and the judges. He formatted all the entries, removing the names and numbering them, before passing them on to the judges, so that all the judging would be anonymous and fair! (and now my next life goal is to convince him to start a blog. SOMEBODY WITH GOOD PERSUASION SKILLS HELP). The Writer Games now has an Instagram! We won't be posting much until closer to the end of the year, but if you frequent Instagram and want to be kept up to date when we start releasing more info on the next Writer Games CLICK HERE or look up @TheWriterGamesOfficial and follow us! ALSO, I'm currently planning for the next Writer Games and I could REALLY use YOUR feedback. To help us make the next TWG EVEN BETTER, fill out the survey below! The Writer Games has officially ended! This was such an AMAZING experience. Hosting this contest was a "step by step ferociously" sort of thing. When I was finalizing everything for it, back in December, I was so unsure: what if this was a total flop? What if NO ONE signed up????? There were so many ways this thing could have gone wrong. But you know what?
It didn't. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, there's a lot that could go wrong, when it comes to the art of writing, especially when pursuing a career in it: What if no one ever likes your stories? What if you end up a total failure just like all those naysayers claim??? What if you can't make that one story idea turn out how you envision it?????? BUT YOU KNOW WHAT!? Maybe you won't fail, maybe people will love your stories, maybe that idea will change your life. You don't know until you try. So step by step ferociously, people, step by step ferociously. And may the plot bunnies be ever in your favor, Julia, Lit Aflame.
29 Comments
2/8/2020 07:32:25 am
AHH OH MY GOODNESS! This whole thing was so much fun! Thank you again for letting me participate as a judge. <3 Congrats to all the finalists; you all are great! Keep up the good work!
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Julia [TWG Host]
2/13/2020 09:18:30 am
Thank YOU, Jenna, for being a part of the team! =D
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Eliza LeBlanc
2/8/2020 08:39:50 am
CONGRATULATIONS SARAH!!!!! You deserve it!
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Emma
2/8/2020 10:53:36 am
*shrieks* YYYYES
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Julia [TWG Host]
2/13/2020 09:20:09 am
Thanks, Emma! ;P I had a ton of fun doing this!
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*weeps in Elvish*
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Julia [TWG Host]
2/13/2020 09:23:56 am
"*Weeps in Elvish*"
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