[FINISHED] Winter 2023 Awards

Round 1

There were a lot of amazing entries this year and it was a very difficult elimination process. But at last, we present the Round 1 results!

Best Book (13 entries):

To Steal a Weeping Widow by BritishGravity

Here After Dark by RobertLHarpur

The Writer by vanessallosa

The Price of Greed by lyttlejoe

World Left in Pieces by under_the_stars232

The Exquisite Corpse by Gadralneure

Joshua Tree by elfiespice

Under the Stars by _fionathewriter_

Let It Snow by SilviaKrpatova

The Grimm Dossier by BellOfSilence

Withered Fate by DarkQu33n67

Lost Hope by TallyF8

Audrey in Love by gloriousme24

Best Short Story (9 entries):

Filet of Soul by Gadralneure

Bunny and Mousey by Spiceseeker

The Real Mermaid by SilviaKrpatova

Lost Boys of London by BellOfSilence

A Fake Boyfriend for Christmas by HappyEndingWriter

The Bride and the Remains by madhoneys

Binding Threads by RavingBlack

And You Ask Why by EllieBJ5

Shatterstar and Other Cataclysms by Olvaaarrdd

Best Poem (10 entries):

Specks of Serendipity by vanessallosa

Conscience and Consciousness by Gadralneure

Bottles – Hearts by YOURS-EXE

You Can't Have It All by kth_disneyfanatic

Mantra of the Wood by CLmauve

Abandoned Star by ecovapoet

An Anamnesis Of Spring by GoodbyeMySanity

Sad Poetry by I0Raven0I

Dreaming in Sepia by meadownightgazer

Humming Quietly by Bookish1011

Please do not be discouraged if you did not make it this round. We have had plenty of participants return the next year with their new and improved entries and win the contest! There are also numerous other awards books getting started for 2023, so we highly recommend entering into as many as you can while they're still open.

We will be randomly messaging one of our participants for an interview soon so keep an eye on your inboxes! For those who would like to receive their scores/feedback, please private message us.