The 9th Annual Quills Ceremony

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Andrew says "And the Quill goes to..."

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Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Andrew says "Adding some more room to a story allows an author to express longer ideas or to increase the complexity of a plot or a character. Due to the vast number of nominations we regularly get for short stories, we have split the category in two by length."

Andrew says "The nominees for Best Short Story (2) are: "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor "Eternity"   [E] by Ali Finn "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor "The Last Snowflake"   [13+] by Matt "The Flying Dutchman"   [18+] by Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor and "Jack's Job, Kyle's Career"   [18+] by Jordan Elliot "

Andrew says "An Honorable Mention goes to..."

Andrew says ""Eternity"   [E] by Ali Finn "

Andrew says "And the Quill goes to..."

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Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Andrew says "Over the past couple of years, we have seen the Dark genre flourish tremendously! This was one of our biggest genre categories this year."

Andrew says "An Honorable Mention goes to..."

Andrew says ""Love Shouldn't Hurt Poetry Contest"   [GC] by Lyn's a Witchy Woman "

Andrew says "And the Quill goes to..."

Andrew says ""Silent Witness"   [13+] by 🌕 HuntersMoon "

Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Andrew says "One aspect of community is, of course, learning about each other, and what better way to learn about someone than by reading their blog?"

Andrew says "The finalists for Best Blog are: "Still Figurin' Out Who I Think I Am"   [GC] by Fivesixer "On the Fringe"   [GC] by Cinn "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor "The Kiwi Dream"   [GC] by Elle - on hiatus "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor and "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor "

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Andrew says ""Still Figurin' Out Who I Think I Am"   [GC] by Fivesixer "

Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Fivesixer says "Woooooooooooo!! "

Andrew says "Sometimes, several short stories can connect or take place in the same world without forming a true novel or novella, instead coming together as a collection."

Andrew says "The nominees for Best Short Story Collection are: "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor , "Horror Stories"   [ASR] by dblameck (David) , "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor , and "Short stories"   [E] by Andy~hating university "

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Andrew says "And here's another genre award! Let’s admit it, we are all fans of lovers, couples, romantic dates, heartbreaks. Well, okay, maybe we're fans of heartbreaks in writing, not in our personal lives… but still."

Andrew says "Romance forms the emotional core of many stories told through the ages, and WDC is no different. An Honorable Mention for Best Romance/Love goes to..."

Andrew says ""Make It Happen"   [E] by Mara ♣ McBain "

Andrew says "And the Quill goes to…"

Andrew says ""Jane Austen Newsletter September 2015"   [E] by Princess Megan Snow Rose "

Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Andrew says "It's incredible to be able to come on the site and make friends with whom you can participate in activities together. Many of these meetings and activities take place in smaller communities focused around different goals and topics."

Andrew says "The nominees for the Quill Award for Best Group have managed to create dynamic, welcoming communities for countless members on the site."

eyestar~* says "oh yeah!! Princess Megan Snow Rose Congrats!"

Andrew says "The nominees are: "The Realm of Fantasy Group"   [ASR] by Khariyya Jia Li ~ Studying 247 , "SIMPLY POSITIVE GROUP"   [E] by Simply Positive , "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group"   [E] by Maryann , "The Snail Mail Group"   [E] by NaNoNette , "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor , "The WDC Angel Army"   [ASR] by iKïyå§ama , "Fantasy and Science Fiction Society"   [E] by David the Dark one! , and "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor "

Andrew says "An Honorable Mention goes to "Fantasy and Science Fiction Society"   [E] by David the Dark one! ."

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Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Andrew says "And now we move on to the last couple of poetry categories, starting with Best Poetry Collection, sponsored by Andy~hating university ."

Andrew says "(Which I will present as Andy seems to be, er, out of commission for the moment. )"

Andrew says "The nominees are..."

Andy~hating university says "Nominations: > "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor > "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor > "Book of Miscellany"   [GC] by Cinn > "Dark Poetry"   [13+] by Jen~ > "2015"   [E] by Cinn > "Cabin Fever"   [GC] by Fivesixer > "30 Day Picture Prompt Challenge"   [18+] by Fyn > "Poems by Alexi Mason"   [E] by Alexi > "Hooves of Fire's Poetry Journal"   [18+] by ♥noVember tHiNg♥ > "Poetry"   [13+] by Choconut > "

Andy~hating university says "HM - "2015"   [E] by Cinn "

Andy~hating university says "Quill Winner - "Book of Miscellany"   [GC] by Cinn "

Andrew says "Congratulations Kylie and thank you Andy!"

Andrew says "Our final poetry award for the night is another big one: Best Medium-Length Poem, Structured."

Andrew says "Which means it's also my last chance to share my favorite quote about poetry: "Poetry is the kind of thing poets write." — Robert Frost"

Andrew says "The finalists for Best Medium-Length Poem, Structured are: "I Watched a Dancer"   [E] by Julie "A Poet's Lament"   [13+] by tucknits "A Homeless Holiday"   [E] by Dave's trying to catch up "My Voice"   [E] by iKïyå§ama "Invalid Item"   [] by A Guest Visitor "Silent Witness"   [13+] by 🌕 HuntersMoon "Love Knows No Bounds"   [E] by ShelleyA~15 years at WDC and "Silence"   [13+] by tucknits "

Andrew says "And the Quill goes to..."

Andrew says ""I Watched a Dancer"   [E] by Julie "

Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Andrew says "And before our final big awards, we have the last genre award of the night: Best Horror/Suspense! "

Andrew says "An Honorable Mention goes to..."

Andrew says ""SCREAMS!!!"   [GC] by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "

Andrew says "And the Quill goes to..."

Andrew says ""Supernatural Writing Contest - Closed"   [18+] by JayNaNoOhNo "

Andrew says "Congratulations to you both!"

Andrew says "And now, please help me welcome Osirantinous back to the stage to present the Quill Award for Best New Portfolio!"

Osirantinous says "Best New Port recognises both the quality of items and the organisation of those items within a port, including creativity and originality. "

Osirantinous says "Andy~hating university , Whata SpoonStealer , amyjo-Keeping it real and fun! , Sally , Word Warrior beating cancer!! , Mary Ann MCPhedran , Choconut , Donkey Hoetay , Jen~ , tucknits , "

Osirantinous says "michaelk2 , GerMac , Lostwordsmith , Jim Hall , nocopper-c"

Osirantinous says "Honourable Mention of Best New Port goes to Sally "

Osirantinous says "Winner of Best New Port goes to Andy~hating university "

Sally says "Yay!!!"

Andrew says "(And that was Tammy , think the typo was my mistake in sending it. )"

Andrew says "Now we come to our third and final Special Contributions to WDC award of the night."

Osirantinous says "Thanks for fixing that!!!"

Andrew says "WDC tends to be a welcoming community and there are many groups that do their part to welcome newbies. This member, however, has taken that idea and run with it."

Andrew says "She actively participates in multiple newbie-related groups, fulfilling reviews and answering questions."

Andrew says "Not only that, but she has brought her research skills to bear, asking WDC's newest members to fill out surveys, gathering data to provide newbies with the best experience possible."

Andrew says "For her hard, inspiring work with newbies, especially through the Newbie Research Academy, we are proud to present Cinn with a Quill Award for Special Contributions to WDC. Congratulations!"

Andrew says "And this brings us to our final award of the night: Best Portfolio."

Andrew says "This award takes into account the full range of a member's port, focusing on their writing, port organization, and community participation, with a special focus on their writing. The nominees are:"

Andrew says "Charlie ~ Dragon is hiding Elle - on hiatus Lyn's a Witchy Woman lizco252 "

Andrew says "♥noVember tHiNg♥ 🦄🏳️‍🌈Sapph ~Minja~ Princess Megan Snow Rose Fran 🌈🧜‍♀️ "

Andrew says "sybarrios Cinn Shaye Fi iKïyå§ama "

Andrew says "gardengirl Matt Bird MSci (Hons) AMRSC Fivesixer and Patrece ~ "

Andrew says "And we have two Honorable Mentions to hand out tonight..."

Andrew says "*drum roll....*"

Andrew says "The first of which goes to...."

Andrew says "lizco252 "

Andrew says "And the second of which goes to..."

Andrew says "iKïyå§ama ! Congratulations!"

Andrew says "And now, the winner:"

Andrew says "Cinn "

Andrew says "Congratulations!"

Andrew says "And congratulations to all of tonight's winners, honorable mentions, and nominees!"

Osirantinous says "Congratulations all winners and HMs!!!!"

Andrew says "Thank you to all the attendees, sponsors, donors, and guests. You make the Quills possible year after year, and this year was perhaps the best example of that."

Andrew says "This brings us to the end of the ceremony, so folks: the 9th Annual Quill Awards!"

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eyestar~* says "Thanks all. IT was a great time!"

Mary Ann MCPhedran says "congrats to all the winners and congrats to Andrew for all the hard work and especially congrats for the committee for their had work of creating a special show. "

Tammy says "ummm My port was recognised?!!! WOW! that's a surprise! Thank you. "

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