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| Hi everyone and welcome to the 13th annual Quills Ceremony, celebrating the best of Writing.com from 2019! Today we are announcing the winners of the remaining Quills.  If you miss any of the results, they'll be posted in "Quill Ceremony Notes"  .Just a reminder that you can post messages in this in-and-out and also listen to/watch the live chat linked at the top of the in-and-out. Before I get started, I wanted to say a few words about sponsorship and donations. The Quills wouldn't exist without sponsorship and donations. We give out awards worth more than 5 million gift points each year!  There's no way one person or one group can sustain that. THANK YOU to everyone who has sponsored or donated this year, it is greatly appreciated.  Alright, let's get this started!! Our first Quill is for Best Arts, Music and Crafts. The finalists are... "C-Note City" by Whata SpoonStealer  "Minja's Sig Shop. CLOSED" by ~Minja~  "Book Sharing" by Cubby  "The Soundtrack of Your Life" by Jeff  "Bakeries (Cake)" by Jellyfish  "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD  The first Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD ! Congratulations Darleen!The second Honourable Mention goes to "C-Note City" by Whata SpoonStealer ! Congratulations Adrienne!And the Quill for Best Arts, Music and Crafts (as voted by you) goes to "Minja's Sig Shop. CLOSED" by ~Minja~ ! Congratulations Minja! Our next Quill is for Best Comedy. The finalists are... "LUCKY BONES GAME 2022" by Hannah ♫♥♫  "Invalid Item" by Zehzeh "Bad Luck" by Beholden  "Talking Turkey" by Robert Waltz  "Joey The Lion" by Lornda  The Honourable Mention goes to "LUCKY BONES GAME 2022" by Hannah ♫♥♫ ! Congratulations Hannah!And the Quill for Best Comedy (as voted by you) goes to "Joey The Lion" by Lornda ! Congratulations Lornda!!Our next Quill is for Best Community. The finalists are... "Anniversary Reviews" by Sum1's In Schaumburg  "Question of the Day!" by Lilli 🧿 ☕  "WhataLand" by Whata SpoonStealer "Secret Santa - Closed" by Leger~  "Invalid Item" by Lisa Noe  "The WDC Angel Army" by iKïyå§ama  "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group" by Maryann  "The Random Poetry Contest" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ The first Honourable Mention goes to "Anniversary Reviews" by Sum1's In Schaumburg ! Congratulations Jim!The second Honourable Mention goes to "The WDC Angel Army" by iKïyå§ama ! Congratulations Kiya!And the Quill for Best Community (as voted by you) goes to "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group" by Maryann ! Congratulations Maryann!!Our next Quill is for Best Cultural and Regional. The finalists are... "The Art of Presumption" by Dave's trying to catch up "Share Your Faith" by NaNoKit  "A Stray Fort or Two" by Beholden "Kona Coffee Crossword" by Emily  "Where In The World Is Sum1?" Sum1's In Schaumburg "The Seven Wonders of the Universe" by Tobber The first Honourable Mention goes to "Where In The World Is Sum1?" Sum1's In Schaumburg ! Congratulations Jim!The second Honourable Mention goes to "The Seven Wonders of the Universe" by Tobber ! Congratulations Toby!And the Quill for Best Cultural and Regional (as voted by you) goes to "Share Your Faith" by NaNoKit ! Congratulations Kitt!!Our next Quill is for Best Dark. The finalists are... "Disillusionment" by 🌕 HuntersMoon  "Dancing with Demons" by Warped Sanity "Losing the Light" by ♥noVember tHiNg♥  "The Girl (Never Little)" by Choconut  "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "The V-V-Voice" by Angus  "Everything Must Go" by Choconut "SCREAMS!!!" by Angus The Honourable Mention goes to "SCREAMS!!!" by Angus ! Congratulations Angus!And the Quill for Best Dark (as voted by you) goes to "The V-V-Voice" by Angus ! Congratulations Angus!! A double header!Our next Quill is for Best Drama. The finalists are... "One Wrong Turn" by Choconut "Losing the Light" by ♥noVember tHiNg♥ "In Time, In Time" by ♥noVember tHiNg♥ "Picking Up Pieces" by IceSkatingSugarCube  "Invalid Item" by Bikerider  "The Last Chance Saloon" by Jim Hall "Imposing Memories" by Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo?  "Interstitial" by concrete_angel"Invalid Item" by John Yossarian "Invalid Item" by Donkey Hoetay The Honourable Mention goes to "Imposing Memories" by Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? ! Congratulations Jody!And the Quill for Best Drama (as voted by you) goes to "One Wrong Turn" by Choconut ! Congratulations Rachel!!Our next Quill is for Best Fantasy. The finalists are... "Crustbin Thistlebum" by Ned "Out of the Blue" by A E Willcox  "The Last Chance Saloon" by Jim Hall "A Day at the Office" by HikerAngel "Le Duc de Montblanc" by Jim Hall The first Honourable Mention goes to "Le Duc de Montblanc" by Jim Hall ! Congratulations Jim!The second Honourable Mention goes to "A Day at the Office" by HikerAngel ! Congratulations!And the Quill for Best Fantasy (as voted by you) goes to "Out of the Blue" by A E Willcox ! Congratulations Amanda!!Our next Quill is for Best Inspirational. The finalists are... "Habit Heroes " by 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano  "⭐ Eternal" by concrete_angel"Invalid Item" by Sally "The Little Boat in the Ocean" by x The T Lady x "Pray for Veterans" by 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano "Picking Up the Broken Pieces" by Legendary❤️Mask  "Invalid Item" by the Wordy Jay "⭐ Where The Beauty Goes" by concrete_angelThe first Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by the Wordy Jay ! Congratulations Jay!The second Honourable Mention goes to "Pray for Veterans" by 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano ! Congratulations Phyllis!And the Quill for Best Inspirational (as voted by you) goes to "Picking Up the Broken Pieces" by Legendary❤️Mask ! Congratulations Teresa!! Your first Quill! Our next Quill is for Best Love/Relationship. The finalists are... "Invalid Item" by rolandeld and 🌑 Darleen - QoD "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "A Day at the Office" by HikerAngel "Pray for Veterans" by 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano "Metamorphosis" by NaNoKit The Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD ! Congratulations Darleen!And the Quill for Best Love/Relationship (as voted by you) goes to "A Day at the Office" by HikerAngel ! Congratulations, your first Quill!! Our next Quill is for Best Nature. The finalists are... "Invalid Entry" by concrete_angel"Paddling Dream" by eyestar~* "Disillusionment" by 🌕 HuntersMoon "A Tiny Black Beetle" by Beholden "Invalid Item" by hullabaloo22 The first Honourable Mention goes to "Disillusionment" by 🌕 HuntersMoon ! Congratulations Ken!The second Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Entry" by concrete_angel! Congratulations Roseille!And the Quill for Best Nature (as voted by you) goes to "A Tiny Black Beetle" by Beholden ! Congratulations!!Our next Quill is for Best Forum (Non Contest). This category is proudly sponsored by Carol St.Ann  . Thank you for your sponsorship, Carol!The nominees are... "a very Wodehouse challenge" by iKïyå§ama "Little Mouse Loves to Read" by ~Minja~ "Anniversary Reviews" by Sum1's In Schaumburg "Question of the Day!" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "The Contest Challenge" by Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? "Noticing Newbies" by The StoryMistress  "Weekly Goals" by The StoryMistress "Rising Stars Book Club" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "Book Sharing" by Cubby "The Soundtrack of Your Life" by Jeff "WhataLand" by Whata SpoonStealer "Invalid Item" by Andy~hating university "Habit Heroes " by 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano "The Great WDC Lucky Bag Giftaway!-CLOSED" by Jellyfish "I Write in 2019" by NaNoNette "Secret Santa - Closed" by Leger~ The first Honourable Mention goes to "Anniversary Reviews" by Sum1's In Schaumburg ! Congratulations Jim!The second Honourable Mention goes to "The Contest Challenge" by Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? ! Congratulations Jody!And the Quill for Best Forum (Non Contest) goes to "Question of the Day!" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ ! Congratulations Lilli!!Our next Quill is for Best Campfire, In & Out, or Interactive. The nominees are... "Three Word Mayhem!" by Jay's debut novel is out now! "Fortunately/Unfortunately" by deemac "The Fantastic Warriors" by BIG BAD WOLF is Howling  "Writing.Com 2000-2019 and going strong!" by ruwth  "In & Out Addicts Anonymous" by Just a Penguin  And the Quill for Best Campfire, In & Out, or Interactive goes to "Three Word Mayhem!" by Jay's debut novel is out now! ! Congratulations Jay!! Your first Quill!Our next Quill is for Best Single-Person Activity. The nominees are... "Favorite Type of Writing" by Tornado Dodger  "It's a Journey" by Emily "Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2019" by Write_Mikey_Write!  "Invalid Item" by Dragon is hiding "Invalid Item" by NaNoKit "Invalid Item" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "Literary Techniques" by Eric Wharton  "Invalid Item" by Jenn Webster "Invalid Item" by HikerAngel "A Wodehouse Challenge Word Search!" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "Invalid Item" by samueliscool"Kona Coffee Crossword" by Emily The Honourable Mention goes to "Literary Techniques" by Eric Wharton ! Congratulations Eric!And the Quill for Best Single-Person Activity goes to "It's a Journey" by Emily ! Congratulations Emily!! Our next Quill is for Best Image/cNote. The nominees are... "My Heart" by Whata SpoonStealer "PDG SIG" by ~Minja~ "Invalid Item" by Dragon is hiding "GP Pranked" by Maryann "Invalid Item" by Dragon is hiding "Invalid Item" by rolandeld"Eyestar winter sig" by A E Willcox "three legged deer" by eyestar~* The Honourable Mention goes to "My Heart" by Whata SpoonStealer ! Congratulations Adrienne!And the Quill for Best Image/cNote goes to "PDG SIG" by ~Minja~ ! Congratulations Minja!!Our next Quill is for Best Shop. The nominees are... "C-Note City" by Whata SpoonStealer "Minja's Sig Shop. CLOSED" by ~Minja~ "Invalid Item" by Hannah ♫♥♫ "Rach's Chocolate Emporium " by Choconut "Sharmelle's Expressions: Valentine's Day" by Sharmelle'sThankfulExpressions  "Flight of Fantasy Custom Signature Shop" by A E Willcox "Spreading Rays of Sunshine" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ The Honourable Mention goes to "C-Note City" by Whata SpoonStealer ! Congratulations Adrienne!And the Quill for Best Shop goes to "Spreading Rays of Sunshine" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ ! Congratulations Lilli!!Our next Quill is for Best New Contest. This category is proudly sponsored by Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? . Thank you for your sponsorship!The nominees are... "Share Your Faith" by NaNoKit "Great Pumpkin's Contest - October Only" by Beacon's Anchor  "The Random Poetry Contest" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "Rising to the Challenge! - CLOSED" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "Lucky Limerick Contest" by 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano The Honourable Mention goes to "The Random Poetry Contest" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ ! Congratulations Lilli!And the Quill for Best New Contest goes to "Share Your Faith" by NaNoKit ! Congratulations Kittee!!Our next Quill is for Best Contest. This category is also proudly sponsored by Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? . Thank you, Jody!The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by Sara♥Jean "Invalid Item" by Lostwordsmith "Invalid Item" Chris Breva  "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" by Emily "Rebel Poetry Contest" by Warped Sanity "The Dialogue 500" by willwilcox"Second Time Around ~ Birthday Special" by Choconut "Invalid Item" by Sally "The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus" by Choconut "Bah Humbug!" by NaNoKit and Dragon is hiding "No Dialogue Contest-CLOSED" by QPdoll is Grateful "Wdc 19th Birthday Masquerade Party" by Tornado Dodger "Barrel of Monkeys" by Jeff "The 4 Controversies Contest" by Whata SpoonStealer "SCREAMS!!!" by Angus The first Honourable Mention goes to "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" by Emily ! Congratulations Emily!The second Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by Lostwordsmith ! Congratulations Karen!And the Quill for Best Contest goes to "Barrel of Monkeys" by Jeff ! Congratulations Jeff!!Our next Quill is for Best Raffle/Auction. The nominees are... "Mad Hatter's Tea Party " by Choconut "WDC Does The Movies! ~ Closed" by Choconut "The Gnome Adventures Fundraiser ~ Closed" by Sharmelle'sThankfulExpressions "LUCKY BONES GAME 2022" by Hannah ♫♥♫ "Invalid Item" by Lisa Noe "Invalid Item" by Dragon is hiding "Winter Fun Raffle" by A E Willcox The Honourable Mention goes to "Mad Hatter's Tea Party " by Choconut ! Congratulations Rachel!And the Quill for Best Raffle/Auction goes to "LUCKY BONES GAME 2022" by Hannah ♫♥♫ ! Congratulations Hannah!!Our next Quill is for Best Group. The nominees are... "Fantasy and Science Fiction Society" by David the Dark one! "The Soundtrackers Group" by Jeff "Rising Stars of WdC" by Lilli 🧿 ☕ "The Rockin' Reviewers" by Hannah ♫♥♫ "The WDC Angel Army" by iKïyå§ama "WdC SuperPower Reviewers Group" by Maryann And the Quill for Best Group goes to "The WDC Angel Army" by iKïyå§ama ! Congratulations Kiya!!Our next Quill is for Best Blog. This category is proudly sponsored by the blogging consortium including "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" , "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" , "Blogging Circle of Friends " and "Blogging Bliss Newsletter" . Thank you for your sponsorship!The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by Charlie ~ "Complex Numbers" by Robert Waltz "Invalid Item" by Tornado Dodger "Herding Cats & Squirrel Tracks - Retired" by JayNaNoOhNo  "Invalid Item" by Rosemary "Invalid Item" by Charlie ~ "Reasonings " by Elycia Lee ☮  "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" by Jay O'Toole  "Loving Libby" by Charity Marie - <3 "Invalid Item" by runningwolf04"Taming the Stars" by Satuawany "Where In The World Is Sum1?" by Sum1's In Schaumburg "Bits of Me and Some" by Alexi  "Whiskers and Tails - Continued" by NaNoKit "Beautiful New World" by Turkey DrumStik  The first Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by Charlie ~ ! Congratulations Charlie!The second Honourable Mention goes to "Herding Cats & Squirrel Tracks - Retired" by JayNaNoOhNo ! Congratulations Jayne!And the Quill for Best Blog goes to "Complex Numbers" by Robert Waltz ! Congratulations Robert!! Your first Quill! I'd like to announce the first of our three Special Contribution Quills now. Special Contribution Quills are given to those who go above and beyond to contribute to the Writing.com community. This Special Contribution Quill is for a member who seems to be involved with virtually every activity on WDC. She helps out enormously behind the scenes, and has often stepped up and taken over hosting when the original host has been unable to continue. On top of that, she's started a number of her own activities which have proved very successful, with several of them winning Quills Awards in their own right. Those who nominated her commented that she was sweet, generous, always cheerful and gracious. It is my great pleasure to award this Special Contribution Quill to Lilli 🧿 ☕ ! Congratulations Lilli and thanks for all you do on Writing.com! Our next Quill is for Best Lyrics. This category is proudly sponsored by NaNoKit . Thanks for your sponsorship, Kitt!This is a new category in 2019. The nominees are... "Begin Again" by iKïyå§ama "Invalid Item" by Robert Martin "Invalid Item" by murphyco"No! No! No!" by Cubby "Invalid Item" by Hannah ♫♥♫ "Invalid Entry" by Warped Sanity "Frosty, the Hard-Nosed Hit Man" by Dave's trying to catch up "Bakeries (Cake)" by Jellyfish "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by eyestar~* The Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by murphyco! Congratulations Colleen!And the Quill for Best Lyrics goes to "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" by eyestar~* ! Congratulations Mona!!Our next Quill is for Best Short Poem, Structured. This category is proudly sponsored by Chris Breva . Thank you for your sponsorship, Chris! The nominees are... "A Blade of Grass" by Baloney Bill "Don't Tell" by queenkissy"Invalid Entry" by concrete_angel"Invalid Item" by rolandeld and 🌑 Darleen - QoD "Invalid Item" by the Wordy Jay "Autumn Walk on a Sunny Day - Tableau Form" by 🌻 thankful pwheeler nano "⭐ Where The Beauty Goes" by concrete_angel"October 7, 2019" by ridinghhood-p.boutilier  The Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Entry" by concrete_angel! Congratulations Roseille!And the Quill for Best Short Poem, Structured, goes to "A Blade of Grass" by Baloney Bill ! Congratulations Ollie!! Your first Quill! Our next Quill is for Best Medium-Length Poem, Structured. The finalists are... "Paddling Dream" by eyestar~* "Requiem" by Ned "The Gift of Memories" by Cubby "Invalid Entry" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "Elysium for the Masses" by Ray Scrivener "Elegy For the Neighborhood" by Dave's trying to catch up "Disillusionment" by 🌕 HuntersMoon "Together" by Choconut "Dancing with Demons" by Warped Sanity The first Honourable Mention goes to "Elegy For the Neighborhood" by Dave's trying to catch up ! Congratulations Dave!The second Honourable Mention goes to "Paddling Dream" by eyestar~* ! Congratulations Mona!And the Quill for Best Medium-Length Poem, Structured, goes to "The Gift of Memories" by Cubby ! Congratulations Cubby!!Our next Quill is for Best Long Poem, Structured. The nominees are... "Oh Joyful Day" by Carol St.Ann "I Want To Be A Unicorn" by 🌕 HuntersMoon "The Hungover Easter Bunny" by Choconut "Invalid Entry" by concrete_angel"Let's Fly!" by NaNoKit "Invalid Item" by HikerAngel "Paper Tygers" by Logan "Pumpkins" by Logan The Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by HikerAngel ! Congratulations!The Quill for Best Long Poem, Structured, goes to "Oh Joyful Day" by Carol St.Ann ! Congratulations Carol!!Our next Quill is for Best Short Poem, Free Verse. The nominees are... "Dirty Mutts" by IceSkatingSugarCube "I Am Not a Beekeeper" by JayNaNoOhNo "Bathetic" by SPACE COBWEBS  "NaPoWriMo/24 Syllables Entry, Day 28 ~ Seminal" by Choconut "Memory" by eyestar~* "Invalid Item" by blueflowers777"Beneath The Maple Tree" by Ned "The Flower I Was." by The Crossing ..  "Sight." by Beholden "Light Everlasting?" by ~Brian K Compton~ The first Honourable Mention goes to "I Am Not a Beekeeper" by JayNaNoOhNo ! Congratulations Jayne!The second Honourable Mention goes to "Light Everlasting?" by ~Brian K Compton~ ! Congratulations!And the Quill for Best Short Poem, Free Verse, goes to "Beneath The Maple Tree" by Ned ! Congratulations!!Our next Quill is for Best Medium-Length Poem, Free Verse. This category is proudly sponsored by Warped Sanity . Thank you for your sponsorship, Angela!The finalists are... "Callused Hands" by Emily "Invalid Item" by Azrael Tseng "chasing bunnies" by Rhyssa "All the Things You've Given Me" by Emily "Band-Aids and Bullet Holes" by IceSkatingSugarCube "Paying the Bills" by Ned "Losing the Light" by ♥noVember tHiNg♥ "Not Yet Dawn" by Ned "Invalid Entry" by concrete_angelThe first Honourable Mention goes to "Not Yet Dawn" by Ned ! Congratulations!The second Honourable Mention goes to "Band-Aids and Bullet Holes" by IceSkatingSugarCube ! Congratulations!And the Quill for Best Medium-Length Poem, Free Verse, goes to "Callused Hands" by Emily ! Congratulations Emily!! Our next Quill is for Best Long Poem, Free Verse. The nominees are... "Used Goods" by Choconut "Invalid Item" by Azrael Tseng "Invalid Item" by smjones"Invalid Item" by Azrael Tseng "If (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling)" by Beholden "The Girl (Never Little)" by Choconut "I am not a Victim Quill honorable " by Nixie🦊  "Waiting for the Charge" by Satuawany "Loving Joyce" by Warped Sanity "I know..." by NaNoKit "The Everlasting Soldier" by NaNoKit "Invalid Entry" by concrete_angelThe Honourable Mention goes to "Loving Joyce" by Warped Sanity ! Congratulations Angela!And the Quill for Best Long Poem, Free Verse, goes to "The Girl (Never Little)" by Choconut ! Congratulations Rachel!!Our next Quill is for Best Poetry Collection. This category is proudly sponsored by Warped Sanity . Thank you for your sponsorship, Angela!The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by Lostwordsmith "24 Syllables Poetry Entries" by 🌕 HuntersMoon "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "Invalid Item" by concrete_angel"Rhythms & Rhymes" by Choconut "Invalid Item" by Lisa Noe "Taking My Poetry Public: A Collection" by Jim Hall "Invalid Item" by NaNoKit "Invalid Item" by HikerAngel "The Daily Pen by Keaton Foster" by Keaton Foster: Know My Hell! "The Army Diaries" by Logan The Honourable Mention goes to "Rhythms & Rhymes" by Choconut ! Congratulations Rachel!And the Quill for Best Poetry Collection goes to "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD ! Congratulations Darleen!!I'd like to announce the second of our three Special Contribution Quills now. This Special Contribution Quill is for a member who works tirelessly to support the endeavours of other members on this site. Her efforts have made a huge impact on virtually every contest host on the site and there are few groups (even ones she isn't a member of) that haven't been grateful for her generosity and support. Those who nominated her describe her as tireless, an inspiration, encouraging and selfless. It is my great pleasure to award this Special Contribution Quill to Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? ! Congratulations Jody and thanks for all you do on Writing.com! Our next Quill is for Best Non-Fiction. The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by PastorJuan "A Stray Fort or Two" by Beholden "Invalid Item" by Cat Voleur "Whither Faith" by Words Whirling 'Round "A Happy Home" by Emily "Faith" by QPdoll is Grateful "Intensive Care" by ForeverDreamer "Invalid Item" by Norman "Common Fire" by bsimani "I Killed Him Beneath the Wolf Moon" by Warped Sanity "Just Another Walk in the Rain" by Whata SpoonStealer The Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by Cat Voleur ! Congratulations Cat!And the Quill for Best Non-Fiction goes to "Whither Faith" by Words Whirling 'Round ! Congratulations!!Our next Quill is for Best Flash Fiction. The finalists are... "Invalid Item" by J.L. O'Dell "Revolution" by Robert Waltz "The Gatekeeper" by FuryStrife "Picking Up Pieces" by IceSkatingSugarCube "Invalid Item" by Bikerider "The Feather" by Mastiff "Admiral of the End-of-Days (297 words)" by Kåre เลียม Enga  "The V-V-Voice" by Angus "The Other Place" by NaNoKit The first Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by Bikerider ! Congratulations Angelo!The second Honourable Mention goes to "The Gatekeeper" by FuryStrife ! Congratulations!And the Quill for Best Flash Fiction goes to "Revolution" by Robert Waltz ! Congratulations Robert!!Our next Quill is for Best Short Story (1). The finalists are... "The Winning Color" by Emily "Beyond Salvation" by Ray Scrivener "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "The Castle Wakes " by trailerpark bodhisattva  "The Last Chance Saloon" by Jim Hall "Pennies" by L.A. Grawitch "Imposing Memories" by Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? "Interstitial" by concrete_angelThe first Honourable Mention goes to "The Winning Color" by Emily ! Congratulations Emily!The second Honourable Mention goes to "The Last Chance Saloon" by Jim Hall ! Congratulations Jim!And the Quill for Best Short Story (1) goes to "Interstitial" by concrete_angel! Congratulations Roseille!! Our next Quill is for Best Short Story (2). The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "Invalid Item" by Azrael Tseng "~ The Apostle John Reminisces ~ " by ruwth "Invalid Item" by John Yossarian "The Burial Box" by Cubby "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "Solstice At Avebury" by Choconut "Woods of the Willamette " by Mastiff The Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by Azrael Tseng ! Congratulations Azrael!And the Quill for Best Short Story (2) goes to "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD ! Congratulations Darleen!!Our next Quill is for Best Long Story. The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by Donkey Hoetay "Invalid Item" by bkies "The Lightkeepers" by Dalimer Corwyn "Something Like a Countdown" by Turkey DrumStik "Tri-tours" by Dark Lady "A Day at the Office" by HikerAngel The Honourable Mention goes to "Something Like a Countdown" by Turkey DrumStik ! Congratulations!And the Quill for Best Long Story goes to "The Lightkeepers" by Dalimer Corwyn ! Congratulations!!Our next Quill is for Best Chapter. This is a new category for 2019. The nominees are... "The Wayside - Chapter One" by concrete_angel"A Lifetime of Firsts ~ Chapter One" by Richard ~ Thankful!!  "Chapter One Discussing the Obvious" by Pumpkin Spice Sox  "Sally, Interrupted (Working Title)" by Sallyrhobson "Embrace" by Reminiscence And the very first Quill for Best Chapter goes to "The Wayside - Chapter One" by concrete_angel! Congratulations Roseille!!Our next Quill is for Best Novel or Novella. The nominees are... "Time And Time Again Chapter 2" by Sum1's In Schaumburg "Invalid Item" by Satuawany "Kate & Asa" by Satuawany "Prism" by Dark Lady "Invalid Item" by bobturnThe Honourable Mention goes to "Kate & Asa" by Satuawany ! Congratulations Chy!And the Quill for Best Novel or Novella goes to "Time And Time Again Chapter 2" by Sum1's In Schaumburg ! Congratulations Jim!!It seems appropriate now for the In Memoriam segment, where we pay our respects to those who have moved on since the last Quills ceremony. COUNTRYMOM-JUST REMEMBER ME was a member since March 2001, back when the site first started as Stories.com. Julie Ann was a veteran of the Women's Army Corps and worked passionately to promote, support and recognise other veterans on Writing.com. She was a wonderful poet who published three books of her own poetry and two more in collaboration with Monty. Julie Ann passed away on January 4, 2020.I'd like to acknowledge iKïyå§ama who maintains the "White Case Memorial" which provides a place for us all to pay tribute to those who have passed.Our next Quill is for Best Short Story Collection. The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by 🌑 Darleen - QoD "Invalid Item" by Cat Voleur "Everything Must Go" by Choconut "Short Prose Compilation" by concrete_angel"Library of Nightmares" by Ray Scrivener And the Quill for Best Short Story Collection goes to "Library of Nightmares" by Ray Scrivener ! Congratulations!!Our next Quill is for Best Mixed Collection. This category is proudly sponsored by Warped Sanity . Thank you again for your sponsorship, Angela!The nominees are... "Invalid Item" by bobturn"ruwth is writing..." by ruwth "contest entries" by Lisa Noe "All Kinds of Genre" by Prosperous Snow celebrating  "Awardicon Items" by Prosperous Snow celebrating "► The Bookshelf ◄" by concrete_angel"For Daily Prompts: Cramp, Flash, Fistful" by THANKFUL SONALI Library Class!  The Honourable Mention goes to "Invalid Item" by bobturn! Congratulations Bob!And the Quill for Best Mixed Collection goes to "► The Bookshelf ◄" by concrete_angel! Congratulations Roseille!!Our next Quill is for Best Newsletter. This includes both official and unofficial newsletters. The nominees are... "Where Characters Never Seem to Go!" by Fyn  "Not available" by northernwrites"Invalid Entry" by 🦄🏳️🌈Sapph "Spring Super Power Newsletter" by Maryann "A Few Tips" by eyestar~* "Jane Austen Newsletter May 2019" by Princess Megan Snow Rose  "Why Our Online Behaviour Matters" by NaNoKit "Revise! Revise! Revise!" by Vivian  "International Standard Book Number" by NaNoNette "International Comedy" by Robert Waltz "Reading to Write" by Fyn "Honoring our Ancestors" by Warped Sanity "Mixed Reviews" by Tornado Dodger "Talking Turkey" by Robert Waltz "Master Studies" by Jay's debut novel is out now! The first Honourable Mention goes to "Revise! Revise! Revise!" by Vivian ! Congratulations Vivian!The second Honourable Mention goes to "International Standard Book Number" by NaNoNette ! Congratulations Annette!And the Quill for Best Newsletter goes to "Not available" by northernwrites! Congratulations Northernwrites!!Our next Quill is for Best Reviewing. Reviewing is a crucial aspect of this site and community, and we truly value our reviewers. The finalists are... Mastiff Charlie ~ Satuawany DMT - THANK YOU WRITE.COM concrete_angel Tobber Choconut Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? eyestar~* The first Honourable Mention goes to eyestar~* ! Congratulations Mona!The second Honourable Mention goes to DMT - THANK YOU WRITE.COM ! Congratulations!And the Quill for Best Reviewing goes to Charlie ~ ! Congratulations Charlie!!I'd like to announce the last of our three Special Contribution Quills now. This Special Contribution Quill is for a member who has put a huge amount of time and effort into a number of contests and fundraisers, both behind the scenes and hosting. Those who nominated her describe her as supportive, encouraging, positive and helpful. It is my great pleasure to award this Special Contribution Quill to Choconut ! Congratulations Rachel and thanks for all you do on Writing.com! And now we're up to a very special category - Best New Portfolio! Everyone who is nominated in this category should truly be proud of themselves. The nominees are... Beholden IceSkatingSugarCube J.B. Ezar jolanh somik1 Jaelynn twowolves Burning Thoughts HikerAngel Xiea hullabaloo22 Ned Words Whirling 'Round The first Honourable Mention goes to IceSkatingSugarCube ! Congratulations!The second Honourable Mention goes to Beholden ! Congratulations!And the Quill for Best New Portfolio goes to Jaelynn ! Congratulations!!Our final Quill is for Best Portfolio. The finalists are... Azrael Tseng 🌑 Darleen - QoD Emily Lilli 🧿 ☕ Choconut Hannah ♫♥♫ Cubby Lostwordsmith The first Honourable Mention goes to Cubby ! Congratulations Cubby!The second Honourable Mention goes to Lilli 🧿 ☕ ! Congratulations Lilli!And the Quill for Best Portfolio goes to 🌑 Darleen - QoD ! Congratulations Darleen!!Normally that would be the end of the ceremony. However, I have one more surprise up my sleeve. NaNoKit and I have commissioned a new merit badge for a special new award that will be awarded when we believe the circumstances warrant it. It is the Quills Lifetime Achievement Award.Our first recipient of the Quill Lifetime Achievement Award has done so much that it's hard to know how to sum it up in a short blurb. A huge percentage of her time here on Writing.com is spent in the service of others - lifting them up, encouraging them, rewarding them, inspiring them, motivating them, and remembering them. We are incredibly grateful for all that she has done and all that she continues to do, and we hope that this Quills Lifetime Achievement Award shows how grateful this site is for all that she has done. It is my great pleasure to award the very first Quills Lifetime Achievement Award to iKïyå§ama ! Congratulations Kiya and thanks for all you do on Writing.com! Once again, congratulations to ALL our nominees, finalists, honourable mentions and winners. You should all be very proud of yourselves. We're proud of you! And extra special congratulations for all those that won their first Quill today. I love seeing that.  I also want to say a huge thank you to all the sponsors and donors, and to everyone who nominated. THANK YOU! Nominations for the 2020 Quills are well under way! Let's get those nominations rolling in! Until then, I'm out!
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