Many people have been waiting for the results of my contest. Those results have finally come in! Under no circumstances were these decisions easy, but rather each had its own unique quality, often making us, the judges, second-guess our choices.

However, the rules, of which I will show all of you, were fool proof and won the decisions.

Here were the rules I deemed it necessary to follow, so a winner could be picked:


The grammar must be correct. But, you must remember that when writing a poem, this rule can change. for this rule to be acceptable, the author must state his/her reason for not using correct grammar. For instance, if I were to use and a lot in a poem, I must state why I did that in the author's comments.

It must fit the theme of the contest. You don't really have to worry about this, since I reviewed many of the pieces before accepting them into the contest. As doing such, I had to turn down a few or ask those people to revise their poem for acceptance.

Punctuation must be correct. Again, when writing poetry, this rule can change. As, I've stated above, the author must explain his or her reasons for doing so in the author's comment.

No racial or religious slurs are allowed. Slander is discouraged, but grudgingly allowed; albeit in a small amount.

Quality is also important. The idea alone can't just be great; the way in which the author presents the piece must be taken into account.

You, as judges, must understand that if you have any questions about a piece, you will send a note with your question/questions to both the contestant and myself.

You, as judges, are to remember not to vote on a friend to friend level. I specifically asked other judges to join, because I have a couple of my own friends that entered. Therefore, the piece warrants the prize, not the person.

Each rule was followed strictly, so I am now proud to present the winners of my Contest!

First Place:

*cxsankh wih Who are you?

Cxsankh has won

3-month subscription from =Mattiello
3-month Subscription from ^LadyLincoln
A choice of devwear or print for $20 from ^StJoan
Journal feature from ^StJoan
Journal feature from ^lovetodeviate
Journal feature from ^LadyLincoln
Journal feature from =WineWriter
Journal feature from $FallenRox
1-month Journal feature from me
Journal Feature from =Emerald-Wolf86
A critique on your piece from me.

Second Place:

=iAes with The Last Smile on Earth

iAes has won:

3-month subscription from ^StJoan
A Fella Plushie from $Moonbeam13
Journal feature from ^StJoan
Journal feature from ^LadyLincoln
Journal feature from ^lovetodeviate
Journal feature from =WineWriter
Journal feature from $FallenRox
Journal Feature from =Emerald-Wolf86
Journal Feature form =Mattiello

Third Place:

~tonks204 with The Betterment for Humanity: Fire

Tonks204 has won

3-month subscription from *Saskuto
Journal feature from ^StJoan
Journal feature from ^lovetodeviate
Journal feature from ^LadyLincoln
Journal feature from =WineWriter
Journal feature from $FallenRox
Journal Feature from =Emerald-Wolf86
Journal feature from =Mattiello

Fourth Place:

=Emerald-Wolf86 with Betterment for Humanity

Emerald-Wolf has won


1-month Subscription from =Mattiello
Journal Feature from =bbelill
Journal Feature from =Emerald-Wolf86
Journal Feature from =Mattiello

Fifth Place:

*ArubanoTribalFire with The Final Freedom of a Martyr

ArubanoTribalFire has won

Journal Feature from =Emerald-Wolf86
Journal Feature from :devMattiello
a critique on any piece by =Mattiello

Honorable Mentions

~Hetfeld87 with Society in a Water Bottle
~Windancerx7x with True Extremities
~AtlantianLightCircle with Akenatios the Titan

I would like to thank all of the participants for entering in this contest. You have made it fabulous! Look forward to more Contests in the future coming from me.

Thank you,

=Mattiello