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Thursday, March 24, 2011
WE HAVE SEMI-FINALISTS
After a day long event, drinking cup after cup of coffee, my fantabulous judges have picked the twenty semi-finalists. I want to thank J9, C, and Godzilla (that's my nicknames for them) for their tireless efforts to choose from such stellar entries. Though I had read for the first round, I nominated more than half of the entries for the judges round. Basically, I'm writing this in the wee hours, so excuse any typos.
I want to thank everyone for participating. You all did a wonderful job, and we had a difficult time narrowing the list. I've given each of the top twenty entries their own posts. Please feel free to congratulate the semi-finalists in their comments, but refrain from critiquing. You can go to their sites if you want to critique their work.
And a bit on competition. I came across a post by Kalen O'Donnell that summed it up nicely. Go check it out here. The competition is fierce out there, so you definitely need to shine in your opening words.
And now I turn it over to our awesome judge, agent Natalie Fischer with the Bradford Literary Agency to pick the top three. Thanks Natalie!
I want to thank everyone for participating. You all did a wonderful job, and we had a difficult time narrowing the list. I've given each of the top twenty entries their own posts. Please feel free to congratulate the semi-finalists in their comments, but refrain from critiquing. You can go to their sites if you want to critique their work.
And a bit on competition. I came across a post by Kalen O'Donnell that summed it up nicely. Go check it out here. The competition is fierce out there, so you definitely need to shine in your opening words.
And now I turn it over to our awesome judge, agent Natalie Fischer with the Bradford Literary Agency to pick the top three. Thanks Natalie!
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WOOHOO Congrats semi-finalists!
ReplyDeleteYAY! Congrats Semi-finalists, and everyone who put themselves out there for this ^_^
ReplyDeleteCongrats everyone! Thanks to Brenda and Natalie for an awesome contest ;o)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the semi-finalists!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the opportunity! Super excited!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the semi-finalists! And thanks again Brenda and Natalie!
ReplyDeleteYay! Congrats to the semi-finalists! You guys are awesome, that must have been a lot of work. :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats everyone!!! Good luck in the next round!
ReplyDeleteYes! Congrats. This was a lot of fun! Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteGreat contest. Congrats everyone- good stuff out there. Thanks Brenda and Natalie
ReplyDeleteThis has been a lot of fun. Congrats to everyone for taking part, and to the finalists. Well done!
ReplyDeleteCongrats everybody, this has been a blast already!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all, and a giant Thank You to all who have helped!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all, and thank you, Brenda and Natalie, for the amazing opportunity! I'm uber-excited! :-)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to the lucky semi-finalists! I hope Natalie loves your words ~ :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the semi-finalists!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks so much. I'm so excited. Thanks to Brenda and Natalie for putting this together and for the opportunity. I've been so impressed reading everyone's entries. This contest was a blast!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the semi-finalists. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting this Brenda, this has been amazing! And wow, thanks for the shoutout to my post - seemed a natural write after the camaraderie and great feedback I've gotten just from the blogfest portion of this competition, and reading all the other great entries. On pins and needles for the next round!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Brenda and the other judges. Hibbs wants to meet the judge, Godzilla. He's the curious sort you know!
ReplyDeleteI am grateful and honored to be one of the those chosen. Those that weren't, ABNA let me know how you may be feeling now. All that any of us can do is try our best each day, never giving up on our dreams. Thanks again, Roland
Congrats to the semi-finalists! What an excellent competition Brenda. You are the best for putting this on.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I love them all!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the semi-finalists! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations & best of luck to the semi-finalists! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the semi-finalists!! Good luck everyone :D
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the semi-finalists!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the contest! It's been a blast biting my nails and checking in daily:) Congrats to everyone else who made it into the top 20 too!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the semi-finalists! Brenda thanks for hosting this wonderful event!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm late getting back. Thanks for the opportunity to showcase our mss. Congrats to the winners and to the awesome effort you ladies put into choosing winners. All well deserved.
ReplyDeleteDenise<3