Thanks to everyone who entered our 15th Anniversary Contest!
The entries we received were funny, inspiring, entertaining, and poignant. Writing a story, essay, or poem in just 15 words is no easy task, and we were amazed by your creativity and skill.
Number of entries
With so many great entries, it was hard to choose the winners of our FREE A La Carte Service. We received over 650 entries from over two dozen countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Scotland, Senegal/West Africa, South Africa, South Korea, Sudan, Taiwan, Trinidad/West Indies/Tobago, and Zimbabwe.
Additional first-prize BONUS
Choosing just two winners (for clients and nonclients) was so difficult that we decided to ADD ONE EXTRA WINNER, who will receive a FREE round of our A La Carte submissions. A number of writers chose to write about the topic of Writer’s Relief, so we considered those entries as part of an additional category.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting more of the entries that were submitted to our contest. Stay tuned!
So, without further ado, we present the three first-prize winners.
Winner of the GENERAL ENTRIES category (wins FREE A La Carte Service)
Congratulations to Catharine Bramkamp of Cotati, California, for winning the first prize in our general entries category. Her life story in 15 words made us crack up laughing. Here’s the winning entry:
When it comes to the story of my life,
my mother always finds the typos.
Winner of the ACTIVE CLIENTS category (wins $100 off his next invoice)
Congratulations to Eli Langner from Tucson, Arizona! We loved this clever little poem, especially the unique way it is laid out.
I called Writer’s Relief.
wrong;
was
I
but
myself,
it
do
could
I
thought
I
Winner of the additional Writer’s Relief category (wins FREE A La Carte Service)
Congratulations to Joanne Hirase-Stacey of Malad, Idaho. We thought your submission was very funny and very apt—given that we love both grammar and our canine mascots!
Two Too To Writer's Relief. Happy Birthday. Their There They're 105 in dog years. Woof.
Honorable Mentions for the general submissions category (win a FREE Writer’s Relief T-shirt)
Robert D. Buckingham of Santa Ana, California, wrote:
And God said, "Let there be light." Until his electric bill arrived. Darkness is good.
Dan Rose of Wharton, New Jersey, wrote:
I’d finally moved into my dreamhouse,
but it was already furnished
with someone else’s expectations.
Richard W. Ahern of Oakley, California, wrote:
Twitter, blog, Google me,
go to MySpace, Facebook, ogle me,
appreciate my transparency,
then disconnect.
Honorable mentions for the Writer’s Relief client category (win a FREE Writer’s Relief T-shirt)
Susanna Rich of Blairstown, New Jersey, wrote:
Feel the moon ripple off
our clothes.
We are all water
and each other’s
shore.
Lisa Harris of Trumansburg, New York, wrote:
"Take this to the grave," my mother began. I tried to obey. Instead I write.
Patricia Anne Elford of Pembroke, Ontario, wrote:
Dreaming
Hero bounded gazellelike.
Awake,
five digits short,
he tripped awkwardly,
stumbled,
and
fell
down.
We hope to be putting together another contest later this year, so please continue to read our Writer’s Newsflash. Again, thanks to everyone who participated. We can’t tell you how much fun we had reading these entries, and we hope that you enjoy them as well!