2011 Global Writing Contest Winners
The wayward plans concocted by judges of the 2009 and 2010 Global Writing Contests have been foiled, and the Ocunomicon has been cast back into the howling Sightless Abyss whence it came. This victory would not have been possible without you, the writers, bravely wielding the ink-drenched Quills of a Thousand Truths! Even with two years' worth of ocular fortitude strengthening their retinal acumen, the judges were unable to withstand the sheer number and magnificent quality of this year's entries...
... especially considering that an entire mountain of short stories was airdropped on top of them.
With the smoke cleared and the errant judges corralled and subdued, the victors of the 2011 Global Writing Contest have emerged. Behold now, your champions!
Winner:
- "The Exit" by Danny McAleese
Finalists (in alphabetical order):
- "Anatomy of Demons" by David Patterson
- "Daughter of Lordaeron" by Marika Kermode
- "Echo of Pride" by Martin Arthur Paul Wilson
- "Reforged" by Anthony Dickson
- "The Future of Lordaeron" by Tyler F.M. Edwards
- "The Heavier Burden" by Erica Cargle
- "The Stranger" by Walter Handloser
Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):
- "Ashes over Stormwind" by Ryan K. Stansifer
- "Blood and Thunder" by Alex Boston
- "Haven of the Windless Sea" by Celine Taillefer
- "Iron Lady Down" by Joe Trela
- "Isn't Falstad Dead?" by Ian Casteen Bates
- "A Mage's Honor" by Geoffrey Walano
- "Mending and Renewal" by James C. Reuss
- "Pawned" by Ivan Carvalho
- "Purity" by Tim Marrero
- "The Short Happy Lives of the Southern Barrens Sapper Corps" by Nicholas Lampros
- "Warrior's Hands" by Allison Utterback
The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Blizzard's headquarters in Southern California to meet and eat with the Blizzard writing staff. In addition, the winner will receive a Doomhammer™ hammer by Epic Weapons and copies of the StarCraft Archive, the Diablo Archive, the Warcraft Archive, the Warcraft: War of the Ancients Archive, and World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War. All books will be signed by Chris Metzen, their respective cover artists, and the Creative Development Publishing team.
The seven runners-up will each receive copies of the StarCraft Archive, the Diablo Archive, the Warcraft Archive, the Warcraft: War of the Ancients Archive, and World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War. All books will be signed by Chris Metzen, their respective cover artists, and the Creative Development Publishing team.
The winning entry, along with excerpts from the finalists, will be posted Soon™!
See you next year, fellow vision enthusiasts! Praise C'Thun!
Comments (114)
Bloodhoof
Lothar
Wyrmrest Accord
Madoran
Aggramar
Maelstrom
Even without making Honorable Mention, I would be thrilled just to have a work of mine read by judges. Not to mention that I find much enjoyment simply in writing a new piece.
Duskwood
Grats to the winners. :)
Greymane
really want to read that.
Fizzcrank
Grats to all of the Winners and all of those aspiring writers!
Durotan
Darrowmere
Blackrock
Elune
Blackrock
Cenarion Circle
Misha
Wyrmrest Accord
Kel'Thuzad
Cenarion Circle
"Sponsor Use of Entries. All entries and materials submitted to Sponsor in connection with the Contest (collectively, "Entry Materials"), along with all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights associated therewith, become the property of Sponsor upon submission, including the right to use your name, voice, bio, and likeness if requested by Sponsor. The Entry Materials will not be returned to any Entrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Sponsor shall have the right to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of, and otherwise commercially exploit the Entry Materials in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree to take, at Sponsor's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsor to effect, perfect, or confirm Sponsor's rights as set forth above in this section 8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not sell, sublicense, or distribute the Entry Materials or any derivative of the Entry Materials without the express written permission of Sponsor"
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/contests/writing2011/rules.html
Antonidas
Cenarion Circle
Dragonblight
Duskwood
Kel'Thuzad
Echo Isles
Cenarion Circle
Congrats to the winners! Can't wait to see what you guys came up with :-)
Daggerspine
Proudmoore
Duskwood
Emerald Dream
Antonidas
Elune
Alexstrasza