I guess the word got out.  We had a very large turn-out of judges for this Challenge.  Seventeen judges worked over the various five Challenge stories to determine the best in each category.  The stories were quite varied in breath and scope.  It could not have been easy to judge.  And let’s not forget the People’s Choice Award.  Forty members put forth their vote of popularity.   And now the winners….

The award for Best Overall goes to:

The Badly Fitting Coat by Northumbrian

The award for Most Dramatic, by over 50%, goes to:

The Novice's Ascent by DoubleDoors

The Best Historical, close enough to a 3-way statistical tie, goes to:

In The Blood by Mutt N Feathers &

The Badly Fitting Coat by Northumbrian &

The Novice's Ascent by DoubleDoors

The People’s Choice Award goes to:

The Badly Fitting Coat by Northumbrian

The winning stories are now prominently listed in our Featured Stories section.  Those of you that have multiple chapters or need to do some editing may continue at this time.

The Challenge category is back open.   If your story is completed, please ensure it is edited and YES, as completed.  The 2012-2 Challenge will start March 1st.  It’s an achievement all her own.

I would like to thank my many judges who worked hard for this Challenge: AM, B?, BP, CQ, CW, DW, EB, IC, IV, JM, ML, MZ, NS, PQ, PS, SE, & SM.  You know who you are. Thank you very much for all that reading and judging. Your time to help out is quite valuable. The Challenge would not exist if nobody judged them.  IC & PQ picked all the first place winners.  Good show!  That’s twice IC!

Some authors have asked if I would tell them how well they did in the judging. If you wish, e-mail me and I will tell you your results.