《The Echo Awards - Poetry Contest》Febuary contest- Results
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In first place,
In second place,
In third place, vaidehi_k
Thanks so much for all your submissions guys! There were so many good ones, and all of your creativity, courage, and strength honestly just blows us away.
If you won, you'll be sent a PM to claim your prize (feel free to do this in the comments section of this chapter also, if you have not already been sent a PM). Your prize will be coming in the next week.
And whether or not you won or not, please feel free to reach out via PM for feedback on your poem. We don't bite, and we promise not to be scary, we love talking with you about your work and giving more detailed feedback on it. :)
Keep writing,
The admins of the Echo Awards
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