《The Echo Awards - Poetry Contest》June Contest - Results
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1. "battered pride" by
2. "the dilemma of the recently widowed" by , "PINK SUITS AND HEARTTHROBS" by
3. "eleven-twelfths" by
runners up: "My true colors" by AdiraMinhaj , "sunflowers" by
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These entries were absolutely breathtaking, and some of them may or may not have brought us to tears, so great job! We had such a good time reading through these, and we highly encourage you to read through the submissions to get an idea of what we mean. Thank you so much for your courage to share your work with us, we appreciate it so much.
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The admins of the Echo Awards
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Scritch
A young kobold is tasked with tending to the spawn of a great mother dragon. With a slip of fate, and a wager by all the collective gods of luck, chance and folley; the two young creatures venture out into the world in search of slaves and a horde to call her own. Warning: Contains implied suggestive content and drug use. This is an unedited draft I am hosting here before sending off for editing and publishing.
8 195Lord of the Night
My name is Laoch. I have stained the plains of the Badlands with blood. I have made legions vanish and knights weep for their mothers. I have started and ended ages with the swing of a sword. I have stolen the souls of the wicked and the just. I have walked paths in the night that dragons fear to fly over in the day and led armies of skeletons against creatures that men fear too much to fight.I have returned, and this is just the begining. I will regain what was once mine. Stand in my way at your peril.My name is Laoch, the Skeleton King, if you have not heard of me. You surely will. Follow the newly summoned Skeleton as he discovers his purpose while carving out a place he can call home in a confusing new world. .
8 169Lost Tomb of the Necromancer
Six months have passed since Scott and company have defeated the nefarious sorceror Brian and driven his patron from reality. Peace has settled over the town of Craven Falls at last. But peace is fleeting when you're a teenage necromancer, and soon enough there's a mysterious drug circulating among his peers. Not only does it get you high, it grants you magical knowledge to wreak havoc. Not to mention, there are plans of Elder Gods that he doesn't know of...yet. Beset on all sides with death, loneliness, enemy magic, mysterious govornment agencies, ancient conspiracies, and mad scientists, even a necromancer can't prevail alone. But that might change, if a certain cheerful little girl gets her way. But she'd best move soon, 'cause time is running out for all of them. Darkness rises, and heroes will fall. Of course, when you're a necromancer, what falls must rise...
8 133MeiQ: Lore of the Labyrinth
Omaros City lays near one of several Yggdrasil trees that are scattered around the world. Each tree holds an entire labyrinthine ecosystem within or beneath it, yet the mysteries of their origins and what lays in their depths are only ever unraveled by the most skilled and courageous of explorers. Exploration of Omaros' Yggdrasil labyrinth is still in its fledgling stages, drawing in many with the allure of fame and glory that has yet to be claimed. Enter the harbinger Dubhan—cheerful, determined, and not terribly skilled at thinking ahead—and warlock Allouet— intelligent and resourceful, but desperately in over his head. Together, the two of them have half an idea of what they're doing at best, but that's not going to stop them from aiming for the labyrinth's unknown depths. MeiQ is, at its core, a fanfiction inspired by the Etrian Odyssey franchise, alternatively known as Sekaiju no Meikyuu in Japan. Despite that, it is written with the intent to be enjoyable by those unfamiliar with the series as well. The characters and the city of Omaros are original, while the story draws upon lore and recurring concepts from the game series. However, Etrian Odyssey is known for its lore being sparse and open to speculation, so much of the details provided in this story are exactly that—a fan’s speculation and personal expansion of the lore. This story was also inspired by and written as part of HereBeTreasure's Fast Food Frontpage Competition, enjoy some simple dungeon exploration plot and whatever else pops up from this.
8 119Field Trip
To Meilin it was just a normal day, the day of her school trip. It should be something to be excited about and indeed she was, unfortunately it turned into a nightmare. Will she, her family and friends survive the horrors that await? This is my first novel so take it with a grain of salt, criticism welcome.
8 169Blood & Honey #1
~A Wattys and Fiction Award winner*A lion does not need an invitation from a lamb. That is not the way of the predator. Predators take what they want, when they want it, however they please. And this belief that I am, that evil is, enslaved by the dark night is humorous to say the least. Why would any creator make their pupil inept of withstanding the lighted world when this planet is covered in daylight for half of its life span? No, our Maker did not instill such restrictions for, up here on these earthly lands, we are the gods of prey. ~ Tristan There is only one rule vampires must follow--Bite Hard. It is forbidden for humans to know vampires exist so you can imagine Tristan Darkos's surprise when he finds one that knows what he is. He can tell by the tremble of her body, the thump-thump of her pulse, and her dilated pupils. He's going to have to finish what some other vampire started. The problem is when Tristan gets close to this human his blood turns to fire and the thirst that burns in his throat that should spell her doom twists until he's consumed by another need--one that is evocative, primitive, and...wrong.If Tristan doesn't figure out the mystery that is Kinley Shea Rylan, it is certain whatever dark force her honey blood is summoning forth will be the end of him and, possibly, the end of the world as we know it. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Author note: - This is an original work with my take on Vampires. Hope you enjoy it!***Available for a limited time *** ( ie. Whenever I finish this series or WP notices me) Blood and Honey Milestones: - Wattpad Featured story 9/20/17 - 2018 Watttys winner~ The Contemporaries - 2018 Fiction Awards winner in Vampire category
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