There were lots of new faces amongst the entries, which was lovely to see.
One entry stood out above all others.
Congratulations to Mags for taking out the $100 prize!
Addiction, by Saucymh
Standing to her left and right on the podium are Liz and Stormdog:
Summer Lust, by Liz
The Best Planned Lay, by Stormdog
Whittling down the entries to a Top 10 proved impossible. Indeed it was very hard to get it down to a Top 20. Here's how our judges ranked them:
Earthy Sweetness, by elliotlacey31
The Power of the Poppy, by sprite
The Divorce, by deviantsusie
Trial and Tribute, by Jen
The Sinner's Glade, by TangerineSky
Stolen Kisses, by RuNe
Fucked in the Fields, by tams_back_yay
Footage, by JWren
Defloration, by el_henke
Woman, by AylaJ
Typewriter Of The Damned, by vanessa26
The Other Woman, by Whispered_Words
"Why is there a typewriter?", by ChrisPowell68
Could it be?, by ChrisM
Unfolding Petals, by KimmiBeGood
Tonsorium, by AltaBrwnSgr
.... Pants on Fire, by PalindromeRedux
I'd like to make a few shout-outs:
DeviantSusie - that is one of the best photochops I have ever seen. Brilliantly done! The story was excellent too.
Elliot - you have an incredible way with words. Your pieces always make me pause for thought. Intelligently written.
Vanessa - I loved this piece. Like something out of Hammer House of Horrors. In fact if it had been a horror themed comp, this would have blown the rest out of the water!
ChrisPowell - My notes: "Very funny and original. 'Get on with it' feeling interrupting sex to ask questions." We've all been there!
Ayla - We don't get an awful lot of "Trans" stories. This felt powerful and was very well done.
AltaBrwnSgr - I wouldn't mind taking a "trip" to the Tonsorium!
Thank you to everyone who entered this competition, to our judges and all those who read, scored and commented on the entries.
I will go about the task of handing out the EP's and RR's.
Mags - check your inbox!
A new competition will be announced shortly.
Nicola