Bard's Hall Winners

This is a showcase for past winners of the Bard's Hall Contest.

Winners for the SEPTEMBER 2024, Cop Shop Mystery Contest.


1st Place: 170K Awardicon:

Another Nessie?  (E) A mysterious lump appears in the town lake. Written for a Bard's Hall challenge. #2326425 by Dan I Am

2nd Place: TIE: 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon:

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The Bard's Lake Monster  (18+) 24 sentences that offer a silly explanation to a Loch Ness Monster story prompt #2326487 by Egaeus

2nd Place: TIE: 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon:

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The Lochness Monster?  (E) A story of exactly 24 sentences. Is that Nessie swimming in the lake over there? #2326177 by Look out! Choco's Nuts Mwahaha

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon:

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Bards Hall Founders Day Mystery Nessie   (E) Nessie, Lochness Monster at the lake on Founders Day but she isn't alone. Founding Hall. #2326270 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

All Participants received the Exclusive Bard's Hall Cop Shop Mystery merit Badge!




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Winners for the AUGUST 2024,Flash Fiction "Beat the Heat" Contest.


1st Place: 25K Awardicon:

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Weather Witch  (E) Maizy and Sydney try to magically influencing the weather. A Witchful Thinking Story. #2324976 by Which Witch Is Which?🧹

2nd Place: 10K Awardicon:

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Beating the Heat  (E) Perhaps that wasn't such a hot idea... #2324686 by Anarchist Angel 🏴

3rd Place: Exclusive Bard's Hall Merit Badge

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The Adonis  (13+) Dive into the all-inclusive resort. #2324483 by Purple Eyez Aglow

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Winners for the JULY 2024, Best of the Losers Contest.


1st Place: Poetry: 50K Awardicon:

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With You  (E) The potential of being with the one you love #2113617 by Purple Eyez Aglow

2nd Place: Poetry: 25K Awardicon:

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#26  (E) a haiku... #2295208 by It's the Great Pumakin!

1st Place: Short Stories: 50K Awardicon:

An Easter to Remember  (E) Can the Easter Bunny save the egg hunt? #2294811 by The Puppet Master

2nd Place: Short Stories: 25K Awardicon:

Bardstown Misplaces A Bus  (E) How is it possible for a bus of musicians to vanish? #2259242 by SandraLynn

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon:

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My Mother, My Friend  (E) A Villanelle #2319738 by ß00eyeʐ

Winners for the JUNE 2024, Annual Blogging Contest.


1st Place: 200K Plaque

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Black and White Secrets   (18+) Random thoughts, life events, adventures, recipes, writing prompts & occasional contest #1933455 by Ms. Lucifer Morningstar

2nd Place: TIE - 170K Awardicon

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Walking The Tightrope Blindfolded  (18+) A new blog for a new chapter of life #2149879 by 🕸️intuey's Spider Web

2nd Place: TIE - 170K Awardicon

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Love, Joy, Peace and Weirdness  (18+) An exploratory blog #2158282 by 🌻 princess bride pwheeler

3rd Place: TIE - 75K Awardicon

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Bibimbap 비빔밥   (13+) Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed. #2296648 by Kåre Enga in Montana

3rd Place: TIE - 75K Awardicon

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In the Food Industry  (18+) Welcome to the life of someone who has worked in restaurants most of their life #2321097 by Egaeus

Honorable Mention: TIE - 25K Awardicon:

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The Bard's Hall Contest  (18+) June Annual Blogging Month 2024 #2297031 by WakeUpAndLive️🦇Elf'sSpell

Honorable Mention: TIE - 25K Awardicon:

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Reasonings   (13+) Why do we do what we do? Here’s where we can figure this out together. #1092139 by Fearlycia Lee ☮

All Winners received the Bard's Hall

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Winners for the May 2024, Villanelle Poetry Contest.


1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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The Uninvited Guest  (ASR) My wife's battle with Parkinson's Disease 1st Place Bard's Hall May '24 #2320370 by Indelible Ink

2nd Place: 50K Awardicon

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Mother’s Confection by Brian K Compton  (E) Reliving her Zucchini bread recipe instructions, like waiting for her to return again. #2321182 by ~ Brian K Compton ~

3rd Place: 25K Awardicon

To Both my Mothers, Thank You  (E) A Villanelle (described following poem) about two lives, one known and one not. #2320798 by Dan I Am

Honorable Mention: 10K Awardicon:

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My Mother, My Friend  (E) A Villanelle #2319738 by ß00eyeʐ

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Winners for the April 2024,Flash Fiction Contest.


1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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Jerky Jaunts  (13+) a night of drunken fun and a mountain lion meet #2318251 by iKïyå§ama

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

It Was All Her Fault  (E) After a few drinks and a dare, stuck in a tree causes bigger problems than first thought. #2318010 by Jtpete 1986

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

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Mountain Lion Campout  (13+) April contest entry for Bard's Hall. After a campout you wake up in a tree. Mt.lion below #2319049 by Joseph

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Winners for the March 2024,St, Patrick Day Acrostic Poetry Contest.


1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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Grab the Gold  (13+) 'St Patrick's Day' Acrostic For The Bard's Hall Contest #2315987 by ß00eyeʐ

2nd Place: TIE: 50K Awardicon

St. Patrick's Day  (E) An acrostic poem expressing a plethora of Irish wisdom and anecdotes. #2316053 by Polter-JACE

2nd Place: TIE: 50K Awardicon

Green Goes Gross  (E) An acrostic poem to celebrate (?) St. Pat's day #2315973 by Dan I Am

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Awardicon

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Ode to the Emerald Isle  (E) An Acrostic poem for St Patrick’s Day #2316105 by Anarchist Angel 🏴

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Awardicon

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St Patrick's Day  (ASR) An acrostic written for Bard's Hall Contest. #2316654 by Look out! Choco's Nuts Mwahaha

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Awardicon

Saint Paddy’s Day  (E) Acrostic poem #2316726 by Sumojo

Honorable Mention #1 10K Awardicon

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Hold the Bus!  (ASR) An Acrostic Poem for the Bard's Hall Contest, March 2024 #2315332 by Indelible Ink

Honorable Mention #2 10K Awardicon

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St. Patrick's Day Acrostic   (E) Acrostic St. Patrick's Day Poem #2315501 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

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Winners for the February 2024,Cupid Slam Poetry Contest.


1st Place: 94K Awardicon

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Cupid/Love Stinx  (13+) Who knows, maybe it's his diaper. #2313443 by Nobody’s Home

2nd Place: 93K Awardicon

The Curse of Cupid  (ASR) A little riff for the little rat. #2313680 by Dan I Am

3rd Place: 92K Awardicon

Love's Worst Marksman  (13+) An aweful poem to slam Cupid. #2313738 by GERVicious Ghoul 💀

Honorable Mention

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Phone Addicted Hearts: A Cupid's Woe  (ASR) A poem, bad as can be, of what Cupid does not want to see. #2314493 by Joey's feet are sopping wet

"You underage Jerk" 

All Winners receive the Cupid Slam Merit Badge:

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Winners for the January 2024, Internal Dialogue Contest.


1st Place: 50K Awardicon

Park Bench  (E) A man sits and thinks about his wife #2311564 by Sumojo

2nd Place TIE: 25K Awardicon

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Immortal  (13+) Oh, no! You caught me monologuing! #2311889 by Genipher

2nd Place TIE: 25K Awardicon

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Her  (13+) Thoughts on a bench on a chilly January afternoon. #2311853 by Look out! Choco's Nuts Mwahaha

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

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I'm Frank's Friend  (13+) I don't like the cold. I should go somewhere warm. #2313136 by Kåre Enga in Montana

Honorable Mention 1Bard's Hall Town Crier Merit Badge

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A Crack in the sidewalk  (E) Based on an actual event #2312470 by HollisFrances

All Winners receive the Town Crier Bard's Hall Merit Badge:

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Winners for the December 2023 Memoir "Cherished Gift" Contest.


1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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A Most Precious Gift  (E) A physical gift goes wrong and teaches me some of the most valuable lessons of all. #2309821 by 🕸️intuey's Spider Web

2nd Place 50K Awardicon

The Greatest Gift  (ASR) I had always wanted a sibling. One day, she arrived. #2309762 by Scaredy Kitti

3rd Place: 25K Awardicon

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The Special Gift of Paper  (E) The gift I'll always hold dear; the emotion of discovering it stays with me to this day #2310439 by Nobody’s Home

Honorable Mention #1 10K Awardicon

What's In A Gift?  (E) Just memories and love. #2309673 by Zehzeh

Honorable Mention #2 10K Awardicon

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A Single Tear   (ASR) An unexpected gift from my dad #2310923 by Nixie🦊 is a WdC Teen!

All Winners receive the Holiday Rush Hall Merit Badge:

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Winners for the November 2023 Quotation Inspiration Contest.


1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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Every Thorn Has It's Rose  (13+) A suddenly surprising epiphany #2307939 by Eric Wharton

2nd Place: TIE: 25K Awardicon

Thorns Have Roses  (ASR) Bard's Hall contest Nov 2023 #2307952 by Nobody’s Home

2nd Place: TIE: 25K Awardicon

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Rescue  (E) A dog brings new life to a Victorian lady (430 words) #2307897 by Anarchist Angel 🏴

3rd Place: TIE: 10K Awardicon

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Thoughts of November  (E) The month of November makes me feel that life is passing more quickly. #2308156 by Joey's feet are sopping wet

3rd Place: TIE: 10K Awardicon

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Meaningful November  (18+) A quest of my own #2308426 by WakeUpAndLive️🦇Elf'sSpell

Honorable Mention #1

When time flies  (E) Appreciate every little moment #2307854 by ChannieGhostedYou

Honorable Mention #2

November...  (E) Inspiration is where you find it. #2307584 by WriterRick

Honorable Mention received this exclusive Bard's Hall Merit Badge:

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Winners for the October 2023 Something Horror This Way Comes Contest.

Exclusive Bard's Hall Something Horror Merit Badge given to all participants:




1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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2nd Place: 50K Awardicon

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A Haunting Mystery Of A Departed Girl  (ASR) A little girl who has died sends messages to her mother who misses her. For Bards Hall. #2307235 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

3rd Place: 25K Awardicon

Grandpa  (E) Grandchildren get to spend Halloween with the Grandpa as he tells scary stories. #2305592 by Jtpete 1986

Honorable Mention: 10K Awardicon

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Winners for the September 2023 Cop Shop Mystery Contest.

Exclusive Bard's Hall Cop Shop Mystery Merit Badge given to all participants:




1st Place: 170K Awardicon

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Founder's Day Fireworks  (13+) The high-browed community's celebrations are marred by revenge. #2304592 by Joey's feet are sopping wet

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Bards Hall Mystery Founders Day   (ASR) Solve a mystery in 23 sentences. Marcy Drew, Dorian, a portrait, a ghost, supernatural? #2304861 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

3rd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Drifting Words  (18+) Journal for Poetry Prompt Contest, NAPOWRIMO, and Beyond #2079861 by 🕸️intuey's Spider Web

for The Missing Writer

Honorable Mention #1

Barney Investigates The Price Mansion  (E) The Price Mansion is haunted. In progress Sept. contest entry. #2304936 by Joseph

Honorable Mention #2

Cop Shop Mystery 2023 Contest Entry  (E) What a Mystery!! #2304085 by WriterRick

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Winners for the August 2023 Sci-Fi AI Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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Virtual Reality runs Amok!  (ASR) A "Player" is enjoying the challenges in a virtual reality game until AI takes over. #2303543 by Joey's feet are sopping wet

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Becca Beats Virtual Quest  (E) Becca is sucked into the game as she approaches the high score. #2303577 by Joseph

Exclusive Bard's Hall Town Crier Merit Badge given:


Honorable Mention:

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Honorable Mention:

Bard's Alternate Reality  (E) August Sci-Fi #2302266 by WriterRick

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Winners for the July 2023 Dialogue Contest.

1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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But it's ugly!  (13+) A Bride's Nightmare or Nightmare Bride? #2299988 by Joey's feet are sopping wet

2nd Place: 50K Awardicon

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Winning the Vows  (13+) A different kind of wedding story (dialogue only). #2299881 by Words Whirling 'Round

3rd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Musings...  (18+) Writing, scribbling, etc. #2046985 by Gaby ~ Way behind!

for the Entry, "Say Yes"

Exclusive Bard's Hall Town Crier Merit Badge given:
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Honorable Mention:

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Jack and Claire  (13+) No kids invited to the wedding #2301038 by Lorelei

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Winners for the June 2023 Bard's Hall Blogging Contest.

1st Place: 200K Wood Plaque

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Love, Joy, Peace and Weirdness  (18+) An exploratory blog #2158282 by 🌻 princess bride pwheeler

2nd Place: 174K Awardicon

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The Bard's Hall Contest  (18+) June Annual Blogging Month 2024 #2297031 by WakeUpAndLive️🦇Elf'sSpell

2nd Place: TIE: 170K Awardicon

The Bard's Hall Blog Entries June 2023  (18+) Created for the Bard's Hall Blogging Contest #2296675 by Prosperous Snow celebrating

3rd Place: TIE: 170K Awardicon

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Bard's Hall Blog  (13+) Blog item for the Bard's Hall Blogging Month. #2297651 by Scaredy Kitti

Honorable Mention: 25K Awardicon

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Bards Journal for June  (E) My journal for June at the Bard #2297023 by Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love

Honorable Mention: 25K Awardicon

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Bibimbap 비빔밥   (13+) Left-overs piled on hot rice and mixed. #2296648 by Kåre Enga in Montana

Honorable Mention: 25K Awardicon

The Bard's Hall Blog Entries June 2023  (E) Some of my musings. #2297052 by SandraLynn

Exclusive Bard's Hall Blogging Merit Badge given to all the Bloggers:

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Winners for the May 2023 Original Picture & Haiku Contest.

1st Place: TIE: 50K Awardicon

Dew Drops  (E) Haiku and photo #2295820 by Lilli Munster 🧿 ☕ 🎃

1st Place: TIE: 50K Awardicon

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Memorial Day  (E) Haiku and photo #2295974 by Words Whirling 'Round

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Cat  (E) Cat in a box haiku. 2nd Place, Bard's Hall Contest, May 2023. #2296186 by Beholden

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

Mountains  (E) A thought on the mountains I see #2296577 by Dawn Embers

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Exclusive Bard's Hall 15 Year Anniversary given:


Honorable Mention:

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Haiku [180.49]  (E) Haiku for the Bard. Magnolia against a cotton puff sky. #2296542 by Kåre Enga in Montana

Honorable Mention:

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#26  (E) a haiku... #2295208 by It's the Great Pumakin!

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Winners for the April 2023 Children's Contest.

1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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The Tale of Peter Piglet  (E) April 2023 entry for the Bard's Hall contest. (Winner) #2294787 by Grave Robbin'

2nd Place: 50K Awardicon

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Two Friends Make a Deal  (E) Basil Bunny and Peppermint Pig negotiate. #2294826 by Cubboo!

3rd Place: 25K Awardicon

The Tale of Two Nice Mommies  (E) Nice Mommies give rise to nice times for nice children. #2294795 by THANKFUL SONALI in Octo-BOO

Honorable Mention: 10K Awardicon:

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Purple Princess, & Dragon Bo & Sprinkles  (E) The Purple Princess, her dragon help Bo Bunny and Sprinkles on Easter. #2294852 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

Honorable Mention: 10K Awardicon:

Sammy the Mopey Piglet  (E) Piglet Sammy mopes because rain delays the Easter Bunny #2294802 by Graywriter

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Winners for the March 2023 Supernatural Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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Taken In The Bayou  (E) How a young man ended up lost in the Bayou. #2291949 by Espero

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Stafford's Bane [Bard's Hall, 3/'23]  (18+) Fog. A swamp. An unnerving meeting. #2292551 by Mummified_Mike

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

Settling a Debt  (18+) It's time to pay up... #2293225 by Gaby ~ Way behind!

Honorable Mention:

The Housepainter  (E) He was just a housepainter on holiday...or was he? #2292774 by Bobby Lou Stevenson

All awardees received the Bard's Hall Town's Crier Badge

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Winners for the February 2023 Cupid Slam Contest.

1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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2nd Place: 50K Awardicon

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Anticlimax  (13+) Blocked at every turn of season #2290008 by Words Whirling 'Round

3rd Place - TIE- 25K Awardicon

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3rd Place - TIE - 25K Awardicon

Cupid  (18+) A poem written for the Bard's Hall Contest, Feb 2023 #2289675 by severed head

Honorable Mention: 10K Ribbon

Slamming Cupid  (13+) A humorous take on the perennial imp #2290760 by Dan I Am

Honorable Mention: 10K Ribbon

Love Words for Cupid  (E) The worst heart poem ever, on purpose. #2290607 by Nobody’s Home

All awardees received the Bard's Hall Cupid Slam Merit Badge

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Winners for the January 2023 Plot it Yourself Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

Karma in Siberia  (18+) A man loses his way in a snowstorm, before his life is changed. #2289082 by Tegs

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Downton Abbey, Starring Me As Mary   (ASR) For Bards Hall Contest. Another Downton Abbey. Me As Mary Crawley! #2288904 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

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The Journal  (18+) A writer researches the Salem Witch Trials, never expecting what happens next. #2288429 by Cubboo!

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Winners for the December 2022 Holiday Rush Contest.

1st Place: 170K Bard's Hall Awardicon

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Capturing Christmas Spirit  (E) Searching for the Christmas spirit #2286284 by ß00eyeʐ

2nd Place: 50K Bard's Hall Awardicon

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Ring those Bells  (E) Ringing in the Season #2286202 by AmyJo-"ber" months are here!

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Awardicon

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Star of the Night  (E) A Christmas poem about the Light that came (acrostic poem of Silver Bells) #2286278 by KnightScribe

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Awardicon

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HONORABLE MENTION:
10K Awardicon:

Candles of Eight  (E) Acrostic poem using a holiday prompt #2287496 by Sticky Draconic Vampire saysHH

10K Awardicon:

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10K Awardicon:

SILENT NIGHT  (E) December 2022 writing prompt for The Bard's Hall Contest #2287142 by JustMeJayE

All Winners received a Bard's Hall Holiday Rush Merit Badge

Winners for the October 2022 Something Horror Contest.

1st Place: 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon

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3. Thaumaturge  (18+) There is fear written in the dust #2282669 by Eric Wharton

2nd Place: 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon

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Haunting Of Edgewood Manor  (ASR) Spooky things happen at a mansion near Halloween. Set in Regency times. #2283539 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

The Ghost In My Mind  (13+) A person faces their biggest fear. Will they survive? #2283554 by The Puppet Master

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Dust Like a Shroud  (13+) A midnight prank in a cemetery turns nasty #2283419 by Graywriter

All Winners received a Something Horror Merit Badge

Winners for the September 2022 Cop Shop Mystery Contest.

1st Place: 170K Medal

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Fry 'em Up  (13+) For the Bard's Hall Cop Shop Mystery #2280384 by ß00eyeʐ

2nd Place: 10K Awardicon

Who Dunnit?  (E) answers without questions? or vice-versa #2282078 by AmyJo-"ber" months are here!

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
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Who is the guilty one  (18+) I can only guess. #2282083 by Sticky Draconic Vampire saysHH

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Winners for the August 2022 CNote Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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Summer Dreams  (ASR) August-inspired cNotes for promotions, fun and general encouragement. #2278940 by Scaredy Kitti

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Lilli's All-Occasion C-Notes  (E) Something for every occasion, affordable, and cute #2254506 by Lilli Munster 🧿 ☕ 🎃

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
each received 5000 GP's

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C-notes!   (E) A collection of c-notes, simple as that. #2278486 by PiriPica

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Second C-Note Shop  (E) birthdays, anniversaries, promotion/publication, get-well, just because, Halloween #2278053 by WakeUpAndLive️🦇Elf'sSpell

Winners for the July 2022 Summer Recipe Contest.

1st Place: 75K Awardicon

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2nd Place: 50K TIE

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2nd Place: 50K TIE:

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BBQ BANANA SPLIT  (E) Grill your dessert #2276519 by Which Witch Is Which?🧹

3rd Place: 25K

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Winners for the June 2022 Blogging Contest.

1st Place:

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Love, Joy, Peace and Weirdness  (18+) An exploratory blog #2158282 by 🌻 princess bride pwheeler

2nd Place:

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On The Write Path  (13+) ON THE WRITE PATH: travel journal for Around-the-World in 2015, 16, 18. #2032403 by Kåre Enga in Montana

3rd Place: TIE:

Sandy Supposes....  (18+) My random thoughts and reactions to my everyday life. The voices like a forum. #2017254 by SandraLynn

3rd Place: TIE:

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The Absence of Wavelength  (18+) A nothing from nowhere cast his words to a world wide wind, hindered by periphery. #1149750 by ~ Brian K Compton ~

HONORABLE MENTIONS: (all received a 25k Bard's Hall Awardicon)

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Blog @ Work 2nd Edition  (18+) Write, write more, write better! #2136324 by WakeUpAndLive️🦇Elf'sSpell

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♥HOOves♥   (18+) The Pasture Fresh Blog. Or as Moll Used to Say: Let it Happen, Cap'n. #1602426 by ♥OctOGRE tHiNg♥

Moonie's Not So Secret Diary  (18+) A place for my thoughts , activities, and experiences #2128553 by ~SilverMoonBOO!~

All awardees received a Bard's Hall Blogging Merit Badge

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Winners for the May 2022 Photo Contest.

1st Place: 25K Awardicon

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Thomas and the tart treat  (ASR) Thomas comes to terms with the treat being offered. [Bard's Hall Contest, May 2022] #2273769 by Mummified_Mike

2nd Place: 10K Awardicon

Chocolate Covered Strawberries  (E) 2nd Place - The Bard's Hall Contest - May 2022 #2273968 by QueenNormaJean Let's Go!Go!Go!

Honorable Mention: 5K GP's

Birth of a memory  (E) A toddler's first experience with chocolate covered strawberries. #2274038 by iluvhorses

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Winners for the April 2022 Poetry Contest.

1st Place: 170K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Town Crier MB

Coy Beauty  (ASR) A Villanelle poem written for the Taboo Words and the Bard's Hall contests. #2272203 by Dream ~★~ Justly

2nd Place: 75K Awardicon & Town Crier MB

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Manna  (E) in Sapphic verse #2271258 by Gravedigger Dave

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Town Crier MB

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Daffodil  (E) A sure sign of spring. (Sonnet) #2271276 by ß00eyeʐ

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Town Crier MB

Remembrance  (E) April brings with it dual meanings: death & rebirth. I lost a good friend - "Chief". #2272130 by Windtalker

Honorable Mention: 10K Awardicon & Town Crier MB

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Meditation  (E) Rain dancing on a summer day brings back memories. (Form: Villanelle) A Bard's Hall Entry #2272139 by 🌕 HuntersMoon

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Winners for the February 2022 Cupid Slam Contest.

1st Place: 25K Awardicon & Cupid Slam MB

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2nd Place: 10K Awardicon & Cupid Slam MB

Epistle to Cupid  (13+) Please cease and desist #2266801 by Prosperous Snow celebrating

Honorable Mention: Cupid Slam MB

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Le Voyage Magnifique  (18+) A log of the magnificent journey across the vast sea of my imagination. #1236257 by Gravedigger Dave

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Winners for the January 2022 Christmas Clutter Contest.

1st Place: 25K Awardicon

The Full House  (E) Poem about a house full of stuff #2264778 by catdok

Honorable Mention: Bard's Hall MB

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Le Voyage Magnifique  (18+) A log of the magnificent journey across the vast sea of my imagination. #1236257 by Gravedigger Dave

Honorable Mention: Bard's Hall MB

Horizontal Surfaces  (E) Bard's Hall Contest - January 2022 #2265252 by QueenNormaJean Let's Go!Go!Go!

Winners for the December 2021 Holiday Rush Parody Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

The Aussie Christmas Song: contest entry  (E) Australian version of Cole's 'The Christmas Song', for The Bards Hall contest (Dec 2021) #2263082 by severed head

2nd Place: TIE : 25K Awardicon

Puppies at First Christmas  (E) Contest entry, parody to Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire! #2263239 by eyestar~*

2nd Place: TIE : 25K Awardicon

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Oh, Daddy, Let's Go Downtown!  (E) Trying to move on #2264285 by Gravedigger Dave

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

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Choppin' in a Baseball Hinterland  (18+) Pitching is everything. Go, Braves! [Winter Wonderland tune - Bard's Hall Contest, 12/'21] #2263959 by Mummified_Mike

HONORABLE MENTION:

Drivin' in a WInter Wonderland  (E) Song Parody for Bard's Hall Contest #2264154 by catdok

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I'm Beginning to Get a Migraine Headache  (E) A Parody of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" #2263225 by BlueJay

All Awardees received an exculsive Bard's Hall Holiday Rush Merit Badge!

Winners for the October 2021 Something Horror This Way Comes Contest.

1st Place: 25K Awardicon

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What the Wind Blew In  (ASR) A young woman and her puppy drop in to a writer's winter retreat. #2259625 by Graywriter

2nd Place: 10K Awardicon

When the wind wailed  (E) The souls drifted. #2260427 by jaya

3rd Place: Something Horror This Way Comes Merit Badge

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Bright Light, Black Cat Cemetery Ghosts  (ASR) Ghost story for The Bards Hall Contest. A bright light, ghost, black cat, troll, read on. #2259688 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

All Awardees received an exculsive Bard's Hall Something Horror Merit Badge!
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Winners for the September 2021 Cop Shop Mystery Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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The Traveling Band  (E) The Winner of The Bard's Hall Contest ! September 2021 = Only 21 sentences #2258562 by QueenNormaJean Let's Go!Go!Go!

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

Left in the Dust  (ASR) O'Leary waddles in to solve the puzzle of the missing band bus. #2258568 by Graywriter

Honorable Mention: Bard's Hall Cop Shop Mystery Merit Badge:

Cop Shop Mystery  (E) What happened on the way to the Bardstown Founder's Day celebration? 21 Sentences #2258574 by NeedingBeachDuf 🐠⛵🏝️

All Awardees received an exculsive Bard's Hall Cop Shop Merit Badge!

Winners for the August 2021 Steampunk Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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Skullduggery on the Express  (18+) First Place in The Bard's Hall Steampunk Contest #2256084 by Graywriter

2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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Dr. Whoa-ha’s Spiritual Treatment  (13+) A detective enlists help to sting a fraud on a train, but… #2257339 by Kotaro

3rd Place: 10K Awardicon

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Steam Punk Woman Hero  (ASR) Steam Punk. A woman goes after the man on a steam locomotive who steals from her father. #2256852 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

All Awardees received an exculsive Bard's Hall Town Crier Merit Badge!
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Winners for the July 2021 C-Note Contest.

1st Place: 50K Awardicon

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2nd Place: 25K Awardicon

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3rd Place: TIE: 10K Awardicon

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Puppet Master's Cnote Emporium  (E) A variety of Cnotes for your sending pleasure #2255300 by The Puppet Master

3rd Place: TIE: 10K Awardicon

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Lilli's All-Occasion C-Notes  (E) Something for every occasion, affordable, and cute #2254506 by Lilli Munster 🧿 ☕ 🎃

HONORABLE MENTION:

Bard's Hall Town Crier MB:

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Bard's Hall Town Crier MB:

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Sharmelle's Expressions Independence Day  (E) Sharmelle's Expressions Independence Day cNotes #2254360 by Sharmelloween's Expressions

All Awardees received an exculsive Bard's Hall Town Crier Merit Badge!
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Winners for the June 2021 Annual Blogging Contest.

1st Place: 200K Plaque

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Connecting With Jeannie  (E) Well, here it goes! 'The Bard's Hall Contest' got me blogging again, so wish me luck! #2251646 by Jeannie🩻

2nd Place: 170K Ribbon

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Toe in the Water  (13+) A tentative blog to test the temperature. #2223922 by Beholden

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Bard's Hall Ribbon

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Day to Day happenings in my life  (13+) The simplicity of my day to day. #2186156 by Sumojo

3rd Place: TIE: 25K Bard's Hall Ribbon

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♥HOOves♥   (18+) The Pasture Fresh Blog. Or as Moll Used to Say: Let it Happen, Cap'n. #1602426 by ♥OctOGRE tHiNg♥

HONORABLE MENTION:

10K Ribbon

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Writings in the Sand  (13+) Thoughts destined to be washed away by the tides of life. #2199980 by Ned

10K Ribbon

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All Awardees received an exculsive Bard's Hall Blogging Merit Badge!

Winners for the May 2021 Historical Fiction Contest

1st Place: 25K Awardicon

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Home Isn't Home Anymore  (ASR) A young woman of the ton's father dies, she adjusts to life as a maid at her own house. #2249985 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

2nd Place: 10K Awardicon

Matters of Heart  (E) Does being practical matter? #2251235 by jaya

HONORABLE MENTION:
Received 5K Gift Points

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Of Flowers and Fidelity  (E) Wherein blooms deliver messages too delicate for words #2250583 by Tileira

Winners for the April 2021 Photography & Haiku Contest

1st Place: 200K Plaque

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Story in Stone  (E) Haiku with photo of petroglyphs in the Snake River area #2248036 by ß00eyeʐ

2nd Place: 170K Ribbon

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Leaving  (E) Haiku about the seasonal change. #2248764 by PiriPica

3rd Place: 25K Ribbon

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HONORABLE MENTION:
Received a Bard's Hall "Town Crier" Merit Badge:

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Timeless Garden  (E) Haiku & Original Photo For Bard's Hall April 2021 #2247740 by ♥OctOGRE tHiNg♥

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Antheraea  (E) A late summer encounter with a polyphemus moth #2249058 by Words Whirling 'Round

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Chalk Coast  (E) A haiku for the beach I look out over each day #2249087 by Tileira

}Winners for the March 2021 Dialogue Contest



25K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Bard's Hall MB:

The Strange Tale of Culkin O'Dwyer   (18+) Bizarre happenings in an Irish country pub on St Patrick's night. (Dialogue Only) #2247466 by Ari

25K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Bard's Hall MB:

Once More Now  (E) A barfly and an invisible friend make a pub night even more interesting. For Bard's Hall. #2247532 by Wickedfugitive

Winners for the February 2021 Cupid Slam Poetry Contest



1st Place - 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Cupid Slam MB:

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2nd Place - 25K Awardicon & Cupid Slam MB:

I've Been Shot  (13+) Trying to report a crime #2243597 by Lilli Munster 🧿 ☕ 🎃

3rd Place - 10K Awardicon & Cupid Slam MB:

A letter to Cupid  (E) A poem written for The Bard’s Hall contest. #2243555 by Sumojo

Honorable Mention:

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Stupid Cupid  (13+) Slam poetry on Cupid. #2245530 by Beholden

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Q-pid  (13+) A one-star rap. Written for a bad rating! #2245546 by Cubboo!

Winners for the January 2021 Picture Prompt Contest



1st Place - 50K Awardicon:

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Arms raised to the skies [321] 16 lines  (13+) Prompt: a winter landscape festooned in ice #2242729 by Kåre Enga in Montana

2nd Place - 25K Awardicon:

Winter Impact  (E) The scene from the window. #2242241 by jaya

3rd Place - 10K Awardicon:

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Beauty in the bleakness...  (E) Written for the Bard's Hall Contest January 2021 #2242035 by Princess Zelda

Honorable Mention:

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Final Thoughts of Human Discontent  (E) All is deathly quiet in the winter of 2021. #2242680 by Redtowrite

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Icy Ways  (E) Contest entry, Bard's hall. #2241385 by eyestar~*

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Winners for the December 2020, Bard's Hall Holiay Rush Contest
Another great month of entries and because they were so special, we used our commissioned awardicons for this iconic contest.


1st Place - 170K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Bard's Hall Holiday Rush MB :

2020: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird  (18+) Letter Written for the Bard's Hall Contest December 2020 #2238886 by Prosperous Snow celebrating

2nd Place - 25K Bard's Hall Awardicon & Bard's Hall Holiday Rush MB:

My 2020  (E) My entry into The Bard's Hall contest for December 2020 #2239999 by The Puppet Master

3rd Place - 25K Awardicon & Bard's Hall Holiday Rush MB:

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Letter To 2020  (ASR) Written For Bards Hall Contest. #2239866 by Princess Morticia Megan Rose

Honorable Mention:

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A letter to COVID-19  (E) For The Bard's Hall Contest #2239891 by WakeUpAndLive️🦇Elf'sSpell

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Winners for the November 2020, Bard's Hall Turkey Limerick Contest
Another great month of entries and because they were so special, we used our commissioned awardicons for this iconic contest.


1st Place - 25K Awardicon & Bard's Hall 15 year MB :

Turkeys' Revenge  (18+) Thanksgiving Guest of Honor #2238656 by Prosperous Snow celebrating

2nd Place - 25K Awardicon: