Art Prompt Writing Contest #5 - Result!

The fifth art prompt writing contest ended at midnight on the 27th October. I received ten submissions and, as is my usual way, I waited for the contest to end before reading them all. I have spent this morning doing so and, with the help of @tinypaleokitchen, have decided on the winners.

I asked for 500 - 1000 word fictional tales, using the following photograph from @lymmerick as a prompt.

Thanks to the generosity of @jordan.lesich and @bex-dk - the prize pool stood at 45 SBD.

The overall winner receives 25 SBD plus the SBD payout from the contest announcement post, which was 7.578 SBD. After much deliberation, I am pleased to announce that @authorofthings is the overall winner, and therefore receives the total prize of 32.578 SBD. This is her heart wrenching story, called Marygold Sky:

https://steemit.com/contest/@authorofthings/marygold-sky-entry-into-gmuxx-art-prompt-5-contest

Congratulations!

 
My first runner up is @g-force1980 with this powerful entry, called Pa's Shack:

https://steemit.com/artprompt/@g-force1980/pa-s-shack-art-prompt-writing-contest-5-20171027t202823149z

Congratulations! You win 15 SBD.

 
My second runner up is @negativer with his submission, called Out Of The Darkness, Into The Light :

https://steemit.com/fiction/@negativer/out-of-the-darkness-into-the-light-original-short-fiction

Congratulations! You also win 15 SBD.

 
Thank you to everybody that submitted their work for my contest. As I am leaving for Steemfest in four days, I will put the next contest seeking art as a prompt on hold for a week. Look out for that and the following art prompt writing contest in the coming weeks.

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