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DWT Poetry Competition: Eighth Round

You guys are probably getting used to a dose of poetry every Tuesday and Thursday huh? Well, today’s shot is here. As usual we have some really good poems below, so check them out and make sure to cast a vote for your favorite. If you want to leave feedback to the poets you can … Read more

DWT Poetry Competition: Seventh Round

Welcome to the seventh round of the DWT Poetry Competition. If you are one of the participants and noticed something wrong with the formatting/editing of your poem, just contact us and we’ll fix it promptly. Some people are still submitting poems also. Unfortunately we won’t be able to accept them because the deadline has passed. … Read more

DWT Poetry Competition: Sixth Round

Welcome to another round of the DWT Poetry Competition. In the last round we had a small problem in the voting session. More specifically it seems that one user found a bug and exploited it to vote over and over again. As a result the poll ended with over 15,000 votes! I took a screenshot … Read more

DWT Poetry Competition: Fifth Round

Time for another round of the DWT Poetry Competition. If you want to check the previous rounds just visit the Competitions category page. Previous rounds got over 200 votes each, so thanks for all the readers who are taking the time to read the poems and vote on their favorites. As usual we have some … Read more

DWT Poetry Competition: Fourth Round

Welcome to the fourth round of our poetry competition. We’ll have 16 qualifying rounds, two semi-finals, and then the final, where the winner will be elected. The prize for the winner is a $100 Amazon gift card, and the three runners-up will get a free license for the Fanurio time tracking software (a sponsor of … Read more

DWT Poetry Competition: Third Round

It is time for a new round of our poetry competition. In the last round the winner made it by just three votes, so the competition is definitely heating up. Remember that the voting session of each round lasts for 48 hours after the round goes live. The poem with the highest number of votes … Read more

DWT Poetry Competition: Second Round

Welcome to the second round of our poetry competition. The first one got over 200 votes already, so we are on to a good start. In this round I made an effort to publish each poem as it was submitted. If you are one of the participants and believe that your poem is not formatted … Read more

DWT Poetry Competition: First Round

All right folks, it is time to kick start the first DWT Poetry Competition. The response from our readers was fantastic, with over 150 entries! Given this number we’ll have two qualifying rounds every week. The first one on Tuesdays, and the second one on Thursdays. The voting on each round will be open for … Read more

Come Participate in the DWT Poetry Competition

I am pretty sure we have many poets and wanna-be poets among our readers (not to mention the ones who just like to read poetry), so it was about time to run a DWT Poetry Competition. First of all here are some good reasons for you to participate: The winner will receive a $100 Amazon … Read more

Short Story Competition 2: The Grand Finale is Live!

The time we all have been waiting has finally come. The eleven (yes we had a tie in one round) most voted stories in the ten qualifying rounds are now competing head to head for the grand winner title. If you have not already, make sure to read them. Some are funny, others are intriguing, … Read more

Short Story Competition 2: Ninth Round is Open for Voting

We are getting close to the end of the second Short Story Competition. Today’s round has some interesting stories as usual, so make sure to read them and cast a vote for your favorite one. Every week only one story passes the round and gets promoted to the grand finale, where we will declare the … Read more

Short Story Competition 2: Eighth Round is Open for Voting

Another round with eight stories is live. The poll will stay open until the midnight of the upcoming Sunday. If you have suggestions or criticism about any of the stories or about the competition itself, please share it in the comment section. Now to the stories! 1. For Society’s Sake by Catherine Sharp She’d been … Read more