LI Writing Contest '08 - The Winner

[Re.TiReD]

:salamext:

7 judges

10 entries

...The hype began

They battled it out....

And a winner emerged....

It waaaassss....


*cue halal drumroll*








Ancient Wisdommmmm!

There ya are :D

All the stories were fab though, JazakAllah khayr for entering.

WassalamuAlaykum

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

:salamext:

As I stated in the other thread, congratulations, mabrook! It was well deserved.

[Güven]

:salamext:

Well deserved indeed, Congratulations!:ooh:

[Abu Ilyas]

Mabrook, Who was it written by?

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[Na7lah]

congrats =)

[Yanal]

Mabrook who's entry is that. Mine was I pod which stinker no comments on the thread it was posted . Can we have a 10 ranking by the judges. That's where every story will have a rank so I can see where mine stands. What is the prize?

[Re.TiReD]

:salamext:

Ancient Wisdom = 4 votes

Entry 6 = 2 votes

Only 40 = 1 vote

WassalamuAlaykum

[Na7lah]

what was the prize?

[ayan333]

:sl:

who won????


:w:

[BlissfullyJaded]

:sl:

Mabrook to the winner! Great story and well deserved. :D

To those who're curious who the author is, he/she will be remaining anonymous upon request.

[Ummu Sufyaan]

:sl:
mabrook...

can we know who the authors were for the stories :D

[Musaafirah]

Ooh la la! Such a tough choice between coconut and Ancient wisdom though innit?!!!
Mabrook to the winner! Who are ya? Come out and show yourself!!
How come coconut didn't even get a vote? That was such an ace story!!

[mystifyed]

Congrats to the winner

[Periwinkle18]

Congrats to the winner :). i want to know the authors of the stories. Mines was entry 6 which had a title n it was true friend but it doesn't matter :p

[Re.TiReD]

LOL

AssalamuAlaykum

The author is anon but I know her personally, so am guna take her out on a shopping spree insha'Allah.

If the other authors would like to reveal themselves they can insha'Allah...

WassalamuAlaykum

[Cabdullahi]

LOL

AssalamuAlaykum

The author is anon but I know her personally, so am guna take her out on a shopping spree insha'Allah.

If the other authors would like to reveal themselves they can insha'Allah...

WassalamuAlaykum

Thats not fair so if it was just a random person who won u'd just send a crappy gift and nothing worthwhile

[Re.TiReD]

Thats not fair so if it was just a random person who won u'd just send a crappy gift and nothing worthwhile

LOL that's slightly nasty bro...it's not my fault the whole of LI doesnt live down my end. And if somebody else had won, I'd have asked em what they wanted :)

[Cabdullahi]

LOL that's slightly nasty bro...it's not my fault the whole of LI doesnt live down my end. And if somebody else had won, I'd have asked em what they wanted what ever it is!!! :)

mashallah... thats really kind....so when is the next contest????:X

[Re.TiReD]

mashallah... thats really kind....so when is the next contest????:X

LOL why add that part to my quote *scratches head*

It was bro -S- gonna contribute towards the prize anyway and if it was a sis I was going to sort it.

Do you really want another contest? And did you enter this one btw? (unless you'd rather not say)

[Muezzin]

:salamext:

7 judges

10 entries

...The hype began

They battled it out....

And a winner emerged....

It waaaassss....


*cue halal drumroll*








Ancient Wisdommmmm!

There ya are :D

All the stories were fab though, JazakAllah khayr for entering.

WassalamuAlaykum

Mabrook to the winner! It was a very well-written piece, so the win was well-deserved. :)

Ooh la la! Such a tough choice between coconut and Ancient wisdom though innit?!!!
Mabrook to the winner! Who are ya? Come out and show yourself!!
How come coconut didn't even get a vote? That was such an ace story!!

I wrote Coconut. Jazakallah for the vote of confidence. As long as someone enjoyed it, it's all worthwhile :)

Must try harder next time. :blind:

[Re.TiReD]

Mabrook to the winner! It was a very well-written piece, so the win was well-deserved. :)


I wrote Coconut. Jazakallah for the vote of confidence. As long as someone enjoyed it, it's all worthwhile :)

Must try harder next time. :blind:

Bro didnt coconut get the most votes on the poll? It did didnt it? I think it was popular amongst the members.

A comment sis Skye made got me thinking, it'd be great for all the participants to tell their ages (if they want).... something about a 15 year old competing with a 25 year old...there's obviouslty going to be a difference.

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

:salamext:

Ancient Wisdom = 4 votes

Entry 6 = 2 votes

Just 40 = 1 vote

WassalamuAlaykum

:wasalamex

I think you meant 'Only Forty'. That was my entry, as you already know.

Which one was yours, sis?

Edit: Just saw the above post... I'm 19.

[Re.TiReD]

:salamext:

Woops, I edited it. Sorry sis.

Btw I'm just waiting for the judges to give feedback on all the stories insha'Allah. I'll post them as soon as...

WassalamuAlaykum

[Muezzin]

Bro didnt coconut get the most votes on the poll? It did didnt it? I think it was popular amongst the members.

I think it was tied with either Ancient Wisdom or Entry 6. I'm glad people enjoyed all these stories. :)

A comment sis Skye made got me thinking, it'd be great for all the participants to tell their ages (if they want).... something about a 15 year old competing with a 25 year old...there's obviouslty going to be a difference.

I'm 23.

If it's a question of fairness, maybe there should be different age brackets in future - under 18's and over 18's or something of that nature.

:wasalamex

I think you meant 'Only Forty'. That was my entry, as you already know.

That was a very good story mashallah. It was also the only 'period piece' as it were, which made it extra cool.

[Re.TiReD]

Yeah I think we should have age brackets as you put it. Insha'Allah. Although it depends if members want a contest in future.

The poll was more inclined towards yours I think akhee, wallahu A'lam I dont remem.

WassalamuAlaykum

[Periwinkle18]

im 16.

waiting for the feedbacks.

[Yanal]

Mine was Ipod no one votes for it but I understand why grammer problems but no worry that might be my only story I write now because my grammer. If I'd won and I asked to be a mod not that I would impose on a request from Muhammad or any other Admins.

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

I think another contest would be nice. I hope more people will participate in future.

Amatul Wadud, are you going to let us know which entry is yours? *gives her a gentle nudge*

[Re.TiReD]

Awww that gentle nudge woke me ;D

Yeh I gotta take myself on a shopping spree :rollseyes

[Na7lah]

Awww that gentle nudge woke me ;D

Yeh I gotta take myself on a shopping spree :rollseyes

you won :ooh: congraatz :D

mine waz True to Faith and Friendship

A comment sis Skye made got me thinking, it'd be great for all the participants to tell their ages (if they want)....

19

[Re.TiReD]

JazakAllah khayr.

Oh yeh, so am I :p

[Ummu Sufyaan]

:sl:
Mabrook jun :D...i had a fuuny feeling it was yours :mmokay:

but whose was the author of entry 6...sis muslimah i thought that was yours :-[:D

[Olive]

Congrats to the winner! :)

[Nájlá]

mabrook to the winner
all of the stories were amazing :thumbs_up

:sl:
Mabrook jun :D...i had a fuuny feeling it was yours :mmokay:

but whose was the author of entry 6...sis muslimah i thought that was yours :-[:D

entry 6 was periwinkle18 was a nice story.

Congrats to the winner :). i want to know the authors of the stories. Mines was entry 6 which had a title n it was true friend but it doesn't matter :p

[unknown_JJ]

Wth?

I wanted 'Last hope' or 'the one without the title' to win

Who wrote these^

The winners wan was boring..who chose it?

Must've been fixed eh? So much for judges..

[Silver Pearl]

:wasalamex

'Ancient Wisdom' was chosen by judges due to the writing quality, its description and the good use of language. The other stories had a stronger plotline and were deemed more creative than the winning story. However, the other stories were considered either poor in the use of language or because it wasn't vivid enough.

I suppose there was alot of areas which were not considered well. Such as group age. What judges were looking for etc. It was difficult to judge because the topic given was very broad and each story had a great quality about it.

Perhaps if there is another competition [this will depend on its popularity] then it can be more organised. Judging will be more rigid and it can be more like a professional competition for a better outcome.

[Güven]

Photographing contest? :ooh:

:wasalamex

[Re.TiReD]

Wth?

I wanted 'Last hope' or 'the one without the title' to win

Who wrote these^

The winners wan was boring..who chose it?

Must've been fixed eh? So much for judges..

Booo Hooo! You want a bucket? :p

Which was Tahi's?

I shudda fixed the comp, at least that way I'd get to buy her summin.

[Muezzin]

Anyway...

Is the judges' feedback on each story going to be posted? :)

[Re.TiReD]

The feedback we had, the judge seems to have edited out ..? Just saw that now.

I'm not going to bother them to do it, if they want to insha'Allah they will. I think sis Silver Pearl will.

[Muezzin]

The feedback we had, the judge seems to have edited out ..? Just saw that now.

Edited out?

I'm not going to bother them to do it, if they want to insha'Allah they will. I think sis Silver Pearl will.

I hope so. Nothing helps improve writing more than constructive criticism. :)

[crayon]

Photographing contest? :ooh:

:wasalamex

:D:D:D
I'd participate!

[Re.TiReD]

Edited out?


I hope so. Nothing helps improve writing more than constructive criticism. :)

I mean on the judges forum, one of the judges had posted feedback on each story but I checked today and she has edited it. She said she doesnt plan on posting again either. And I doubt the other judges will. Sorry :(

[Banu_Hashim]

I wanna read these great stories...!

[Re.TiReD]

Here: http://www.islamicboard.com/creative...8-stories.html

Ur avatar is fab btw

[Banu_Hashim]

Here: http://www.islamicboard.com/creative...8-stories.html

Ur avatar is fab btw

Merci.

Yeah... I thought so too. :p I was going for a tree themed avatar you see...:D