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Highest Ranked Entries for INDIA

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:25 pm
by Deb Porter
Hi Challengeers.

Now that our India winners have had a little bit of time in the spotlight, it's time to give a cheer to all those who didn't quite make it to the top, but did very well.

While the number of entries each week remains fairly low, I'll only be posting the top 30, instead of the top 40.

So if your entry appears on any of these lists, you did very well. Give yourself a pat on the back.

Love, Deb

TOP 30 - “INDIA” CHALLENGE

1 And the Gentiles Shall Come to Thy Light by Carol Slider
2 The Jewel of Abhay by Mona Purvis
3 Moon-face in the Light by Beth Muehlhausen
4 Swept Into Shadows by Jan Ackerson
5 Women Be Wise by Michele Roach
6 Give Me Your Shoe Boxes, Please by Clyde Blakely
7 My Name is India by Lori Othouse
8 A Steady Erosion by Lisa Mikitarian
9 The Match by Melanie Kerr
10 The Earth Breaker by Jeannie Morse
11 The Tamarind Tea Room by Dorothy Adamek
12 The Not-So Occidental Tourist by Sonya Leigh
13 Amar's Message by Yvonne Blake
14 Prismatic Perceptions by Marlene Bonney
15 kiYAAA-ga-ga by Sheri Gordon
16 And God Did by Eliza Evans
17 Once Upon a Time in a Litter Box by Steve Fitschen
18 The Serious-eyed Girl by Bonnie Way
19 The Greatest Sacrifice by Holly Westefeld
20 How the Cobra Got His Hood by Benjamin Graber
21 Redemption in Mumbai by Charles Toscano
22 Cross Roads by Linda Germain
23 Just Beyond the Setting Sun by Christina Banks
Tied for 24th Place:
Musings and Yearnings of a Chandala by Josiah Kane
No More Doubts by Marty Wellington
25 8:28 by Adele O'Reilly
26 Amelia's Heart by Lisa Collins
27 Damaged Feet and Shattered Hearts by Debbie Roome
28 Adventuring by Shirley McClay
29 Reincarnation by Gregory Kane
30 I Love You, My India by S Harricharan

TOP 15 LEVEL 1 - “INDIA” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level One: 33)

1 The Earth Breaker by Jeannie Morse
2 The Tamarind Tea Room by Dorothy Adamek
3 8:28 by Adele O'Reilly
4 Amelia's Heart by Lisa Collins
5 Count the Cost by Aaron Goulet
6 Every Moment, Every Mile by Jim McWhinnie
7 Train Tracks by Cheryl Thiessen
8 Orphaned in India by Charlene Reid
9 Timeless by Lauren Dahl
10 Poignant Panorama by Esther Robinson
11 Not Alone by Elizabeth Jackson
12 Sleeping Giant by Dennis Priest
13 A Surprised Rescue by Janeil Harricharan
14 Change Forever by Shellie Bailey
15 My Burden by Susan Sargeant

TOP 5 LEVEL 2 - “INDIA” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Two: 14)
Top 5 only due to low number of entries for this Level.

1 The Jewel of Abhay by Mona Purvis
2 Musings and Yearnings of a Chandala by Josiah Kane
3 Not So Bad After All by Kellie Henningsen
4 Caste by Sarah Rauch
5 The Courage of Selvakumar by Norma-Anne Hough

TOP 15 LEVEL 3 - “INDIA” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Three: 37 )

1 Give Me Your shoe Boxes, Please by Clyde Blakely
2 Prismatic Perceptions by Marlene Bonney
3 And God Did by Eliza Evans
4 Once Upon a Time in a Litter Box by Steve Fitschen
5 The Serious-eyed Girl by Bonnie Way
6 The Greatest Sacrifice by Holly Westefeld
7 How the Cobra Got His Hood by Benjamin Graber
8 Redemption in Mumbai by Charles Toscano
9 Just Beyond the Setting Sun by Christina Banks
10 No More Doubts by Marty Wellington
11 I Love You, My India by S Harricharan
12 HeavenSent Tech Support by Tim Pickl
13 Beauty in the Dust by Deborah Cooke
14 Watch Y'r Step by Bryan Ridenour
15 Bringing Home Hope by Diana Dart

TOP 15 LEVEL 4 - “INDIA” CHALLENGE
(Total number of Entries for Level Four: 24)

1 And the Gentiles Shall Come to Thy Light by Carol Slider
2 Moon-face in the Light by Beth Muehlhausen
3 Swept Into Shadows by Jan Ackerson
4 Women Be Wise by Michele Roach
5 My Name is India by Lori Othouse
6 A Steady Erosion by Lisa Mikitarian
7 The Match by Melanie Kerr
8 The Not-So Occidental Tourist by Sonya Leigh
9 Amar's Message by Yvonne Blake
10 kiYAAA-ga-ga by Sheri Gordon
11 Cross Roads by Linda Germain
12 Damaged Feet and Shattered Hearts by Debbie Roome
13 Adventuring by Shirley McClay
14 Reincarnation by Gregory Kane
15 Fedder, Fedder! by Deborah Engle

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:56 pm
by jjanoski
Time to congratulate everyone who made the overall top 40! Making the list is a great accomplishment considering how many great entries there were this week.

Congrats to Sonya, Yvonne, Sheri, Holly, Ben, Josiah, Debbie, Shirley, Gregory, and Sara for their top 40 placements!

Also congrats to Tim and Diana for making the advanced top 15!

A lot of new faces on the list, so if I didn't mention your name in the other thread or this one, please forgive me. I'm hoping to get to know you all as the week's progress.

And is Janiel related to Sara? I'm guessing so. Congrats to Janeil also! :)

I'm excited to read the Europe entries and see what great stuff comes from this topic. I know I enjoyed writing mine.

Josh

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:06 pm
by drama4Him
A very dear friend of mine encouraged me to check out Faithwriters. I think you all are amazing, gifted writers---but so more more than that, you are an encouragement to us newbies just starting out and taking that leap of faith. I have been blessed by each comment, each critique. Thank you so much. Here's to all the India challenge submissions. You all ROCK!
Soli Deo Gloria :D

Blessings,
Adele

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:33 pm
by Ben_Poet
Congratulations everyone!

I'm glad to see Jan up on the list again...
Melanie, congrats to you, too - I always love seeing a poem make EC... :-)
Lisa, I'm glad to see you up there, too! Congratulations!

Lots of names I don't recognize, which is neat to see - great job!

Thank you for the congratulations, Josh - I'm encouraged again to see my name on the list after shaking off several months' worth of rust... :wink:

I was so close to placing in advanced :shock: - maybe I should try writing stories more often! :D

Ben

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:35 pm
by Ben_Poet
Oh, and congratulations to Michele, too - but maybe I should stop naming names, or I'll be here all night... :wink:

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:39 pm
by jjanoski
Ben_Poet wrote: I was so close to placing in advanced :shock: - maybe I should try writing stories more often! :D
Well your stories are good, but there is no denying your talent for writing poetry. I myself cannot write poems, so I look up to those who can. Maybe someday I'll attempt one, but right now I'm too scared. :shock:

By the way, your story really was very good and quite original. I enjoyed reading it a lot.

Josh

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:35 pm
by dandelionflower
Congratulations to everyone! We just keep plugging away, moving along, and growing.

I appreciated learning so much about India this week.

May this week's writing go smoothly! Last week's felt rough.


:D

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:06 am
by itsjoanne
Ben_Poet wrote:Oh, and congratulations to Michele, too - but maybe I should stop naming names, or I'll be here all night... :wink:
Hehe - sounds like me, eh? :P

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Great job, folks!!!!

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:12 am
by gracelikerain
Congratulations to all the winners!! Way to go !!

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:25 pm
by beff
There were so many amazing entries this week. Congrats everyone!