ANNOUNCEMENT SM Team Christmas Writing Contest - Announcement of Winners!

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Hello, everyone!
Three weeks ago, we asked you all to participate in
Social Media Team's first-ever writing contest!


We were very surprised by the quality of writing from the submissions we received
And we'd like to share them all with you!


We asked the participants to submit ANY Christmas-themed writing but they cannot go over 1,000 words.
Then, all entries were anonymously submitted to three judges representing each division of Social Media Team:

Review/Editorials: @BlueNose
Proofreading: @rosie
SNS: @yooamygirls

None of them knew who the other judges were.
Each of them had their own criteria for judging based on their specialization
The host, @meltrosz, judged all entries based on all three fields.
Then, we picked the three entries with the highest average of scores to win the contest!
The entry with the highest average also received a special banner on their writing, courtesy of our GFX co-lead @Rinoa!


In FOUR HOURS, we will be announcing all the winners and participants on this thread.
All winners starting from the third place will also be featured on our Twitter account!
So, watch this thread to see who will be the lucky winners
And please give their submissions a read!​

 

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See the countdown here:

Social Media Christmas Writing Contest

Countdown to Dec 20, 2019 11:00 pm. Showing days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down to 0

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[rosie]

Good luck to all applicants

 

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IT'S TIME TO FINALLY ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS!


Before everything, we'd like to thank everyone who participated in this event:
To everyone who submitted their entries, this event will not be possible without you

We'd also like to thank the judges for this event: @rosie @BlueNose and @yooamygirls who took the time from their busy Christmas schedule to judge in this event!

We'd also like to thank @Rinoa who completed the gfx for the winner's banner with just a few days notice


AND NOW, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO....​

 

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4th Place

Judges' Comments:

Review/Editorials:

could've been cleaner in describing, in the sense that I understand your points, but they could be better stated

7.0

Proofreading:

Great use of vocabulary to convey the purpose of the text. More specific vocabulary could be used to better describe some song elements and its effect on the listener. Some sentences could be better expressed (i.e. He hopes for a moment to happen in which he will next to her on the bus so that he can reveal his feelings).

8.75

SNS:

It's a pretty well fleshed out review. I like how it combines a more technical aspect of the song while also including more personal anecdotes. It is also very fitting for the season!

5.88

Host

Wrong use of verb tenses, vocabulary, punctuation marks, etc. Some sentences make no sense and better to have been omitted since it does not give the reader any new or interesting information. Some sentences are missing words to complete the sentence. Lacks information on why the author loved some parts. Missing articles "a/the". Nevertheless, the author was able to capture the song's intention, albeit being too descriptive sometimes. The review helps the reader analyze what the song is about without hearing it.

6.67

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Average: 7.07

Spoiler

@Nara

[Christmas Writing Contest] "My Christmas Wish" Song Review by Nara

Song Review: Jeong Seung Hwan - "My Christmas Wish" by: Nara Christmas is around the corner and perhaps you have a holiday wish in mind. Take a listen to this song that perfectly depicts a person desire for his or her dreams to come true in Christmas. After his release of soulful winter...

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[miatheikonic]

Awww congrats Nara

 

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3rd Place

Judges' Comments:

Review/Editorials:

descriptive for what its trying to protray, but there was room to have a bit more background in the setting

7.0

Proofreading:

Great use of vocabulary to convey the purpose of the text. Some sentences were joined with a comma, when it should be separated. A distinct and cohesive storyline!

9.5

SNS:

It's an interesting read, but it could be made much better if we got some better insight into the characters and the relationship between them.

5.0

Host

Very colorful vocabulary and good control of grammar. However, aside from making the party a Christmas party, the story has no relation to Christmas at all. Too much use of comma instead of breaking down to periods made some sentences hard to understand. Verb tenses kept switching from present to past even in the same sentence even though it was unnecessary to change. The score would've actually been higher if the author followed the theme. The story doesn't really tell much aside from Xiao and Juyeon liking each other. Too many words were spent on Xiao's imagination for a 1000-word story.

7.33

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Average: 7.21

Spoiler

@WithJuyeon

[Christmas Writing Contest] "EUNXIAO #6 Rewritten" by WithJuyeon

Eunxiao #6 Rewritten by: WithJuyeon Xiao feels a pair of arms crawling around her waist as she is thanking everyone for attending her Christmas party. She takes her seat, the pair of arms still wrapped tightly around her. “You’re so impatient, Juyeon-ah,” she says as she turns to face the...

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2nd Place

Judges' Comments:

Review/Editorials:

Not much to say, it was easy to understand from beginning to end, no confusion, a good thing

10.0

Proofreading:

Great use of vocabulary to convey the purpose of the text. Even though it’s stylized as a poem, I think sentence boundaries could still occur within one line. Might be good to separate some sentences. Make sure you check for capitalization and commas when using quotes

9.25

SNS:

Loved this! Makes me feel very nostalgic and it fits the Christmas theme perfectly and the poem is both fun to read and meaningful.

9.13

Host

Writing a poem was very unexpected and I like surprises. However, some words were misused and some lines' metrics didn't match. changing the words would also affect the metric of the poem which made it very hard to proofread. The poem had a "Dr. Seuss" vibe, but it was nevertheless very engaging and fun to read. I love reading poems and I love it when people write one.

7.0

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Average: 8.84

Spoiler

@Saint Renjun

[Christmas Writing Contest] "Audrey & Santa" by Saint Renjun

Audrey & Santa by: Saint Renjun They said go to bed, be quiet and still, All high pitched and haughty "he'll leave you, he will" But young Audrey had learnt that adventure meant no sleep Santa would come and all those rewards she would reap. It went past 12 o'clock, young Audrey was tired Her...

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[miatheikonic]

And she said she will flop

 

[BlueNose]

omg 2nd. that was the one i liked the most and was the most fun to read

 

[Saint Ren]

omg 2nd. that was the one i liked the most and was the most fun to read

Melt's 7 really dragged down my average, after 9+ from the rest of the judges :tea1:

Blue you clearly have taste

 

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1st Place

Judges' Comments:

Review/Editorials:

Having names for characters instead of "you" and "i" would've helped, it made reading a bit awkward for me, but i can see what your story is telling

7.5

Proofreading:

Great use of vocabulary to convey the purpose of the text. I liked how you used dialogue to introduce a more informal writing style. Serves as a good contrast to the non-dialogue parts. No comments on grammar and sentence structure- done well.

10.0

SNS:

A very interesting and unique read.I wasn't sure where the story was going and that made me more curious for the next part of the story. It's full of story but is pulled-off well.

8.38

Host

Great story and was able to convey a complete plot in less than 1,000 words. The author was able to convey the message and theme of the story very well. It is also very unique from the usual jovial mood of Christmas, and more focused on the realistic problems and questions of people about Christmas.The characters were very solid with a clear personality. Grammar wasn't perfect but easy to proofread.

10.0

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Average: 8.97

Spoiler

@grainy

[Christmas Writing Contest] "64%" by grainy

by: grainy “Christmas,” you declared, “is all about capitalism.” You swept your arms up in a grand gesture. “I’m not gifting anyone this year,” you said, and you looked very certain. “We should celebrate Christmas with meals. That’s much more eco-friendly, and I’ve changed my ways this year.”...

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[BlueNose]

congrats grainy

 

[soozie]

congrats to everyone

 

[rosie]

Congratulations everyone

 

[tokki]

congratulations everyone

 

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Thank you all for participating!

Rewards will be given out in the next 24 hours​

 

[WithJuyeon]

what a surprise, i didnt expect anything cause my writing was more descriptive than anything, doesnt even have the christmas theme. i'm gonna be honest here and confess that i took an old piece of writing and changed the setting just so that i could submit it because who knows what will happen

congrats to everyone

 

[fromisSakura]

@WithJuyeon Omo! Congrats on third place!

 

[Yuki]

cooonnnnnngrats evryone