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What an wonderfully extending challenge. The entries were outstanding as always and quite varied due to the openness of the prompt. However, this time it was easier to achieve consensus, as Yolanda and I came up with the same top three! That's progress! It usually takes several emails then a check around for other opinions.

Kudos to Olga Godim, our badge designer, and Nilanjana Bose, our prompt guru! PEACE and LOVE was inspiring.

THE WINNER OF THE

2017 WEP APRIL CHALLENGE

PEACE AND LOVE

TA DA TA DA TA DA

DOLORAH

GOING HOME – A wonderful flash which was not too whimsical, too serious or too abstract. Full of alliteration which Dolorah introduced from the first line: "Please pay the piper at the end of the pier." And the haunting bagpipes playing Going Home was a great way to intensify the reading experience. As one commenter said: 'dreamy...'

Congratulations Dolorah

Please, accept the winner’s badge and display on your blog with a link to your story.

An Amazon Gift Card of $10 will be winging your way shortly.

THE RUNNER UP OF THE

2017 WEP APRIL PEACE AND LOVE CHALLENGE

ROLAND YEOMANS

Where can you find Peace was gripping, as Roland is wont to be. A timely post on the difficulty of achieving peace in our world today. For me, the touching scene of the grandmother holding her grandchild as they drowned had a huge impact.

Congratulations Roland!

Please accept the Runner Up Badge

And display on your blog with a link to
Where can you find Peace?

THE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD FOR THE

2017 WEP APRIL PEACE AND LOVE CHALLENGE GOES TO

Laura Clipson

PEACE AND LOVE – A powerful tale where the heroine sacrifices her life for her friends, a great flash. Makes us question ourselves--how far would we go to bring peace?

Congratulations, Laura. Please accept the badge and display it on your blog with a link to
PEACE AND LOVE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS

Let's face it, you're all on our shortlist this time.

But we must give an honorable mention to Pat Garcia for her "The If of Peace and Love". Pat always makes us think deeply with her enchanting way with words. A thoughtful poem with a theme of the sacredness of respect amongst all creation.

And we must again acknowledge the poem Peace and Love by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“Despair and hope may meet within one heart.”

Thanks, everyone, for joining us in April. We love each and every one of you. Can't wait for the next challenge in June, Bridges.

Water under the bridge? Or interpret this prompt as a setting, or as an overture after a breach, or just the word inserted somewhere into your writing/images.

Go to our Challenges Page above to read more on this prompt.

See you then, but be sure to return for the winner’s guest post!

BREAKING NEWS! Yolanda begins her blog tour to promote her Prequel to the Detective Quaid series...The Snowman. I'm hosting her on my blog on May 3. Here are all the appearances by our dear co-host. I know she'd appreciate a visit.

May 1 – Juneta @ Writer’s Gambit – Author Guest Post

May 2 – Romance Under Fire – Review & Excerpt

May 3 – Denise Covey – Review & Author Guest Post

Random Thoughts – Excerpt

May 4 – The Silver Dagger Scriptorium – Excerpt & Author Guest Post

May 5 – Julie Flanders, Writer – Excerpt

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These #WEPFF entries at times had us crying and at other's filled with joy! @DeniseCCovey & @YolandaRenee http://writeeditpublishnow.blogspot.com/2017/04/wepwriteeditpublish-peace-and-love.html

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13 comments:

Elephant's Child27 April 2017 at 15:27
Huge congratulations to all the winners - and indeed to the participants, co-ordinators and judges.
Nilanjana Bose27 April 2017 at 17:04
Mega congratulations to the winners! all three stories were absolutely outstanding. The reading here gets better and better!

Looking forward to the June challenge and Donna's post before that.

Have a great Friday/weekend.

Nila
Anonymous27 April 2017 at 20:35
Congratulations to all
dolorah28 April 2017 at 03:45
Really a shock and honor to have won. Thank you Ladies. Congrats to Roland too, such awesome imagery in his piece. The world can be such a dreary place, but even in the most dire circumstances, love triumphs. Roland has a gift for projecting the best and worst in humanity.
D.G. Hudson28 April 2017 at 21:01
Congrats to Dolorah, Roland and Laura! Well done, every one. The reading was quite interesting for this challenge. And now, looking forward to the next Bridges challenge - Thanks to all the hosts for doing what they do and encouraging us to put finger to keyboard.
Hilary Melton-Butcher29 April 2017 at 02:07
Hi Denise - congratulations to Donna, Roland and Laura ... well done to you all ... it's great to read entries and to know what others can write about 'similar' subjects ... and thanks to Yolanda and you for setting the WEP up ... onwards to Bridges ... cheers for now - Hilary
Pat Garcia29 April 2017 at 03:40
Sending out congratulations to Dolorah, Roland, and Laura on your awesome wins.
All the best and keep writing.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat
Laura Clipson29 April 2017 at 05:37
Congratulations to Dolorah and Roland, and thank you so much for choosing mine! I really struggled with this one, so it means a lot that you all liked it.
Looking forward to the next challenge!
Pat Hatt29 April 2017 at 08:23
Congrats to the winners indeed. Should be fun when bridges come to seed.
N. R. Williams29 April 2017 at 09:46
Congratulations to the winners. All those stories were really fantastic.
Nancy
dolorah29 April 2017 at 22:31
Thank you; and congrats to Roland and Laura as runners up. I am mentally writing my "winners post" now. I enjoyed reading all the entries, and am looking forward to the Bridges challenge.
Yolanda Renée30 April 2017 at 00:02
Congratulations!

Donna, Roland, Laura!

Talented writing and such a thrill to read -- all the entries! Great job!

Thank you, Denise, for adding my book tour - wow, finally got The Snowman done!!! I'm looking forward to the fun!

And 'Bridges' - another awesome challenge for June!
Roland D. Yeomans4 May 2017 at 10:56
Life is a harsh mistress of late so I am late. Hate that. Congrats to Donna and Laura! How did I sneak in the winners? Must be the doing of the ghost of Mark Twain, the scoundrel. What a nice thing to say of my writing, Donna. Both you and Laura did magnificent pieces.