Best Of The Best: A Year in the Making at FaithWriters.com

FaithWriters.com, the premier site for Christian writers, announces the winners in the annual Best of the Best Writing Challenge.

Livonia, MI (PRWEB) August 9, 2006 -- FaithWriters.com, the premier site for Christian writers, announces the winners in the annual Best of the Best Writing Challenge.

Dozens of judges wade through thousands of manuscripts and in the end, there is only one ‘Best of the Best’ writer. This year-long contest begins as a weekly challenge and ends with only one of more than 6,000 challenge entries taking the coveted FaithWriters’ title.

“The Annual FaithWriters’ Best of the Best awards really were a natural progression of the weekly Writing Challenge. The Challenge has grown quite dramatically since its humble beginnings in 2003,” says Deborah Porter, Weekly Challenge coordinator for FaithWriters.

To make this point, records indicate the response to the challenge has more than doubled since its inception. Porter asserts, “As [the challenge has grown, so too has the quality of material being submitted. Finding a way to recognize and reward the very best of all the weekly winners really was the motivation for the introduction of the annual Best of the Best awards.”

The top three entries each year receive a place in the annals of ‘Best of the Best’ history along with a generous cash award. This year’s top three entries are as follows:

1st Place ($300) "The Heart of Lucinda Druell" by Kenn Allan

2nd Place ($100) "And God Breathes..." by Ann Grover

3rd Place ($75) "Altar" by Ann Grover

Eligibility requirements for the challenge are rather specific. In each of the 40 scheduled weekly challenges, only the entry that is ranked in first place is qualified for consideration in the ‘Best of the Best’ challenge. Porter declares, “The competition for this coveted spot is very high. I think this makes Kenn Allan’s win all the more amazing. This gentleman’s entry, ‘The Heart of Lucinda Druell’ was not only judged to be the most outstanding submission for the year, but four of his other eligible entries were ranked in 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th place overall. It really is fair to say that Kenn Allan was most definitely the very Best of the Best for 2006.”

The FaithWriter’s challenge is a faith-based writing contest and 10 weekly challenges are conducted each quarter based on a specific word prompt and word count. Literary judges look at the submissions using more than six separate criteria. None of the judges know the names of any of the authors represented in any given challenge.

When asked how he felt about his placement as ‘Best of the Best,’ Allan responded, “At first I was stunned, which was closely followed by a sense of gratitude. Next came the jarring impact of receiving such a high honor by my peers. Lastly, I fell into a contemplative mood. So, in answer to your question, I'm not sure a word exists which describes my feelings perfectly. Shockogrataspective, maybe?”

In summing up the things that seem to draw writers from around the world to this challenge, Porter notes, “Encouragement, opportunity, and recognition are all key components of the FaithWriters’ weekly Writing Challenge, and these same things are at the heart of the Best of the Best awards as well.”

About FaithWriters.com

FaithWriters.com was launched on September 1, 2001, and has grown to become one of the largest online destinations for Christian writers. Members are comprised of writers from all around the world.

To learn more about FaithWriters.com, please visit their website at

http://www.faithwriters.com.

To gain access to the winning “Best of the Best” submissions visit http://www.faithwriters.com/writing-challenge-intro.php.

To read an interview with this year's “Best of the Best” winner, Kenn Allan, visit http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-best-of-the-best2006.php.

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