The Fellowship of Scarlatti has chosen to honor the following
outstanding works this month from among the many entries.

For the Bardic Contest:
-First Place-
The Gorshire Engima, an absorbing and skillful mystery tale by
Neberneith.

-Runners Up-
Time Out of Time, Arac's moving narrative of his darkest hour.
Portrait of Innocence, the story of a treasure Cyre understands only
now.
Night Patrol, Salviinqiist's vivid account of a Sentinel patrol in
Azdun.
Don't Look Back, the conclusion of Sansonnet's Achaean epic.

-Merit-
Tordahl, the story of the woeful dwarf of the Shamtota Hills, by Kiara.
Blue, an account of how Naiad came to her love of Vastar's realm.


For the Artisanal Contest:
-First Place-
The Cloud Forest, Blackvixen's outstanding depiction of the
denizens of Ulangi's Cloud Forest.

-Runner Up-
Seahorse Locket, detailing the merfolk craftsmanship, by Elsp.

-Merit-
Gaia, a portrait by Vortigen.
Tekura Stances, an illustration by Nerfarious.
Ratter Pride, Serentus' memory of the moment of accomplishment
when he and his father first slew a black rat.


The web site should reflect the new winners shortly.

NOTES FOR BARDS AND ARTISTS:

The Fellowship does appreciate when a bard is willing to submit
their very long works as 15-page or less chapters, such as with
Sansonnet, whose complete work is 70 pages long. However,
breaking up a story that is already less than 30 pages, or
submitting sections that do not stand well on their own as stories
will not be looked upon as favorably by the Fellowship. Please
keep this in mind if you have submitted a short section of a
larger work and it was not chosen.

Also, as a reminder, works in either category that are very
strongly Achaean in nature (Neberneith's and Blackvixen's works,
for example) are specially favored by the Fellowship over works of
more universal nature. For instance, a love poem, while perhaps
well written, will not receive the same favor as a well written
love poem that incorporates many strongly Achaean elements.

Penned by my hand on the 12th of Glacian, in the year 283 AF.