no! im part of the bay area writing region… which is probably why my results came out earlier. i would expect ral to come out later?
I’m not sure how much longer I can wait 
manifesting that they come out soon 
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It’s up!! 1 gold key, 1 silver key, 2 honorable mentions 
nothing here : / congrats guys
I think it was highly competitive this year, if that makes it any better. I won more last year and I felt myself improve so much more this year. Must’ve been a different amount or something this year. Good job though! I’m proud of you
thanks; these writing awards can be really discouraging. I haven’t won anything out of all my submissions over the years across all the different awards/contests LMAO not trying to make it a pity party or anything, I’m just not sure what they’re looking for and it makes it hard. congrats to you, I’ve been seeing you in these forums and you really deserve it.
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Your feelings are completely valid!! These competitions definitely are discouraging. Thank you for your kind words though, I really appreciate it. I’m so proud of you for putting yourself out there time and time again. Keep pushing!!
Is it just me or did they release the awards on the dashboard and then reset it to the original?
Same!!
You mean you could see that you won something and now you can’t?
Yeah like I saw my awards and downloaded them and then when I logged in a few minutes later they weren’t visible anymore
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I got an email last year and then won an American Voices nomination; so did everyone else I knew who got an email (Visions or Voices nomination). To be fair I didn’t ask a lot of people but it’s definitely a good sign.
Haven’t gotten any email this year though 
and results aren’t out yet
Thanks for the info haha. Ral west nothing up yet.
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don’t worry. i totally get how you feel. i must’ve lost at least 20 competitions before winning. but the effort you put in each piece you submit is a sign of you moving forward… and that effort WILL accumulate to something.
also: try submitting to local competitions so there’s an easier chance to win. literary magazines are also a good place to start! (i own one that publishes in print if you want me to help you out a bit)
I’m in NYC and my results are out! I got a Gold Key, 2 Silver Keys, and a Honorable Mention!! Congratulations to everyone who got something, you should be proud of yourself. To those who didn’t, don’t allow this to define your journey as an artist 
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my results also came out! i got 3 silvers + 4 honorable mention all for poetry, but one of the silvers is for portfolio. hmm slightly disappointed because ive gotten gold the past two years but i’m satisfied with my result : )
(west RAL btw)
also i can’t download my certificates for some reason ?
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congrats, where is RAL?
region-at-large
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Yeah, for me too. It keeps saying that the server is unavailable.
for those that won a gold key last year or before: did you ever get the gold key pin? i won one in 2019 but never got it…