Dancing Elephants Press Summer 2023 Contest Winners

Summer is over immerse yourself in these lovely summer stories

Writing is a craft of Joy that brings Sunshine into the darkest of places. GK.

I would like to say thank you to DR Rawson - The Possibilist for making our summer contest possible. I would also like to say thank you for all the writers who participated in our summer contest including Yana Bostongirl, Elvie Lins, Phoenix Garcia, Terry Day, Nancy Oglesby, Penofgold, Hermione Wilds Writes, and Josh E.

The last day of Summer is around the corner. We are celebrating with these amazing stories. All of the Summer Contest submissions were wonderful. We loved them all. We highly recommend reading them again and again. We had seen lovely stories, pictures and poetry. It is always difficult to pick one person. Your editors and DR worked hard and debated about this decision. We looked at uniqueness, creativity, joy and hope, thinking outside of the box. And in the end we could not narrow down to one person. There is one writer that will get a prize of $25 and another two writers who will get a lovely cup of coffee or tea of their choice for their beautiful work.

They are all #1. Simply they are all too beautiful.

🐘🐘🐘It is time to celebrate our Summer 2023 Contest Participant Winners🐘🐘🐘

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Phoenix Garcia stole our hearts away with her story about Summer and Freedom. Congratulations for your $25 winnings. 💛💛💛Thank you for trying something different and thinking outside of the box. Thank you for bringing the wonder into our Summer with your writing.

“Freedom to laugh when I am caught in the rain — because it feels refreshing and invigorating.

Freedom to climb trees barefoot, and be a kid again.” Phoenix

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Yana Bostongirl your story brings hope, joy, sadness , love and so much more while we are walking down on memory lane. We enjoyed your story, read it multiple times. Looking forward to that cup of coffee with you. 💛💛💛 Yana’s story was also had the most claps 4,000 and responses: 76 comments. Heartfelt congratulations Yana.

“I miss that little girl. She lived every moment to the fullest, always in a caper or two but never shying from some new adventure on account of fear — fear of failure, fear of uncertainty, fear of judgment.” Yana

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Elvie Lins the master of storytelling and creating beautiful images. You captured our hearts with your story and with the breathtaking images. Looking forward having that nice cup of beverage with you. Congratulations on your amazing work that captures the essence of nature and people. Magnificent photography and storytelling.

“As the sun gently kissed the alpine peaks, my husband and his friends set off early in the morning, eager to embark on this adventure.

The crisp mountain air invigorated my senses as we stepped onto the well-marked path, surrounded by lush forests and vibrant wildflowers.” Elvie

Please see all the amazing stories entered for this contest. Summer Contest Participants and their stories can be found in this article below.

Thank you for reading and keep an eye out for our Fall Contest details Coming up soon. More about the quarterly contest can be found in this article below by DR Rawson - The Possibilist

“Fall (Sub-title will be the DEP Fall Contest). Prompt: What does fall mean to you? Submissions can begin on Saturday, September 23, 2023 — December 20, 2023; the last day for submissions is the 15th of December, 2023. The award will be announced on Friday, December 20, 2023, by the day’s end.” DR

Our spring 2023 contest participants and winners can be found in the article below

Have questions or need clarifications? Do not hesitate to get in touch with us via email at: [email protected] or via a private note, or a comment on this post.

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Dancing Elephants Press Story collection books including Holistic Journey Toward Wellness (2022), The Joy of Life (2023) and Moments of Eternity (2023) was written by Medium writers and Authors and can be found on multiple online platforms.

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Dr. Gabriella Korosi, Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles, Dr. Preeti Singh, and Annelise Lords

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