An announcement...but sadly not a fun one :(

Firstly I just want to say this, and I'll put it as eloquently as I can.

This sucks, but I have to do it.

As with any contest, there are rules. The host (that'd be me) and the judges have a responsibility to make sure the rules are adhered to, and when they aren't, we need to take action. It is with this in mind, and in fairness to all entrants, betas, pre-readers and other contributors, we need to take such action in this instance.

Unfortunately there has been a breach in the rules. The breach was not malicious, it wasn't even on purpose, but nevertheless it was there. As a result, the beautiful HEA one-shot that is Orange Kisses and Peppermint Hearts is being withdrawn from the contest.

I'd like to stress that the author is in no way associated with the breach. She didn't know. It's like this: you know when you read something and you get so excited that you just want to flail, and post it everywhere, and share with the author what amazing job they've done? So you leave them a review that tells them how freaking amazing their story is, because it just is, but you slip in a little detail that identifies the author...

So that's essentially what happened. There was no malice, and there were no tactics to get ahead. There was a simple slip of the fingers that identified the author...and people saw it, and then they knew who she was. And that just doesn't work with an anonymous contest.

On behalf of the Happily Ever After Twific Contest judges and contributors, I'd sincerely like to thank SparrowNotes24 for writing a beautiful submission. I truly hope she posts it to her profile soon, because it really is a sweet story, and I'd love you all to read it.

I hope you are enjoying the wonderful entries we've had so far, and the ones to come.

Love and ever-afters,

MagTwi78 xx