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The following are awards giving to winners of River Twine's art contest, fiction contests, and competition events.  

Each contest is hosted with a theme, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize award icons will be given to the winners chosen by vote on the message boards; when items are tied, multiple awards are given.  Fiction and Art contests are held during the Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters; no contests are held during the Fall quarter (because members are usually busy with other things, like the holidays, as well as the annual RTH calendar, and annual Secret Santa trade).  Non-members are sometimes invited to participate in the regular River Twine art & fic contests, with a "People's Choice" award voted upon by non-members at the ElfQuest.com Scroll of Many Colors site.

Competition events such as Treasure Hunts and Taal are held for members-only, and on average take place once a year.

The Quarterly Commenting contest began in January 2009, and the winner is selected at random from a pool of all comments placed by club members during a quarter.


== 2012 366 Comments Challenge ==

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''(Icons by Holly H., background by Rachel V.)''


== 2012 Spring Quarter Commenting Contest ==

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''(Icon by Holly H., background by Holly H.)''


== 2012 Winter Life with Preservers Fic Contest ==

[[Image:RTH_winterfic12_first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH_winterfic12_second1.jpg]] [[Image:RTH_winterfic12_second2.jpg]] [[Image:RTH_winterfic12_third.jpg]] [[Image:RTH_winterfic12_honor.jpg]] 

''(Icons by Holly H.)''


== 2012 Winter Life with Preservers Art Contest ==

[[Image:RTH_winter12_art_first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH_winter12_art_second.jpg]] [[Image:RTH_winter12_art_third1.jpg]] [[Image:RTH_winter12_art_third2.jpg]] 

''(Icons by Holly H.)''


== 2012 Winter Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2012winter_comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Karena K.)''


== 2011 Fall Quarter Commenting Contest ==

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''(Icon by Holly H., background by Rachel V.)''


== 2011 Summer Rare Pairings Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-summerfic11-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerfic11-second.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerfic11-third.jpg]] 

''(Icons by Holly H.)''


== 2011 Summer Rare Pairings Art Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-summerart11-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart11-second1.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart11-second2.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart11-third.jpg]] 

''(Icons by Holly H.)''


== 2011 Summer Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2011summer-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Rachel V.)''


== 2011 Summer 100 Comments Challenge ==

(The terms of the challenge were to leave 100 comments on art and fic on the website (at least 50 on fic), over a 100-day period, from June 15 through September 23, 2011.)


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''(Icon by Holly H., background by Peggy B.)''


== 2011 Spring "A Thousand Words" Fiction Contest ==

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''(Icons by Holly H.; backgrounds by Holly H., Heidi H. & Yvonne B.)''


== 2011 Spring "A Thousand Words" Art Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-springart11-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-springart11-second.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-springart11-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Holly H.)''


== 2011 Spring Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2011spring-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Arthur R.)''


== 2011 Winter Random Combos Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-winterfic11-first1.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-winterfic11-first2.jpg]]

''(Icons by Holly H.; backgrounds by Valkyrie, Kyna H. & Hannah B.)''


== 2011 Winter Random Combos Art Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-winterart11-first1.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-winterart11-first2.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-winterart11-second.jpg]]

[[Image:RTH-winterart11-third1.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-winterart11-third2.jpg]]

''(Icons by Holly H.)''


== 2011 Winter Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2011winter-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Melanie D.)''


== 2010 Fall Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2010fall-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Afke van H.)''


== 2010 Summer Time-Jump Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-summerfic10-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerfic10-second.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerfic10-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Holly H.; backgrounds by Karena K., Laura M., & Holly H.)''


== 2010 Summer Comics & Manga Art Contest ==

'''Western Comics Results:'''

[[Image:RTH-summerart10-comics-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart10-comics-second.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart10-comics-third.jpg]]


'''Manga Results:'''

[[Image:RTH-summerart10-manga-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart10-manga-second.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart10-manga-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Holly H.)''


== 2010 Summer Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2010summer-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Melanie D.)''


== 2010 Spring Wolf-Friends Fiction Contest ==

* 1st place: "Sounds and Silence" by Chris

* 2nd place: "Everyone's a Critic" by Angie
* 2nd place: "Not Quite Right" by Trena
* 2nd place: "Not Chosen" by Lyn
* 2nd place: "Something in the Air" by Hannah

* 3rd place: "Autumnleaf" by Linda


== 2010 Spring New Green Bliss Art Contest ==

* 1st place: "Bathing" by Melanie
* 2nd place: "Preparations" by Karena
* 3rd place: "Celebration" by Holly


== 2010 Spring Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2010spring-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon and background by Holly H.)''


== 2010 Winter Quarter Howls Fiction Contests ==

'''Long Fiction Results:'''

* 1st place: "Littlesong Grows", by Joan
* 2nd place: "Fragments of the Story", by Whitney 
* 3rd place: "Woven, Retold", by Lyn


'''Short Fiction Results:'''

* 1st place: "The Empty Den", by Joan 
* 2nd place: "Something Missing", by Chris 
* 3rd place: "Tale Not Told", by Lyn


'''Poetry Results:'''

* 1st place: "How Does it Feel?", by Chris 
* 2nd place: "The Loss of Birdcatcher", by Amy C.
* 3rd place: "Red Skies at Night", by Heidi 


== 2010 Winter Quarter Howls Art Contest ==

[[ Image:Rth-winterart10-first.jpg ]] [[ Image:Rth-winterart10-second.jpg ]] [[ Image:Rth-winterart10-third1.jpg ]] [[ Image:Rth-winterart10-third2.jpg ]] 

''(Icons by Vicki S.)'


== 2010 Winter Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2010winter-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Ellen M.)''


== 2009 Fall Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2009fall-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Gina S.)''


== 2009 Summer Quarter: First Love Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:Rth-summerfiction09-first.jpg]] [[Image:Rth-summerfiction09-second.jpg]] [[Image:Rth-summerfiction09-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2009 Summer Quarter: First Love Art Contest ==

[[Image:Rth-summerart09-first.jpg]] [[Image:Rth-summerart09-second.jpg]] [[Image:Rth-summerart09-third.jpg]] 

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2009 Summer Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2009summer-comments.jpg]]

''(Icon by Holly H., background by Melanie D.)''


== 2009 Taal Tourney ==

[[Image:2009taal_teamwork.png]] [[Image:2009taal_traveler.png]] [[Image:2009taal_roleplay.png]] [[Image:2009taal_champion.png]]

''(Icons by Heidi H.)''


== 2009 Spring Quarter Commenting Contest ==

[[Image:2009spring_comments.png]]

''(Icon by Rachel V.)''


== 2009 Spring Quarter: Life Cycles Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:rth-springfic09-first.jpg]] [[Image:rth-springfic09-second.jpg]] [[Image:rth-springfic09-third-amy.jpg]] [[Image:rth-springfic09-third-lyn.jpg]]  [[Image:rth-springfic09-third-meg.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.; backgrounds by Melanie D., Megan M., Beth K. & Holly H.)''


== 2009 Spring Quarter: Seen It On The Telly AU Art Contest ==

[[Image:rth-springart09-first.jpg]] [[Image:rth-springart09-second.jpg]] [[Image:rth-springart09-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2009 Treasure Hunt ==

[[Image:2009treasurehunt-first.jpg]] [[Image:2009treasurehunt-second.jpg]] [[Image:2009treasurehunt-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Rachel V.)''


== 2009 Winter Quarter Commenting Contest ==

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''(Icon by Rachel V.)''


== 2009 Winter Quarter: A Thousand Words Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:rth-winterfic09-first.jpg]] [[Image:rth-winterfic09-second.jpg]] [[Image:rth-winterfic09-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2009 Winter Quarter: A Thousand Words Art Contest ==

[[Image:rth-winterart09-first.jpg]]  [[Image:rth-winterart09-second.jpg]] (Errata: the second-place artist winner was Holly Hutchison)

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2008 Summer Quarter: Reaction Shots Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-summerfic08-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerfic08-second1.jpg]]  [[Image:RTH-summerfic08-second2.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerfic08-second3.jpg]]

''(Icons by Holly H.; backgrounds by Valkyrie, Heidi H., Rachel V. & Linda A.)''


== 2008 Summer Quarter: Age Swap Art Contest ==

[[Image:RTH-summerart08-first.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart08-second1.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart08-second2.jpg]] [[Image:RTH-summerart08-third.jpg]]

''(Icons by Holly H.)''

== 2008 Spring Quarter: Blood of Chiefs Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:Rth-springfic08-award-first.jpg]] [[Image:Rth-springfic08-award-sec.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S., background by Holly H.)''


== 2008 Spring Quarter: Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales Art Contest ==

[[Image:Rthspringart08award1ni2.jpg]] [[Image:Rthspringart08award2yj2.jpg]] [[Image:Rthspringart08award3jq7.jpg]] [[Image:Rthspringart08awardchoikn5.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2008 Taal Tournament ==

[[Image:Taal2008_champion.png]] 
[[Image:Taal2008_traveler.png]] [[Image:Taal2008_perseverence.png]] [[Image:Taal2008_roleplay.png]]

''(Icons by Heidi H.)''


== 2007 Fall Quarter: Changes Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:2007changes_award1.jpg]] [[Image:2007changes_award2.jpg]] [[Image:2007changes_award3.jpg]] [[Image:2007changes_choice.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.; backgrounds by Holly H., Heidi H., Trena D.)''


== 2007 Treasure Hunt ==

[[Image:2007treasure_hunt_award1.gif]] [[Image:2007treasure_hunt_award2.gif]] 
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''(Icons by Rachel V.)''


== 2007 Summer Quarter: Summer Fun Art Contest ==

[[Image:2007summerfun_award1.jpg]] [[Image:2007summerfun_award2.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2007 Summer Quarter: Games Elves Play Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:2007games_award1.jpg]] [[Image:2007games_award2b.jpg]] [[Image:2007games_award2a.jpg]]

[[Image:2007games_award3.jpg]] [[Image:2007games_award_choice.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.; background by Joan M.)''


== 2007 Spring Quarter: Celebrating Our NPCs Art Contest ==

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[[Image:2007npcs_award3.jpg]] [[Image:2007npcs-award_choice.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2007 Spring Quarter: Eclipse Fiction Contest ==

[[Image:2007eclipse_award1.jpg]] [[Image:2007_eclipse_award2.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2006 Holiday Art Contest ==

[[Image:2006xmas_award1.jpg]] [[Image:2006xmas_award2.jpg]]

''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2006 You Ought To Be In Pictures Art Contest ==

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''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2006 Time Period Costume Art Contest ==

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''(Icons by Vicki S.)''


== 2006 Taal Tournament ==

[[Image:2006taal_champ.gif]] [[Image:2006taal_comeback.gif]] 
[[Image:2006taal_traveler.gif]]

''(Icons by Heidi H.)''