Hello and welcome! This is your host KaraCarreira.

Whoever said "dynamite comes in small packages" was definitely talking about short stories. These works of fiction pack as big a punch as longer fiction using fewer words—truly no easy feat!

Today on The Peacock Awards, we honour our short story nominees!

Firstly, let's have a round of applause for our brilliant judges, without whom this would not have been possible:
donnaf1828
ArtisticNovelist06

*applause*

Feel free to check out their works on our reading list 'By The Judges of The Peacock Awards'.

Now, let's put our hands together for the nominees:
From my heart to you by loveisasweetpoison.
Farewell by eroticfictionauthor.
Secret Desire by Superovkata.
Once in a Blue Moon by MichaelHoliday.
Her Broken Heart by Nita_Reid.
Unvoiced Epistles by Red_Lime.
A Heart of Snow by avadel.
MUSE by contessavc.
The Ways of Patching Up by Tara676.
Dark Nights by _winters_oddball.

*more applause*

Without further ado, here are the results:

BEST BOOK
Dark Nights by _winters_oddball with an average score of 8.25/10

BEST CHARACTERS
Dark Nights by _winters_oddball with an average score of 9/10

BEST SHIP (or relationships)
Dark Nights by _winters_oddball and The Ways of Patching Up by Tara676 with an average score of 8.25/10

BEST GRAPHICS
Once in a Blue Moon by MichaelHoliday with an average score of 8.25/10

CROWD FAVOURITE
Her Broken Heart by Nita_Reid with an average score of 8.25/10

And last, but not least, the OVERALL WINNER for the genre is
Dark Nights by _winters_oddball with an average score of 39/50!

*applause*

Congratulations to all nominees! All the best with your future writing endeavours. May you continue to write stories that entertain and allow us to escape into another world for a little while!

Please PM this account with your email address for winners' stickers and certificates. All nominees may also PM this account for full scores and reviews from the judges.

A quick note before you go: we are hoping to bring back our monthly publication The Peacock Show soon, but to do that, we need a crew! If you're interested in getting involved in our community, please head over to 'The Peacock Show' book and check out the posts that are available.

Thank you for joining us, and I hope that you'll stick around!