My sincere apologies for the delay!

Before I announce the winners, I want to thank everyone who made a submission. The response from the community was greater than I could ever have imagined and the quality of submissions blew me away.

I hope you had as much fun writing your entries I did reading them. Choosing a winner for a creative writing contest is not an easy task and at times it was an agonizing process. That being said, I can honestly say this has been so much more rewarding than I had anticipated and the most fun I’ve had on Steemit!

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The Participants

A Yuuuuuge Thank you to all the participants!

@aahabb
@ajdohmen
@arkrai
@azaan
@dayleeo
@dreamer-golos
@erinia22
@fortified
@homanlinadir
@gikitiki
@jimbobill
@mitchiesfoodrace
@natasmr
@oilyshublehome
@perplex
@pulpworx
@sovereign-naan
@thelightreports
@ticopurelife
@utfull
@valued-customer

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Conspiracy Creative Writing Contest

What Happened to Malaysia Flight 370?

Starring:

The Annunaki, 911, Wormholes, Oblivion Gates, Pokemon Go, Santa Clause, Ginormous Whales, Choi-Soon-Shil, ‘Vibratory States’, Cryogenics, Han Solo, Chewbacca, the Rothschilds, Malaysia Flight 17, the Island of Diego Garcia, the Rockefellers, Numerology, Vladimir Putin, Mangosteen, Hillary Clinton’s Emails, Patents, Cloaking Devices and The Borg.

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The Winners

First Prize $50SBD – Flight of the Wrong Chords – by @pulpworx

Where to begin? This is an absolutely brilliant piece of fiction and a pleasure to read start to finish. Not only is the story well crafted, but it’s also complimented by some original motion graphic GIFs that work to enhance the reading experience. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend that you do. @pulpworx weaves a gripping tale that keeps you engaged throughout culminating with a brilliant plot twist to bring it all together. Incredible!

https://steemit.com/flight370/@pulpworx/flight-of-the-wrong-chords-a-short-story-challenge-about-missing-flight-mh370-1000-words

• Resteem & Bonus Upvote from @v4vapid

Second Prize $30SBD

Another fantastically creative fictional entry by @gikitiki takes us on a fantastical humorous journey in the tradition of Douglas Adams. Very impressive.

https://steemit.com/flight370/@gikitiki/the-mystery-of-malaysia-flight-370

• (Sorry Cannot Resteem as 8 days have passed) Bonus upvote from @v4vapid

Third Prize $20SBD

We have a tie for third place (2x 20SBD) to @ticopurelife for the Oblivion Gates and to @ajdohmen for a satirical Star Wars adventure! Wonderful work here guys, I thoroughly enjoyed these 2 entries.

https://steemit.com/flight370/@ticopurelife/what-happened-to-malaysia-flight-370-conspiracy-theory-creative-writing-contest

https://steemit.com/flight370/@ajdohmen/what-really-happened-to-mh370

• Resteem & Bonus Upvote from @v4vapid

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As I promised in the contest rules, I’ve awarded several bonuses.

Most Humorous Story @dayleeo - $10SBD

I love this story for the simple fact that @dayleeo crammed in a number of popular conspiracies into her humorous take on the disappearance of flight 370. The story flows from Pokemon Go addicted Annunaki to an appearance by The Borg.

https://steemit.com/flight370/@dayleeo/conspiracy-theory-creative-writing-contest-what-happened-to-malaysia-flight-370-oh-i-ll-tell-ya

Most Plausible Theory

There’s no way any of us, including myself, can know exactly what happened but this one made a solid attempt to provide a plausible situation. Of course, it leads to another conspiracy which is the downing of Malaysia Flight 17 over the Ukraine , adding another layer of intrigue.

@aahabb - $10SBD

@jimbobbill - $10SBD

https://steemit.com/flight370/@aahabb/malaysian-airlines-flight-370-psy-op-lead-by-military-industrial-complex

https://steemit.com/flight370/@jimbobbill/what-happened-to-malaysia-flight-370

Most Original Perspective - @utfull - $10SBD

This is totally subjective but I chose @utfull’s first person account of a passenger and a little girl aboard flight 370. Something about this story resonated with me.

https://steemit.com/flight370/@utfull/inside-the-mind-of-a-passenger-of-malaysia-flight370

Most conspiracies in 1 story! - @dayleeo - $10SBD

@dayleeo see above

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Extras

Folks, We Have a Disqualification...

but you have to read this!

Although researcher @fortified was disqualified from the awards by blowing past the 1000 word limit with their submission, the in depth research deserves special recognition.

I was totally unaware about 95% of the information gathered in this article. The age old adage “follow the money” is unquestionably an important element in any investigation. The article describes in great deal who stands to benefit from the disappearance of key scientists from the tech company Freescale and the changes in the company’s stock value before and after the disappearance of Flight 370. Fantastic research, clearly presented.

• Bonus Upvote by @v4vapid

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BONUS EXTRA BONUS

This is your lucky day! I will be removing my original upvote and replacing it with a stronger vote. (If your submission is already passed the 7-day payout period, I will apply the bonus vote to another one of your posts.)

Thank You All and Congratulations to the Winners!!

I had so much fun with this contest that I plan on creating more in the future!

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