This year’s contest garnered the most entries ever. Eighty-six stalwart Webstravaganders helped to support Ralan.com by sending in their Grabbers. We’re set for another year (well, until next September anyway).

My undying thanks go to all the judges for helping out this year. I hope you’ll go to the Judges page and read about them and click on the links to their work and/or favorite web sites.

A big thank you goes to the artists who donated original, custom illustrations for the five winning stories. Three of these artists, M.W. Anderson, Jesse Bunch, and Teresa Tunaley, have donated work in each of the four years the contest has existed. Catherine Marché has participated every year except for the first year. And a highly talented Mexican artist, Jesús García makes his debut this year. Their work is worth more than I can say. It lights up this web site. I cannot say thank you enough. The artists’ photo, bio, and links are at the end of each story, after the authors’. I urge everyone to support these five fine artists, and if you’re in a position to buy artwork I recommend them highly. All have performed expertly—and delivered under the deadline!

Thanks also to Eric M. Witchey, himself a two-time winner of this contest, who volunteered to handle all the checks from entrants who couldn’t or wouldn’t use PayPal. Eric, like many, is a good friend I’ve never met. Hopefully someday…

My final thanks goes to everyone who entered the contest or donated money—or both (yes, several people again both entered and donated). Your support and generosity has again made it possible for Ralan’s SpecFic & Humor Webstravaganza to continue on into the next year. May it be a successful one for us all!

~Ralan     

• Editor & publisher: Ralan Conley
  
  
• Web designers:
  
• Check Coordinator: Eric M. Witchey
  
  
• Moral support, love, and back rubs: Karen Conley
  
  
• Virtual support: Fil Uhyre (my personal monster)

The SPECTRAVAGANZA is not now and will never be open to unsolicited submissions. All stories appearing in this publication are chosen via contests held under the auspices of Ralan.com.

There is NO contest open at this time! Any submissions received will be deleted unread and unanswered. (Sorry, don’t have the time.)

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