An all-inclusive list of FW Monthly Challenge winners from the inaugural challenge in October 2003 to the present.  Please reply with any mistakes, problems, or other suggestions.  Thanks!

JUNE 2010, Far-off place/Delay/Maze/Unusual animal/Not really dead Challenge

1st Place: I, Meteor by fkurni
2nd Place: Grave Robbing For Dummies by ryanstothard
3rd Place: Maze by lesliweird
Members Choice: Aunt Caroline by Erika

APRIL 2010, CONFLICT DUE TO LANGUAGE CHALLENGE

1st Place: Note Taking  by Aiara
2nd Place: The Language of Doubt by starbeam
3rd Place: Don't take me too seriously by Esayel

MARCH 2010, SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERY CHALLENGE
1st Place: The Queen of Tish by Aiara
2nd Place: Blood Mountain: Theran Tales by Kukana
3rd Place: The Wingless Fae by SyellinaVI
Members Choice: The Mage King's Curse by saveme4arainyday

FEBRUARY 2010, SAME EVENT CHALLENGE
First Place: "Dying with Style" by Baletori
Second Place: "Welcome to the Team" by Stoneaxe
Third Place: "Seven Billion Times Phil" by Trebuchet37
Members Choice: "Double or Nothing" by Aiara

JANUARY 2010, OLD CHALLENGES CHALLENGE
First Place: "How Does It Feel?" by Erika
Second Place: "Of Mud, I Built It" by Brynn
Third Place: "Trust in Love" by lesliweird
Members Choice: "SANTERA" by lenamilo

DECEMBER 2009, COMEDY/DRAMA CHALLENGE
First Place: "I'LL BE DEAD FOR CHRISTMAS..." by lenamilo
Second Place: "A Very Special Child" by Brynn
Third Place: "Starry Death" by pmmg
Members Choice: "A Plea for Human Decency" by Master Mudget

OCTOBER 2009, ALTERNATE ENDING CHALLENGE
First Place: "Traveling by Starlight: A Journey of Two Ways" by Aiara
Second Place: "An Unnatural Thirst, In Darkness and In Light" by TheCaveman
Third Place: "Dead Man Walking" by DryCat
Members Choice: "Silk and Cyanide" by kurtius

SEPTEMBER 2009, GUILTY/INNOCENT CHALLENGE
First Place: "Make Amends" by Master Mudget
Second Place: "The Hero of Valkyr's Peak" by Fedaykin
Third Place: "Paragil (Or, The Grand Wizard's Revenge)" by Elktorr
Members Choice: "The Divine Office" by Suhail

AUGUST 2009, NOT-A-HERO CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Hero of Valkyr's Peak" by Fedaykin
Second Place: "Where the Colors Are" by Brynn
Third Place: "A Winter Meal" by Ambient
Members Choice: "The Viper" by Erika

JULY 2009, MYTH CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Story of Efis and Clayo" by lesliweird
Second Place: "Sisyphus Wept" by TheCaveman
Third Place: "Cry Me a River" by Erika
Members Choice: "The Rainman" by Darakonis

JUNE 2009, DANCING CHALLENGE
First Place: "Ballad of a Bluesman" by tommygunn45
Second Place: "Djinn's Dance" by random_echoes
Third Place: "Twirled to Pieces" by Brynn
Members Choice: "Haunted" by Erika

MAY 2009, FIVE (NOT) THINGS CHALLENGE
First Place: "All for Love" by Stoneaxe
Second Place: "A Flattering Likeness" by Aiara
Third Place: "Incarnations" by Erika
Members Choice: "The Rivers Run Red" by Stoneking

APRIL 2009, SONG LYRIC CHALLENGE
First Place: "Bring Me to Life" by Erika
Second Place: "When the First Petal Falls" by Brynn
Third Place (tie): "At One Stride Comes the Dark" by MAUL
Third Place (tie): "Killing Loneliness With You" by Propheceer
Third Place (tie): "Tribute" by indigo
Members Choice: "The Enchanted Snowman" by Stoneking

FEBRUARY 2009, KISS CHALLENGE
First Place: "Abarta's Kiss" by indigo
Second Place: "Lip Service" by Aiara
Third Place: "The Devil's Ear" by MAUL
Members Choice: "True Love's Kiss" by Erika

JANUARY 2009, DREAM CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Dream Police" by Erika
Second Place: "Message" by Aiara
Third Place: "Mother's Wishes" by Stoneaxe
Members Choice: "Ursa Minor" by TheCaveman

DECEMBER 2008, GIFT/TREE/FEAST/RED/FLYING THING CHALLENGE
First Place: "A Gift from the Past" by TheCaveman
Second Place: "A Man for All Seasons" by Erika
Third Place: "Natural Selection" by Aiara
Members Choice: "789 La Reine Lane: The Curse of the Evil Eye" by lenamilo

NOVEMBER 2008, FLASH FLOOD CHALLENGE
First Place: "Sweepers" by lesliweird
Second Place: "The Dreamtime" by MAUL
Third Place: "Bloody Vampires" by writerguy
Members Choice: "Anaxus" by pmmg

OCTOBER 2008, MASKS AND COSTUMES CHALLENGE
First Place: "Bane of Text" by writerguy
Second Place: "Romeo Jones and the case of the necromantic nanny" by indigo
Third Place: "The Death of Buri" by tommygunn45
Members Choice: "When Wolf Met Jude" by jas

SEPTEMBER 2008, FANTASY CREATURE HYBRID CHALLENGE
First Place: "In the Water" by Propheceer
Second Place: "One Fleeting Moment" by tommygunn45
Third Place: "Bird Out of Water" by Aiara
Members Choice (tie): "The Siren of Silence" by Asenath
Members Choice (tie): "Djinn with Chaser" by Erika

AUGUST 2008, MUSIC CHALLENGE
First Place: "Love Like a Shadow" by Lion
Second Place (tie): "A capella" by Stoneaxe
Second Place (tie): "The Cleft Brothers" by Madison
Third Place: "Masterpiece in a night" by Asenath
Members Choice: "Belle and Theodore" by thefirefly

JULY 2008, DIARY ENTRY CHALLENGE
First Place: "Secrets" by fkurni
Second Place: "Stone and Silence" by Aiara
Third Place: "Confessions of the Damned" by TAMiller
Members Choice: "Hannesh the Only" by myrus316

JUNE 2008, VILLAIN POV CHALLENGE
First Place: "Dead Gods" by pmmg
Second Place: "The Apple" by Stoneaxe
Third Place: "The Bone Golem and the Moon" by johnnyredleg
Members Choice: "The Essence of Echoes" by hicosin

MAY 2008, GROWING CHALLENGE
First Place (tie): "Georgie Gets Revenge" by jas
First Place (tie): "Stolen Moments" by Aiara
Second Place (tie): "Always Contact the Manufacturers" by writerguy
Second Place (tie): "An End to Fear" by indigo
Third Place: "Bed Fourteen" by Stoneaxe
Members Choice: "Echoes" by Mavirick

APRIL 2008, FIVE METHODS OF TRAVEL CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Beautiful Journey" by BMoon
Second Place: "Lessons Learned (Or Not)" by MissWrite
Third Place: "City Limits" by Aiara
Members Choice (tie): "Grandpa's Treasure" by Trebuchet37
Members Choice (tie): "Wastelands" by The Swordmaster

MARCH 2008, ART PROMPT CHALLENGE (art provided by Olivia Jensen)
First Place (tie): "The Devil's Visage" by jas
First Place (tie): "Sidra's Folly" by Stoneaxe
Second Place: "Familiar" by lenamilo
Third Place: "Then Adele Came to the Wall" by lesliweird
Members Choice: "Winged Midwives" by warriorchick85

FEBRUARY 2008, INTERRACIAL COOPERATION CHALLENGE
First Place: "Across the Wall" by dausema
Second Place: "The Phoenix Cycle" by Stoneaxe
Third Place: "The Devil's in the Details" by Trebuchet37
Members Choice: "Learn to Love Another" by lenamilo

JANUARY 2008, CONFLICTING CHARACTER TRAITS CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Diary of Dr. Franklin Jones" by Erika
Second Place: "Valley of the Life-Giver" by Stoneaxe
Third Place: "Life Drawn in Shadows" by Cas
Members Choice: "Milla's Happiness" by jas

DECEMBER 2007, PRESENT/BIRTH/SNOW/CELEBRATION/MAN-DRESSED-IN-RED CHALLENGE
First Place: "A Long-Awaited Kiss" by tommygunn45
Second Place: "Trilla and Hob" by lesliweird
Third Place: "Double Agent" by avorian
Members Choice: "Lacking Glory" by Serafyr

OCTOBER 2007, GHOST STORY CHALLENGE
First Place: "Choices in the Night" by Stoneaxe
Second Place (tie): "The Soldier and the Old Squire's Ghost" by Erika
Second Place (tie): "Jack" by s2chum
Third Place: "Jasper" by DancingFaerie
Members Choice: "I Remeber the Guillotine" by changecollector

SEPTEMBER 2007, CONSPIRACY THEORY CHALLENGE
First Place: "Kheelan Ealdun" by newm
Second Place: "The King Behind the Hill" by joey
Third Place: "What Really Happened" by random_echoes
Members Choice: "In the Smog" by lesliweird

AUGUST 2007, CAKE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Witch's Kitchen: the Existential Adventures of a Conspicuously Cognizant Carrot Cake"by lesliweird
Second Place: "When Jenny Met Koban" by indigo
Third Place: "What Price Baking?" by Stoneaxe
Members Choice: "A Family Recipe of the Worst Kind" by Serafyr

JULY 2007, NATURAL DISASTER CHALLENGE
First Place: "Marked for the Fire" by lesliweird
Second Place: "The Evil Overlord's Apprentice" by Erika
Third Place: "Blackened Sun" by Asenath
Members Choice: "The Beginning Of An End" by fkurni

JUNE 2007, TWISTED FANTASY CREATURE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Dance of the Scorpion" by tommygunn45
Second Place: "No Such Thing" by lesliweird
Third Place: "Beverley Hills 9021-Orc" by Stoneaxe
Members Choice: "FAITH and BLOOD" by fkurni (now under the title "LIGHT and BLOOD")

MAY 2007, ANCIENT RITUAL CHALLENGE
First Place: "Stump Courtship" by dausema
Second Place: "The Egg" by lesliweird
Third Place: "Interlevel" by Nyki
Members Choice: "Twice Given" by Aiara

APRIL 2007, ODD COUPLE CHALLENGE
First Place: "A Lovely Light" by Aiara
Second Place: "Memoirs of a Beast in Love" by Stoneaxe
Third Place: "Xhento and Kahira" by Lilliandra
Members Choice: "The Third Heaven" by fkurni

MARCH 2007, MADNESS CHALLENGE
First Place: "Oubliette" by Stoneaxe
Second Place: "The Insanity of Evil" by Serafyr
Third Place: "A Poor Reflection" by Erika
Members Choice (tie): "The Carnival of the Moons" by lesliweird
Members Choice (tie): "The Eternal Sorceress" by Nyki

FEBRUARY 2007, GREAT DEEDS FOR LOVE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Polestar" by Aiara
Second Place: "The Legend of Wolfscar" by Stoneaxe
Third Place: "Life, Death, and Half the Kingdom" by avorian
Members Choice: "The Isle of Glass" by Erika

JANUARY 2007, POV OUTSIDE THE ACTION CHALLENGE
First Place: "A Game of Words" by dausema
Second Place: "Sea Changes" by Erika
Third Place: "Homecoming" by the_faery_queen
Members Choice: "The House of Dreams" by Nyki

DECEMBER 2006, FESTIVE COMEDY CHALLENGE
First Place: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" by Stoneaxe
Second Place: "A Celebratory Crisis of the Utmost Severity" by Serafyr
Third Place (tie): "Ribbons" by lesliweird
Third Place (tie): "The Christmas Cake" by Erika
Members Choice: "Of Shoes and Struggling" by kurtius

OCTOBER 2006, SCARY GHOST STORY CHALLENGE
First Place (tie): "Widow's Lament" by lesliweird
First Place (tie): "The Story Tree" by newm
Second Place: "Voices" by Aiara
Third Place (tie): "The Earthkind" by Lion
Third Place (tie): "The Ghost in the Curtains" by dausema
Members Choice (tie): "Doug's Last Halloween" by UitvlugtDJ
Members Choice (tie): "Lucy" by Nyki
Members Choice (tie): "Only at Night, Always at Night" by WordWeaver

SEPTEMBER 2006, FIRST CONTACT CHALLENGE
First Place: "First Contact" by Aiara
Second Place (tie): "An Encounter of Some Interest" by Serafyr
Second Place (tie): "The Dancing Duchess" by lesliweird
Third Place: "Concerning the Reynards" by Stoneaxe
Members Choice: "The Empire Crusher" by sspangler36

AUGUST 2006, WEATHER CHALLENGE
First Place: "Sacrificing a World" by Stoneaxe
Second Place: "Fire and Ice" by Erika
Third Place: "Perdition, Kansas" by lesliweird
Members Choice: "GAIA" by newm

JULY 2006, CHEESY FANTASY CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Epic and Fantastic Saga of William" by Serafyr
Second Place: "The Trove of the Trolls" by Erika
Third Place: "Sword of Destiny" by avorian
Members Choice: "The Goat-Foot Woman" by lenamilo

JUNE 2006, "THE HOUSE ON THE LAKE" TITLE CHALLENGE
First Place: "The House of Drowned Love" by lesliweird
Second Place: "Seeking Redemption" by Stoneaxe
Third Place: "Rowan's Story" by newm
Members Choice: "The Water of Life" by Erika

MAY 2006, STRANDED CHALLENGE
First Place: "Sound and Fury: A Postmodern Punk Cover" by lesliweird
Second Place (tie): "Shadow Streets" by dausema
Second Place (tie): "Spirit Ship" by Nyki
Third Place: "Regret" by Stoneaxe
Members Choice: "Children of the Prophet" by lenamilo

APRIL 2006, FAIRY/SPELL/THIEF/FOOD/ESCAPE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Smooth, White, and Dangerous" by avorian
Second Place: "Beggar's Blessing" by lesliweird
Third Place: "Escape of the Spell Stealing Fairy" by pmmg
Members Choice: "The Demiurges" by Jezabeel

MARCH 2006, ORIGIN OF COMMON PHRASE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Knock on Wood" by dausema
Second Place (tie): "The Enchanted Fish" by Aiara
Second Place (tie): "Two Left Feet" by DancingFaerie
Third Place: "Unicorn-ered" by Stoneaxe
Members Choice: "Thicker than Water" by lesliweird

FEBRUARY 2006, MATRIARCHY CHALLENGE
First Place: "Look Who's Coming to Darkfest" by lesliweird
Second Place: "The Feline Queen" by joey
Third Place: "Sand Honey" by dausema
Members Choice (tie): "Tempting the Fates" by Master Mudget
Members Choice (tie): "Jelaan's Choice" by UitvlugtDJ

JANUARY 2006, ART PROMPT CHALLENGE (art provided by Elisabeth Clouse)
First Place: "Zeri" by Nyki
Second Place (tie): "Second Moon" by bibsy
Second Place (tie): "The Cry of the Dreamer" by Erika
Third Place: "Widow" by captaintripps
Members Choice: "The Modest Maiden" by Nekura

OCTOBER 2005, "THE BUTTER KNIFE SAMURAI" TITLE CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Butter Knife Samurai: Warrior Codes" by Aiara
Second Place: "The Butter Knife Samurai: Tomu and the Tanuki" by lesliweird
Third Place: "The Butter Knife Samurai: Fatal Fame" by joey
Members Choice: "The Butter Knife Samurai: Delusions of Honor" by bibsy

SEPTEMBER 2005, SWORD/ESCAPE/VILLAGE/OLD WOMAN/BOAT CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Ship of Silk on the Calmest Sea" by dausema
Second Place: "Wishful Thinking" by Erika
Third Place: "Anima Mundi - Soul of the World" by captaintripps
Members Choice: "Renewed Hope in the Pit of Despair" by sspangler36

AUGUST 2005, PROPHECY CHALLENGE
First Place: "Winged Words" by Aiara
Second Place: "A Tale of the Book" by Yaga Shura
Third Place: "Prophecy's Birth" by bibsy
Members Choice: "Canyon of Babel" by dausema

JULY 2005, UNREQUITED LOVE CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Company of Women" by joey
Second Place: "Desire" by Nyki
Third Place: "The Pupil" by bibsy
Honorable Mention: "The Sorceress of the Heart" by Mike R

JUNE 2005, "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR" CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Last of a Million Wishes" by joey
Second Place: "Just Deserts" by Nyki
Third Place: "Seeing Red" by bibsy
Honorable Mention: "The Law of the Tribe" by rusty

MAY 2005, BIRD/PARTING/FIGHT/MEETING/SLEEPING CHALLENGE
First Place: "Sleeper" by Nyki
Second Place: "Shelling Out" by Throbstone
Third Place (tie): "Bird Sign" by bibsy
Third Place (tie): "Masinag's Magic" by Raindancer68
Honorable Mention: "Bad Trick" by random_echoes

APRIL 2005, TEASER PARAGRAPH CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Space Between the Walls" by joey
Second Place: "The Song of Chayanara" by rusty
Third Place (tie): "Cheinei's Last Dance" by random_echoes
Third Place (tie): "The First Folk" by Letouche

MARCH 2005, MISSING MEETING CHALLENGE
First Place: "Ismay's Run" by joey
Second Place: "Present Historic" by Nyki
Third Place: "Passages" by Wordsmith

FEBRUARY 2005, LIFE AFTER THE ADVENTURE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Hero Takes a Fall" by joey
Second Place: "The Final Stroke" by Wordsmith
Third Place: "Changed World" by Nyki

JANUARY 2005, CHARACTER PROMPT CHALLENGE (character Olwyn provided by RPGgurlEli)
First Place: "Half Breed" by joey
Second Place: "Memories Deep Within" by Brewboy

DECEMBER 2004, SORROW AND LOSS CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Woman Who Sold the World" by captaintripps
Second Place: "The Woman Who Sold the World" by ejbethell
Third Place: "The Man Who Sold the World" by Nyki

OCTOBER 2004, SCARY STORY CHALLENGE
First Place: "Flowers for Meryn" by Wordsmith
Second Place: "She" by Nyki
Third Place: "Visualisations" by ejbethell

SEPTEMBER 2004, "UME'S LAMENT" TITLE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Ume's Lament" by Nyki
Second Place: "Ume's Lament" by the_faery_queen
Third Place: "Ume's Lament" by joey

AUGUST 2004, ROLE REVERSAL CHALLENGE
First Place: "Just Like Old Times" by Excrucior
Second Place: "The Golden Serpent" by Nyki
Third Place: "Walk A Mile In My Shows" by Particleman

JULY 2004, UNICORN CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Unicorn Hunt" by Excrucior
Second Place: "The Unicorn Problem" by joey
Third Place: "The Unicorn and the Light" by Altarus

JUNE 2004, MODERN MAGIC CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Third Milagro" by fortinator35
Second Place: "Divine Light" by Amergin
Third Place: "Of Dreams and Wishes" by Hammerhead

MAY 2004, "THE DEMON-WARRIOR AND THE BLACKSMITH'S DAUGHTER" TITLE CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Demon-Warrior and the Blacksmith's Daughter" by Nyki
Second Place: "The Demon-Warrior and the Blacksmith's Daughter" by Hammerhead
Third Place: "The Demon-Warrior and the Blacksmith's Daughter" by Radith

APRIL 2004, TREASURED DREAM CHALLENGE
First Place: "The Blue" by Nicole
Second Place: "Darkflight: Part Two" by Nyki
Third Place: "All In A Day's Work" by schweinschied

MARCH 2004, FAIRY TALE RETELLING CHALLENGE
First Place: "Snowfall" by Nicole
Second Place: "The Story of the Three Ways" by Nyki
Third Place: "Bear" by Lynet1

FEBRUARY 2004, LOVE CHALLENGE
First Place: "Unshadowed" by Nyki
Second Place: "Uneven" by Nicole
Third Place: "Love of Fae" by TrowaVidel

JANUARY 2004, NEW BEGINNINGS CHALLENGE
Winner: "Wedding Bells" by Nicole

OCTOBER 2003, HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE
Winner: "The Gathering" by Nicole

"There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” - Bruce Lee

To evoke in oneself a feeling one has once experienced...then, by means of movements, lines, colors, sounds, or forms expressed in words, so to transmit that feeling that others may experience the same feeling - this is the activity of art. ~ Leo Tolstoy