Celestia Regina wins the Renaissance Contest! · 2:56pm Nov 10th, 2021
So I was doing some War Thunder when I got a couple pings over on Discord and, hey, whaddaya know, the contest I submitted Celestia Regina to, the Renaissance Contest has just announced its results right here.
And-
Oh my God.
Needless to say, I'm utterly floored and humbled and all manners of just... content, and relieved. I'd been waiting for the results for so long that when it did came out I'm just... wow 
At any rate, I'm just awfully flustered and all by this so, I'd like to dedicate this win to a few people;
My closest, bestest friend through all these years. You know who you are (and I'd like to keep you anonymous here, heh). Thank you <3
VoxAdam, my ever reliant, steadfast companion in writing, without whose help I'd never find myself here. Thanks, mate 
Liz, always such a lovely presence and warm friend throughout this ruddy pandemic. Love ya!
Grace, whose words of wisdom have kept me going through some of the most stressful moments this year, and the year before, thank you so much! Go check out her drawings, y'all!
Bicyclette, great writer, always a great friend, and always someone I can count on for words of advice and just chatting in general! Thanks, Bike, heh.
Gay For Gadot, the coolest gay aunt anyone could ever get, not that she's actually my aunt - but anyway, she's very cool 
Cheers, Gadot!
chris the cynic, whose moral support has been very much welcome when I needed them the most. I really appreciate it, chris, always.
SockPuppet, whose idea of Celestia visiting a town in rebellion kicked this whole thing off, and whose brilliant characters helped shape the world around it 
Thanks!
And of course, Bad_Seed_72, whose story really graced my heart in my earlier days in this fandom, and who continues to be an inspiration for me Wherever you are, I hope you're alright.
Cheers, everyone!
~Sledge
P.S. Also, to those not aware - yes, Celestia Regina does, in fact, link to Spectrum, set in that story's past (but neither are, again, required to understand the other. I promise.)
Go check it out
Congratulations!
How unfortunate. So was I
Congrats though!
I've already congratulated you in private chat, mate, but I'll say so again here.
And thanks for mentioning me. I should slip in that I myself can see how much thanks is also owed to Grace for her beautiful artwork, which has indeed graced several of your stories on Fimfiction. It's a rare privilege online to have a friend who'll gift you such art for free.
Cheers,
~Vox