Hoist the colours, proud fiction writers!

Our 57th edition has come to a close with an incredible turnout! Greetings my dear denizens of the ink! It's your Resident Squirrel, @Brisby, with the pleasure of announcing our winners. Before that though, I want to thank you all for gifting us with your endings of horror, heartbreak, surrealism, and polar bears. The talents of our tribe never cease to amaze me!

Let's congratulate our newest participant @Diebitch, and our veterans @Dirge & @Gaby-Crb with for receiving a well-deserved vote from the Curie Community on their stories!! 🎊

Now, there is plethora of news to impart and I've a crate of cherries calling out to me so let's get right to it!

What's boiling in the bananafish kitchen?

• We're delighted to announce we'll be introducing FIRE Token rewards in our next edition!

• Let's hear some cheers for our terrific partners, @Crowdmind! Courtesy of their generosity and support, our participants now have the opportunity to win some sweet golden SNAX tokens! Haven't heard of SNAX? Then I urge you to check out Crowdmind's Interview with the team from the blockchain as well as our previous post. Crowdmind's mission to empower crowdsourcing initiatives is of tremendous benefit to the Steemit community. Check out their blog and consider as well a vote for their witness, @Crowdwitness. Thank you @Svemirac, @Hidden84 and the Crowdmind Community for your sustain!!
  
  

• Keep those cheers coming for @Josephsavage and @Steembasicincome! 🎉 It's thanks to their kindness that our golden yellow deityhas been able to distribute so many SBI units unto the fabulous writers in our community! Anyone who has been on the blockchain longer than a minute can see what a precious gift this is! Our sincere gratitude to you, Joseph!
  
  

• Our tribe is also blessed to with recognition by the @C-Squared / @c-cubed community! Dedicated to supporting quality works on the Steem blockchain, those in the C-Squared community put in hours of tremendous effort each and every day. We love what C² is doing, and urge our writers to please consider voting for the @c-squared community witness!
  
  

• Curie factoid: we have been supported by the amazing Curie community with 75 upvotes in 54 editions.The rate is increasing lately..we have now more than an average of 1 curie upvote per edition! @Sarez and @Tristancarax are tied out in front, closely followed by @Brisby, @Calluna, @Cyemela, @Dirge, & @Gaby-Crb. I can't express enough how encouraging the support of the @Curie community has been to the wonderful writers of the @Bananafish community! Let's show the amazing Curie community our solidarity and vote for @Curie as one of Steem's witnesses! 😎
  
  

• Have any of you braved the - Banana Grog?
  
  

• Don't forget to join the Realms, where you can promote yourself and meet all of us strange creatures!

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• To receive your SNAX rewards, you'll need to have a SNAX wallet.
  For those who like instructions with photos, here's a handy tutorial.

• 1st PLACE - 5 STEEM & 500 SNAX tokens: @Gaby-Crb
  Gaby's story seamlessly picks up from the beginning to craft an eloquent heartbreak. Shiro stands helpless as his companions battle with the girl's soul. Unaware, she continues to demand restitution from him. None of the details are wasted as we follow Shiro after her defeat. The extent of his burden and how it weighs upon him culminate into a powerful ending. This is an ending that you don't want to miss.
  
  
• 2nd PLACE - 3 STEEM & 300 SNAX tokens: @Agmoore
  Agmoore's delight of horror will deliver some shudders to your spine when you learn what Shiro is hiding beneath his jacket. A stubborn trek into the forest when he was a child has left him cursed to wander the world as he feeds the appetites of his ravenous companions. Soaked with a splendidly creepy vibe, this is one tale you'll not want to share with your children. Click the link above to read why.
  
  
• 3rd PLACE - 2 STEEM & 200 SNAX tokens: @maparari
  In her continuation, Maparari blends humor, banter, and the hunger of bloodthirsty creatures. The fun she had in writing this comes through as the dialogue flows. With the discovery of what the blonde girl truly is, Shiro realizes that perhaps his companions aren't the worst monsters the world has to offer. Don't miss the chance to read this entry for yourself.
  
  
• POPULAR VOTE - 7 SBI shares:
  Unfortunately we were 2 votes short from awarding this prize.
  
  
• BEST COMMENT: 3 SBI shares: @erh.germany
  It's wonderful to see a chain of conversation happening below a post. It's this interaction as we share experiences and ideas brought about from a post that truly grow a community.

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Sustain the @bananafish project through your delegations! We're a selfless inclusive and decentralized community, we put our heart in what we do and a lot of passion and everyone will be abundantly rewarded for their generosity as the @bananafish will keep growing. Here you may find a guide by @marcoriccardi on how to sustain this project.

A special thanks to @felt.buzz, @gwilberiol, @dirge, @theironfelix, @raj808, @brisby, @maverickinvictus, @cyemela, @marcoriccardi, @hidden84, @calluna, @oivas, @f3nix, @khasa, @vdux, @anixio, @ntowl, @tristancarax and @blueeyes8960 for their precious delegations, making this project a reality!
If you like this contest..SPREAD THE GOSPEL! We're grateful for your resteeming and word of mouth. Everything helps to grow together!

See you tomorrow for Edition #58!