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!
The Participants
A Yuuuuuge Thank you to all the participants!
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.
The Winners
First Prize $50SBD – Flight of the Wrong Chords – by 
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.
https://steemit.com/flight370/@pulpworx/flight-of-the-wrong-chords-a-short-story-challenge-about-missing-flight-mh370-1000-words
Second Prize $30SBD
Another fantastically creative fictional entry by 
https://steemit.com/flight370/@gikitiki/the-mystery-of-malaysia-flight-370
Third Prize $20SBD
We have a tie for third place (2x 20SBD) to 
https://steemit.com/flight370/@ajdohmen/what-really-happened-to-mh370
As I promised in the contest rules, I’ve awarded several bonuses.
Most Humorous Story 
- $10SBD
I love this story for the simple fact that
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.
- $10SBD
- $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 - 
- $10SBD
This is totally subjective but I chose
https://steemit.com/flight370/@utfull/inside-the-mind-of-a-passenger-of-malaysia-flight370
Most conspiracies in 1 story! - - $10SBD
Extras
Folks, We Have a Disqualification...
but you have to read this!
Although researcher 
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.
