The contest department has completed its forty-fifth month of competition. A total of 30 articles were entered by 7 editors. The Bushranger came first with 60 points from 14 articles, closely followed by Parsecboy with 55 points from 7 articles. They receive the WikiChevrons and the Writer's Barnstar respectively. Honorable mentions go to WikiCopter (20) and Djmaschek (18). Historical Perspective, Ian Rose and The ed17 also fielded entries. Please submit any articles you are working on for the March contest.