Author and competition judge Audrey Wick shares 6 insider tips for perfecting your story entry. ", Congratulations to Nicole Adabunu, first place winner in the Non-Rhyming Poetry category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Cheryl Katz,Arctic Voyage Finds Microplastics Clog the Most Remote Reaches of the Planet(Print/Online Article). by Dawn Schock, Evelyn: The Wished-For Child by Jill Viles, Mojave National Preserve by Mary Taylor, Patriarchal Poetry Slam: Amanda Gormans Poems Surpass Criticism by Novaria Mary, Would Archie Bunker Have Voted for Donald Trump? Blood. ", Congratulations to Alison Luterman, first place winner in the Non-Rhyming Poetry category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. " by Marc Revere, "Soprano Anne Walker Has a New Life with Hearing Writer's Digest would like to congratulate the 100 Children's/Young Adult Writing winners of the 80th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition! Judge:Jane Shlensky, a retired teacher and active musician, has recent poetry and fiction in Writers Digest, Pinesong, Kakalak, moonShine review, Thomas Wolfe Review, and Nostos. This week, we're excited to announce 6 WDU courses, a chance to be published, and more! by Tristan Marajh, "A Night at the Trocadero" by Alex Willging, "Of Coral Eyes and Silver Claws" by G. N. Zaccaria, "Murder in Three Sittings" by Julie Griffin, "Tash- The Blood and Stone Warrior" by Anne Williams, "An Account of the People of the Serpentina Island Chain" by Josh Bugosh, The Ghost of Koh Samui by Edgar Mahaffey, The Undertakers Kid by Mackenzie Hurlbert, Candy Rules in the New Arkhoma by Tamsin Marischal, The Midnight Curse of the Full Moon by Margaret Speck Ogawa, A Tail of Addiction: A Fable by Paul Grobar, Who Stole the Blue Crayon? by Edgar Mahaffey, Catch me if you can by Elizabeth Goodhue, Prescription for Freedom by Jennifer Steil, "A Filipinas Jungle of Flashing Neon Signs" by RA Morr, "The Desert Blooms at Night" by Sacha Ramirez, "All the Colours of the Sunset" by Arvin Tavakkoli, "Spider in the Garden" by Elizabeth Rosen, "The Thirteenth Song" by Chelo Diaz-Ludden, "The Thing about Persimmons" by Gina Willner-Pardo, "Theres Still Time to Save the Planet" by David McKenna, "Pelsnik's Everything Emporium" by Katy Wright, "Commedia dell'Fredo" by Anthony Correale, "A Mother's Love" by Nicoline Antonovitch, A Rainbow in Koussountou by Anne Michaud, A School Board Meeting by Jacob Schapiro, Millie Margaret Versus the Chupacabra by Courtney Armstrong, Bookmakers Daughter by Mariflo Stephens, How to Keep Your Heart Beating by Samantha OBrien, Randy Koenigs Very Large Mouse by Steve Fox, Four Pigs in the Desert by Morgan Smith, "Love Affairs With the Variable X" by Patrick Walker, 'The Project Mother (Ode to the LA and Watts Riots From the Perspective of a Child From Compton)" by DragonPoetikFly, "as a filipino-american," by Regine Gayle, "SPARKLING ON THE ROAD TO 21" by Victoria Mary Fach, "May (a Pantoum)" by Carrie Magness Radna, "Distance Learning is Trochaic" by Eric Pinder, "A Hard Drinking Bard Ponders Turning Bahai" by Patrick Walker, "Reflections on Scrabble" by Patrick Walker, Ode: Recollections of a Rose Tree by MK, A voice from Harlem by Javier Sarmiento Jr, A Letter to a Pokemon by DribbleTheSwordsman, "When I See Us in Anothers Poem" by Cynthia Boersma, "Something lets loose inside me" by Carol Despeaux Fawcett, "Wendy's parking lot, Atlanta, night of June 12, 2020" by Joy Johnston, "ON HER HUNDRETH BIRTHDAY" by Eileen Malone, "Ode to My Sixty-Year-Old Uterus" by Suellen Wedmore, "Most Lives Don't Echo" by Timothy Hickey, "I Never Caught His Name" by Jaclyn Youhana Garver, "Capturing the valley with my polaroid"by Cassandra Merena, Dolphin Whisperer by Carol Marie Despeaux Fawcett, A Lightning Rod as Eternal Happiness by Camilla Johnson, The Cathedral is Burning by M.L. Writer's Digest would like to congratulate the 100 Non-Rhyming Poetry winners of the 80th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition! Screenwriters Michael Weber and Scott Neustadter describe their creative process and the decisions that went into writing their Oscar-nominated comedy, The Disaster Artist. Here's her winning stageplay script, "Jaguar Woman. The Polaroid by Renee Roberson is the First Prize-winning story in the Young Adult category in the 13thAnnualWriters DigestPopular Fiction Awards. " by D.R. Congratulations to the winners of the 8th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards! He has also enjoyed serving as a judge for the Sioux City International Film Festival. He has taught at the University of Cincinnati since 1985. LEARN MORE! Debut novelist Sarah Zachrich Jeng discusses the process of writing her thriller novel, The Other Me. Bird, "All Good Things Are Wild and Free" by Rebecca L. Manoogian, "God's Bucket of Love" by Glen J Ellington, "The Angel With the Extra Chromosome" by Monique Amado, "My Advice from God about Josh" by Gail Dudley, "Of Death and Life" by Natli VanDerWerken, "A Message for Debbie" by Deborah Crew King, "Is My Spirit Guide Real?" Here's her winning story, "The Night the Moon Cries.". Read an interview with the Grand Prize-winning author Zenda Walker in the March/April 2022 issue. " by Michael Pietrzak, "San Diego: Scandals, Scoundrels, and Controversy Here's his winning story, "Little Time Machines. Here's her winning story, "Wombat Wings. Each year, writers submit their very best short stories of 1,500 words or fewer. Here's her winning non-rhyming poem, "Anticipatory Grief. Her work has been published in college textbooks by Cengage Learning and W.W. Norton, and shes been a guest columnist for Writers Digest. " by Greg Waxberg, "Ten Wishes From a Rural Oncologist ", Congratulations to LC Helms, first place winner in the Memoir/Personal Essay category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Congratulations to the winners of the 9th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards! For an interview with the Grand Prize winner, see the November/December 2021 of Writer's Digest. Writers Digests oldest and most popular competition, the Annual Writing Competition, is not currently open for entries. Here's her winning article, "The Other Side", Congratulations to Michael Keane, first place winner in the Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. ", Congratulations to MJ Belko, first place winner in the Childrens/Young Adult Fiction category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Congratulations to Olga El, first place winner in the Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here, author Danielle Jackson shares tips for creating memorable friends for main characters. "She Lives in Underbridge World" by MF Slattery, "You Wont Celebrate With Me" by Nicole Adabunu, "Surfacing an Aquatic Diaspora" by Elaine Howley, "OK Boomers, There's Still Time!" Here's his winning story, "A Brief Cameo. Writer's Digest would like to congratulate the 100 Memoir Writing winners of the 80th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition! ", Congratulations to Curt Klinghoffer, first place winner in the Memoir/Personal Essay category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's his winning story, "Little Time Machines. Here's her winning story, "Wombat Wings.". ", The winner of the 2020 Writers Digest Poetry Awards discusses the inspiration behind her first-place poem, The Loneliest Whale.". Here are editor tips on how to write a winning Your Story entry. Outsiders Perspectives of the Big EasyBourbon Street and Beyond" by Kathy Bradshaw, "The Loneliness of the Black Long-Distance Swimmer" by Elaine Howley, "The Native Origins of Freestyle" by Elaine Howley, "Modern CajunsPlaying Second Fiddle to No One" by Kathy Bradshaw, "Breath as a Blessing: The Transformative Power of Breath" by Angela Waldron, "Reciprocity With Mother Earth" by Cie Simurro, "What Happens When You Hate DietingBut You Also Hate Your Body" by Dara P. Kapoor, "The Things We Work Through When Maybe We Shouldn't" by JL Lycette, "Why good health is more than a mouthful" by Rebecca Thoroughgood, "Keeping up with the Kims" by Lisa Jackson and Graham Williams, "Guided by an Iranian gig-aloo" by Lisa Jackson and Graham Williams, "I Think I Love You, But Will You Spit in this Tube?" Congratulations to the winners of the 20th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition! ", Congratulations to MJ Belko, first place winner in the Childrens/Young Adult Fiction category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's his winning essay, "Pop. " by Richard Davis, "The Reality TV Show "The Bachelor": Arranged Marriage for the American Youth? Author Kerry Winfrey offers 3 tips for writing a second chance romance. 2022 Active Interest Media All Rights Reserved. Or a Man? She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. 2022 Active Interest Media All Rights Reserved. He has a Twitter account (@ZacharyPetit) but is more fun when documenting the life and times of his greyhound, The Turtleman, on Instagram (@zachary_petit). Here's her winning stageplay script, "Jaguar Woman. Read "Hari Om Senior Center" by Reena Shah, the winning entry of the 19th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition. Tamela and her husband live in Virginia and are the parents of two lovely daughters. Writers Digestwould like to congratulate the winners of the 13thAnnual Popular Fiction Awards. Congratulations to Melissa Joplin Higley, Grand Prize winner of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning article, "Surfacing an Aquatic Diaspora. Filling your book with realistic friendships can offer your main characters fresh perspectives on the story's core plot. Debut novelist Sarah Zachrich Jeng discusses the process of writing her thriller novel, The Other Me. ", Congratulations to D. M. Ullrich, first place winner in the Genre Short Story category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. by William Heckler. In this weeks round up brought to us by Script magazine, learn five simple but invaluable lessons to make readers lives a bit easier and make your script a smoother read. ", Congratulations to Barbara Jennes, first place winner in the Rhyming Poetry category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. " by Travis Kirkwood, "When Sheep Were Bigger Than Cows Her poem, "Lullaby," is the winner of the 2019 Writer's Digest Poetry Awards. Congratulations to the winners of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition! Here's his winning story, "A Brief Cameo. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc. Here's her winning story, "Schism, 1995. ; it is, after all, your story. Here's her winning poem, "Paying the Rent. 2022 Active Interest Media All Rights Reserved. Here's his winning essay, "Pop. 2022 Active Interest Media All Rights Reserved. Here's the winning essay, "Passions War.". Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 WD Poetry Awards! She is the author of two books, Mugging for the Camera and Penny Wishes, and she was the editor of Goldfinch for five years. Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 WD Poetry Awards! Here, author Danielle Jackson shares tips for creating memorable friends for main characters. Congratulations to Elaine Howley, first place winner in the Print or Online Article category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. by Lisa J. MacDonald, "The Sacred Soil of Paradise Read the poem here. WD is proud to announce the top 25 winners. Every good story needs a nice (or not so nice) turn or two to keep it interesting. Read "Hari Om Senior Center" by Reena Shah, the winning entry of the 19th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition. Matt & Harrison Query discuss the short story origins that led to their new horror novel, Old Country. Sistrunk, "Ask and You Shall Receive" by Fernanda dAvila Melo Sarmento, "Broken, United, Redeemed" by Lori Morrison, "Detours on the Road of Life" by Felicia Ferguson, "Dip Into the Inkwell" by Tiffany Chartier, "Finding Hope in No Man's Land" by Kathryn Schleich, "Flames of Anger Extinguished by the Power of Prayer" by J. Jolean Allison, "Here/There/Everywhere" by Nancy Alvarado, "How A Teen Movie Changed My Perspective On Love" by Sherry Nguyen, "How God Answered My Cancelled RequestTwice" by Andy Carrick, "My Wife and the Reverend" by Kaylah Pantaleon, "Praying to St. Gerard" by Anita O'Carroll, "Predictions to Purity" by M'Lynn Koetting, "The Healing Power of a Homemade Pie" by Lynn Walker Gendusa, "The Man in the Alley" by Arturo Hernandez, "Never Ask for a Cool Name and Other United Mistakes of America by Refrigerator Ng" by Ginger Sinsabaugh, "Crayons versus Markers" by Christine Van Zandt, "The Incredible Man-Eating Marshmallow" by Rocky Leplin, "Hey Siri, I Got a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore" by Jennifer W. Bull, "A Garden for My Mind" by Brittany Saulnier, "A Wondrous Wish in My Heart" by Melissa Stiveson, "Bernice the Lion Tamer - Picture Book" by Angela de Groot, "Blink Blink Blink in Sync" by Sharon CassanoLochman, "Blue Water, a Year in the Ocean" by Julianna Lembeck, "Building the Just in Case Casket" by Sandy Quandt, "Chef Ina and Her Very Hungry Friends" by Christopher Worthman, "Duchess in How Maine Coons Came to Earth" by Kent Page McGroarty, "If Dinosaurs Discovered Humans" by Jalaire Hickman, "Lorenzo Dow and the Talking Chicken" by Julie Moran, "Maika to the Rescue" by Jessica Dunnagan, "Nate and Captain Nathaniel" by M. Lisa Rincaca, "Roundup Rodeo" by Courtney Shannon Strand, "She Kissed Me in Front of Everyone" by Rebecca Beyer, "Spinderella: A Cinderella Story" by Christine Van Zandt, "Sydney the "Bad" Witch" by Karalyn Semonian, "The Story of Citronella (Please Hold Your Nose)" by Bruce Benson, "Truth, Lies, and Peanut Butter" by Alexandra Claus, "The Faithful Tunnel" by Malgorzata Nealon, "Magic of the Untouchable Girl" by Lauryn Mercredi, "Amour's IdiotsA Farce in Three Acts" by Joseph McKeon, "Before He Heard Her" by Carol Van Den Hende, "Blood Will Have Blood" by Annalise Thomas, "Everything There Is to See" by Emily Krempholtz, "Love on the Lido Deck" by Jennifer Sneed, "Pestilence and the Crow" by Aidan Schuttler, "Under the Fireflies" by MaryBeth Edmundson, "Wild, Like Her" by Matthew Cody Raschella, "Ordinary, Carefree Day" by Anthony Lamattina, "Cleaning Time in Oil Country" by Kate Easley, "Climbing Mountains" by Elizabeth Holland, "Corpse Walks Into a Bar" by Lesley Bannatyne, "Goodbye 16 Buttonwood Lane" by David Canning, "Lester's Bird Feeder" by Kathryn Knowles, "Pickle Loaf and Other Gifts" by Jennifer Sneed, "Preferred by Discreet Women Everywhere" by Amina Gautier, "Slipping on Frosting" by Tessa Weisbecker-Lotz, "The Flight of a Hummingbird" by Susan Mills, "The Year I Fell into the Upside Down World" by Selah J Tay-Song, "There's No Such Thing as Yellow" by Edgar Mahaffey, "Wearing Eyeliner at Parkers' Place" by Stefanie Kramer, "You, on Your Thirty-Fifth Birthday" by Emma Williamson, "Mother's Day at a distance - May 2020" by Robin Clifford Wood, "Sonnet for a Sunday Afternoon" by Susan Love Brown, "A morning in Amsterdam" byChanpreetSingh, "Advice from the Top of a Wagon" by Matt Davis, "Along Los Feliz Boulevard" by Jon Krampner, "Atop the Cloud-Kissed Knoll" by Lauren de Vore, "Beyond The Black Horizon's Crease" by Kathryn Knowles, "Brazen Buds, Skimpy Leaves, Fuzzy Yellow Buzzing Bees" by W Rebecca Wood, "Cardinal in a Frosted Tree" by Tom McFadden, "Dr. Seuss' Big Adventure!" Congratulations to the winners of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition! ", Congratulations to Barbara Jennes, first place winner in the Rhyming Poetry category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Each year, writers submit their very best short stories of 1,500 words or fewer. " by Greg Waxberg, "KASI LEMMONS Constructing the Remarkable Terrain of a True American Hero in the Film HARRIET He has also published scholarly, popular, and creative nonfiction. Get recognized for your writing. ", Congratulations to MF Slattery, first place winner in the Rhyming Poetry category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. See which WD competitions are currently accepting entries at WritersDigest.com/wd-competitions. Find out more about the Writer's Digest family of writing competitions. Judge:Sharon Naylor Toris is the author of 35 nonfiction books and two novels and has written for countless magazines and online sites, including Writers Digest, Oprah, First for Women, Brides, Bridal Guide, Southern Bride, and many others. Here's the winning poem, "She Lives in Underbridge World", Congratulations to Elizabeth Rosen, first place winner in the Mainstream/Literary Short Story category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning article, "Surfacing an Aquatic Diaspora. by Krista Bergren-Walsh, "The Beggar of Bethesda" by Colin Crowley, "Book Keepers - Homecoming (Pilot)" by Ioana Cosmin, "The Stoker Society: Episode 1 - Her Character Was Dreadfully Vicious" by Alex Paulk, "Madness For Two, (The Story of A Marriage)" by Brenda Shoshanna, "Orphaned at Christmas" by Joanne Guidoccio, What Comes After Sorrow by Ornella Ohayon, A Well-Seasoned Encore by Mort Bernstein, Disk is Full by Emily Hulme and Peter Sikoski, All the Things I Wasnt by Kim Blacklock, A HEARTFELT JOURNEY by Carline Titus-Thermitus, "Back to the Drawing Board: Art on Plywood With the Plywood Project NOLA" by Kathy Bradshaw, "Blessings of a mother: Eej Khad, the Mother Rock of Mongolia" by Angela Waldron, "Throws of Passion: The History of the Mardi Gras Loot We Love" by Kathy Bradshaw, "Melon Balls With the Iranian Secret Police by Lisa Jackson and Graham Williams, "BullyingIssues and Solutions" by Abir Sami Wood, "Do You Know What It Means to Know New Orleans? Here's her winning story, "Wombat Wings. " by Nichole Singleton, "Trauma Response and Complex PTSD Here's his winning TV Pilot script, "Andromeda's Way. Discover the titles that placed in the categories of contemporary fiction, fantasy, memoir, mystery, and more. Here's her winning essay, "Crazy Hazel. Congratulations to Melissa Joplin Higley, Grand Prize winner of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning poem, "Lessons of a Cruel Tide", Congratulations to Sophia Veltfort, first place winner in the Mainstream/Literary Short Story category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Read the story here. The Last Remaining Sea Silk Seamestress, by Eliot Stein, is the Grand Prizewinning story for the 87th AnnualWriters DigestWriting Competition, besting more than 5,300 entries across nine categories. My Land. ", Congratulations to Ian Gonzales, first place winner in the Genre Short Story category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. " by Jessica Vincent, "John Davies' Opera Tales Introduce Children to the Art Form Here's her winning story, "Schism, 1995. Heres what you should know. by J. Allan Danelek, "The Peace of Surrender" by Jennifer Shackleford, Unfinished Conversations by Nicole Watt, The Spirit of Laughter by Michael Buzzelli, Entering the Celestial Forest by Becky Steiner, Castle Above the Clouds by Janine P. Salevsky, A Cuckoo on the Street by Raymond Maher, Love Letters to My Insecurities by Serenity Monroe, God Rides the Rails by Suzanne Austin-Hill, Manifest Living Abundantly Now by Imannie Walshe, A Glimpse of Heaven by Jennifer Nora Clarke, "A Fifth Avenue Fable" by T.D. Congratulations to the winners of the 19th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition! Here's her winning poem, "won't you celebrate with me. by Laura Bruno, What Does it Mean to be a Woman? " by Warren Rosenbaum, "Coco's Dream Debut at Wimbledon Book categorization is key to finding readers and maximizing sales. ", Congratulations to MF Slattery, first place winner in the Rhyming Poetry category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. ", Congratulations to Henry Hack, first place winner in the Inspirational/Spiritual Essay category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's his winning essay, "South of That.". Writers Digestwould like to congratulate our 87th AnnualWriters DigestWriting Competition winners! When I Was Your Age by Darren French is the First Prize-winning story in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category in the 13thAnnualWriters DigestPopular Fiction Awards. She teaches non-credit courses at Ohio colleges and vocational schools and has taught for Writers Digests online school since the inception in February 2000. Stamper, grand prize winner of the Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards. Here's the winning essay, "Passions War.". Marian Palaia, author of 2015 novel THE GIVEN WORLD, talks about the top lessons she's learned about writing, including how to use words and write scenes. " by JL Lycette, "The Canadian Wine Conundrum This week, have your character show mercy. Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Writer's Digest Poetry Awards! Here's her winning poem, "won't you celebrate with me. Here's her winning story, "Upside Down Man. Judge:John Philip Drury is the author of four full-length poetry collections: The Disappearing Town and Burning the Aspern Papers (both from Miami University Press), The Refugee Camp (Turning Point Books), and Sea Level Rising (Able Muse Press). Here's her winning story, "Tracks. by Jennifer DellaZanna, Why We Need to Rethink Pet Loss by Sarah Chauncey, Raw Grief: Two Widows Strive for a New Beginning by Kathleen Logan, The Complex Chasm of Cure by Jill Viles, Happy Anniversary - James Morris Celebrates 50 Years at the Met by Greg Waxberg, New Zealands Exodus of the Innocents by Jill Viles, Newgrange: Irelands Neolithic gem by Conor Makem, Longtime Friends with British Royalty by Marsha Porter, Now That I Care For Her, I Feel For Her by Jaya Padmanabhan, This Land. Writers Digestwould like to congratulate the winners of the 18thAnnual Short Short Story Competition. " by Melodee M. Spevack, "This Is What Working With a Virtual Doula Really Looks Like by DEBORAH SALTER KAWAGUCHI, "The Lightning Bug Ball" by Selene Heidenreich, "Walk the Way of Hemingway" by Warren Rosenbaum, "Winter Preparations" by ROSE EVELYN-HALL, "WITH APOLOGIES TO MOTHER GOOSE" by Letha C Woods, "Early Love As Archaic Landscape" by Jane Craven, "Optik/The Optician" by Julie Novak-McSweeney, "With the Red-Winged Blackbirds" by Shellie Harwood, "Because I Am Trying to Live in a World Where I Blame God For My Failure at Love" by Carlie Hoffman, "For my long-legged, high-flying, hoop-shooting, fire-baton-twirling sister with the '80s hair" by Cynthia Canada, "Fourth Generation of Monarchs Remember the Future" by Jill Madden Melchoir, "GRACE, FALLING TOWARD---" by Marla Alupoaicei, "I Don't Ask Questions Like" by Regine Darius, "The Flowers of the Clocks Catch Fire" by Jason Adam Sheets, "Why I Failed The Elements of Realistic Drawing" by Suellen Wedmore, "Writers Digest Submission I 2020" by Mimi Jennings, "Busara Road Screenplay" by David Sanders, "DA VINCI'S DISCIPLES: Murder at the Duomo" by DONNA RUSSO MORIN, "It Started Beneath a Sepia Sky" by Jacqui Castle, "KILLING MOCKINGBIRDS" by Bridget Grace Sheaff, "Lincoln & Jefferson (Animated Feature Film)" by Michael Mullin, "Sherlee Holmes, Detective - Luna Base 1" by Joyce Walsh, "The Iguana in the Parking Lot" by Charles Baran, "The Last Battle of Wichita" by Stephen Paine, "The Sergeant's Wife" by Kelly St-Laurent, "The Next Mexican Revolution" by Rachel Parsons, "Ray Bradbury and Me" by MarthaPoundMiller, "We Speak for the Dead: A Writing Conference All About Crime" by Renee Roberson, "The Michelangelo of Wood Turning" by Candy Puterbaugh, "Spring Chicken: How to Celebrate Mardi Gras Like the Cajuns Do" by Kathy Bradshaw, "Here's Why Perfume Descriptions Are Never About Smell" by Elyse Hauser, "&lessonsFromTheMostUnderratedMentorMom" by Natasha Pratap, "A Fierce Fighter with a Heart of Gold Winners of the 91st Annual competition will be announced in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue of Writer's Digest. ", Congratulations to MF Slattery, first place winner in the Rhyming Poetry category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures,The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. ", Congratulations to D. M. Ullrich, first place winner in the Genre Short Story category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Read a Q&A with her here. Not in My Neighborhood! by Diana Bredeson is the First Prize-winning story in the Mystery/Crime category in the 13thAnnualWriters DigestPopular Fiction Awards.