The 2022 contest IS NOW CLOSED!

as of midnight on 1/31/22.

Thank you to everyone who entered.
Watch this space and www.Pennwriters.org
for results, which will be announced at
Pennwriters' annual conference in May.


BEST OF LUCK TO ALL THE ENTRANTS!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2021 WINNERS!

Nonfiction Winners
First Place: "Good Night Flo McCluskey" by Beth Schmidt
Second Place: "NASA is Intrigued by this Flying Go Kart so Who is Hiding It?" By Joel Custer
Third Place: "A Compendium of American Ghosts" by Elizabeth Tussey

Novel Beginning Winners
First Place: Place of Shadows by Naima Havilland
Second Place: The Nightmare Hitman by Patricia Jackson
Third Place: My Brothers Bucket List by Amanda Swartfager

Poetry Winners
First Place: "Love's Remains" by Deborah Catanese
Second Place: "Sunday Morning" by Beth Schmidt
Third Place: "Pulse" by Carla Wilson

Short Story Winners
First Place: "Elotl-247" by Michael Mann
Second Place: "Clean Out" by David MacPherson
Third Place: "Cherished" by Emily Way


CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2020 WINNERS!

Nonfiction Winners
First Place: "Between Rocks and a Hard Place" by Laura Savino
Second Place: "Words in the Kitchen" by Hana Haatainen-Caye
Third Place: "The Bell" by Maggie DeMaso

Novel Beginning Winners
First Place: The Healer of Geistville by Michele Malinchak
Second Place: Strange Fire by Joel Burcat
Third Place: Stolen Ember by Johanna Greenlaw

Poetry Winners
First Place: "Mademoiselle Boissire Knitting" by Elizabeth Bodien
Second Place: "Laugh Lines" by Susan Manchin
Third Place: "No, My Friend, It Is Not" by Amanda Span

Short Story Winners
First Place: "Turn, Turn" by Lynda Gene Rymond
Second Place: "Resting Place" by Gretchen Lockwood
Third Place: (tie):  "The Keeper of Secrets" by Paul Teese & "Choices" by David MacPherson

If there are any problems, please contact the Writing Contest Coordinator here: 
Email- WritingContestCoordinator@gmail.com