Category Archives: Writing Your Way to the Past

The Connecticut Society of Genealogists literary contests are underway.  There are two different contests.  Entries for both contests are due by February 15, 2011.  Winners for both contests will be notified by April 1, 2012.

The Southern California Genealogical Society is holding their annual family history writing competition between November 1 and December 31, 2011.  You do not have to be a member of SCGS to enter, nor does your submission have to relate to California.

Denis Barrett Olson put together a digital book that offers up advice and ideas for digitally publishing your family stories.  The Future of Memories “introduces you to these new technologies and shows you how to take advantage of the opportunities they offer to produce quality […]

My Life & Times: A Guided Journal for Collecting your Stories is available for pre-order from shopfamilytree.com at a special price of $19.79 (special offer good until October 31, 2011). Part journal, part keepsake, the prompts on the fill-in pages allow you to “write down […]

I came across yet another writing contest.  This one is the Keffer Writing Contest, sponsored by the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS).  The contest, which is open to OGS members, awards four cash prizes ranging from $25 to $100.  Winning entries are also featured in the […]

A 500-word essay about your family history could win you a complete Premium publishing package from Abbot Press, a Family Tree Magazine partner.  The deadline is September 30, but they will only draw the grand prize winner from the first 200 submissions. For complete details, […]

Valerie, author of the Family Cherished blog, shares what she learned from Eleanor Jensen’s family history writing class at the UGA Family History Conference in her post The Easiest Way to Write Family History Stories Revealed! Some good advice!

Kimberly Powell of About Genealogy wrote an excellent post last week entitled 10 Steps to Writing Your Family History.  This is a must-read article with solid tips to get the juices flowing and start writing NOW!