Category Archives: Writing Your Way to the Past

Entries for the 2016 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Excellence-in-Writing Competition are now being accepted.  Submissions are due by June 15, 2016 (a discounted entry fee is offered for entries submitted by March 15, 2016).  Both ISFHWE members and non-members are […]

The Western Michigan Genealogical Society 2016 Writing Contest kicked off on January 1, 2016 and will run through March 30, 2016.  You do not have to be a WMGS member to enter and there is no entry fee.  Entries must be structured around the theme […]

Submissions for the Dallas Genealogical Society 2016 Writing Competition are due by March 31, 2016.  You do not have to be a DGS member to enter and articles do not necessarily have to relate to the Dallas area. Articles are to be 1,500-5,000 words in […]

The annual writing competition for the Ohio Genealogical Society kicked off a few days ago and will run through March 1, 2016.  Both OGS members and non-members are able to compete.  Only unpublished entries are eligible. Each of the winning articles will be published in […]

Entries will be accepted January 1, 2016 to March 1, 2016 for the Oklahoma Genealogical Society’s 2016 Family History Writing Contest.  Everyone is invited to enter; there is no entry fee and you do not have to be a member of the society.  Submissions must […]

The North of Ireland Family History Society (NIFHS) is now accepting entries for its biennial writing competition.  You must be an NIFHS member to submit an entry.  Entries are due by April 3, 2016 and must relate to this competition’s theme “My Family Odyssey.”  The […]

It’s that time again!  The Southern California Genealogical Society’s Annual GENEii Writing Contest is now underway.  Entries will be accepted from now until December 31, 2015.  You do not have to be a member of SCGS to enter, nor does your submission have to relate […]

Submissions are now being accepted for the Chicago Genealogical Society 2015-2016 Writing Contest.  Entries are due by May 30, 2016.  You do not have to be a member of the CGS to enter.  According to their website, “Submissions may be either a family history that […]