Category Archives: Writing Competitions

Don’t forget, entries for this year’s National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest are due by December 15, 2021.  This annual contest is open to NGS members. The winner receives a trip to the next NGS conference and their manuscript may be published in the […]

The Connecticut Society of Genealogists is now accepting entries for both the Essay Contest and Literary Awards. Submission deadline for both is July 15, 2021. Winners for both will be notified by September 1, 2021.  Details for each are below.

The Western Michigan Genealogical Society 2021 Writing Contest kicked off on January 1, 2020 and will run through March 31, 2021. You do not have to be a WMGS member to enter and there is no entry fee. Entries must be 1,500 to 3,000 words, […]

Don’t forget, entries for this year’s National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest are due by December 15, 2020.  This annual contest is open to NGS members. The winner receives a trip to the next NGS conference and their manuscript may be published in the […]

Entries for the 2020 Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (MSOG) Writing Contest are due by August 3, 2020. Anyone may enter, but if you are not an MSOG member, there is a $10 submission fee. Entries must be original content (i.e., not previously published) and relate […]

The Western Michigan Genealogical Society 2020 Writing Contest kicked off on January 1, 2020 and will run through March 31, 2020. You do not have to be a WMGS member to enter and there is no entry fee. Entries must be 1,500 to 3,000 words, […]

  Entries for the 2019 & 2020 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Excellence-in-Writing Competition are now being accepted. Submissions are due by March 15, 2020. Both ISFHWE members and non-members are allowed to enter the competition. A discounted entry fee is […]

Don’t forget, entries for this year’s National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest are due by December 15, 2018.  This annual contest is open to NGS members. The winner receives a trip to the next NGS conference and their manuscript may be published in the […]