Category Archives: Writing Competitions

It’s time for the annual Excellence in Writing Competition sponsored by the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors.  Both ISFHWE members and non-members are eligible to participate.  There are five categories for the competition, and you can enter in more than one category.  The submission deadline is June 3, 2012.

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.

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 OGS journal Families.  Entries should be 1,500-2,000 words (including footnotes) and relate to Canada or Ontario genealogy.  The deadline is November 1, 2011. Click here for additional information or contact Families editor at familieseditor@ogs.on.ca.

Writers of all varieties are invited to participate in the Writers’ Week Writing Contest hosted by Emily Suess at her blog, Suess’s Pieces.  First, second, and third places will be awarded great prizes, including Amazon gift certificates.

You may recall my Facebook status a few months back indicating I had some great news to share but couldn’t at the time because it hadn’t been officially announced.  Well, on May 11th, it was official…I took 3rd Place in Category 5 (unpublished work by published author) of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Writing Competition.