Category Archives: Writing Competitions

A big congratulations to all the winners of the Southern California Genealogical Society’s 2014 GENEii Family History Writers Contest.  Below is the list of winners in each of the two categories.  Winning entries will be published in The Searcher, which is the quarterly journal of […]

Submissions are now being accepted for the Minnesota Genealogical Society 2015 Family History Writing Competition.  Entries are due by 28 June 2015.  You do not have to be a member of MGS to enter, nor do entries have to relate to Minnesota.  Entries, however, must […]

Submissions for the Dallas Genealogical Society 2015 Writing Competition are due by April 30, 2015.  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, 2015.  Both OGS members and non-members are able to compete.  Only unpublished entries are eligible and must fit the criteria of either the Ohio […]

Entries will be accepted January 1, 2015 to March 1, 2015 for the Oklahoma Genealogical Society’s 2015 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 […]

It’s that time again!  The Southern California Genealogical Society’s 15th Annual GENEii Writing Contest is now underway.  Entries will be accepted from now until December 31, 2014.  You do not have to be a member of SCGS to enter, nor does your submission have to […]

Don’t forget, entries for this year’s National Genealogical Society’s Family History Writing Contest are due by December 31, 2015.  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 2015 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors (ISFHWE) Excellence-in-Writing Competition are now being accepted.  Submissions are due by June 15, 2015 (a discounted entry fee is offered for entries submitted by March 15, 2015).  Both ISFHWE members and non-members are […]