{"id":6485,"date":"2021-02-01T13:58:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2021-02-01T13:58:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T19:58:55","slug":"western-michigan-genealogical-society-2021-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/western-michigan-genealogical-society-2021-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Michigan Genealogical Society 2021 Writing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/julietarr.com\/genealogy\/blog\/images\/Western-Michigan-Genealogical-Society-20_C378\/Writing-Competition.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Writing Competition\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Writing Competition\" src=\"http:\/\/julietarr.com\/genealogy\/blog\/images\/Western-Michigan-Genealogical-Society-20_C378\/Writing-Competition_thumb.png\" width=\"575\" height=\"288\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmgs.org\/pdf\/2021WMGS_Writing_Contest.pdf\">Western Michigan Genealogical Society 2021 Writing Contest<\/a> kicked off on January 1, 2020 and will run through <strong>March 31, 2021<\/strong>. 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 Entries must be 1,500 to 3,000 words, unpublished, and relate to the theme \u201cScandals in the Family.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Winning entries will be published in <em>Michigana<\/em>.&nbsp; Winning authors will be awarded a monetary prize as follows: <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st place \u2013 $100 and an annual WMGS membership\n<li>2nd place \u2013 $75 and an annual WMGS membership\n<li>3rd place \u2013 $50\n<li>4th place \u2013 $25 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Full details on the contest can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmgs.org\/pdf\/2021WMGS_Writing_Contest.pdf\">here<\/a> (opens a PDF).  <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Need some convincing to write about your genealogy research?&nbsp; See my post <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/julietarr.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/putting-pen-to-paper-or-fingers-to.html\">4 Reasons to Convert Your Genealogy Research Into Writing<\/a><em><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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