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Lucille Bellucci
I was born in Shanghai, China, of an Italian-Dutch-Indonesian father and Chinese mother. We were exiled by the Communists in 1952 and went to Italy, where we lived five years before I and the remainder of my family emigrated to the United States. Later, I moved to Rio de Janeiro…
Robert B. Robeson
Robert B. Robeson flew 987 combat medical evacuation missions in South Vietnam (1969-1970) while evacuating 2,533 patients from all sides of the action. He had seven helicopters shot up by enemy fire and was twice shot down. He's been published over 750 times in 130 countries, which include Reader's Digest,…
Judith Koenig
Judith Koenig was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Lutheran schools and graduated from DePaul University in 1969. After a brief teaching career, Judith worked in the real estate industry. Moving to Georgia in 1987, she was employed as a Regional Property Manager. Now retired, Judith lives in…
Randy Zumalt
I was born in Northern California to descendants of pioneer settlers. Once here, nobody left. Raised in the building and cattle ranching businesses, I returned to live here as well. I earned a BS in Business Administration from Pacific Union College. Much to my delight, I have very successful children,…
Kelcey Stivers
Kelcey Stivers is a very active 14-year-old who enjoys going on mission trips with her church youth group, playing soccer on her school team, writing, and singing. Upon completion of her middle school years, she was awarded the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement due to her “all A's” honor roll…
Rajdeep Paulus
Rajdeep, who prefers to be called “Raj”, decided to be a writer during her junior year in high school after her English teacher gave her an “F” but told her she had potential. She studied English Literature at Northwestern University, and spent over a decade as an English Teacher and…
Luke Melia
Luke Melia lives and works in London. He writes fiction in his spare time. In 2011, his entry The Temp was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's Debut Dagger Award. In May 2012, his short story “The Novel Factory” was highly commended in the Bristol Prize. Luke is currently developing…
Rita Myres
Rita Myres, MSW, RSW, grew up and began her working life in England, where she followed the path of science into research. After coming to Canada in 1970, initially for a one-year working adventure, she and her husband, Tony, discovered the great joy and challenge of raising three beautiful children.…
Tom Alberti
I'm a retired x-ray technician. I have self-published a children's book, The Adventures of Hippie, and my essay called the “Barrier of Life” won a prize in the Northwest senior district in the state of Illinois. Once again thank you.
B.F. McCune
B.F. McCune has been writing since age ten, when she submitted a poem to the Saturday Evening Post (it was immediately rejected). This interest facilitated her career in public relations and also in freelance news and features. But her true passion is fiction, and her pieces have won several awards.…
Tony Myres
Tony Myres was born in Bristol, England in 1944. His stories have appeared in several independent publications, including Volumes 1 and 2 of The Black Lake Chronicles, as well as a self-published collection of short stories entitled The Go-Between. Tony's storytelling explores a mixture of personal and shared histories. His…
Dana Yeo
Dana Yeo is currently an undergraduate at Stanford University, majoring in Biomedical Computation and minoring in Creative Writing. Her writing career began at the tender age of seven when she won first prize at the L.A. County Fair for a haiku about the playground grass. Since then, Ms. Yeo's work…
Stacie Tomita
I am a student and aspiring writer who was born and raised on Oahu. Currently, I live in the Bay Area of California. I enjoy discussing social and political issues on my blog, as well as writing short fiction and creative nonfiction. I also try to spend as much time…
Michael Allonois Peters
Michael Allonois Peters is an educational interventionist and college prep tutor when he's not creating. He is currently producing a series of board games for students based on college readiness standards so that studying doesn't have to feel like studying. He lives in Colorado but can often be found on…
Michael Connon
Michael Connon is a writer of Scottish descent born and living in the North East of England. His stories have been winners of the Pitlochry Festival Winter Words short story contest in Scotland for the last three years in succession. In the past he has written for TV and radio…
Jasmine Belen
Originally from a small town in New England, I've lived in Sonoma County, California, for 38 years. At the age of seven I started writing poems and stories. After multiple tragedies I took a writing hiatus for several years. I delved into the healing waters of art before the magic…
Maria Ashworth
Maria enjoys writing everything from picture books to adult fiction. She's a member of SCBWI and The Writers Guild. In 2012, her picture book manuscript, Step One, Step Two, Step Three and Four, about a newly merged family where the step-children are struggling to get along, was a finalist in…
Gwen Angstrom
Living on ten acres below the Willapa Hills in Southwest Washington State provides much inspiration for my writing. I started creating stories for my grandchildren about fifteen years ago featuring them in the starring roles. My latest passion is short story writing—a wonderful avocation in retirement! My husband, Richard, and…
Doreen E. Massey
Doreen E. Massey is a member of the House of Lords in the UK Parliament. She speaks mainly on issues related to child welfare and education. She is on the Board of UNICEF UK. Her career has been in teaching and health education, including consultancy work in Central Asia and…
Erin Byrne
Erin Byrne writes travel articles and essays, short stories, and poems, which have won numerous awards, including 2012 and 2013 Travelers' Tales Grand Prize Silver and Bronze Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year. Erin's work appears in a variety of publications, including World Hum, Best Travel Writing…
Journal Entry September 11, 2001
JOURNAL ENTRY SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Heavy exterior glass panels and wall sections fell away making dead drops, straight down like stones. The air handling system, sheet metal ducts and plenums were sucked out and fell slower, seesawing to the ground. The fire within the interior spaces caused updrafts, downdrafts and…
Victor Colantonio
Victor Colantonio is a cutting-edge technology entrepreneur. He is a global adventurer, designer, photographer, angler, sailor and storyteller who resides in Massachusetts.
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Victor Colantonio of Newton, MA Wins the 21st Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Victor Colantonio's essay, “Journal Entry September 11, 2001”, was judged the best of over 1,100 entries in this year's Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. $5,550 was awarded to ten honorees. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and the judges' comments.
Final Month to Enter the 2013 Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
Winning Writers will award $5,500 in prizes in the 11th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Submit at WinningWriters.com by September 30. See details at WinningWriters.com/tompoetry. Read the complete release and learn about the new judge, Ellaraine Lockie.
Josh Lefkowitz Wins the 12th Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Josh Lefkowitz of Brooklyn, NY has won the 12th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. His entry, “Saturday Salutation”, bested 3,280 other entries to receive the $1,000 prize. $2,000 was awarded in all. This contest is free to enter. Read the complete release. Read the winning…
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Winning Writers Assumes Sponsorship of the Tom Howard Literary Contests
Winning Writers has assumed the sponsorship of the literary contests formerly sponsored by Tom Howard Books of Australia. These include the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, now in its 11th year, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, now in its 22nd year. Read the complete release.
May is the Final Month to Enter This Year’s Sports Fiction & Essay Contest
Our Sports Fiction & Essay Contest, now in its second year, seeks today's best short fiction and essays on sports-related themes. The top story and essay will earn $1,000 each. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each. Enter online by May 31. Read the complete release.
April 30 is the Last Day to Enter the 21st Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
It's last call for entries in this year's Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. All varieties of short stories, essays and other works of prose are welcome, including previously published work. Prizes of $3,000, $1,000, $400, and $250 will be awarded, along with six Most Highly Commended Awards of…
No-Fee Poetry Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers Will Award $2,000 for Best Humor Poems
The 12th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest will award $2,000 in prizes. This contest is free to enter and open to all poets. The winning poem will earn $1,000. Ten honorable mentions will receive $100 each. Submit your entry at WinningWriters.com by April 1. The winning entries will be…
Winners Announced for the Tenth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
Jacie Ragan of Hannibal, Missouri is the winner of the tenth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $6,800 in prizes, including a top prize of $3,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Ragan's poem “In the Shadow…
Winning Writers Announces 4 Literary Contests for 2013, Over $16,000 in Prizes
Established in 2001, Winning Writers will celebrate its 12th year by awarding over $16,000 in four poetry and prose contests. These include contests for humor poems, sports fiction and essays, as well as open contests for poems and stories of all kinds. Guidelines for all contests are available at Winning…
Myron L. Stokes Wins the Ninth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Myron L. Stokes is the winner of the ninth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,550 in prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms. Stokes won the top prize of $3,000 for his poem about his African-American…
Starkey Flythe and Scott Winkler Win the 2012 Sports Poetry & Prose Contest
Starkey Flythe of Augusta, Georgia and Scott Winkler of Casco, Wisconsin are the winners of the 2012 Sports Poetry & Prose Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best creative writing on sports-related themes. Mr. Flythe's poem “State Champ” and Mr. Winkler's story “The Kicker” were judged the…
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Tony Myres of Ottawa Wins the 20th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Tony Myres of Ottawa is the winner of the 20th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,550 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays and other short prose, including a top prize of $3,000. Myres' story was judged…
Last Call to Enter the 2012 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest: $5,800 in Prizes
It's last call to enter the tenth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest will award $5,550 in prizes for the best original poems in any style or theme, plus a $250 bonus prize for humorous verse. Entries should be mailed or submitted…
Winners Announced for 2012 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Judith Sanders from Pittsburgh, PA is the winner of the 11th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Sanders' poem was judged the best of 2,602 entries from around the world. $3,600 was awarded in all. This contest is free to enter. Read the complete release.
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Last Call to Enter the 2012 Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Enter the ninth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest will award $5,550 in prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms, making it one of the largest such contests in the world. Entries should be mailed or submitted online…
Final Week to Enter the Sports Poetry & Prose Contest
Contestants have just one more week to enter the 2012 Sports Poetry & Prose Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The winners will share $5,000 in prizes, including two top awards of $1,500 each. Entries are being accepted online now through May 31. Read the complete release.
Free Contest to Award $3,600 for Humor Poems
The 11th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest will award $3,600 for the best humor poems. This contest is free to enter and open to all poets. Prizes of $1,500, $800, $400 will be awarded, along with 12 honorable mention awards of $75 each. Submit entries online at Winning Writers…
