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Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the Ninth Annual North Street Book Prize

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its ninth annual North Street Book Prize .

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  • NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its ninth annual North Street Book Prize .
  • Fearing that both families would be horrified, the lovers carry on an affair whose secrecy intensifies their lust but strains their relationship.
  • In addition to the North Street Book Prize, Winning Writers also sponsors the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee).
  • Winning Writers has also been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2023).

Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 31st Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 31st annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest.

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  • NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 31st annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest.
  • Billie Kelpin of Newport Beach, California won the $3,000 first prize for fiction for her story "Sylvia" .
  • See guidelines and enter online at winningwriters.com/tomstory
    In addition to the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, Winning Writers sponsors the North Street Book Prize, the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee).
  • Writer's Digest has named it one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (2023).

Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 22nd Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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In addition to the cash prize, Ms. Fennelly also received a two-year gift certificate for the services at Duotrope, co-sponsor of the contest.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to the cash prize, Ms. Fennelly also received a two-year gift certificate for the services at Duotrope, co-sponsor of the contest.
  • Jendi Reiter, final judge of the Wergle Flomp contest, said, "The difference between winners and almost-winners often came down to the originality of the subject matter.
  • In addition to the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, Winning Writers also sponsors the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, and the North Street Book Prize.
  • Winning Writers has been named as one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2023.

Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 20th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

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Friday, April 14, 2023
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 20th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest , judged by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier with assistance from Michal 'MJ' Jones.

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  • NORTHAMPTON, Mass., April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 20th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest , judged by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier with assistance from Michal 'MJ' Jones.
  • These two winners also each received a two-year gift certificate from Duotrope, the contest co-sponsor.
  • Founded in 2001, Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2022).
  • In addition to the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, Winning Writers also sponsors the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, the North Street Book Prize, and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee).

Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the Eighth Annual North Street Book Prize

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its eighth annual North Street Book Prize .

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  • NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its eighth annual North Street Book Prize .
  • Diane Chiddister of Yellow Springs, Ohio won this year's Grand Prize across all genres for her literary novel One More Day .
  • In addition to the North Street Book Prize, Winning Writers also sponsors the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee).
  • Winning Writers has also been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2022).

Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 30th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 30th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest .

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  • NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its 30th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest .
  • Elizabeth Becker of Charlottesville, Virginia won the $3,000 first prize for nonfiction for her essay "Manny" .
  • In addition to the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, Winning Writers sponsors the North Street Book Prize, the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest.
  • Writer's Digest has named it one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" in 2022.

Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 21st Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

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Monday, August 15, 2022
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Jendi Reiter, final judge of the Wergle Flomp contest, said, "We appreciate entries that make serious points about social change while keeping a light touch.

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  • Jendi Reiter, final judge of the Wergle Flomp contest, said, "We appreciate entries that make serious points about social change while keeping a light touch.
  • Here, when the cringe-worthy couple's pink-or-blue explosion goes wrong, they wind up contented with the realization that children's identities are not so simple."
  • In addition to the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, Winning Writers also sponsors the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, and the North Street Book Prize.
  • Winning Writers has been named as one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2022.

Novelist Suzanne Mattaboni Named LVB Woman of Influence, Newsweek Expert Forum Contributor

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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She was named a Woman of Influence by Lehigh Valley Business, which was announced March 3.

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  • She was named a Woman of Influence by Lehigh Valley Business, which was announced March 3.
  • In addition, she recently became part of the Newsweek Expert Forum, for which shell be contributing pieces on arts and culture.
  • Suzanne (Grieco) Mattaboni is a fiction writer, blogger, essayist, podcaster, and corporate communications consultant with 20+ years in the market.
  • Shes also a co-host with the Banzai Retro Club focusing on 70s, 80s, and 90s pop culture, and is a member of the Newsweek Experts Forum.

Author and CEO Robert Granader's Covid Stories Become A Published Book, Writing in the Q: Finding Inspiration in a Pandemic

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Thursday, March 10, 2022
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ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Author and CEO Robert Granader weaves together stories of hope, resilience, and the unfamiliar that are all inspired by the pandemic quarantine.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Author and CEO Robert Granader weaves together stories of hope, resilience, and the unfamiliar that are all inspired by the pandemic quarantine.
  • Writing in the Q: Finding Inspiration in a Pandemic by Robert Granader is available through Amazon.com and the Politics and Prose Bookstore .
  • Many of the stories in Writing in the Q were accepted and published by literary journals.
  • Even the return of the cicadas during the pandemic is explored when a father realizes his children don't return on nature's watch.

AWARD-WINNING FLORIDA NATIVE AUTHOR TO SPEAK ON EXPERIENCES OF GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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Janis Owens will speak on Feb. 10in Branscomb Auditorium presenting a talk titled, "Doing What Comes Naturally: A Cracker Talks Stories."

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  • Janis Owens will speak on Feb. 10in Branscomb Auditorium presenting a talk titled, "Doing What Comes Naturally: A Cracker Talks Stories."
  • "Her books and her words speak about a South that's still with us.We are delighted to be able to welcome her to the Florida Southern College campus."
  • As a part of the Florida Lecture Series, Owens joins a group of speakers who have come to the Florida Southern campus to explore Florida lifestyles and culture.
  • Florida Southern has a14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships.