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About Us : Press Releases
August 15, 2010
Winners Announced for 2010 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
"Tabitha Bagatha" from Virginia is the winner of the ninth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Tabitha's poem, "A Frivolous Social Event in the USA", was judged the best of 2,751 entries from around the world. $3,600 was awarded in all. This contest is free to enter. Read
the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
February 15, 2010
Rita McGregor of Fargo, North Dakota Wins the Seventh Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
Rita McGregor of Fargo, North Dakota is the winner of the seventh annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,450 in prizes, including a top prize of $2,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. McGregor's poem "Baby Girl", which contrasts the experiences of loved and neglected children, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
January 27, 2010
Writing Contests: Over $25,000 to be Won at WinningWriters.com
Five poetry and prose contests now open at WinningWriters.com will award over $25,000 in cash. These include contests for war poems, humor poems, and poems in traditional forms, as well as open contests for poems and stories of all kinds. Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest for five years in a row (2005-2009). Read the complete release.
December 15, 2009
Winners Announced for Sixth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Judith Goldhaber of Berkeley, CA is the winner of the sixth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards over $5,000 in prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms. Goldhaber's poem, "The Bewick's Wren", was judged the best of hundreds of entries around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
November 15, 2009
Winners Announced for Eighth Annual War Poetry Contest
Robert Hill Long is the winner of the eighth annual War
Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. Long's poems, "Wolverine and White Crow", "Motivations" and "Insurrection and Resurrection", were judged the best of 664 entries from around the world. $5,000 in prizes were awarded in all. Read the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judges' comments.
September 15, 2009
Winners Announced for 17th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Gabriela Blandy of Oxford, England is the winner of the 17th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,850 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $2,000. Blandy's story "The Buck" was judged the best of over 1,600 entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
August 15, 2009
Winners Announced for 2009 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
"Randy Cousteau" is the winner of the eighth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Mr. Cousteau's poem, "The Felching of the Oct'pus", was judged the best of 776 entries from around the world. $3,336.40 was awarded in all. This contest is free to enter. Read
the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
February 15, 2009
Winners Announced for Sixth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
Dawn Raymond of Epping, New Hampshire, is the winner of the sixth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,350 in prizes, including a top prize of $2,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Raymond's poem "Ghosts", which recounts a girl's retreat into grief and fantasy after her father's death, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
January 6, 2009
Five Poetry and Prose Contests at WinningWriters.com Will Award Over $24,000
Five poetry and prose contests now open at WinningWriters.com will award over $24,000 in cash. The contests include the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the War Poetry Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest for four years in a row (2005-2008). Read the complete release.
November 15, 2008
Winners Announced for Seventh Annual War Poetry Contest
Aliene Pylant is the winner of the seventh annual War
Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Ms. Pylant's poem, "Unerring Mercy and Pure Grace", was judged the best of 682 entries from around the world. $5,000 in prizes were awarded in all. Read the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
October 15, 2008
Winners Announced for Fifth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Jerusalem resident Reena Ribalow is the winner of the fifth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $5,250 in prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms, including a top prize of $2,000. Ribalow's poem, an ode to Jerusalem's heartbreaking marriage of beauty and violence, was judged the best of hundreds of entries around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
September 15, 2008
Winners Announced for 16th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Victoria Gouldthorp of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin is the winner of the 16th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $5,250 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $2,000. Gouldthorp's story "All Things Considered" was judged the best of over 1,800 entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
August 15, 2008
Winners Announced for 2008 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Benjamin Taylor Lally is the winner of the seventh annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Mr. Lally's poem, "First Edition, 2008", was judged the best of 838 entries from around the world. $3,336.40 was awarded in all. This contest is free to enter. Read
the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
February 15, 2008
Winners Announced for Fifth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
Zoe Krasney of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the winner of the fifth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $3,670 in prizes, including a top prize of $1,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Krasney's poem, "Another Country", depicting an emotionally charged visit to a loved one in prison, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
January 3, 2008
Leading Literary Contest Website Will Award Over $24,000 in Poetry and Prose Contests
Five poetry and story contests now open at Winning Writers will award over $24,000 in cash. The contests include the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the War Poetry Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. These contests aim to be models in the publishing industry for their excellence, transparency and ease of entry. Winning Writers was named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Read the complete release.
November 15, 2007
Winners Announced for 2007 War Poetry Contest
Kyle McDonald is the winner of the sixth annual War
Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. McDonald's poem, "The Rose of Ilium", was judged the best of 840 entries from around the world. $5,000 in prizes were awarded in all. Read the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
September 15, 2007
Winners Announced for Fourth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Johnmichael Simon of Israel is the winner of the fourth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. $4,800 in cash prizes were awarded for the best original poems in traditional verse forms. Simon's poem "On the Border", a depiction of daily life in the war-torn Middle East, bested hundreds of entries from around the world to win the top prize of $1,000. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
August 15, 2007
Winners Announced for 2007 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Erica Angle-Newman is the winner of the sixth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Ms. Angle-Newman's poem, "Pumpernickel: A Poem Written in Mock-Shelley", was judged the best of 901 entries from around the world. $3,336.40 was awarded in all, double the previous year's awards. This contest is free to enter. Read
the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
July 15, 2007
Winners Announced for 15th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Bonnie Lurie of New York City is the winner of the 15th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards over $3,000 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $1,200. Lurie's story "Primary Day" was judged the best of 1,200+ entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
In other news, Winning Writers was also selected as one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" for the third year in a row by Writer's Digest. Writer's Digest writes, "Poets can find all the contests they need right here, including the infamous Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Sign up for the free monthly newsletter for contest updates."
February 15, 2007
Winners Announced for Fourth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
Debbie Camelin of Ottawa, Ontario, is the winner of the fourth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,500 in prizes, including a top prize of $1,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Camelin's poem, "Intimidation", a stirring account of nonviolent resistance to apartheid, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
January 19, 2007
Contests at Winning Writers Will Award Over $19,000 for Poetry and Prose in 2007
Five contests at Winning Writers will award over $19,000 for poetry and prose in 2007. These contests include the War Poetry Contest and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, both in their sixth year. The humor poetry contest is free to enter. Winning Writers is today's leading source for poetry contest information. It was named one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2005 and 2006. Read
the complete release.
November 15, 2006
Winners Announced for 2006 War Poetry Contest
Ed Frankel is the winner of the fifth annual War
Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. Frankel's poems, "Instrumentum Vocale" and "Gladium Vocale", were judged the best of 868 entries from around the world. $3,000 in prizes were awarded in all. Read the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
September 15, 2006
Winners Announced for Third Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Susan Keith is the winner of the third annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This year's contest awarded $4,500 in cash prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms, including a top prize of $1,000. Keith's poem "Remembrance", a tribute to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, was judged the best of the 3,000+ poems received. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
August 15, 2006
Winners Announced for 2006 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Nicholas Moore is the winner of the fifth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Mr. Moore's poem, "How to Write a Poem", was judged the best of 1,061 entries from around the world. $1,609 in prizes were awarded in all. This contest is free to enter. Read
the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
July 15, 2006
Winners Announced for 14th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Jan Breen is the winner of the 14th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,000 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $1,000. Breen's story "Geraldine Fitzgerald & Saint Patrick's Day in Pittsburgh" was judged the best of 1,217 entries from around the world. Read the complete release. Read the winning entries and judges' comments.
May 5, 2006
Winning Writers Selected Again as One of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers"
Second Year in a Row
Winning Writers is proud to announce it has been selected as one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for 2006 by Writer's Digest. This is the second year in a row Winning Writers has been so honored. The May 2006 issue of Writer's Digest reports, "Revamped and ready to lay it on the line, this site is a great place to check the validity of poetry contests or enter the site's own contest." Winning Writers is also proud to have received the Truly Useful Site Award from Preditors & Editors (March 2006). Says P&E, "These sites have proven not only useful or entertaining. They have also set a standard for other sites to aim for. We congratulate them on their achievements." Read
the complete release. Read a related article in our hometown newspaper.
November 15, 2005
Winners Announced for 2005 War Poetry Contest
Jude Nutter is the winner of the fourth annual War
Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Ms. Nutter's poems, "Infidelity", "For Those Held Captive for Decades in Darkness" and "The Map" were judged the best of 1,036 entries from around the world. $3,000 in prizes were awarded in all. Read the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
August 15, 2005
Winners Announced for 2005 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Dr. Alan Farrell is the winner of the fourth annual Wergle
Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Dr. Farrell's poem, "Blaming of Parts", was judged the best of 1,398 entries from around the world. $1,609 in prizes were awarded in all. This contest is free to enter. Read
the complete release. Read
the winning entries. Read
the judge's comments.
April 15, 2005
Winning Writers Selected as One of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers"
Winning Writers is proud to announce it has been selected as one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for 2005 by Writer's
Digest. Winning Writers is today's leading source for poetry contest information. "Readers often ask Writer's Digest if contests are legitimate," says Writer's Digest assistant editor Robin Hampton, "and Winning Writers answers this question with its up-to-date listings and ratings for poetry contests. The free monthly newsletter keeps poets aware of current contests and the Wergle
Flomp Free Poetry Contest is fun for all writers." Read
the complete release.
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