Announcing the Inspirational winners of the 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition
Inspirational Winners
Winner:
Courtney Gainer
Grand Island FL
- Elisha Wagman
Reston VA
- Susan Winzelberg
Toms River NJ
- Beth Woodard
Bloomington IL
- Lyn G. Brakeman
Gloucester MA
- Alison Hodgson
Ada MI
- Debra Easterling
Sanford FL
- Susan M. Watkins
Woodstock GA
- JOCELYN KRIEGER
BOCA RATON FL
- Jon McCauley
- Linda Capelli Pierce
Long Beach CA
- Thomas Heyd
Becker MN
- Dawn Baldwin
Lewisburg WV
- Tami Herzer-Absi
Dayton OH
- Karen Frascona
Holliston MA
- John Hinch
Centurion Other South Africa
- Carol Green
Walnut Creek CA
- Lucille C. Carlson
Forest Lake MN
- Donna Torney
Concord NH
- Lisa Shults
Lincolnton NC
- Karen A. Ellis
Encinitas CA
- Diana DeSpain
Sun Prairie WI
- Gloria Shirr
West Hills CA
- Joshua Demke
Syracuse NY
- Cindi Degeyter
Bridge City TX
- Chris Fraser
Toronto ON Canada
- Cheri Moser-Coomer
Seymour IN
- Diane Schultz
Belleville IL
- Sherri Gragg
Franklin TN
- Karen Pickett-Woodland
Roswell GA
- Pamela Maiato
Natick MA
- Melanie Moore
elizabethton TN
- Wendy Kirkby
Concord MI
- Gerald Osterberg
Garden City NY
- Jan O'Banion Pender
Florence SC
- Donna Carter
Huntsville AL
- Christina Walters
Akron OH
- Elizabeth MacDonald Burrows
Seattle WA
- Vince Hodgins
Kissimmee FL
- Robert Robeson
Lincoln NE
- Terry Wolfe
Colorado Springs CO
- Gail Jenner
Etna CA
- Kathryn Nielson
Peoria IL
- Louy Castonguay
West Farmington ME
- Pamela Kaye Klopfenstein
Huber Heights OH
- Rick Martin
Charlottesville VA
- Brian Sweeney
Bethany OK
- Dorothy Searing
Tarpon Springs FL
- Katherine Bradley
Keller TX
- Janice Coy
San Diego CA
- Judi Roberts
Springville IN
- Ruth Clark
Mukilteo WA
- Ruth Clark
Mukilteo WA
- Beverly Rivera Davis
Hurley NY
- Denise Kay
Coram NY
- M. J. Smith
Scottsdale AZ
- Joanne K. Hill
South Bend IN
- Brenda Silverhand
Corning NY
- Lisa Dye
Westfield IN
- Marriana Martinez
Houston TX
- Rhonda Larson
Soldotna AK
- Sara McLaughlin
Lubbock TX
- Nancy Hoag
Bozeman MT
- James B. Wood
Fountainville PA
- Reg Ivory
Johnson City TN
- david j nelson
kenner LA
- Carol Shaw
Garland TX
- Bradley C. Skilton
Orlando FL
- Phil Gale
Duncan BC Canada
- Swarnali Ahmed
London Other United Kingdom
- Robynn Reilly
Clovis CA
- Robynn Reilly
Clovis CA
- Sandra Ramirez
Cleveland OH
- Judy Crowder
Morehead City NC
- Veronica Breen Hogle
Buffalo NY
- Tess Almendarez Lojacono
East Aurora NY
- Kevin Fobbs
Willis MI
- Cheryl A. Knight
Milton WA
- Cheryl B. Lemine
Jacksonville FL
- M. P. Liebchen
Altavista VA
- Dale Worcester
Central City PA
- Sally Paradysz
Coopersburg PA
- LaRae Black
Blanding UT
- H. Michael Brooks
Greensboro NC
- Connie Lounsbury
Monticello MN
- Amy L. Turek
Wheaton IL
- John P. Dick
Midland MI
- Kaye Khalsa
Franklin MA
- JANIS HUTCHINSON
EVERETT WA
- Maggie Weidner
Columbus OH
- Dorothy "Candace" Rice
Rathdrum ID
- Matthew Elvin Bridges
Clovis CA
- Carol A. Cichella
ROCKFORD IL
- Brad McCloud
Newport News VA
- Jackie Strange
Bogalusa LA
- Anne Meyer
Indianapolis IN
- Elaine P. Gordon
Brentwood TN
- Dixie Pettit
Ramona CA
- Christine A. Malkemes
Kissimmee FL
- Aleada T. Nicholson
Mobile AL
Click below to see the top 100 winners in each category:
Grand-Prize Winner
Children's/YA Fiction
Feature Article
Genre Short Story
Inspirational
Mainstream Fiction
Nonrhyming Poetry
Memoir/Personal Essay
Rhyming Poetry
Stageplay
Screenplay
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