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Personal Essay Announcing the 5th Annual Personal Essay Awards Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 5th annual Writer’s Digest Personal Essay Awards!

WD Competitions Claire Fraise: 2023 Self-Published Book Awards Winner Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Announcing the Winners of the 31st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Rhyming Poetry First Place Winner: “Elocution Lesson”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Memoir/Personal Essay First Place Winner: “Details and Aftershocks”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Nonfiction Essay or Article First Place Winner: “Batgirl’s Last Ride”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Mainstream/Literary Short Story First Place Winner: “Her Teeth Marks Bones”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Humor First-Place Winner: “For Better or For Louse”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Genre Short Story First Place Winner: “Stranger”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Children’s/Young Adult Fiction First Place Winner: “Never Read Alone”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Inspirational/Spiritual Essay First-Place Winner: “White Rose Dumplings”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 92nd Annual Competition Winning Mainstream/Literary Short Story: “Debinar”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 91st Annual Competition Nonfiction Essay or Article First Place Winner: “Blessings of a Mother: Eej Khad, the Mother Rock of Mongolia”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 91st Annual Competition Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) First Place Winner: “The Mad Scene”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 91st Annual Competition Rhyming Poetry First Place Winner: “Unalloyed Love”Moriah Richard

WD Competitions Writer’s Digest 91st Annual Competition Non-Rhyming Poetry First Place Winner: “Music We Make in the Basement”Moriah Richard

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