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Personal Essay How to Read Your Work Aloud: Writer’s Digest 6th Annual Personal Essay Awards Winner

Congratulations to Sonja Livingston, Grand Prize winner of the 6th Annual Writer’s Digest Personal Essay Awards. Here’s her winning essay, “How to Read Your Work Aloud: A Ten Point List.”

Self-Published Book Announcing the Winners of the 33rd Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards Moriah Richard

Annual Competition Announcing the Winners of the 94th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Moriah Richard

Short Short Story Competition Hanna Bahedry: 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Awards Winner Moriah Richard

Short Short Story Competition Announcing the Winners of the 25th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition Moriah Richard

WD Competition Winners Judith Chibante: 19th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards Winner Robert Lee Brewer

Personal Essay Announcing the 5th Annual Personal Essay Awards Winners

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

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