Thursday, September 04, 2008

Some nice news

Hey folks, I just got some nice news I wanted to share.

Over the summer I sent out a couple of my essays to a writing contest sponsored by the Southern Illinois Writers Guild and John Logan College.

To my great surprise, the 2 blind submissions I sent took both first AND second place as best creative nonfiction.

"What Counts" took first place.
"Black Gold" won second.

Both will appear in their annual anthology as well as in my upcoming thesis!

The contest is a nationwide competition, and for me it's a rare victory, since I don't send much of my stuff out. Good to win the 2 cash prizes, but more than that it feels nice to be acknowledged.

--Ed

12 comments:

Alexis Fedorjaczenko said...

That's great Ed - congratulations!!

David Holub said...

Here, here, Ed. Way to go!

Adam said...

Alright, man! Great job.

Chris said...

Congrats, Ed!

DLowe said...

That's the way, Ed. I'm not surprised. Congrats!
Best,
Don

Robert Kalm said...

Love those cash prizes. Kudos.

Holly Azevedo said...

Congratulations, Ed -- great news!
Holly

Unknown said...

Great news Ed, congratulations.

ACW said...

Terrific, Ed! Congratulations on the great news.
Anne

Laura B. Hayden said...

1st AND 2nd. Show off!
Well deserved, for sure.
Laura H

Kathy said...

Way to go!
Love to hear about our "MFAers" successes!
Kathy

Polly said...

Congrats, Ed - I'm sure it feels great to be acknowledged for both 1st & 2nd place!
Polly