Well, I was blown away by the outstanding writing that was submitted to this season’s contest. I received about 10x the number of submissions I received for the Spring 2021 contest. Which made for a lot of reading, re-reading, and difficult decisions. Please enjoy all of the wonderful creative nonfiction…

The Spring contest was so successful I’m doing it again — even bigger and better. — Calling all writers! Announcing Tell Your Story’s Fall 2021 creative nonfiction contest! Tell Your Story is already home to some of the best creative nonfiction on Medium, and I want to keep the momentum going. So our 2nd ever contest is even bigger and better than the first. Prize money…

To be honest, I didn’t know how this would go. Frankly, I wanted to draw some attention to this new idea I had for a publication. A publication for writing that’s quite different from what you typically see here. …

I’m hosting a writing contest. Details here. — Calling all writers! Announcing Tell Your Story’s Spring 2021 creative nonfiction / personal essay writing contest! I want Tell Your Story to become the home for the best creative nonfiction on Medium. Check out what we’ve published already, and I think you’ll agree that we’re on our way. To help…

I’m proud to announce the winners and finalists for Tell Your Story’s Fall 2022 writing contest! This just keeps getting better and better, and I was again blown away by the quality of the submissions. I had to make some very difficult decisions. But in the end, every piece included…

Calling all writers! Announcing Tell Your Story’s Fall 2022 creative nonfiction contest! Tell Your Story is already home to some of the best creative nonfiction on Medium, and I want to keep the momentum going. Our first three contests — started in 2021 — were incredibly successful, including print editions…

I’m excited to announce the winners and finalists in Tell Your Story’s Spring 2022 writing contest! As with the previous two contests (Spring 2021 and Fall 2021), I was overwhelmed with so many great submissions. This made the judging incredibly difficult. But alas, it had to be done… This year’s…

Calling all writers! Announcing Tell Your Story’s Fall 2022 creative nonfiction contest! Tell Your Story is already home to some of the best creative nonfiction on Medium, and I want to keep the momentum going. Our first two contests — held in 2021 — were incredibly successful, including a print…