We’ve just wrapped up our first annual Nonfiction Writing Contest, and we’re so excited to finally announce the winner for 2021!
We decided to host this inaugural nonfiction contest as a way to support and empower nonfiction writers everywhere, regardless of their experience or background.
We also set out to make this contest as accessible as possible by making it international and maintaining a low entry fee. The result was an overwhelmingly talented pool of over 100 writers and outstanding stories to choose from.
How the Winner Was Chosen
We received 108 submissions of nonfiction pieces under 8,000 words. Editor and blog manager Kaelyn Barron read each submission and selected 10 finalists to choose from.
Together as a team, we then voted on those 10 finalists to select the overall winner. While it was very challenging to choose just one winner, we couldn’t be happier with the excellent submissions we received.
2021 Nonfiction Contest Grand Prize Winner
We’re pleased to announce that the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 TCK Nonfiction Writing Contest is…
“Surprises with Cancer” by Crystal Martinez
Congratulations to Crystal on her outstanding work! You can read her submission here.
The Runners-Up
We would also like to congratulate our 2nd and 3rd place winners:
2nd Place Winner
“Life Is Meaningless: A Liberating Real Wellness Perspective” by Donald B. Ardell
Read Donald’s submission here.
3rd Place Winner
“The Accidental Tapestry” by Eileen Quilter Williams
Read Eileen’s submission here.
What’s Next
This was our first annual Nonfiction Writing Contest, and we’re so grateful to all the writers who participated.
Even if your submission wasn’t selected this year, we encourage everyone to enter the 2022 Nonfiction Contest, or one of the many other contests we run throughout the year.
Here are our other upcoming writing contests that you can enter now:
- 2022 TCK Publishing Reader’s Choice Book Awards Contest – closes 11/13/2022
- 2022 Flash Fiction Contest – closes 6/30/2022
- 2022 TCK Publishing Poetry Awards Contest – closes 6/30/2022
- 2022 Short Story Awards Contest – closes 8/31/2022
- 2022 TCK Publishing Nonfiction Contest – closes 12/31/2022
If you’re interested in more posts about writing contests, then you might also like:
- List of Short Story Contests (Updated for 2022)
- List of Poetry Contests: Where to Submit Your Poems (Updated for 2022)
- What to Do After Winning a Writing Contest: 5 Ways to Celebrate Your Win
- How to Enter a Writing Contest: 8 Tips for Success
As a blog writer for TCK Publishing, Kaelyn loves crafting fun and helpful content for writers, readers, and creative minds alike. She has a degree in International Affairs with a minor in Italian Studies, but her true passion has always been writing. Working remotely allows her to do even more of the things she loves, like traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family.
Congratulations to the winners. It was enjoyable to have a competition to enter.
Kind regards.
Thank you for participating in the contest, Josephine! There were soo many good entries, it was really hard to pick the top 3! But I’m glad you enjoyed the contest and hope you enter again next year :)
Congratulations, everyone!
Thanks for following the contest, Helen! I hope you’ve enjoyed the winning essays :)