Show Off Writing Contest: Spring Edition

Once a month, we stop prac­tic­ing and invite you to show off your best work.

This might be for you if:

You want to be pub­lished (in print)
You want to improve your writing
You enjoy a lit­tle competition
You like the Write Practice

Interested?

The Winner of the Show Off Writing Contest: Redemption Edition

I always feel a little inadequate when I approach the end of these contests. Month after month, we’ve had the most amazing stories sent to us. You all are such good writers, and the stories you send us are a delight to read.

And then we have to pick just one of them.

I often wonder, “Who am I to judge these stories?” But choose we must, and all I can ask for is forgiveness if we have offended or chosen poorly. Please know, we are trying quite hard.

On Behalf of Love

This story, by Tara Boyce, was the winner of our Show Off Writing Contest: Love Story Edition earlier this month. Tara is a student at BYU, where she studies literature and writing. You can read more of her writing on her blog. I'm quite proud to post her story,...

The Winner of Show Off: The Love Story Edition

Well, this was the hardest contest to judge so far. Special thanks to Patricia W. Hunter and Lisa Burgess, the winners of our two previous contests, for their help as judges. They were amazing, and if you haven't read their stories, The Worst Christmas Ever and The...

Your Favorite Love Story

Submissions for Show Off: The Love Story Edition are now closed. “Submitting is like sitting naked in the subway,” said Kate after last month's contest. Casey said, ” I've never submitted anything. And after I hit submit, I wanted to hide under my...