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Top 10 Reasons NMW Writing Contests Stand Out Among Literary Competitions 

Top 10 Reasons NMW Writing …

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Alexis Williams
flash fiction winner with trophy
Poetry

New Millennium Award for Poetry
Seth Simons of the Bay Area, CA for “Like My Father”

“Like My Father” is a neat and tidy indictment of late-stage capitalism, its sins and spoils, and the inner workings of those whose only rule book is a ledger.

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Alexis Williams
artistic storytelling writing
Contributors

59th NMW Award for Poetry.
Sara Shea of Asheville, North Carolina for “Customs”

An evocative rumination on heritage, familial connection, and citizenship, Shea’s poem is a dynamic lament that grows more achingly relevant by the day.

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Alexis Williams
award winning literary journal
Contributors

First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 60th New Millennium Writing Awards!

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Alexis Williams
Creative Nonfiction Submissions
Contributors

60th NMW Award for Flash Fiction.
J.P. Bellipanni of Cape Neddick, Maine for “The Curator of Forgotten Things”

Welcome to Bellemare’s annual Forgetfulness Day!
Please follow our technicians to have one painful memory completely wiped from your consciousness.
As always the procedure is quick, painless, and provided free of charge.*

— The Department of Public Wellness 

* Memory retention is a public health violation. Your compliance is not optional.

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Alexis Williams
Nixon & JK
Contributors

59th NMW Award for Nonfiction.
Jerelle Kraus, of New York City & San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, for “2 & 1/2 Hours Alone with Nixon, the Aniti-Trump

Set against the backdrop of her long-ago meeting with former president Richard Nixon, Kraus offers this blistering and poignant comparison of two disgraced U.S. presidents—one who resigned the office to “put the interests of America first,” and one who threatens to never leave it.

Written by
Alexis Williams
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