New Millennium Writing Awards 60 | 2026
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 60th New Millennium Writing Awards!
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Essays
2 & 1/2 Hours Alone with Nixon, the Anti-Trump | Jerelle Kraus
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.
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New Millennium Writing Awards 59 | 2025
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 59th New Millennium Writing Awards!
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NMW America, One Year from Now Awards | 2025
Winners and Finalists of our America, One Year from Now Awards!
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The Visitation | Pamela Dillon
58th NMW Award for Nonfiction.
Pamela Dillon of Ontario, Canada for “The Visitation”
Dillon’s essay takes readers on a lush and vibrant journey into the misty magic of Earth’s largest temperate rainforest.
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New Millennium Writing Awards 58 | 2025
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 58th New Millennium Writing Awards!
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NMW Fear Awards | 2024
Winners and Finalists of the NMW Fear Awards!
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70-Plus Reasons… | Don Williams
Editor Emeritus Don Williams on “70-Plus Reasons To Reject Trump And Rescue Our Endangered New Millennium”
In keeping with tradition, New Millennium Writings is taking a stand. Please help us rescue our still-young Millennium, which appeared to be dawning with such promise at our founding in 1996.
Any one of these 70-plus reasons should be enough to persuade anyone who wishes the best for our descendants and our world. I could list many more…
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New Millennium Writing Awards 57 | 2024
First Place Winners, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions of the 57th New Millennium Writing Awards!
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Teaching Mom Long Division | Adriana Páramo
56th NMW Award for Nonfiction.
Adriana Páramo of Medellin, Columbia for “Teaching Mom Long Division”
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Páramo’s essay is a poignant reflection on the shifting tides of the mother-daughter relationship, and the lessons to be learned when we embrace new roles.
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