Our 2024 winner of the Kenneth Johnston Nonfiction Book Contest, Crevice, about growing up inside a culture that is not the author's own, so that she explores the paradoxes of being home-not-home, received another national book recognition as the finalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Awards.

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Contest ends April 31st! Enter soon!

The entry fee is $20. Every participant gets a digital copy of the winning book (a $15 value), and you support another poet's dream of being published. The winner receives $500 plus publication, and much more.

What you've been waiting for...! CP had so many great submissions for Romance Reigns this year that they ended up with three winners for the fourth week. Please Like, Share the story-memes, and Follow Choeofpleirn Press on Facebook and other social media.

And now what you've all been waiting for! Drum roll, please! Choeofpleirn Press is proud to present our Week 3 winners of our Romance Reigns contest. Please Like, Share, and Follow CP for more.

Happy Valentines Day/Weekend! Choeofpleirn Press is happy to announce our Week 2 winners of Romance Reigns. Please Like, Share, and Follow CP for more winners this month.

CP announces their Wk1 Winrz of Romance Reigns. Like, Share, Follow CP on Facebook.

The end is near! Don't miss your chance to tell the world what love means to you! Enter our Romance Reigns contest free of charge before January 31st.

Calling all writers! Send CP your romance-themed 100-word story or 12 line poem for our Romance Reigns contest through the month of January. Winning works will be turned into story-memes (like this one) to be shared on our Facebook wall every Friday in February. There is no fee for this contest.

Send us a story or poem about what romance means to you to enter our Romance Reigns Contest during January 2026. Winnning works will be transformed into a story-meme and posted on our Facebook wall every Friday of February 2026. There is no cost to enter this contest.

Here is our final gift to you for 2025! Writing a good mystery novel is challenging. Writing a good mystery in 100 words is nearly impossible. Here are our Week 4 winners of our Mini Mysteries Contest for 2025. Pleaz congratulate all our winners. Please Like, Share, and Follow Choeofpleirn Press.

Here's an early holiday gift, just for you! Writing a good mystery novel is challenging. Writing a good mystery in 100 words is nearly impossible. Here are our Week 3 winners of our Mini Mysteries Contest for 2025. Please Like, Share, and Follow Choeofpleirn Press.

The $30 fee helps us pay the winner and our judge. PRIZE: $500 plus publication, usually by June. #nonfiction

Writing a good mystery novel is challenging. Writing a good mystery in 100 words is nearly impossible. Here are our Week 2 winners of our Mini Mysteries Contest for 2025. Please Like, Share, and Follow Choeofpleirn Press.

Writing a mystery is not an easy task. Writing a good mystery in less than 100 words is almost impossible. Here are Choeofpleirn Press' Week 1 Winners of their Mini Mystery contest. Enjoy! Feel free to share these story-memes on all your social media venues. Please Like/Follow CP. #fiction #mystery

Choeofpleirn Press covers all the publication costs, pays the judge a stipend, and promotes the book for one year for the winning manuscript. Submit today! #nonfiction www.choeofpleirnpress.com/nonfiction-b...

The END is NEAR! Send us your mystery as a 100-word story or a 12-line poem before midnight November 30th to enter the Mini Mysteries contest. There is no fee for entering this contest, but do read our submission guidelines at www.choeofpleirnpress.com/mini-mysteries for details. #poetry #fiction

So you've written a book! Now what? #nonfiction

Experienced a mystery you cannot solve? Tell us about it in a 100-word story or 12-line poem. Winners are turned into a shareable story-memes posted on social media every Friday in December. Learn more at www.choeofpleirnpress.com/mini-mysteries. There is no cost to enter this contest.

Choeofpleirn Press seeks full length manuscripts for our annual Kenneth Johnston Nonfiction Book Contest. The $30 contest fee helps us pay our judge and our winner. See our Submission Guidelines at www.choeofpleirnpress.com/nonfiction-b....

Happy Halloween, Everyone! Our treat: additional winners! Please Like, Share, and Follow Choeofpleirn Press. Check our website, www.choeofpleirnpress.com, to view more shareable story-memes and a chance to participate in our other story-meme contests.

Your ATTENTION please! Choeofpleirn Press' Week Four Harvest Harmonies winners are... Please Like, Share, and Follow. #poetry #fiction

And the Choeofpleirn Press Harvest Harmonies winners are....! Please congratulate our winners! Then Like, Share, and Follow for more winning story-memes next week! #poetry #fiction

Announcing... Choeofpleirn Press' Week 2 winners of our Harvest Harmonies story-meme contest. Be sure to Like, Share, and Follow Choeofpleirn Press. #poetry #fiction

Drum roll please....! Announcing Choeofpleirn Press' Week One Harvest Harmonies winners! Fiona M. Jones and Greg Beatty! Keep an eye on this space. We will announce each week's winners every Friday through October!

Last Call! Submit your poem or micro story before midnight, September 30th! There are no fees for entering this contest. #poetry #fiction

CP's Harvest Harmonies contest ends soon! Have your story turned into a shareable meme like this one! #poetry #fiction www.choeofpleirnpress.com/harvest-harm...

The official NYC Big Book Award certificate for To Maggie Wherever You've Gone by Christine Andersen. We hope the book will continue to win recognition for its excellent poetry about how a family survived the suicide of a daughter.

#nonfiction #nonfictionbooks #nonfictionauthor

Seeking Submissions! We share the winning poems and stories for our Harvest Harmonies contest on 7 different social media platforms, so, if your work is chosen, you could be well on your way to fame! #poetry #fiction

What is said matters.

Some good advice from a writer who has submitted more than 1000 pieces for publication. authorspublish.com/lessons-from...

Happy World Goddess Day! Female Power is REAL. Ignore everything patriarchists say and believe in yourself.

Open for submissions beginning today! Send us your best 100-word story revolving around anything autumnal.

Because words matter.

Sealey Challenge. Day 14. Weight by Fran Schumer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUwn... #sealeychallenge #poetry

Sealey Challenge. Day 12. Consider the Gravity by Linda Enders. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j6v... #sealeychallenge #poetry

Sealey Challenge. Day 11. Orbital Debris by Amy Lerman. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNE-... #sealeychallenge #poetry

Autumn is coming! Are you prepared? Send us your favorite autumnal story, and it might become a shareable story-meme. #poetry #fiction

Sealey Challenge. Day 6. The Truth Is by Vivienne Shalom. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfDk... #sealeychallenge, #poetry

Sealey Challenge. Day 2. Listening for Low Tide by James P. Cooper. #sealeychallenge, #poetry

Taking the #Sealeychallenge. Day One. To Maggie Wherever You've Gone by Christine Andersen. #poetry #suicide

Mark your calendars! Redsand will be reading from her award winning book, Crevice, in Mancos, Colorado in August. Get your seat early!

Sign up for the American Cancer Society reading challenge through Facebook. Learn more about the Sealey Challenge on their website: www.thesealeychallenge.com #reading

Summer is halfway over... Have you made plans for transitioning into autumn? #poetry

Want to survive the summer heat? Stay indoors and read! Take the Sealey Challenge to read one poetry book every day during the month of August. Cheat and start NOW!

One CP editor wants to add a romance poetry or story (less than 100 words) contest in early spring. Another wants to add a mystery story (less than 100 words) story-meme contest for winter. Which would you rather read? Please let us know in the comments below. #submissions #reading #stories #poetry

DRUMROLL PLEASE... Our final two winners for Choeofpleirn Press' Summer Stories contest are real heartbreakers. Please Like, Share, and Follow Choeofpleirn Press on Facebook and BlueSky for more great story-memes.

Our latest book, To Maggie Wherever You've Gone by Christine Andersen, is now LIVE at Amazon. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDGGHGQ...