Do you have a story to tell? Have you found a solution to a family mystery?
Enter the MGS Family History Writing Competition!

The winner of the Family History Writing Competition will be awarded a certificate at the Minnesota Genealogical Society North Star Genealogy Conference, and be invited to submit the entry for publication in the Minnesota Genealogist quarterly journal.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Topics must pertain to individuals or families who settled in or passed through the American Midwest, including Minnesota and surrounding states and provinces.
• Authors need not be members of the Minnesota Genealogical Society.
• Judges and judges’ immediate family members may not participate.
• Fiction will not be accepted. 
• If the entry is based on family lore, describe the source of the story and how it was passed forward, and indicate efforts made to authenticate the story.
• An entry must not have been previously published.
• An author may submit only one entry.
• Winner will be expected to grant permission for publication in the Minnesota Genealogist.
• Winning articles are subject to editing; the edited version is published only after review by the author.
  

Download complete contest information here.

Questions? Contact: writingcontest@mngs.org or adminmgr@mngs.org