Every family historian has a story that deserves to be told.
Did an ancestor overcome extraordinary hardship?
Have you solved a long-standing family mystery?
Is there a family tradition or heirloom with an intriguing story behind it?
Have you uncovered something that made you laugh, cry or sit in stunned silence?
The GSV Writing Prize is your opportunity to turn your discovery into a story and share it.
Thanks to the generous support of Ancestry™, the first prize is a 12-month Ancestry™ Worldwide Membership and an Ancestry™ DNA kit. A runner-up prize of a six-month Ancestry™ Worldwide Membership may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
The winning entry will be published in Ancestor and become part of the GSV collection and be preserved for future researchers to discover.
Entries must:
- Be between 1,200 and 2,400 words
- Have a family history or genealogy theme
- Be original and unpublished
- Include appropriate source citations
- Contain up to four images
The competition is open to members of the GSV and GSV Member Societies. Entries close at 4.00 pm on Friday 28 August.
You've done the research, now is the time to tell the story.
There's nothing like a deadline—so get writing!