Announcing the 2026 SCWC Writing Award Winners
We are always so pleased to get to recognize Christian writers for their outstanding published work, and each year the SCWC Writing Awards give us that opportunity. The following writers were recognized at the recent Southern Christian Writers Conference (held June 19-20 in Birmingham, Alabama) for their award-winning published pieces from the prior year. The awards are given out during the closing session at each year's annual SCWC gathering and recognize outstanding published work in the categories of magazine article, newspaper article, short fiction, poetry, blog post, and devotion. Congratulations to this year's winners: ** click on the link to see the pieces online if available ** Magazine Article 1st place: Marla Price, "More than Meets the Eye," Talegate Magazine 2nd place: Doug Smith, "Kids and Chatbots: How dissenting views got me disinvited," Mind Matters 3rd place: Deborah Malone, "Red Dirt People," Georgia Backroads Honorable mention:...




