The Preservation
Foundation, Inc.
WRITER'S SHOWCASE
NONFICTION
Note: Our nonfiction stories are cataloged by this year's last contest closing date of October 31
2023 Stories
November
Winners Circle
Fredrick Hudgin
After I Die
William Wayne Weems
The Sea Witch
William Wayne Weems
The Pearce's Pennington Bend Camp
October
Travel
Story
Trisha Simone
Tio Abuelo's House on Daisy Avenue
Travel
Story
Maisie Twitchell
Paris 2023
Travel
Story
Lisa Thorell
Zanzibar
Travel
Story
Kristen Britt
Ramblers
Travel
Story
Michael Theroux
The River's Way
Travel
Story
Nina E. Woody
The Most Wonderful City In The World
Travel
Story
Elizabeth V. Koshy
Love In The Air At Juhu
Travel
Story
Debra Jo Myers
The Last 48 Hours
Etsegenet Reta
Love Is The Count
Chaitanyamoi Chetia
Wrist Watch
Travel
Story
Sonja Brown
The Lost Valley and the Lost White Tribe
Kelly Maida
A Healing Tale
Travel
Story
Gareth Oliver
Seville
Travel
Story
Sarah Thomas
A Train From Brussels
Travel
Story
Evee Ashba
The Biltmore
Biographical
David G. Murray
Never Give Up
Winners Circle
Henry Lansing Woodward
He Blew Off The Top Of His Head
Travel
Story
Subodh Thallada
Summer of Transformation
Travel
Story
Li Ruan
An Amazon Star In My Room
Travel
Story
Li Ruan
A Taste of Rome – Do As the Romans Do
Winners Circle
Henry Lansing Woodward
Horseshoe To Head
Travel
Story
A. J. Becker
Holiday From Hell 2009
Travel
Story
Yvonne Pipkin
Polynesian Adventure: Reminiscing the Best Memories of My Vacation
Winners Circle
Karen Radford Treanor
The Enchanted Overalls
Travel
Story
Annie Leung
Suspicion
Travel
Story
Norma Felsenthal Gerber
Rediscovering The Jewish and Christian Past In Worms, Germany
Travel
Story
Norma Felsenthal Gerber
Between Trains
Travel
Story
Marcia McGreevy Lewis
Rising From The Ashes
Travel
Story
Jayanath Tharanga
Cacophony of Business
Travel
Story
Anon Blogger
Trekking In The Himalayas
Winners Circle
Henry Lansing Woodward
The Reno Syndrome
September
Asima Yasin
Rescuing Hope
Biographical
Michele Dickson
Jim
Travel
Story
Lindsey Stratte
Princesses Kill Their Own Dragons
Travel
Story
Rakesh Tiwari
Lost and Found: Ladakh's Hidden Gems on Wheels with Friends
Winners Circle
Henry Lansing Woodward
The Firefighter
Travel
Story
Leslie Cieplechowicz
The Georgian Fluke
Winners Circle
Henry Lansing Woodward
The Razorblade Lady
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
A Stinky Situation
Robert Flournoy
All For Nothing?
Travel
Story
Galya Bacheva
My Halle Family
Travel
Story
Raydene Nash
Trifled Timing for a Triad's Timbre
August
Winners Circle
Karen Radford Treanor
Past The Use-By-Date?
Winners Circle
Henry Lansing Woodward
The Vomit Room
James Osborne
The Halloween Outhouse Episode
Biographical
Aravindan Sumaithangi Sambasivam
Global Pain
Travel
Story
Raydene Nash
Trifled Timing for a Triad's Timbre
Biographical
Aparna Hulithala
My Brother Ashvini
Winners Circle
Giles Ryan
Crossing Over
Biographical
Kelsey Hoevel
The Commencement
Biographical
Kaley Cole
River House
Biographical
Thom Webb
Best Teacher Ever
Biographical
Sonya Marie Meservey
The Monster Who Raised Me
Biographical
Nicole Corey
A Mother's Story
Biographical
Haseeb Haider
Goals and Gavels
Travel
Story
Esther Yumi Ko
Fifteen Miles in Big Bend
Biographical
Sripriya Singh
An Archive of Rich Memories
Winners Circle
Karen Radford Treanor
Traveling With Mother
James Osborne
The Dragon Tree
Biographical
Martha Harnly
Breaking The Mold
Biographical
Carol Scott
Becoming Arabella
Biographical
Michael Mason
Granddaddy Clark
Biographical
Karen Petersen
One Summer In Vermont
Biographical
Larry Schwandes
Two Years In Laos
Travel
Story
Nandini Ganesh
Bangalore - July 2021
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
The Lady In Red
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
Are You A Scardy Cat?
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
The Time Of My Life
Winston Donald
Emancipation Day Celebration
Abbie Creed
Cat in the Corner
Biographical
William Flores
A Slice Of Life In New York City
Biographical
Richard Ansell
Hastings, New Zealand
Biographical
Patrick Shannon
Sixty-One
Biographical
Emmanuel Maduabuchi Titus
K-12
Biographical
Pola Shreiber
Remaining Light
Biographical
Denise Boivin-Iassogna
Seven Days To Sunday
Biographical
Abigail Hagler
Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair
Biographical
Marcia McGreevy Lewis
She'll Take Them Up On A Tray
Biographical
Daniel Windever
Kenny Pye
Biographical
George R. Frost
Toothache
Biographical
Conrad Esselen
The Heroine
Biographical
Lydia Seales-Fuller
My Hero Is My Dad
Winners Circle
Thomas Turman
P-38-E-1943
Biographical
Leigh M. O'Brien
Learning To Swim Without Lane Lines
Biographical
John Howell
The Bully
Biographical
Sherri J. Bale
Just A Girl In 1972
Biographical
Gloria Mesa
Playing Hooky
Biographical
Robert Flournoy
This Is For My Coach
Biographical
Irvin Sam Schonfeld
Snakes at the Mahjong Game
Biographical
Irvin Sam Schonfeld
Cauchemar
Winston Donald
Clarksonville Baptist Church
Travel
Story
Samantha Leigh Miller
Teacher Field Trip To Ireland
Winners Circle
Maureen Moynihan
Bottlenose Dolphins
July
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
The Puppeteer and His Marionettes
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
A Tribute to the Cigar Box, Cigars,and the Men Who Smoked Them
Winners Circle
Giles Ryan
Together Again
Ezra Azra
My Cousin Obed
Nwizi Emmanuel
The Myth of Izzi and My Village
Sadia Reza
The Walls Speak of Purgatory
Robert Flournoy
I Am Dead At 19
Ellie S. Thomas
A New View On Old Things
Pamella Laird
Jump--Jump!
Biographical
Angela Townsend
Technical Excellence
Biographical
Annette Vermette
Bipolar In Uniform
Chukwuemerie Udekwe
A Story of a Motorcyclist
Chukwuemerie Udekwe
Culture In A Three Cycle
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
Where Have All The Lunchboxes Gone?
Winners Circle
Sara Etgen-Baker
When Handkerchiefs Were Fashionable
Biographical
Abbie Creed
Diary of a Survivor
Biographical
Abbie Creed
A Wish Come True
Biographical
Abbie Creed
The Red-Letter Dishes
Thomas Dixon
Wrong Return Time