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Essay Contest Update

Last November I entered an essay contest at The Atlantic Monthly.  The notice about the results was in the January/February issue and I just checked the website to see if my essay was one of the winners. 

No.

They chose 25 essays as winners out of 400 submissions for the contest.  Those who would like to read the winners, click here: www.theatlantic.com/essays.

Essay Submission

This morning I submitted the essay I’d written for The Atlantic Monthly’s essay contest on “The American Idea.”  I suspect mine is one of hundreds of essays submitted.  Now, let the waiting begin….