The Enid Writers Club ended their 2025-2026 season with an annual banquet, scholarship contest, and inner-club writing contest this May. We will resume meetings in September.

The Enid Writers Club, in conjunction with St. Matthews Episcopal Church, hold an annual writing contest for senior high school students every year; 2000 words for $1000. The scholarship winnings are paid to the institute of higher learning that the graduate plans to attend in the fall. This year’s scholarship winner was James Mills, a recent graduate of Chisholm High School who will be attending the University of Oklahoma in the fall. Congratulations James!

The Enid Writers Club inner-club writing contest winners for this year were:

Short Story category:

1^st place: Peggy Chambers for The Adventures of Katie and Thag

2^nd place: Bobbie Mardis for The Stowaway

3^rd place: Martha Draper for Philately Anyone?

Juvenile Short Story category:

1^st place: Kristi Miller for The Magic Tree

2^nd place: Bobbie Mardis for Purple Haired Man

3^rd place: Martha Draper for McNutty

Flash Fiction category:

1^st place: Kristi Miller for White Blanket

2^nd place: Bobbie Mardis for Ripples

3^rd place: Martha Draper for Buyers and Sellers

Poetry category:

1^st place: Paula Benge for Dare I Go

2^nd place: Carly Taylor for Haunted

3^rd place: Kristi Miller for Fat and Chubby

Humor category:

1^st place: Bobbie Mardis for Christmas Day Plans

2^nd place: Peggy Chambers for Lizard on the Roof

3^rd place: Kristi Miller for What a Day!

Article Inspirational Category:

1^st place: Martha Draper for Hemingway

Memoir category:

1^st place: Martha Draper for A Special Fellow in my Life

2^nd place: Carly Taylor for Confessional Line

The Enid Writers Club is 102 years old this year, the oldest writing club in the state of Oklahoma, and we meet on the first Thursday of each month, September through May at NWOSU. The Enid Writers Club is open to all who aspire to improve their writing and join with like minds. All skill levels and age groups are welcome. Membership dues are $15 annually.

Congratulations to all the winners and hope to see you again in the fall.