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One Million Words, One Year, and the Power of Goals

by DJ Cooper Moving into a new year is a natural time to think about goals. What we want to accomplish, improve, or simply attempt. Last year,  I set an ambitious writing goal. It was to write one million words, and it sounded outrageous. But it wasn’t just about the…

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The winners of the 2025 Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest

Word for Word Celebrates the 2025 Fall Fiction Contest Winners

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Word for Word Reading Series at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) featured the winners of the Penmen Review’s eleventh annual Fall Fiction Contest. This year’s contest had more than 900 submissions, from which five winners were chosen: First place, “How to Eat a Pomegranate,”…

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Meet the Winners of the 2025 Fall Fiction Contest

The 11th annual Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Fall Fiction Contest brought writers from across the country together for a chance to win a scholarship to SNHU and publication in The Penmen Review. After receiving hundreds of submissions, a panel of creative writing experts considered several factors during their review,…

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A white woman with glasses and brown hair smiling up at camera

One Million Words, One Year, and the Power of Goals

by DJ Cooper Moving into a new year is a natural time to think about goals. What we want to accomplish, improve, or simply attempt. Last year,  I set an ambitious writing goal. It was to write one million words, and it sounded outrageous. But it wasn’t just about the…

read more...

The winners of the 2025 Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest

Word for Word Celebrates the 2025 Fall Fiction Contest Winners

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the Word for Word Reading Series at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) featured the winners of the Penmen Review’s eleventh annual Fall Fiction Contest. This year’s contest had more than 900 submissions, from which five winners were chosen: First place, “How to Eat a Pomegranate,”…

read more...

A neon sign that says, "What is Your Story?"

Meet the Winners of the 2025 Fall Fiction Contest

The 11th annual Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Fall Fiction Contest brought writers from across the country together for a chance to win a scholarship to SNHU and publication in The Penmen Review. After receiving hundreds of submissions, a panel of creative writing experts considered several factors during their review,…

read more...