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EGBERT-RODDEN WRITING AWARDS

Our grandparents HH & Jane Egbert and Dan I & Naomi Rodden were not people you would have heard of before. On the surface of things, they lived everyday American lives. But they also all took great risks in their own ways to make a better world for themselves, their families, and their country. We wanted to honor their memory in a small way by giving some encouragement in the writing arts, something all our grandparents cared for deeply.

2025 Poetry Award now open for entries 
Awards Categories

The Egbert-Rodden Writing Awards focus on types of writing to honor the lives of our grandparents. 

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Jane and HH Egbert Poetry Award 

Award for a collection of poetry published in the previous two years.

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Dan I and Naomi Rodden Play Award

Award for and unproduced full length play written in the previous two years.

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