The annual Our Rossmoor Fiction Writing Contest is sponsored by various local businesses from year to year. If you would like to sponsor this fun and entertaining community contest, please contact us here.
Each year Rossmoor residents submit their creative stories in hopes of winning one of the prizes, gaining the recognition from Our Rossmoor for their efforts and having their story published in the official Our Rossmoor publication.
Submit your entry for this year’s contest here.
Past Contests
Some of the most creative and whimsical stories about Rossmoor have been written over the years. Take a look at some of our past award recipients and fantastic entries and get inspired. Perhaps, there is a writer in you?
2020 Our Rossmoor Fiction Writing Contest - For ten, almost-consecutive years, Rossmoor residents have captivated our imaginations with fictional stories about Rossmoor and Rossmoor characters who have fallen in love, returned from war, discovered new friendships, uncovered Ross Cortese’s dead body or buried treasure, and recounted the backstory of our street names. The years 2009 to 2019 have given rise to budding …
The 9th annual Our Rossmoor Fiction Writing Contest - Another crop of Rossmoor stories hit the Our Rossmoor inbox last month, and they didn’t disappoint. If you thought you enjoyed last year’s stories of Rossmoor, just wait until you see the creativity born from our residents this year. And the winner is … not so fast. Let’s first take a gander at what this …
2018 Fiction Writing Contest Results - The 2018 Fiction Writing Contest had seven strong and enjoyable entries as you can read for yourself below. Writer Celebration After all entries had been received and judged, the RHA Board hosted a Writer’s Celebration for everyone to come together and celebrate. Hosted by contest coordinator Cathy Larson, the Writers gathered to nosh on appetizers, enjoy some great wine, and …
2018 Fiction Writing Contest - Will this year’s winning story be about a crooked government official who approves a dangerous bridge serving Rossmoor residents in exchange for a bribe? Or about the challenge of a big match to a Rossmoor youth on one of our parks’ soccer fields? Or perhaps about a soldier serving his country far from home and …
2017 RHA Fiction Writing Awards - Out of the sleepy tree-lined streets of Rossmoor, our recent crop of authors spun tales of days gone by, home remodels, lost loves, neighborhood tradition, Dan Brown-like fantasy, and retail-development drama in the 7th almost-Annual Fiction Writing Contest of 2017. The contest is sponsored by the RHA and co-sponsored by Write Away U. The winner will receive a $200 …
2014 RHA Fiction Writing Contest Winners - The streets of Rossmoor have always confused, intrigued and enchanted the residents of the community, and Mark Rafferty took that history to heart with his winning entry in the 2014 Rossmoor Homeowners Association fiction writing contest. The contest this year attracted the very best writing that has ever been created in the community program, leaving … 2013 Fiction Writing Contest Winners - 2013 WINNERS The fiction writers of Rossmoor sharpened their pencils and wrote elegantly about life in the community, traffic jams on torn-up roads, mysteries of the community, and the forging of friendships in the 1960s, the beginnings of the then modern suburb. The entries came in the fourth-annual fiction-writing contest sponsored by the Rossmoor Homeowners Association …
2012 Fiction Writing Contest Winners - Tales of romance, neighborhood rivalry, odd psychological events and enduring family ties in the tree-lined streets of our community were among the entries in the Rossmoor Homeowners Association’s Fiction Writing Contest for 2012. In its fourth year, the contest had 17 stories entered, all with a high level of creativity, literary quality and empathy. The judges selected “New Beginnings: A Rossmoor Romance” by Karen …