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Ernie Witham writes a humor column called "Ernie's World" for the Montecito Journal in Montecito, California. His column is syndicated through
Senior Wire News Service

Ernie is also a contributing writer to Chicken Soup Magazine, and has been published in the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Barbara News-Press, various magazines, and 20 anthologies including:

Chicken Soup for the Golfer's Soul I and II,
Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul,
Chicken Soup for the Father's Soul,
Chicken Soup for the Baseball Fan's Soul,
Chicken Soup for the Soul - Christmas Treasury, Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul

Chicken Soup for the Beach Lover's Soul
Chicken Soup for the Soul - Christmas Magic

Chicken Soup for the Soul 101 Best Stories:   Tales of Golf and Sport

Chicken Soup for the Soul 101 Best Stories:
  The Wisdom of Dads
Chicken Soup for the Soul 101 Best Stories:
  On Being a Parent

He has won numerous awards including first place for humor writing and first place for screenwriting at the Santa Barbara Writer's Conference. He is a member of the Santa Barbara Humor Society, Screenwriter's Association of Santa Barbara, and Toastmasters International. He is an accomplished photographer with a degree from Brooks Institute of Photography.

He also leads humor workshops at several writers' conferences, and has recently published his second book: A Year in the Life of a "Working" Writer. A Memoir to the Best of the Recollection of Ernie Witham
a follow-up to Ernie's World the Book, a collection of his favorite columns.

ernie's world the book


RECENT
AWARDS



Santa Barbara Writer's
Conference - First Place for
Humor Writing, 1992

Santa Barbara Writer's
Conference - First Place for Screenwriting, 1998

Santa Barbara News-Press
55-Word Fiction Contest
- First Place, 1999

Santa Barbara Writer's
Conference - Honorable
Mention for
Screenwriting, 1999

Santa Barbara Writer's
Conference - Honorable
Mention for
Screenwriting, 1993

Writer's Digest Magazine
- Honorable Mention for
Feature Writing, 1997

Writer's Digest Magazine
- Honorable Mention for
Feature Writing, 1996

Writer's Digest Magazine
- Honorable Mention for
Feature Writing, 1995

Screenwriter's Association of
Santa Barbara - Honorable
Mention, 1996

Screenwriter's Association
of Santa Barbara
- Fourth Place, 1998

Toastmasters International
District E Humorous Speech
Contest - Second Place, 2001

Read Three Stories From Ernie's World the Book