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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. |
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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 |
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