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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

montecito journal

Ernie Witham writes a humor column called "Ernie's World" for the Montecito Journal in Montecito, California and the Santa Ynez Valley Journal in Santa Ynez, 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 12 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

and Chicken Soup for the Beach Lover's Soul

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 Ernie's World the Book.

 

 

 

ernie's world the book
Read Three Stories From Ernie's World the Book