We have an amazing group of writers who are part of our community on Facebook. We love writers, love to support them, and love to hear what you’re interested in. That’s why we created the Article Pitch writing contest earlier this week: To give our audience a chance to share their passion and ideas with one another. We received 336 entries on a variety of topics.

The winner was not a surprise. It was a heartfelt, passionate, and focused pitch. It conveyed a compelling story, and had a call to action. It isn’t just a good article pitch, it is a moving story, and well worth a read. From Alex M Makoya, an portion of his article pitch:

I’ve been raised by my single mum in a hell of problems. I did not enjoy mum’s love because she was away most of her time, looking for something for my stomach and education, my grandmother became both my mother and my father. I’ve endured great pain to the extent of begging God to take my breath away for the fear of tomorrow. This has been happening and still continuing to happen, as I watch with my two eyes, my biological father thriving in wealth, going to bed hungry and chased away from school, for school fees, have been my of life, even after the failed several attempts of pleading with him to support my education. Read the full winning pitch here.

The runner up was a simple idea, conveyed well. From Samantha Nicolle: “The prevalence of rape culture in our society and how pop culture (including songs like “Blurred Lines”) are perpetuating it.” Here’s the direct link to the entry.

The editor’s choice winner is Susie Arnold. She has a specific idea that we think could have real impact on the world:

“We are not this meme” article highlighting the real people…the working citizens living in poverty in a red state surrounded by stereotypes and vitriol of the red majority. Highlight several memes regarding food stamps, minimum wage, etc…and spotlight the ugly inaccuracies that are present. And what it feels like to live in such an environment.Read it here.

 

Thank you to everybody who entered the contest. We enjoyed reading all of the entries.

Warmly,

Jacob Jans
Editor
Freedom With Writing