Meg Waite Clayton

Author of the international bestsellers The Postmistress of Paris, The Last Train to London, and 6 other novels

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A Writing Contest Worth Considering

I’m not generally a big fan of writing contests with fees, but I just learned about the 1st Annual WNBA National Writing Contest. Small fee ($15 for non-members), great judges (Orange Prize winner Valerie Martin for fiction, current Poet Laureate for Louisiana, Julie Kane, for poetry). And a 90+ year old organization (full disclosure: to which I belong) sponsoring the award. Proceeds go to support scholarships for writing conferences and other professional development training. – Meg

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Meg Waite Clayton


Meg Waite Clayton is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of nine novels, including the forthcoming TYPEWRITER BEACH (Harper, July 1, 2025), the Good Morning America Buzz pick and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS, the National Jewish Book Award finalist THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, the Langum-Prize honored THE RACE FOR PARIS, and THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS, one of Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. Her novels have been published in 23 languages. She has also written more than 100 pieces for major newspapers, magazines, and public radio, mentors in the OpEd Project, and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle and the California bar. megwaiteclayton.com