Erma Bombeck Writing Competition: Contest Statistics

The competition which occurs every other year routinely draws writers from around the globe including nearly every U.S. state and countries as far away as Australia, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Total Entries = 509

Local Entries = 94
   Local Humor Entries = 48
   Local Human Interest Entries = 46

Global Entries = 415
   Global Humor Entries = 271
   Global Human Interest Entries = 144

Entries were received from the following countries:

Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Iceland
India
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
South Africa
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

Total Countries = 14

Entries were received from the following states in the USA:

AL
AR
AZ
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
IA
ID
IL
IN
KS
KY
LA
MA
MD
ME
MI
MN
MO
MS
NC
ND
NE
NH
NJ
NM
NY
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VA
VT
WA
WI
WV

Total States = 45

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