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Writing Contest Prize Winners Announced — Round 119

Posted By James Wesley Rawles On In Contest | Comments Disabled

We’ve announced the winners of Round 119 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1].

Note to the top three prize winners: Please contact me and let me know your UPS and USPS address(es), for your prizes. Thanks. – JWR

The top three prize winners will each receive some great prize packages. The winners for Round 119 are…

First Prize Winner:

First Prize goes to A.F. for Preps Starter Kits for Reluctant Families. See: Part 1 [2] and Part 2 [3]. It was posted July 8-9, 2025. He will receive as prizes:

  1. A Gunsite Academy [4]Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course [5] (a $1,095 value),
  2. A Peak Refuel “Wasatch Pack” [6] variety of 60 servings of premium freeze-dried breakfasts and dinners in individual meal pouches — a whopping 21,970 calories, all made and packaged in the USA — courtesy of Ready Made Resources [7] (a $350 value),
  3. American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) [8] is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses [9]. Their course catalog now includes their latest Survival Gunsmithing course [10].
  4. HSM Ammunition [11] in Montana is providing a $350 gift certificate. The certificate can be used for any of their products.
Second Prize Winner:

Second Prize goes to N.C. for Preparing To Go To Gunsite.  See: Part 1 [12], Part 2 [13], and Part 3 [14]. It was posted July 1-3, 2025.  He will receive:

  1. A SIRT STIC AR-15/M4 Laser Training Package, courtesy of Next Level Training [15], that has a combined retail value of $679
  2. A $269 retail value survival-ready power package from Solar Power Lifestyle [16]. This includes two Solar Power Lifestyle 25W Portable Solar Panels [17], plus a $150 gift card to use for any purchase at solarpowerlifestyle.com [18].
  3. Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord [19] (in-stock colors only) from TOUGHGRID.com [20] (a $287 value).
  4. A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [21], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun. There is no paperwork required for delivery of pre-1899 guns into most states, making them the last bastion of gun purchasing privacy!
Third Prize Winner:

Third Prize goes to R.H. for A Primer on Backup Power. See: Part 1 [22], Part 2 [23], and Part 3 [24]. It was posted June 18-20, 2025. He will receive:

  1. A Berkey Light water filter, courtesy of USA Berkey Filters [25] (a $305 value),
  2. Two sets of [26]The Civil Defense Manual, [27] (in two volumes) — a $193 value — kindly donated by the author, Jack Lawson.
  3. A $200 credit from Military Surplus LLC [28] that can be applied to purchase and/or shipping costs for any of their in-stock merchandise, including full mil-spec ammo cans, Rothco clothing and field gear, backpacks, optics, compact solar panels, first aid kits, and more.
  4. A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [21], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun.
Honorable Mention Prizes

The writers of the Round 119 Honorable Mention articles will each receive a transferable $100 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [21], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun. There is no paperwork required for delivery of pre-1899 guns in most states, making them the last bastion of gun purchasing privacy!

There were 10 Honorable Mention prize-winning articles in Round 119. They are:

Get Busy Writing!

Round 120 began on August 1st and runs for two months, so please get busy writing and e-mail [44] us your entry soon. More than $960,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [45]. Please refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging. Thanks, – JWR