Winners of the Faulkner Literary Competition were announced at the Faulkner Fest Literary Luncheon. The competition received 347 entries from 43 states and 13 countries.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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