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- How to Promote a Writing ContestA guide to promoting a writing contest. Suggestions for creating a successful writing contest and networking with writers to spread the word about the contest.
- Writing Contests: Entering Writing Contests TodayEntering writing contests can sometimes make the difference between being discovered and not as a legitimate writer. With that decision to enter comes the good, the indifferent and the investment of entering writing contests? Is it worth it?
Writing Contests with No Entry FeesA list of free online writing contests with deadlines in 2010.
Writing Site Allowing Users to Vote for Its First Free Writing ContestShould it be a short story, poetry, or screenplay contest? The content website advisingwriters is letting you choose their first free-to-enter cash prize writing contest.
Attention Little Authors: Check Out the PBS Kids GO! Writing ContestPBS Kids GO! is, once again, looking for stories from kindergarten-3rd grade writers to win a laptop or another great prize in their writing contest.- Find a Writing Contest Right for YouThe odds of winning a writing contest are often not in your favor. However, there are certain things you can do to slightly increase your chances of winning a contest. This includes finding the right contest for you.
- Make the Most of a Writing ContestEntering a writing contest is a great way to tread the waters of a writing hobby or career. But choosing the right contest can be difficult.
- Bay to Ocean Writing Contest Launches on Eastern ShoreThe Eastern Shore Writers' Association has kicked off the second Bay to Ocean Writing Contest with a call for entries from writers.
- On Avoiding Writing Contest LottoHow not to build a publications list.
Short Story Writing ContestsAny genuine service promoting any type of contest, whether it be a short story writing contest or a baking contest, should never ask for a fee to submit your work.- Pros and Cons of Helium Writing ContestsHelium writing contests offer writers a chance to earn money by producing quality articles with perdetermined titles. The money provides quite an incentive but there are some things to consider before participating in Helium's writing contests.
Fiction Writing Contests Can Change Your LifeFiction writing contests can be scary. There is nothing to be afraid of by entering. Find out what a fiction writing contest is all about and why you should enter one.- Helium Writing Contests: How to Stay MotivatedWriting contests are one of the most interesting aspects of Helium. They can also be one of the most frustrating aspects of Helium.
How to Win an Essay Writing ContestPersistence is the key to winning at anything.- Benefits of Writing ContestsThe benefits of writing contests are numerous. I have come up with the five top reasons to enter one. Freelance writers often turn to writing contests for many reasons including the top cash prizes but there is more to this.
- Website Writing Contests: Positive Way of Exposing Your Talent?Are writing website contests a positive way of exposing your talent?
- What to Consider when Choosing Online Writing ContestsWith all the online writing contests, which ones should you pick? This article tells you what you should look for and how to choose the best ones for you.
- Writing Contests: A Useful Tool for WritersHow writing contests can be used constructively.
- A Guide to Sites with Writing ContestsAn article containing a few sites with writing contests.
- How to Judge a Writing ContestWriting contests have been popular for many years and the ones with the largest prizes receive thousands of entries. If you are lucky enough to be chosen as a judge for a writing contest, you have your work cut out for you.
- Tips for Screenplay Writing ContestsMany screenplay writing contests are worth their weight in gold because they can lead to contracts with agents or producers. Of course, you'll need to put your best foot forward, so here are a few tips.
- Choosing a Fiction Writing ContestFiction writing contests are always a lot of fun, but you can run into trouble. Choosing a fiction writing contest should be the result of research and careful consideration.
- Three Original Writing Contests for TeensGet creative!
- Writing Contests: Are the Fees Worth It?Learning to weigh the pros and cons of writing contest fees is an important part of being a writer.
Writing Contests: Could Winning Mean Losing? Beware of the Rights Grabbers!Would you enter a writing contest if you knew entering the contest meant losing your rights as a writer? Would winning a writing contest and getting a few copies of the book as a prize be enough to make up for losing out on royalties? Read the rules!
Writing Contests for Christian WritersWriting contests force you to create a body of work on deadline, and often within a strict set of guidelines. A writer who can use this as a springboard for stellar prose deserves all the recognition they can get.- Writing Contests for KidsThere are many writing contests for kids. Kids who like writing may want a chance to compete and win prizes or simply see if they can follow someone's professional guidelines. Here are some writing contests for kids to check out.
- How to Win Writing ContestsIn most contests, judges quickly decide who's in and who's out. There are many more people in the out pile than in, so how do you get in? Just follow these tips and watch your winnings increase greatly.
- Creative Writing Contests: Know Your RightsA list of things writers should examine to protect their work before entering a contest.
Tips for Nabbing ScholarshipsTry these three effective methods and get the scholarships you need for school. They are simple, but they still require you to put in some effort and discipline. They will give you that starting motivation you need to get the scholarships you deserve.- Writing Contests Spark CreativityCreative Writing opens the potential for millions of undiscovered writers to determine if writing is their career interest and where writing can take them.
Writing Contests with Deadlines in Spring 2011A list of short story, novel, and poetry competitions with cash prizes and publication opportunities available.
Amazon Studios Clarifies $20k Writing Contest RulesAmazon Studios updates writers on their $20,000 contest- Web Sites that Publish Your Articles with the Trap of a Promise "You May Win Contest"Enter your article in the contest and you may win $$$$, but in the end it is a trap.
- Writing Contest Created to Honor VeteransHave you ever felt the complete euphoria of having helped another succeed? How about helping a child impress someone you honor? That is how I felt when three of my students won a writing contest last year to honor our United States Veterans.
George Luks: The MinerPoem about miners, fathers and the one painted by George Luks.- The Best Strategies for Making Money at HeliumAmong all of the different article directories on the Internet, Helium may have the most potential for making money.
- Vote for Me - Writing ContestThe Novelette Writing Contest
- Teen Writing ContestsInformation about a small trade publisher who is offering contests in writing and illustrating, with no entry fees, for the teen and young adult age groups. Scholarship and royalty contracts are awarded as prizes.
- Writing Contests for KidsAn article about some ideas for kids to pump up their creativity and maybe win some scholarship money or become published as an illustrator and writer!
