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A Writing Contest That Pays Everybody?
I started off on the path of writing contests for the thrill of the chase. However, the prize money made me wonder how else you can get paid as a writer. I came up with the following list, and it was...
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Are Writers Ever on Vacation?
Just got back from a trip to Seattle. Found myself noting little nuances everywhere I went.-the salt laden air at the beach, with the fish smell of seaweed ripening as it warmed in the sun-a peculiar...
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Words With Aesthetica Creative Writing Contest Winner Kate Nowakowski
I did not do this interview, the folks at Aesthetica Magazine did. Kate Nowakowski talks about her win, how it helped her career, her thoughts on writing contests and more.For example:Writing...
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Who Ate My Hotdog?
This is my entry for the Susana Loenard Hill The Fourth of July Secret Mystery Contest. Enjoy this 333 word whodunnit story for children and Happy Independence Day!By cyclonebill from Copenhagen,...
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Recent Reading - The Best American Essays
A coworker recommended The Best American Essays, compiled by Robert Atwan, to me. I had a great time reading it.The essay is a distinct style. The essay is nonfiction, yet all these essays had...
View ArticleWinning Writers Website Review
It's been a while since I have done one of these, but I was reading the recent Winning Writers newsletter and I knew that this solid contest resource was due for a review.Read more...
View ArticleIs Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind a Writer's Dream Come True?
The other night I watched one of my favorite movies, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. It's probably the tenth time I've seen it, but it was the first time I've sen since I started getting...
View ArticleWhy Writing Contests Matter - Kat Bastion
" I was in love with every page"Wouldn't you like someone to say this?See how romance writer Kat Bastion uses her contest winnings as a way to promote her credentials on her websiteRead an excerpt from...
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3 Authors Expose The Realities of Hosting Writing Contests
Writing contests, like writers, come in all shapes and sizes. Many are hosted by literary magazines, universities, foundations, and other literary vehicles. Occasionally, one pops up on the website of...
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Words With Winners - Michael Grabell
Michael Grabell is an award winning poet, a journalist for ProPublica, and winner of The Finish Line Press's 2012 Open Chapbook Competition. His chapbook, Macho Man, is currently available for...
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Honorable Mention at Writers Weekly!
Writer's Weekly's 24 hour contest is quickly becoming my favorite contest. This is my third time around. I'm bummed I'll have to sit out the fall contest due to other plans.Several things level the...
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Andrew Blackman's $250,000 Contest List
Andrew Blackman is a transatlantic journalist and writer. He's also a writing contest veteran (Winner of Daniel Singer Millennium Prize for an essay on The Soul of Socialism, and Luke Bitmead Writer’s...
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Words With Winners - David M. Armstrong
David Armstrong’s story collection, Going Anywhere, recently won Leapfrog Press’s Fiction Contest and will be published in fall of 2014. His individual stories have won the Mississippi Review Prize,...
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Would Howard Stern Think Writers Have Talent?
I'm watching America's Got Talent the other night and have the following thought - could I go on the show and simply read a piece of my writing? Would Howard Stern like it?Can you imagine?Standing in...
View ArticleRecent Reading - Jacob Appel's Novels
Any serious competitor must study the greats. In the world of writing competitions, Jacob Appel is one of them. To find out why, see my interview with Jacob Appel. I recently jumped into his book The...
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My Personal Judgment Day
I wish I had an awesome wig to wear when I was judging the writing contests.Recently I volunteered to help On The Premises judge a writing contest, and the experience illuminated some truths that...
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Frodo, Harry Potter, Hercules, and You
Are you ready to go on an epic quest? Ready to face nefarious foes and push towards glory? Well, at least when it comes to writing competitions?Author Annie Douglass Lima has graciously featured me in...
View Article$800 Bursary Offered to Debut Novelists
Debut novelists can win a $800 bursary to have their novel professionally critiqued at the Writers’ Village Foundation, a not-for-profit award scheme established to help new authors. The top eight...
View Article$4800 Prize for a Short Story - Plus the top 50 get critiques!
$4800 is the top prize on offer for short fiction in the Writers' Village International Short Fiction Award summer 2014. The second prize is £$800, third prize $400 and there are 15 runner up prizes of...
View ArticleClaim A $800 Cash Award For Your Unpublished Novel
A $800 cash prize can be won for a debut novel in the Writers' Village International Novel award, closing 30th June. Novels that have previously been self-published are also eligible. The winning...
View ArticleYou'll Never Win a Contest If...
You never enter.Duh.I know, it's an obvious statement. Yet, this statement rang like a bell when I read Annette Young's recent article on her writing contest website Creative Competitor."The main...
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$1,600 Writers' Village International Short Fiction Award
$1600 top prize for short fiction in Writers’ Village Contest summer 2015$1600 is the top prize on offer for short fiction in the Writers' Village International Short Fiction Award summer 2015, with...
View ArticleWriter's Village Winter Competition
$1600 top prize for short fiction in Writers’ Village Contest winter 2015$1600 is the top prize on offer for short fiction in the Writers' Village International Short Fiction Award winter 2015, with...
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2016 Gameplan
Hello internets. I know I have not been giving you the attention you deserve. I've been busy. I've changed jobs, and life on the home front has required me to give a little more attention to the fam...
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Website Review: Mash Stories (@mashstories)
My first experience with Mash Stories involved corruption, pizza and a selfie.My submission, Naked Men and a Pigeon did not make it to the shortlist. However, I did get a bit of feedback.Read more...
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