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For Authors: April 15, 2009 Issue [#2994]

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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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         I'm a firm believer in using contests to test a person's writing, and perhaps find publication.

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Letter from the editor


Contests for Stories and Poetry


         Most issues of writing magazines include some information about contests, but each year The Writer (this year May 2009, pages 49 - 54} includes a section of different contests.Writer's Digest has a variety of competitions every year. A full list and information including entry fees can be found on http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions.

         I'll group the contests by category: fiction, poetry, and play writing. Other categories are available, including nonfiction. Some contests require entry fees; others don't. The website is given for each. Please read and follow the guidelines exactly.

         Let's look at a few of the fiction competitions first. For more competitions, find a copy of the magazine.

Alexander Patterson Cappon Fiction Prize. Website http://www.newletters.org/awards.asp

Bard Fiction Prize: Website http://www.bard.edu/bfp

Boston Review Annual Short Fiction Contest: Website http://www.bontonreview.net/about/contest

The Danahy Fiction Prize: Website http://www.tampereview.ut.edu

E.M. Kpeppel Short Fiction Award: Website http://writecorner.com

Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction: Website
http://malahatreiview.ca/far_horizons_fiction/info.html

Global Short Story Competition: Website http://www.globalshortstories.net

The Writer Short-Story Contest: Website http://www.writermag.com/2009contest

         Next, I'll list a sample of the poetry competitions.

Anhinga Prize for Poetry: Web site http://www.anhinga.org

Field Poetry Prize: Web site http://www.oberlin.edu/ocpress

Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award: Website http://www.comstockreview.org

         Play and screenwriting contests include the following:

American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest: Website http://www.zoetrope.com/contests

Drury University Playwriting Contest: Website http://www.drury.edu

Moondance International Film Festival Competition: Website http://www.mondancefilmfestival.com

         To find more contests, go to The Writer, May 2009.

         I hope anyone who enters does well. Let us know if you do.


Editor's Picks

Some Writing Contests on W.Com


The Play's The Thing Open in new Window. [E]
A contest for script writers. Winners announced. New round open.
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Lexi's Poetry Challenge Open in new Window. [13+]
LPC Round 54 open. Pick a title, create a poem.
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Prodigy: Youth Writers' Competition Open in new Window. [ASR]
10,000 Gift Points up for grabs! Win 1000 just for entering! For writers 17 and under.
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Make Me Laugh HOLIDAY Shorts Contest Open in new Window. [18+]
Mother's Day round now open for entries!
by Shannon Author Icon

 
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pooja_sr
         I haven't read your newsletter on setting goals as yet. *Smile* Sure it is interesting. Writing for children is a relatively new concept for me, I'd love to try it sometime. Thanks for your interesting tips. Children, I must say, are the best audience ever. They just enjoy your writing for what it is-there's absolutely no question of being judgmental, is there? *Smile*

         I've written children's stories, but none of my picture books have been published, yet. We're still waiting on the illustrator. However, I've had three juvenile books published to date, and writing for younger readers is more difficult many times than writing for adults.

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         I plan on writing a children story/poem for a contest, thanks for the tips.

         I hope you're successful.

So long for this issue. Please join me again next month.

Viv

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