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Contests & Activities: February 17, 2010 Issue [#3552]

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Table of Contents

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
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

There was a day, last week or nearly a decade ago, that you typed "writing" into your search engine. You wanted to show off some of your poems, shorts stories, or maybe even get feedback for a whole novel. You found Writing.com.
On this site you found all that you had searched for: Portfolio space, helpful reviewers, encouraging groups, style and grammar lessons from peers. But nothing had prepared you for this:

Contests & Activities



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Letter from the editor

Writing for contests has many benefits:

*Bullet* most contests have a prompt
*Bullet* there are word count limits to observe
*Bullet* the deadline forces you to write with a time limit
*Bullet* nearly any contest offers a review of your item
*Bullet* gift points or ribbons can be won for the best pieces

Contests can challenge you to explore genres you wouldn't normally write for

Have you ever tried your hand at acronyms just for the fun of it? Right here, on WDC, you have two contests that challenge you to turn a string of letters into a sentence that makes sense. Other contests ask you to let your imagination run free, or to write from an animal's point of view.

Where are the activities?

Right here: "Activities @ Writing.Com" Open in new Window. *Bigsmile*

On the activities page, you will find auctions, raffles, review activities and much more. If you have a new idea, don't be shy: make the forum and put it up. In the editor's picks, I have attempted to show how longs standing activities, writing ideas, and raffles can live side by side with brand new offerings.

The year is still young. Add "Enter at least one contest per month" to your resolutions. All it takes is one acronym. *Smile*


Editor's Picks

Acronyms:
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I supply an acronym; you make up what it stands for. My favorite entries win gift points!
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Measure your imagination with that of others in these engaging and fun contests:
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Are you ready to polish that novel? This is the group to help you get there.
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Help fellow writers by giving them a week of your full attention. One week, one author at a time.
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Fun and games. Win great prizes, even thousands of gift points.
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Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter!
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Ask & Answer

For my next Contests & Activities newsletter, I would like to know which contests you have entered. Did you like the experience? Did you learn from the experience? Lastly, did you place, maybe win?

*Bullet* *Bullet* *Bullet* Don't Be Shy! Write Into This Newsletter! *Bullet* *Bullet* *Bullet*

This form allows you to submit an item on Writing.Com and feedback, comments or questions to the Writing.Com Newsletter Editors. In some cases, due to the volume of submissions we receive, please understand that all feedback and submissions may not be responded to or listed in a newsletter. Thank you, in advance, for any feedback you can provide!
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