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Contests & Activities: December 06, 2011 Issue [#4752]

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Contests & Activities


 This week: Here Comes Santa
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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
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

The purpose of this newsletter is to highlight some of the current contests and activities on the site, help educate members on how to host contests and activities, and provide clues to submit quality entries to contests. Write to me if you'd like something in particular covered.

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Letter from the editor

Dear Santa...

It's a busy time of the year for those who celebrate holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah. Lots of social gathering and shopping can keep a writer busy. But what to do when you have all the gifts wrapped and cookies frosted? Enter a contest! Join an activity!

There are a lot of daily or short term contests that could inspire a little story from your fingertips and win some gift points. And we all love gift points...right? It's always an awesome feeling when you can renew or upgrade your membership with those lil points. But to accumulate them, you have to be active on the site. So not only should you get extravagant gifts for your favourite Sr. Mod *Laugh*, you should bank a few for account renewal.

It's a good time to participate in holiday doings on the site, and also a great time to gift your favourite members with reviews and comments in their portfolio. Not only is it a pleasure to find an email saying a friend has visited your portfolio and reviewed your work, but it can take away a little of that holiday stress many of us feel.

Don't forget a new year is right around the corner! It would be a good time to go through your portfolio and organize your writing. Folders are great! And a good time to clean out junky writing you're not thrilled with, delete old images you don't use or edit something you haven't had time for. Perhaps dust off an old contest and revive it for early next year.

Until then, see you next year in Contests & Activities!


This month's question: What is your favourite holiday activity with your family? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!


Editor's Picks

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Journey Through Genres: Official Contest Open in new Window. (E)
Write a short story in the given genre to win big prizes!
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The official WDC contest of the month. Check it out!

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Have you been Naughty or Nice? Find out here! Part of the Power Reviewers Holiday Auction.
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Review members who have donated to the Power auction.

The Hint Fiction Contest Open in new Window. (ASR)
Can you tell a story with only a few words? Hint Fiction requires a silver pen.
#1253724 by Storm Machine Author IconMail Icon

55 words...simple, right? *Wink*

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Current prompt: In the spirit of Christmas, write a horror story under 1000 words about Santa Claus.

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Each day from December 1st through the 25th, the countdown will be celebrated with a small gift to one Writing.Com member. Post and win!

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WDC's Longest Running Blog Competition - Hiatus
#1786069 by Fivesixer Author IconMail Icon

A challenge for bloggers.

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Write a Christmas dragon story!

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Bid on a great auction package!

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A clever way to gain reviews.

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A fun way to get in the holiday spirit!
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Twelve days of holiday fun!

 
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