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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.
This week's Contests and Activities Editor
Leger~
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Reviewing Contests and Activities
Lots of members review stories and poetry, but do you review contests and activities? While you're looking through the listings on "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" and "Activities @ Writing.Com" , not only look at the item to see if it is something you'd like to enter, but take a moment and give it a review. Certainly, if there is a rule that is vague, or you don't see the deadline, choose to send the host an email and point that out.
I think it's also important to look at the timing of your review. If there are only two days left to enter the contest and you critique their item, the host will probably not make any changes unless they plan to host another round of that particular contest/activity. But I still feel you should make your comments and help that host improve for the next time.
Positive comments are always welcome, if you see a contest or activity that looks interesting or fun, send a quick review! These appear on the review page and someone might be intrigued enough to click and visit the page. You can help the host by dropping a promotion on your newsfeed or helping a newbie get the item onto the site promotion pages.
Have you ever looked at the Who's Online page? It's a cool feature you can find by clicking "Writing.Com Tools" in the left column and then clicking "Who's Online". Preferred members on up can add a billboard next to their name in your account settings. Link your item there too!
All in all, let's be helpful, let's be positive and as always, Write On!
This month's question: Do you feel reviews help your contest or activity? Send in your answer below!  Editors love feedback!
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Character Prompt for May 2021: Write a story about a character with a ton of potential in a certain regard, but who can't seem to get out of their own way and keep things together
Great daily prizes and fun prompts!
Daily prompts!
May Prompt - Mad Science
May Prompt 'LOST IN A BOOK' taboo words: story, book, page, world, character or any derivatives of these words
Excerpt: This activity is about genre reviewing. Your reviews must be all for items marked in a genre, and once 15 reviews of that genre have been completed, you will earn the associated Merit Badge.
This isn't a contest, but rather, a place to share your poetic expressions! As you are inspired, add an 8 line, titled poem to this collection
For the love of Sinatra.
Learn about Japan!
For the love of...
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This month's question: Do you feel reviews help your contest or activity? Send in your answer below! Editors love feedback!
Last month's "Contests & Activities Newsletter (April 14, 2021)" question: Did you know about item alias? What do you use your alias words for?
ruwth  :
Whata SpoonStealer  : I  aliases. There's {item:whataland} "WhataLand" and {item:cnotecity} "C-Note City" and probably others I forgot about...I dunno if many peeps use them, but they should! When you have to type the number of each item dozens of times in a document, item aliases become important. It's easier for most people to remember words, rather than numbers. So that item "Invalid Item" is so much easier to just type in "WhataLand" . That's all they are...
Lilli 🧿 ☕  : Thank you for the handy-dandy list of aliases!!! I saved 'em! Thanks!
keyisfake  : My author's name is an alias. So is the name I use here.
Dragonfly  : Ok, now I know I must be dense because I have no idea what alias words are.
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