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Contests & Activities: June 02, 2010 Issue [#3754]

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Contests & Activities


 This week: Long Running Contests
  Edited by: NaNoNette Author IconMail Icon
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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, short 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 the amazing bounty of: Contests & Activities


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Letter from the editor

In my last newsletter, I wrote about the abundance of activity on writing.com. Every day, every hour, and probably every minute, a new activity, a new contest, or a new challenge to our creativity is started up or dreamed up for and by the members. Today, I want to highlight contests that have been around for quite some time. Some are venerable contests with six digit item numbers! They don't make them like that anymore. *Smile*

Entering into a contest, and allowing others to measure your skill against that of other writers is a tough thing to do. It takes bravery to put a story out there for the whole world to see, and see it measured against other writers' skills. Remembering a few things before entering into a contest greatly helps with the chances of placing or winning.

*Xg* Read. The. Rules.

*Right* Every contest has different rules. Take the time to make yourself familiar with them.

*Xb* If one of the rules is not clear to you, send the host an email.

*Right* Contest hosts are usually very accommodating and happy to explain their rules so you can follow them.

*Xr* Never ask a contest host to change a rule for you.

*Right* The rules of every contest are there to create a level playing field. If you don't agree with the rules of a contest, you should not enter into it.

*Xv* Try to get at least one person who has a knack for proofreading to look over your piece before you submit it to the contest.

*Right* Never just send off a first draft and think that the judge will make it their job to figure out how to read through a text that has awkward sentence structures and is riddled with typos. Usually, one or two mistakes will not hurt your chances at placing, but the amount of care you put into your story, the revisions and edits are well worth the effort. It shows in the final piece, and enhances your chance at placing, or at least to get an honorable mention.

*Xb* Be a good sport.

*Right* If you didn't win, send the winners a congratulatory email or cnote. If you got a review that helped you to improve your writing, let the judge know.

Please take a look at the line up of contests that have stood the test of time. I have to say right away, that I could think of many more contests to list here, which have been around for a long time and should be on this list. To keep it manageable, I stopped writing down more once I had this many. If you know of a long lived contest (more than one year running and active), post it at the bottom with a message and I will feature it in my next newsletter.



Editor's Picks

A contest which happens only once a year.
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The Quills Open in new Window. (ASR)
The Quills home page. General information, links and donations.
#1376303 by Lilli 🧿 ☕ Author IconMail Icon

Write for the season in this contest that comes around four times a year. Opens next on June 21.
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#1426910 by Not Available.

Try your hand at this bi-monthly picture prompt based WdC contest.
SURVEY
Short Shots: Official WDC Contest Open in new Window. (ASR)
Use the photo to inspire your creativity. Write a short story and win big prizes!
#1221635 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon

For anything else, there is a contest too. Get ribbons for your best poll, c-note shop, auction, in & out, or other activity.
IN & OUT
The Best of the Rest at the Bee Hive  Open in new Window. (E)
NOV 2024 Contest is open! Submit your Favorite Polls!
#1134192 by StephBee Author IconMail Icon

Pay a visit to these monthly contests for a wide variety of inspiration to get you writing.
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#1115993 by Not Available.

FORUM
SENIOR CENTER FORUM Open in new Window. (ASR)
The Place for Seniors!
#427318 by NaNoKit Author IconMail Icon

FORUM
HONORING OUR VETERANS  Open in new Window. (ASR)
Of course there's a Veterans Day - EVERY DAY!
#423698 by Monty Author IconMail Icon

 Fantasy Flash Fiction Festival Open in new Window. (E)
Submit your flash fiction or micro-fiction piece. Special Edition.
#1515994 by Tricnomistal working hard... Author IconMail Icon

FIVE STAR POETRY CONTEST:editor's choice Open in new Window. (E)
A monthly contest to reward the best poem out of 5-star poems.
#1471096 by Dr M C Gupta Author IconMail Icon

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This item number is not valid.
#1030344 by Not Available.

Want to have a reason to write more often? How about once each week?
COLORING THE WORLD CONTEST TEMP. CLOSED  Open in new Window. (E)
A colorful contest that offers more.
#1308391 by SHERRI GIBSON Author IconMail Icon

For the writer who needs daily creative release, check out these contests that give you a prompt and only 24 hours to write for it.

Daily Flash Fiction Challenge Open in new Window. (13+)
Enter your story of 300 words or less.
#896794 by Arakun the twisted raccoon Author IconMail Icon

FORUM
The Writer's Cramp Open in new Window. (13+)
Write the best poem or story in 24 hours or less and win 10K GPS!
#333655 by Sophurky Author IconMail Icon

 
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Ask & Answer

Let me know of your long lived contest. *Smile*

Thank you to all who wrote me a comment to my newsletter from May 5th.

JACE Author Icon says: Well, I don't know about a system--but this idea is easy to do at home and probably as close to perpetual motion as the common man will get. Strap a piece of bread with peanut butter on the face to the back of a cat ... and drop them off the roof. *Smirk* *Worry*
Great newsletter, Giselle.

*Laugh* A cat joke, I love cat jokes. Thank you for the fun. But the roof??? *Cat*

Jeff Author Icon says: Awesome NL this week, NaNoNette Author Icon! WDC really is a nonstop, one-stop shop for everything you could ever want to do with your writing or reading. *Bigsmile* Thanks for reminding us of one of the things that makes this site so great. *Smile*

Thank you for the kind comment.

NFR Author Icon says: Very nice newsletter. I especially enjoyed reading the Letter to the Editor. It's SO true, but we members already know that, don't we?! Thanks to the author!

I am glad you liked the letter. *Smile*

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