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Newsletters in general provide some great reading, both from the selected links to Writing.Com members' items and from the informative help and advice given in the editorials. The Contest Newsletter is your portal to understanding the mechanics involved with the contests. Even though some of the links may have become invalid, previous editions of each newsletter still provide useful tips and advice that you might have forgotten. Take a search through them whenever you get a chance. You might find the exact information or incentive you need to go forward with an idea you've had or write an entry you've been thinking about.
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HELLO and WELCOME!
This edition will focus on several questions. The answers you submit will be averaged and featured in the December 28th edition of the newsletter. To answer the questions, click on the envelope in my name link and copy/paste the questions into the email form. Then, double-space between the questions and type your answer to each.
CONTESTS
1) What type of contest(s) would you like to see more often on Writing.Com?
2) Have you or would you consider donating to a contest?
3) What is your favorite contest?
4) Do you enter a variety of contests or only a specific type?
5) Have you hosted a contest?
AUCTIONS
1) Have you ever bid in a W.C. auction?
2) What has been your favorite auction?
3) What item(s) would you like to see more often in auctions?
4) Have you ever considered hosting an auction?
5) What type of auction would you like to see more often here?
RAFFLES
1) Did you know that raffle hosts can now decide winners by using the *"Virtual Dice" feature?
2) Have you purchased a W.C. raffle ticket before?
3) Have you ever hosted or would you consider hosting a raffle?
4) What would you like to see raffled more often?
5) What is your favorite raffle?
ACTIVITIES
1) What group(s) or activities would you like to see more of here?
2) What type of group would you more than likely join?
3) What is your favorite group?
4) What is your favorite W.C. interactive activity?
5) Have you used all the features and tools available with your membership?
6) If you were going to host an activity, what would it be?
Thank you in advance for your answers. The overall outcome should prove helpful to activity hosts. 
* The Virtual Dice lets you store the results to your Item's ID and allows anyone to view the random results for themselves. The Virtual Dice are available from the bottom of your Author Tools pulldown menu and are provided for use by all Writing.Com members and visitors. "My Edit Points, Virtual Dice and more!" (Announcement #261 from the Announcements journal)
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 "Invalid Item" is a competition for all cases, all genres, and all stories and poems that are 25K and under, with a rating of 18+ or under. THANK YOU to everyone who entered this past round.
CONGRATULATIONS to the following ROUND 15 WINNERS:
GRAND PRIZE POEM
GRAND PRIZE FICTION
Honorable Mention Poem
Honorable Mention Fiction
Special Acknowledgement
Round 16 ends Dec. 21. Then, unfortunately, Round 17 will be the final round for "The Contest". My online time will be limited for awhile. However, at some point in the future, it might be back. There has continually been awesome writing entered in this contest and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the entries.
Till next time, enjoy sorting through the items listed here!
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CONTESTS
Four weekly contests beginning Dec. 01
Deadline: Dec. 10
Deadline: Dec. 11
Deadline: Dec. 17
Deadline: Dec. 20
Deadline: Dec. 19
Deadline: Dec. 31
weekly
bi-monthly
monthly
RAFFLES
Deadline: Dec. 27
"AUCTIFFLE"
Deadline: Dec. 10
ACTIVITIES and INTERESTS
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Thank you to everyone who sent in comments! I truly appreciate it.
Hello,
I love contests. They make me write more. I have come up with stories that I am sure I would not have without them. Plus it is so interesting to see what others do with the same ideas.
As I am sure that you are aware of the fact that the contest list does not list all of the contests that are going on. This drives me up the wall.
Doing a search is not all that great. You come up with things that [are] three years old and stories. All I want are fairly current listing of contests for something I write.
What I would like to see on one of my groups is a list of the contests that are taking short stories of dark fiction.
So if you would kindly do me the favor and please post this in an up-coming newsletter it would help me out a lot.
Please send me any and all links to me.
Thank you.
alicengoreland
Thanks, Alice. You've made several good points:
1) Contests really do offer a chance to either write something you wouldn't have considered otherwise, or expand your thoughts within genres you do write.
2) If anyone discovers a contest that is not in "Invalid Item" just send the link to Jamie.
3) Everyone does not use keywords (or the best keywords per item) so members can find what they're looking for.
Ahhhh...you made me realize the importance of keywords! Thanks for that.
Again, I am sure that all of this newsletter's readers appreciate the posting of deadlines for contests. Great job! I'm sure that takes some time~
Tehanu
Thanks, Tehanu. Keywords are very important online.
Posting the deadlines only takes a few seconds longer. Thankfully, most hosts state their deadlines. lol If a contest would be ending just before the date the newsletter is to be sent out, but it's an ongoing one, then I list it as a daily, weekly, monthly (etc.) contest so members might consider entering or participating in the next round.
Thanks so much for highlighting my "Invalid Item" {HUGS} I really appreciate it!
InkyShadows
(((hugs you back))) You're very welcome, InkyShadows!!!
Thank you for mentioning my contests in your newsletter! I and my managers really planned a big activities' list for our grand opening and your listings I think have helped to make it a success!
DragonBlue
Very cool, dragonblue!!!
Gailey,
What an informative article. This is great stuff for old guys like me as well as newbies--a newsletter well worth repeating. Thank you!
billwilcox
You're welcome Oldtimer! lol Glad you enjoyed it, W.D..
Thanks for the info on the "keywords" box. It was helpful.
Amyaurora 
You're welcome, Amy. I hope it brings you and everyone a lot of viewers.
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