Writing contests

Looking for advice on how to win a writing contest? These 5 tips will help you to submit winning entries to writing competitions.

What does it take to write a story that wins writing contests? One writing contest judge reveals how you can write a story that stands out.

Tips for publishing poems, fiction, and nonfiction in literary journal. What I’ve found helpful as an emerging author finding writing contests.

Writing Contests with Hope Finally, a book with the FundsforWriters ethics for contests. . . and 700 contests to enter. In this comprehensive and easy-to-use guidebook, award-winning mystery novelist and FundsforWriters editor C. Hope Clark explains how literary contests work, what they can do for your career, and how to craft a professional and well-targeted

As creative writers, most of us want to share our stories and publish. I’m not gonna lie, I want to. Paradoxically, most of us are terrified to publish because of potential failure and rejection. Well, maybe you should start with a smaller audience and publish to a few magazines.

Sharon Blumberg, another freelance writer and a voiceover artist, agrees. “I like to find contests that generate from well-known publications, such as Writer’s Digest. I rarely consider submitting to contests with more than a $10 entry fee unless the prize is several hundred dollars or more.”

Entering writing contests is good practice for writers. And the cash prizes and publication are nice too. Here are a few of my favourite stops when looking for new writing contests to enter.

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Don’t be taken in by scammy contests: there are great competitions for your prose and poetry. Here are some free writing contests to get started.

Have you ever thought to yourself, “what is the deal with writing contests? Does anyone actually win?” I’ve entered a few writing contests throughout my life, none of which I won...continue reading https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2024/03/12/what-every-writer-needs-to-know-about-writing-contests-by-kirsten-mcneill