A Guide To Writing

Theme – open Line Limit- 30 Two copies of each poem please on separate A4. No identifying marks on poem. Details and entry forms from: Prizes include GBP 500 for first place. Second GBP 300, third GBP 100, Young Writers (age 16-21) GBP 100. Deadline for entries is 30th April 2008.

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8th Annual International Essay Contest for women and girls. A 500 word essay on The Most Influential Woman in My Life or The Most Significant Thing That Happened to Women This Year. Certificates for entries. Prizes include $250 for first place. Inclusion in a major University Library Collection. Deadline for entries is 4th February 2008.

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Children of all nations and ages are invited to participate anually. Peace Prize winner is also awarded an all expense paid trip to Maui, Hawai’i in early 2009. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Honorary Little PhD. Deadline for entries is 27th November 2008.

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When looking for tips on effective copywriting this technique is so powerful and impressive Its not even amusing. Make certain to understand this concept, because its one of the strategies that will drive many more sales, and help your copywriting and your credibility.

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People generally tend to believe that translation is merely the mechanical replacement of languages, and therefore anybody can be a translator if he/she happens to know a foreign language. This is absolutely wrong! Knowledge of foreign languages is no guarantee that a translation will be rendered fairly well.

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Obituary writing is often a deeply moving experience. People assume that obituary writing is sad and depressing, and sometimes it is, though, obituary writing is an art, it is more than a regular beat. Obituary writing is a job that requires the best journalistic skills and a deep sense of compassion. Most professional obituary writers will tell you that obituary writing is an honor, a privilege, and great fun

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Short story competition, all genres welcome. Summer theme. 5,000 word limit. Best 25 stories will be published in an anthology with the possibility of royalties to winning authors. Copies sent to major trade publishers. Prizes include $0 for first place. Best 25 stories published in anthology and sold on Amazon. Deadline for entries is 21st February 2008.

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This contest is for the best lead – the first 150 words or less of any work, fiction or nonfiction, published or unpublished. Open to all writers. Complete details on on the web site. Prizes include $500 for first place. 15 winners. Deadline for entries is 15th January 2008.

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A writer’s voice is part of the writer and shouldn’t sound condescending, but come across like friends having a chat. Finding your voice is no easy feat, however there are ways to discover it. Here are a few examples of what to do and three distinct voices for you to analyse.

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Young and young-at-heart sticklers, unite! Lynne Truss and illustrator Bonnie Timmons provide hilarious proof that punctuation really does matter.

Illuminating the comical confusion the lowly comma can cause, this new edition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves uses lively, subversive illustrations to show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely.

This picture book is sure to elicit gales of laughter—and better punctuation—from all who read it.

Author: Lynne Truss
Hardcover:  32 pages
Company: Putnam Juvenile  (2006-07-25)
ISBN: 0399244913
List Price: $15.99
Amazon Price: $6.14
Used Price: $5.50

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