A Guide To Writing

This contest invlolves writing a short everyday throughout the month of September. The closing date refers to registrations. Miss a day and you will be disqualified! Full details on the website. Prizes include GBP 75 for first place. Deadline for entries is 30th August 2008.

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For scripts by playwrights under 25. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Production of play. Deadline for entries is 31st May 2008.

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The contest is open to all ages who live in Wisconsin. The theme is anything otherworldly. Story length should be no longer than three thousand words. The deadline is September 15th, 2008. Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of each age category. See website for further details. Prizes include $0 for first place. Deadline for entries is 15th September 2008.

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Write a poem in the shape of a right angle triangle! The subject matter is entirely up to you, but your poem must consist of 12 lines and form the typical triangular shape of a right angled triangle. (We’ll stretch a point and allow inverted triangles as well!). Prizes include GBP 20 for first place. Deadline for entries is 10th June 2008.

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For poems up to 40 lines. Prizes include GBP 250 for first place. GBP 150; GBP 75. Deadline for entries is 30th May 2008.

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Applicants must be 13 years or older and must be legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Please submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the topic: What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn’t matter, or that college is a waste of time and money? Application deadline is October 31, 2008 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time. Prizes include $5,000 for first place. Deadline for entries is 31st October 2008.

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For short stories by writers under 19 up to 1,500 words, using starter paragraph on website. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Winners invited to party with authors, agents, publishers, and editors. Deadline for entries is 14th June 2008.

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For wildlife poetry up to 50 lines. Also categories for young poets. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Week-long wildlife break, plus magazine publication, and poem broadcast on national radio. Deadline for entries is 23rd May 2008.

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We are looking for your Holiday Romance short stories. Your story can end happily ever after or complete disaster! Please keep your story below 5000 words. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Publication in Paperback. Deadline for entries is 29th August 2008.

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For poems up to 40 lines. Prizes include GBP 800 for first place. GBP 350; GBP 200. 10 x magazine subscription. Deadline for entries is 19th May 2008.

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