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Writing Contests: Building Writing Credentials
One of the ways many writers can successfully add credentials to their portfolio if to participate in a variety of literary contests. This type of contest encourages writers to put their best foot forward in both creativity and attention to detail.
It is true that there are some contests that provide a cash award for their top finishers, but there are also publishing scams that will accept your work regardless of quality. When you receive notice that your work has been accepted for publication it can be a real boost, however, a quick look at many writer's websites can help you define the contests that are essentially vanity publishers willing to print just about anything if they believe you will purchase copies of the book for friends and family.
Many cash award writing contests cover the cost of prize awards by charging an entry fee. This factor often discourages many writers who may not feel confident enough in their writing to pay a fee to submit. This allows those who do enter a better chance at placing.
There are also writing contests that present the opportunity to have their work published online, in a magazine or in an anthology. As a rule this type of contest does not require a purchase of the publication the work will appear in nor will they assume full rights of your work. The best writing contests only require a one time non-exclusive print right. This is important because it allows you the opportunity to sell or place the work in other venues.
Beware of forfeiting full (exclusive) rights in any writing contest. When this right is given the ownership of the work is no longer yours. You will have no right to use the material in any form without permission from the publisher. It is possible to pay to enter a contest, forfeit the rights to your work and allow a publisher to gain long-term financial benefit from your work.
Quality writing contests have the bonus feature of allowing you to fine tune your skills by reading the work of others. Reading can make a good writer even better. If you pay attention you can learn what works and what doesn't while using writing contests as a means of gaining valuable insight into unique styles and structure.
On a positive note, there have been numerous incidents in which individuals who entered a submission for a writing contest were able to use that same work for publishing in other book anthologies and magazines. The key is making sure to participate in writing contests that preserve your right to control the reuse of the piece.
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Frankenstein $4.9 Written in 1816 when she was only 19, for a horror-writing contest suggested by Byron, Mary Shelley's novel of the modern Prometheus chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life created in the laboratory. A frightening creation myth for o... |
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Writing to Win: The Colossal Guide to Writing Contests List Price: $18.95 Sale Price: $17.66  |
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The most comprehensive printed guide to writing competitions available! Writing to Win provides details of more than 1600 writing competitions (450 competitions newly added to the 2012 edition). Winning a prestigious writing contest can be a great boost to a writer's career - but who has time to spend weeks searching for just the right contest online? With this book, you don't have to; instead, invest that time in crafting those winning entries... |
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Write Ways to WIN WRITING CONTESTS List Price: $2.99 |
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Subtitled, "How to Join the Winners' Circle for Prose and Poetry Awards", this book tells authors how to select the right contests for their work. Most authors waste time and money sending entries to contests in which they have no possible chance of success... |
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Write Ways to WIN WRITING CONTESTS: How To Join the Winners' Circle for Prose and Poetry Awards, NEW EXPANDED EDITION List Price: $12.50 Sale Price: $11.21 |
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John Howard Reid (a well-known author with over 50 years experience in writing and publishing) is Chief Judge of three annual literary events: The Tom Howard Short Story, Essay and Prose Contest, the Tom Howard Poetry Contest, and the Margaret Reid Prize for Traditional Verse... |
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Write Ways to Win Writing Contests: How to Join the Winners' Circle for Short Story Awards, Poetry Prizes, etc. List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $11.45 |
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A book industry insider, who is also a contest judge and an acclaimed author, details sure-fire stratagems to achieve success in creative writing contests and literary competitions. |
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Christian Writing Contest Anthology 2009: Those Chickens, They Don't Roost in Some Random Coop in Another State and other Short Stories List Price: $9.95 Sale Price: $9.09 |
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In 2009, Athanatos Christian Ministries hosted their first annual Christian writing contest. The goal is to equip and encourage Christian authors as they pursue 'literary apologetics,' which is the defense and promotion of Christianity through the written word, fiction in particular... |
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On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells List Price: $16.99 Sale Price: $3.97 |
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Sweep Readers Off Their Feet With a Romance They'll Never ForgetIn On Writing Romance, award-winning romance novelist Leigh Michaels talks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers, everything you ever wanted to know about writing a romance novel is here... |
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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $6.63 |
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On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet... |
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Writing for a Change: Boosting Literacy and Learning Through Social Action (Jossey-Bass Teacher) List Price: $22.95 Sale Price: $12.98 |
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Writing for a Change shows teachers how to engage students in “real world” problem-solving activities that can help them to acquire voice, authority, and passion for both reading and writing practice... |
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Contest $7.91 Every thousand years a contest is held in the universe. This time, Earth has the home field advantage as mild-mannered scientist Stephen Swain is chosen, unbeknownst to himself, as the planet`s champion and pitted against the champions of seven other worlds in a battle to the death in the New York Public Library. Oh, and at the end, the winner must defeat an enormous clawed beast called the Karandon. |
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