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Who doesn't love the idea of winning a contest?This book offers more than 1000 writing contest listings -- including some of the most prestigious contests in the US, as well as a host of international competitions.It is divided into listings for poetry, short fiction (including flash fiction), nonfiction (including articles, journalism, and creative nonfiction), book-length manuscripts, and scripts and screenplays.The listings in each section are organized by deadline to make it easy for you to plan your contest entries throughout the year.The introduction will help you choose the right contests and ensure that your entry has a better chance of winning.Fully updated for 2009! ... Read more

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Get your pens ready!
This was a great book for those of us who like to enter contests.I found the information to be concise and practical and it left me feeling much more confident in the way in which I present my writing to the judges. ... Read more

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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. If the judge is only interested in "themes relating to sickness and death", as one judge admitted, then 98% of entrants were simply throwing money away. This book not only details how to identify contests in which the subject matter is restricted, and how to bring submissions to the judge's attention, but also provides many tips for maximizing chances for success. The author is himself a former prize-winning contestant and now Chief Judge for three of America's leading annual writing competitions. ... Read more

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Fearless Opinions About Contests and Rules
As the Chief Judge of three of America's most popular writing contests, I've had plenty of opportunity over the years to evaluate just how much chance the average entrant has of actually winning that $3,000 First Prize. The answer, to be frank, is very little, because most entrants just send in their favorite poem or story and then hope the judge will agree that it's the best. If you're really serious about winning a prestigious contest and thus establishing a literary reputation for yourself, there are two essential things you must do: (1) Know your contest; (2) Have confidence in everything you write.

(1) Know your contest. Read as many of the previous prize-winning entries as you can. If it's a prose contest, what type of story do the contest judges seem to favor? It's no use sending the greatest baseball story ever written to a group of judges who wouldn't know Babe Ruth from King Kong.

(2) Be confident of success. However, writers can rarely evaluate the worth of their own work. So always send in three or more entries. Time and again, I've awarded a prize to an entry and the contestant has replied, "I was surprised 'The Cat's Calculus' won First Prize. I thought my other entries, particularly 'Daddy's Dandy Dandelion', had a far greater chance of success!"

Here is another pointer from my book: When reading the words "open theme" in a contest, what comes to mind? Anything goes? I'm afraid it's anything but! You'll need to know what topics or themes to avoid and how to approach theme-based contests.

In a review of an earlier edition of this handbook, reviewer Meryl K. Evans wrote: "Creating a winning entry takes more than outstanding content. Like applying for a job or college, it also takes research. The author provides details in condensed and easy-to-read chapters saving the writer time in trying to figure out the process. He discusses scams and knowing which ones are legitimate contests and which are rip-offs. Reid gives tips on how to weed out the bad seeds. His advice comes across as a seasoned expert in the topic and he fearlessly shares his opinions about contests and rules."
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