Posted on January 29, 2009 by teacherwriter
Entry Fee: See Guidelines Deadline: March 10, 2009 Guidelines: http://carteretwriters.org Carteret Writers is a group in Morehead City, North Carolina, that meets monthly and holds an annual writing contest. There are five categories to choose from: Flash fiction up to 750 words Fiction up to 3,000 words Nonfiction up to 2,500 words Poetry up to [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2009 by teacherwriter
You’ve typed THE END. You’ve celebrated finally making it through that first draft. You’ve let the manuscript rest on a shelf for a couple of weeks or months. Now it’s time to revise your writing. How do you do it? Here is a simple, four step plan that makes the revision process go more quickly. [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2009 by teacherwriter
I recently read the book The Girl With No Shadow, by Joanne Harris. Her writing mesmerized me in Chocolat and she did it again with her latest novel. It continues the magical story of Vianne Rocher, who now has two children, and a chocolaterie in Montmartre. Even though I’ve never been to France, I feel [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2009 by teacherwriter
Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: February 1, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.thefirstline.com “Herman Sligo was a bit actor who played Uncle Emil in three episodes of the popular television series The Five Sisters.” Use this first line, verbatim, create a story between 300 and 3,000 words to enter in the First Line Writing Contest. This is a quarterly [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2009 by teacherwriter
Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: February 27, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.cats.org.uk/thecat/latest/comp.asp “Forget dazzling doggerel, we want creative catterel!” So states the website for this contest about cats. Cat Magazine, based in the UK is sponsoring this contest for short stories or poetry. Short stories should be 1,000 words or less, and poems less than 500 words. The [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by teacherwriter
Details are what make a piece of writing stand out from the crowd. The details are what sticks in a reader’s mind, long after the book has been closed. The details are what bring the writing to life. Is writing the details a skill that can be learned, or a talent one is born with? [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2009 by teacherwriter
As a teacher, which do you think is more important? Having students master skills and content or having students turn in every assignment to get a good grade? This is a tough question, and it may be difficult to tease out the differences between mastering content and getting good grades. Mastery implies that the content [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2009 by teacherwriter
Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: January 31, 2009 Guidelines: http://writingcontest.thenovelette.com/ Fiction entries for this contest can be about any type of pet, from fish to frogs, from hamsters to horses. A past winning entry, Sweet Tart, about a parrot and its newlywed owners, is a must read. There are two prizes. One is The Reader’s Award, [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2009 by teacherwriter
Entry Fee: FREE Deadline: January 31, 2009 Guidelines: http://www.akc.org/pubs/fictioncontest/ The American Kennel Club is sponsoring their 22nd annual fiction writing contest, and it’s still free to enter! The prizes are a respectable $750, $500, and $250, and the winners are published in the AKC Gazette and the AKC Family Dog. The guidelines for the topic [...]
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Posted on January 14, 2009 by teacherwriter
If you love to cook, love to eat, and love reading about kitchen and culinary topics, consider becoming a writer for Foodie Mama. This site is designed for busy people to share recipes, cooking tips, ideas for cooking for a family, and reviews of new kitchen equipment and gadgets. Foodie Mama has a highest revenue [...]
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