Some Writing Contents, Fiction, Essay and Poetry

Dear Emily,
I thought your readers might be interested in these contests we're working with. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,Adam Cohen
WinningWriters.com adam@winningwriters.com

TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID SHORT STORY CONTESTPrizes of $1,000, $500, $250 will be awarded, plus four Publication Royalty Awards of $150 and three Encouragement Awards of $75 each. Winning entries will be published. Submit any type of short story, essay or other work of prose, up to 8,000 words. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights. $10 entry fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: March 31. Judge: Tom Howard. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060.
More information:http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory.htm

WERGLE FLOMP POETRY CONTEST - NO FEEPrizes of $1,190, $169, $60 and 5 honorable mentions of $38 each. No fee to enter. A humor contest with a special twist. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Deadline: April 1. Submit one poem online at: http://www.winningwriters.com/contestflomp.htmWAR POETRY CONTESTPrizes of $1,500, $500, $250 and 10 honorable mentions of $75 each. Submit 1-3 original, unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to 500 lines in all. $12 entry fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: May 31. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. More information: http://www.winningwriters.com/annualcontest.htm

MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSEPrizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four Encouragement Awards of $100 each. Winning entries will be published. Submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and haiku. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights. Entry fee is $5 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: June 30. Judge: John H. Reid. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. More information:http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret.htm

TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTESTPrizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four Encouragement Awards of $100 each. Winning entries will be published. Submit poems in any style or genre. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights. Entry fee is $5 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: September 30. Judge: Tom Howard. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. More information:http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry.htm

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If you like this blog -- and I hope you do -- please nominate it at an upcoming Writer's Digest special publication. This is what they're looking for: "A few good blogs to highlight in our upcoming Writers Digest special publication, Personal Writing. If you know of a writer’s blog that's particularly well-written—send us an e-mail. It may appear in an upcoming issue of Personal Writing. Please send an e-mail nomination, along with a brief explanation of why you think this blog is exceptional, with "blog" in the subject line to: writersdig@fwpubs.com

I'd appreciate a vote for the blog of the The Fiction Writer's Journey: http://www.thefictionwritersjourney.com/archives/blog.html

Many thanks!
Emily