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If you’re looking to get your poem published, this sounds interesting:
The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize is a valuable opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors; the winning poem and runners-up will be chosen by KR’s Poetry Editor, David Baker and will be published in The Kenyon Review. Additionally, the winner is offered a full scholarship [...]
I know there’s a few people around here who live in Montgomery County so I thought I’d share some things that my hometown of Bethesda is doing this month:
First, The Writer’s Center is holding an essay contest with a first place cash prize of $500. Here’s the writing prompt:
Write a short story or essay [...]
If you’re reading this, you scurvy dog, you likely already enjoy history. Well, here’s your chance to shine in that area. The Historical Writers usergroup is running a writing contest on the main site of the Young Writers Society. It entails using the following quote as a prompt:
“These are the times that try men’s souls. [...]
I had the local news on in the background while I searched the web, and heard something that caught my attention. Amazon is holding a contest for a novel–this is really exciting.
“Are you a writer longing to be discovered? Submit your manuscript for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. It’s the perfect opportunity to become [...]
The United States Library of Congress is holding a contest entitled “Letters About Literature.” To enter, all you have to do is write a letter to an author (living or dead) about how that author’s work affected you. Anybody in grades 4 through 12 can enter, although I assume you have to be [...]
Writer Mama is having a contest with give aways every single day for the entire month of September. Although I suppose it’s more for moms and dads, of which we have very few at YWS, Writer Mama does say anybody can enter. So check it out!
The Resources section on YWS has never really been actively added to, which is concerning. The aim is to create a large database which people all over the web (not just from YWS) can use for writing help. This would be a massive advertisement for YWS and also a great pull to the [...]
Look for ‘young writers’ on Google and the first page mostly shows sites that are either defunct, or are as useful as an English teacher who thinks she’s a poet but rhymes ‘Texas’ with ‘fact is.’ Even on Writers Digest Top 101 Sites For Writers, you’ll only find two sites that are meant for young [...]
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