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Poetry Contests with April Deadlines

I’m back again with a few poetry contests with upcoming April deadlines. Entering a contest is a great way to gain exposure for your work, regardless of whether or not you win. You’ll earn valuable experience in the field of writing and, if you’re lucky, maybe even get some feedback from the editors.

You’ll have to act fast if you’d like to enter the Maurice English Poetry Award competition. This contest is open to anyone who published a book of poetry in 2008. The deadline to submit your entry is April 1st. The prize is $3,000 cash and a book reading in Philadelphia. Visit WritersMarket.com for more information on how to enter.

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Writer’s Contests with March Deadlines

I received a really great email from the folks at WritersMarket today. While many of us think to search WritersMarket for agents, magazines, and publishers we tend to forget that they also list some incredible contests. I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather go through WritersMarket to find contests I know are real than hope and pray the ones I find online are legit.

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Zac Johnson Twitter Contest

I’m always keeping my eyes peeled for contests and came across one the other day that you might be interested. Entering is easy, so you really have nothing to lose.

Zac Johnson has been running the website at zacjohnson.com for quite some time now. He’s what’s considered a “Super Affiliate” - aka, an affiliate marketer that is really good at what he does and draws the attention of the people who make the products he sells. His blog is only one of the multitude of ways he makes money writing, but it’s a great example for any freelance writer interested in using his skills to break into affiliate marketing. …Continue Reading Zac Johnson Twitter Contest

Writer’s Digest 2009 Writing Competition

Over the weekend I received an announcement launching the Writer’s Digest 78th Annual Writing Competition. If you’re searching for a legitimate writing contest, this one is for you!

Writer’s Digest is looking for submissions in each of 10 categories:

• Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)


• Memoirs/Personal Essay


• Magazine Feature Article


• Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.)


• Mainstream/Literary Short Story


• Rhyming Poetry


• Non-rhyming poetry


• Stage Play


• Television/Movie Script


• Children’s/Young Adult Fiction

OIOPublisher Give Away

There are thousands of ways to make money writing, whether you’re blogging or working for individual clients. One way bloggers monetize their websites is by offering direct advertising space on their sidebars, within headers, and sometimes even within individual blog posts.

OIOPublisher is a blogging software application that makes it easy for bloggers to take advantage of direct advertisements. It allows bloggers to control their banners and text link ads, utilize not only PayPal but Entrecard as a payment method as well.

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Is This a Legitimate Contest?

As a freelance writer you’ve probably spent a great deal of time exploring your options when it comes to the best ways to make money writing. If that’s true, I can safely bet that quite a few of you have considered entering at least one or two writing contests.

While I’ll frequently share and direct you towards writing contests posted on other blogs or websites that I know are legitimate, I also know that there are dozens of “contests” on the web that are less than such. For example, many of you have heard of the International Library of Poetry, Birthwrites, and several other publications that annually accept “entries” and review them for “prizes and publication.”

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