Comments on: Don’t Myth Out on Writing Competitions! https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/ Serving writers with all the ingredients they need to succeed Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:34:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: William-Stephen Taylor https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-9053 Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:34:59 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-9053 I was probably contestant numb 276

]]> By: William-Stephen Taylor https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-9052 Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:31:03 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-9052 I entered the Wergle 2010 poetry contest, the results came in august 2013.
I was informed, after I asked that my entry came in the top 12%.
There were 23,000 entries.
Not bad eh!

Billy had a Little Goat.
An Adult poem
by
T. J. Edison.

]]> By: william marcy https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-7013 Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:11:01 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-7013 I came in 2nd in a contest and won $750. The shill wrote a story that an untalented High School freshman would have written and ‘presumably won $1500. The outfit who ran the contest (who are long gone in the wind) took my $1500 less the stipend for the shill and one presumes has run other writing contests using the same scam.

]]> By: The Elusive Art of Writing Confidence (And How to Build Yours) https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-4946 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:49:16 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-4946 […] carried on writing, submitting, and performing—even daring to enter competitions, some of which I […]

]]> By: Kristina Adams https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-4904 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:38:48 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-4904 In reply to PK Dupree.

Great question! It tends to depend on the competition. Some allow you to enter your poem into multiple competitions, others don’t. Some also have clauses that say that if your piece gets accepted elsewhere, you have to withdraw it from their competition. Your best bet is to check the terms and conditions of each competition. Good luck!

]]> By: PK Dupree https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-4903 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:52:10 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-4903 Can you enter the same poem in different contests if it hasn’t won any competitions. I have a very personal and I think well written poem I would like to enter into several contests.

]]> By: Maria Venditozzi https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-4667 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-4667 Thanks Cathy. That’s spurred me on!

]]> By: Comps and calls for April 2017 – Cathy's Comps and Calls https://www.writerscookbook.com/writing-competition-myths/#comment-4666 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:05:56 +0000 http://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=3562#comment-4666 […] an article published on the subject of writing competitions, so if you’re flagging a bit then take a look. Also, April is National Poetry Writing Month (or NaPoWriMo). If you’re stuck for inspiration […]

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