Susquehanna Valley Independent Writers » jkador http://sviw.wordpress.com ...a support group Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:07:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/8afb7058185b3ed4c8fba93734faea74?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Susquehanna Valley Independent Writers » jkador http://sviw.wordpress.com The Vocabula Well-Written Writing Contest http://sviw.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-vocabula-well-written-writing-contest/ http://sviw.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-vocabula-well-written-writing-contest/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:41:43 +0000 jkador http://sviw.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/the-vocabula-well-written-writing-contest/ ]]>

Hi all,

 In general, I agree that writing contests that charge a fee are dubious uses of our time.  But this one seems legit,  the fee is only $20, and the prizes are decent.   

I suggest we each decide to create a submission entry.  I’m not concerned whether you actually submit it, but as an exercise it may serve to sharpen our focus.  It might be a useful exercise in a couple of ways, and I don’t see how it cna hurt to have an example of good writing in our portfolios.  In any case, the deadline is next May 30, so we have plenty of time.   We’ll talk about it more in the group. 

John

Eligibility: The Vocabula Well-Written Writing Contest is open to all.

Write 200 to 500 words of readable, well-written, even beautiful writing. Send your entries to HYPERLINK “mailto:editor@vocabula.com?subject=Well-Written Writing Contest“editor@vocabula.com. Along with your submission, you must include your name, address, and email address.

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Selection: We accept nonfiction submissions only. Entries are judged on readability, beauty, and creativity — in that order. Submissions not meeting the word count requirements are disqualified.

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Joanne Arobgast of the Daily Item reminds us that each quarter she ned a short story for Inside Pennsylvania magazineShe writes: It’s a great writing exercise and the more submissions I get, the better. Remember, we’ll be doing this for every issue so there’s a never-ending (assuming the mag keeps going!) opportunity for the writers.

Deadline is July 10! Maybe you have something you can submit If not now, why not shoot for next issue.

Joanne Arbogast, Managing editor/features:The Daily Item
Editor: Inside Pennsylvania magazine

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