How to Win With Writing Competitions

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Writing contests and competitions offer a lot of different quantifiable prizes for the winners, but what “wins” can all participants hope to gather. As Nicole participates in the current NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge 2020, she can think of nothing else! This week she discusses how committing to a writing competition can help writers experience the constraints and demands of a professional writing life.

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Poets & Writers Contests, Grants & Awards Page https://www.pw.org/grants

Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/annual-writing-competition

The Writer magazine Contest Page (including the Personal Essay Contest) https://www.writermag.com/contests/

Funds for Writers https://fundsforwriters.com/
NYC Midnight http://www.nycmidnight.com/
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