240: Interview with a Writing Contest Judge
240: How Entering Contests Helps You
April 9, 2021
Anita Palmeri Overgaard
3rd Place: CAUGHT UP IN CHRIST: SPIRITAL FIRST-AID FOR BELIEVERS AND SEEKERS
Writing a Holiday Romance
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > If you decide to write a holiday-themed romance, the first thing you need to do is decide if you want to self-publish it or if you want to go the traditional route. Traditional publishers (the big five: Penguin/Random…
Tips for Winning Our Mystery First Pages Writing Contest
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Advice to take your entry to the top. Have you heard the exciting news? The Institute for Writers is now accepting submissions for its Mystery First Pages Writing Contest! Every quarter, IFW hosts a contest, and this time…
Mary Esparza-Vela
LITTLE BROTHER’S TEMPER TANTRUMS February 22, 2019
We All Have a Story About a Trip That Didn’t Go As Planned
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > Submit yours … perhaps you’ll win! We all have stories about trips gone awry. C’mon, admit it. You’ve got one. Maybe you were bound for Aruba and your luggage spent a lovely weekend in Iowa. Or the guy…
Contests: Little Things Mean a Lot
How do you make a story stand out among other writing contest entries beyond simply writing a strong engaging piece? Here are three judge-grabbing suggestions.
Anatomy of a Score Sheet
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > What are judges looking for? When I was first starting out on my publishing journey, I entered a lot of contests for feedback, for the possibility of getting an agent or editor interested in my work, and for…
Predatory Contests
Facebook Twitter We teach our students how to write and get published! View our Course Catalog > 5 Ways to Spot a Fake Now that you’re a contest pro or at least thinking about becoming one, you need to be aware of some of the contest scams out there. As long as there have been…
095: Nancy Coffelt – Why Entering a Contest Helps YOU
095: Nancy Coffelt – Why Entering a Contest Helps YOU
April 13, 2018
032: How Submissions Work
032: How Submissions Work
December 30, 2016
