With details of upcoming writing competitions, here are the latest newsletters:
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Grab
readers’ eyeballs with well-proofed writing! AND: Our newest
summer-themed quiz!
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Grab readers’ eyeballs
with well-proofed writing!
AND: Our newest
summer-themed quiz!
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For Andrey, It’s A
Win-Win-Win-Win!
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With
Writer’s Relief’s help, I’ve published extensively. I’ve won a Best
of the Net award, a Pushcart Prize Honorable Mention, as well as
several Pushcart nominations, and still had time to keep writing and
living.
—Andrey G., Writer
Watch Andrey’s short
video to learn more!
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Maybe
you’re thinking…out of sight, out of mind.
But
the autumn publishing rush is on track—and this is one of the BEST
times to submit work.
If
you want to be one of the happy writers who gets an acceptance this
fall, Writer’s Relief can boost your odds of success!
Our
expert submission strategists can help get your work into the hands
of the right literary agents or literary journals. Over 90 percent of
our short prose and poetry clients get published with our help. Since
1994, Writer’s Relief clients have received 24,742 acceptances—and
this year’s rush hasn’t even begun!
Our
Review Board is currently reading manuscripts in the following
genres: poetry, short prose, novels, and memoirs.
Deadline:
Thursday, August 24
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What is it, how do you join it, and is it the right
social media platform for you?
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Discover which carefully selected literary quote
awaits you!
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It can be tricky to be your own proofreader, but these
tips will help you get the best results!
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Bump up your online visibility and profits by making
the algorithms work for you!
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The Missing Ingredient…Is Right
Here!
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You’ve got the passion and the writing, so what’s
missing? The opportunities! Fortunately, we have them all right here
at your fingertips.
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CLICK HERE
to access listings for the top writing contests, calls for
submission, conferences, and residencies for this week:
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Sunspot
Lit Inception Contest
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: Sunspot Lit Inception
Contest
Entry
Fee: $10
First
Prize: $500
Genre:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novel, or Art
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Gival
Press Short Story Award
Deadline:
8/8/2023
Submission
Link: Gival Press Short
Story Award
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Short Stories
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Howling
Bird Press Book Prize
Deadline:
8/21/2023
Submission
Link: Howling Bird Press
Book Prize
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $2,500
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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The
Scribes Prize
Deadline:
9/1/2023
Submission
Link: The Scribes Prize
Entry
Fee: $5
First
Prize: $250
Genre:
Flash Fiction, Flash Creative Nonfiction
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Grayson
Books Poetry Contest
Deadline:
8/15/2023
Submission
Link: Grayson Books Poetry
Contest
Entry
Fee: $26
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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Talking
Gourds Fischer Prize
Deadline:
8/30/2023
Submission
Link: Talking Gourds Fischer
Prize
Entry
Fee: $10; $25 for 3 poems/entries
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry
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Our grammar-savvy proofreading team will proofread and
format your short stories, poems, novel, collection, and other
manuscripts to meet publishing industry specs!
Click here to learn more!
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Ronnie L. Smith, President of Writer's Relief, Inc.
Writer's Relief, Inc.
18766 John J. Williams Hwy. Unit 4, Box 335
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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There’s
no easy way to write about trauma. AND: Our latest quiz selects a
poem just for you!
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There’s no easy way to
write about trauma.
AND: Our latest quiz
selects a poem just for you!
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Success Is A Team
Effort!
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It
feels like I have a team of personal assistants! Since I began with
Writer’s Relief just over a year ago, I have had eighteen
acceptances.
—Ellis E., Writer
Watch Ellis’s short
video to learn more!
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Don’t
miss your chance to enter the Peter K. Hixson Memorial Award contest!
There’s NO FEE to enter!
One
poet and one short story writer will receive over $2,000.00 worth of
Writer’s Relief services. Our team of submission strategists will
work to get the winning entries published in literary journals.
Deadline:
Monday, July 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET
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Here’s how to write about trauma so that you and your
readers gain powerful insights.
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Activate our virtual poetry vending machine and get a
poem selected just for you!
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Find out how AI can (and can’t) help create your
self-published book cover.
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Add a little extra cash to your wallet by monetizing
your writing!
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Your Shipment Has Arrived!
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Move over FedEx and UPS…we know how to deliver! We’ve
packaged and dropped off the very best publishing opportunities right
here at your fingertips!
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CLICK HERE
to access listings for the top writing contests, calls for
submission, conferences, and residencies for this week:
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Sunspot
Lit Inception Contest
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: Sunspot Lit Inception
Contest
Entry
Fee: $10
First
Prize: $500
Genre:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novel, or Art
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Grayson
Books Poetry Contest
Deadline:
8/15/2023
Submission
Link: Grayson Books Poetry
Contest
Entry
Fee: $26
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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Talking
Gourds Fischer Prize
Deadline:
8/30/2023
Submission
Link: Talking Gourds Fischer
Prize
Entry
Fee: $10; $25 for 3 poems/entries
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry
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New
Millennium Writing Awards
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: New Millennium Writing
Awards
Entry
Fee: $20
First
Prize: $1,000 (per genre)
Genre:
Short Stories, Poetry, Essays
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Mason
Jar Press 1729 Book Prize
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: Mason Jar Press 1729
Book Prize
Entry
Fee: N/A
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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Our grammar-savvy proofreading team will proofread and
format your short stories, poems, novel, collection, and other
manuscripts to meet publishing industry specs!
Click here to learn more!
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Ronnie L. Smith, President of Writer's Relief, Inc.
Writer's Relief, Inc.
18766 John J. Williams Hwy. Unit 4, Box 335
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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Get
published…and then get republished! AND: The 3 things smart writers
never do.
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Get published…and then
get republished!
AND: The 3 things smart
writers never do.
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When Writers Help
Writers, This Happens!
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I
was afraid to submit my work for publication. Enter, Writer’s Relief!
A few months after signing up, I placed my first story…and a year
later, I had a total of three short stories and two poems accepted
for publication.
—Stephen W., Writer
Watch Stephen’s short
video to learn more!
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Each
year, Writer’s Relief has the privilege of hosting the Peter K.
Hixson Award, a unique opportunity for creative writers made possible
by our late client Peter K. Hixson’s generosity.
Peter
had such a positive experience with Writer’s Relief during his life
that he generously bequeathed a portion of his estate so that
selected up-and-coming writers would have the opportunity to benefit
from our submission assistance program.
This
year, the award will be given to one poet and one short story writer.
Each winner will receive over $2,000.00 worth of Writer’s Relief
services as our team of submission strategists works to see the
winning entries published in literary journals.
To
learn more, visit our submission guidelines.
Deadline:
Monday, July 31, 2023
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Here’s a clever way your previously published work
could reach more readers!
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Learn how artificial intelligence can help you create
a memorable author website.
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Check out three key things savvy writers should never
do (and one great bonus tip!)
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Use these surefire strategies to come up with great
book title ideas!
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Even On Hot Days: Why Do Writers
Feel Chilly?
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Because they’re surrounded by drafts! You don’t have
to be, though—send your work to one of these great opportunities
before they close!
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CLICK HERE
to access listings for the top writing contests, calls for
submission, conferences, and residencies for this week:
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Sunspot
Lit Inception Contest
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: Sunspot Lit Inception
Contest
Entry
Fee: $10
First
Prize: $500
Genre:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novel, or Art
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Granum
Foundation Prizes
Deadline:
8/1/2023
Submission
Link: Granum Foundation
Prizes
Entry
Fee: N/A
First
Prize: $5,000
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction works-in-progress
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Grayson
Books Poetry Contest
Deadline:
8/15/2023
Submission
Link: Grayson Books Poetry
Contest
Entry
Fee: $26
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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Talking
Gourds Fischer Prize
Deadline:
8/30/2023
Submission
Link: Talking Gourds Fischer
Prize
Entry
Fee: $10; $25 for 3 poems/entries
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry
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New
Millennium Writing Awards
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: New Millennium Writing
Awards
Entry
Fee: $20
First
Prize: $1,000 (per genre)
Genre:
Short Stories, Poetry, Essays
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Gival
Press Short Story Award
Deadline:
8/8/2023
Submission
Link: Gival Press Short
Story Award
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Short Stories
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Willapa
Bay AiR Residency
Location:
Oysterville, WA
Deadline:
8/31/2023
Submission
Link: Willapa Bay AiR
Residency
Application
Fee: $30
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Check
back next week for more great listings!
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Our wise, grammar-savvy proofreading team will
proofread and format your short stories, poems, novel,
collection, and other manuscripts to meet publishing industry
specs!
Click here to learn more!
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Ronnie L. Smith, President of Writer's Relief, Inc.
Writer's Relief, Inc.
18766 John J. Williams Hwy. Unit 4, Box 335
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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Here’s
the one sentence that makes every story better. AND: Our latest quiz:
Who would you battle a shark for?
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Here’s the one sentence
that makes every story better.
AND: Our latest quiz:
Who would you battle a shark for?
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A Good Team Makes For A
Great Success!
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With
Writer’s Relief, I have had five pieces published and been nominated
for a Pushcart Prize. To see my work in print has been thrilling,
legitimizing, and a huge boost to my creativity!
—Evelyn M., Writer
Watch Evelyn’s short
video to learn more!
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20
years…315 poems and short stories published!
—Dick B., Writer
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Oyez,
oyez, oyez! This is the traditional call of
the medieval town crier before announcing the latest news. You can
find the latest news in this week’s articles: The one sentence every
story should have; why you need shark-fighting skills this summer;
social media dos and don’ts; and using your website to support a
worthy cause. Oh, and the official name for a group of town criers? A
bellow of criers!
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Using this single sentence will make your short story
more focused and readable.
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Take this quiz and find out! (You don’t really have to
fight the shark, we promise!)
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Here’s how you can donate to charity while boosting
the sales of your self-published book!
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Social media-savvy bards are gaining larger audiences
using these simple techniques!
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Call Off The Bloodhounds…
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Your search is over! There’s no need to spend hours
tracking down opportunities for writers—because the best are right
here!
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CLICK HERE
to access listings for the top writing contests, calls for
submission, conferences, and residencies for this week:
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Rattle
Poetry Prize
Deadline:
7/15/2023
Submission
Link: Rattle Poetry Prize
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $15,000
Genre:
Poetry
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Press
53 Award for Poetry
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: Press 53 Award for
Poetry
Entry
Fee: $30
First
Prize: $1,000, 53 copies
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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New
Millennium Writing Awards
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: New Millennium Writing
Awards
Entry
Fee: $20
First
Prize: $1,000 (per genre)
Genre:
Short Stories, Poetry, Essays
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Gival
Press Short Story Award
Deadline:
8/8/2023
Submission
Link: Gival Press Short
Story Award
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Short Stories
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Willapa
Bay AiR Residency
Location:
Oysterville, WA
Deadline:
8/31/2023
Submission
Link: Willapa Bay AiR
Residency
Application
Fee: $30
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Sunspot
Lit Inception Contest
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: Sunspot Lit Inception
Contest
Entry
Fee: $10
First
Prize: $500
Genre:
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novel, or Art
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Howling
Bird Press Book Prize
Deadline:
8/21/2023
Submission
Link: Howling Bird Press
Book Prize
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $2,500
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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back next week for more great listings!
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Our wise, grammar-savvy proofreading team will
proofread and format your short stories, poems, novel,
collection, and other manuscripts to meet publishing industry
specs!
Click here to learn more!
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Ronnie L. Smith, President of Writer's Relief, Inc.
Writer's Relief, Inc.
18766 John J. Williams Hwy. Unit 4, Box 335
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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Improve
your writing with habit stacking! PLUS: 13 words every writer should
use right now.
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Improve your writing
with habit stacking!
PLUS: 13 words every
writer should use right now.
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Since
my first acceptance with them, I have had twenty-eight more! Thank
you, Writer’s Relief, my quasi-family in an industry that is often
daunting.
—Alise V., Writer
Watch Alise’s short
video to learn more!
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ZIP
codes aren’t random numbers plopped on your mail: Each number means
something! ZIP codes start with 0 on the east coast and 9 on the west
coast. You won’t want to zip through this week’s articles: They’re
delivering lots of great info! Start habit stacking; learn what an
“ickclick” is; see what’s trending now in self-publishing; and do
this to score free books! How many zip codes are there in the US?
41,704!
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Use this clever technique to easily develop better
writing habits!
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Do you know what an “ickclick” is? An “editactula”?
Find out!
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Check out what’s hot right now in self-publishing!
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If you like to read and critique books, you might
score some free books: Here’s how!
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How do you want to spend your
summer?
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Chained to a search engine wasting hours looking for
opportunities—or sipping a cool drink, relaxing, and writing? Pour
the margaritas, because we’ve got your answer right here!
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CLICK HERE
to access listings for the top writing contests, calls for
submission, conferences, and residencies for this week:
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Loghaven
Artist Residency
Location:
Knoxville, TN
Deadline:
7/15/2023
Submission
Link: Loghaven Artist
Residency
Application
Fee: $20
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New
Millennium Writing Awards
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: New Millennium Writing
Awards
Entry
Fee: $20
First
Prize: $1,000 (per genre)
Genre:
Short Stories, Poetry, Essays
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Gival
Press Short Story Award
Deadline:
8/8/2023
Submission
Link: Gival Press Short
Story Award
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Short Stories
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Rattle
Poetry Prize
Deadline:
7/15/2023
Submission
Link: Rattle Poetry Prize
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $15,000
Genre:
Poetry
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Granum
Foundation Prizes
Deadline:
8/1/2023
Submission
Link: Granum Foundation
Prizes
Entry
Fee: N/A
First
Prize: $5,000
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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Grayson
Books Poetry Contest
Deadline:
8/15/2023
Submission
Link: Grayson Books Poetry
Contest
Entry
Fee: $26
First
Prize: $1,000
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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back next week for more great listings!
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Our wise, grammar-savvy proofreading team will
proofread and format your short stories, poems, novel,
collection, and other manuscripts to meet publishing industry
specs!
Click here to learn more!
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Ronnie L. Smith, President of Writer's Relief, Inc.
Writer's Relief, Inc.
18766 John J. Williams Hwy. Unit 4, Box 335
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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Don’t
get scammed while trying to get published! PLUS: Writing prompts for
more fun in the sun!
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Don’t get scammed while
trying to get published!
PLUS: Writing prompts
for more fun in the sun!
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Joan’s Writing Career
Blasts Off!
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I
can’t say enough about how Writer’s Relief helped me get my career
off the ground! I have been honored to win twenty writing awards,
including three Pushcart nominations.
—Joan G., Writer
Watch Joan’s short
video to learn more!
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Writers
Relief has been life changing for me. I have always written but was
never been able to take that next step—to believe that I was a writer
and to get my work out. Writer’s Relief has done that for me. My work
is in the world, and I am cautiously moving into a new identity as
writer. I have recommended both the service and the people. I
couldn’t be more grateful.
—Susan E., Writer
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Smack!
Tennis was originally played without rackets—the players hit the ball
with their hands! We’re ready to make a racket about this week’s
winning articles: How to avoid predatory literary agents; easy ways
to grow your email subscriber list; fun in the sun with writing
prompts; and boosting your self-pubbed book sales with a “dear
reader” letter. Game, set, match!
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Here’s how to avoid publishing scams and predatory
agents!
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Refresh your email list, gain more subscribers, and
grow your email list with these easy hacks!
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Which will you choose: The unexpected ring, the wrong
path, the hot dog, or a different photo prompt?
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Show off your writer personality with a “Dear Reader”
letter that connects with your audience!
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Time To Turn Up The Heat!
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Get ’em while they’re hot…some of the best
opportunities for writers!
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CLICK HERE
to access listings for the top writing contests, calls for
submission, conferences, and residencies for this week:
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Winning
Writers North Street Book Prize
Deadline:
6/30/2023
Submission
Link: Winning Writers North
Street Book Prize
Entry
Fee: $75
First
Prize: $10,000
Genre:
Self-Published/Hybrid-Published Books
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Rattle
Poetry Prize
Deadline:
7/15/2023
Submission
Link: Rattle Poetry Prize
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $15,000
Genre:
Poetry
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Narrative
Poetry Contest
Deadline:
7/21/2023
Submission
Link: Narrative Poetry
Contest
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $1,500
Genre:
Poetry
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Press
53 Award for Poetry
Deadline:
7/31/2023
Submission
Link: Press 53 Award for
Poetry
Entry
Fee: $30
First
Prize: $1,000, 53 copies
Genre:
Poetry Collections
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Loghaven
Artist Residency
Location:
Knoxville, TN
Deadline:
7/15/2023
Submission
Link: Loghaven Artist
Residency
Application
Fee: $20
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Granum
Foundation Prizes
Deadline:
8/1/2023
Submission
Link: Granum Foundation
Prizes
Entry
Fee: N/A
First
Prize: $5,000
Genre:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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Willapa
Bay AiR Residency
Location:
Oysterville, WA
Deadline:
8/31/2023
Submission
Link: Willapa Bay AiR
Residency
Application
Fee: $30
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Check
back next week for more great listings!
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Our wise, grammar-savvy proofreading team will
proofread and format your short stories, poems, novel,
collection, and other manuscripts to meet publishing industry
specs!
Click here to learn more!
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Ronnie L. Smith, President of Writer's Relief, Inc.
Writer's Relief, Inc.
18766 John J. Williams Hwy. Unit 4, Box 335
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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The
message is clear: Smart questions help create a great setting! AND:
Check out what the Writer’s Relief crew is reading!
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The message is clear:
Smart questions help create a great setting!
AND: Check out what the
Writer’s Relief crew is reading!
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Our
Review Board is making selections now and wants to read your
work!
Deadline:
Thurs., June 22
Learn more here!
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Our Process Is Proven
Effective!
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Since
joining Writer’s Relief, nearly everything they’ve helped me submit
has found a home. I’ve had fourteen acceptances out of around twenty
stories submitted.
—Jack K., Writer
Watch Jack’s short
video to learn more!
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Imagine
getting a postcard like this…
“Hi,
Writer,
We’re
your writing submissions, and we’re having a great summer! Thanks to
the research experts at Writer’s Relief, we’re visiting all the best
literary agents and editors, and some of us are even getting
accepted!”
That’s
right—agents and editors read and accept work throughout the summer.
Our
clients have received over 369 acceptances in the last three months
alone, and over 23, 671 since we started in 1994. This summer, more
are sure to be on the way! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if some of those
acceptances were yours?
Right
now, our Review Board is reading submissions in the following
genres:
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Novels and memoirs
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Poetry
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Short stories
Deadline:
THIS Thursday, June 22
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World-building isn’t just for sci-fi stories. Use
these questions to create great settings for all genres!
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Here’s what our researchers, submission strategists,
proofreaders, and the rest of the crew are reading!
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Book SWAG is essential to your self-published book’s
success. Check out these print-on-demand options!
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Here’s how the colors you use affect the way visitors
perceive your author website.
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Your Weekly Ray Of Sunshine Has
Arrived!
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With this list of great writing opportunities to
brighten your day, you can spend less time researching and more time
outside soaking up sunshine!
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CLICK HERE
to access listings for the top writing contests, calls for
submission, conferences, and residencies for this week:
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Loghaven
Artist Residency
Location:
Knoxville, TN
Deadline:
7/15/2023
Submission
Link: Loghaven Artist
Residency
Application
Fee: $20
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Thriving:
An Anthology
Deadline:
N/A
Submission
Link: Thriving: An Anthology
Genre:
Short Stories, Essays, Poetry
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Winning
Writers North Street Book Prize
Deadline:
6/30/2023
Submission
Link: Winning Writers North
Street Book Prize
Entry
Fee: $75
First
Prize: $10,000
Genre:
Self-Published/Hybrid-Published Books
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Narrative
Poetry Contest
Deadline:
7/21/2023
Submission
Link: Narrative Poetry
Contest
Entry
Fee: $25
First
Prize: $1,500
Genre:
Poetry
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I love the Submit
Write Now! newsletter and
appreciate the contest opportunities!
—Lynn H., Writer
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Check
back next week for more great listings!
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Ronnie L. Smith, President of Writer's Relief, Inc.
Writer's Relief, Inc.
18766 John J. Williams Hwy. Unit 4, Box 335
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
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