How to Win With Writing Competitions
Yizzy Irving
Description
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Want to be one of Nicole’s first coaching clients? Write her an email at</span> <a href= "mailto:stopwritingalone@gmail.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">stopwritingalone@gmail.com</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with the Subject Line: I Want In! In the email tell Nicole why you’d like to jump on this opportunity!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mentioned in this episode:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Poets & Writers</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Contests, Grants & Awards Page</span> <a href="https://www.pw.org/grants"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.pw.org/grants</span></a></em></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Writer’s Digest</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Annual Writing Competition</span> <a href= "https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/annual-writing-competition"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-competitions/annual-writing-competition</span></a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Writer</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">magazine Contest Page (including the Personal Essay Contest)</span> <a href= "https://www.writermag.com/contests/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.writermag.com/contests/</span></a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Funds for Writers</span> <a hre