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September 2, 2010

Winning Writers finds and creates essential resources for poets and writers. Subscribe to our free email newsletter and get instant access to profiles of over 150 quality free poetry contests. Our larger premium database, Poetry Contest Insider, profiles over 750 poetry contests, plus over 300 of the top prose contests. We sponsor the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee) and the War Poetry Contest, and assist the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest.

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September 2, 2010
LILITH Magazine Fiction Competition
Deadline December 15, formerly November 1. Neutral free contest offers $250 for unpublished stories touching on the experience of Jewish women. Send o...

September 1, 2010
Writer's Digest: 18 Contest Dos & Don'ts for Writers
Basic advice on contest etiquette, record-keeping, proofreading, and making your submission look professional.

September 1, 2010
Call for Submissions: Funny 50th Birthday Poem
Deadline September 30 (must be received by this date). The website Great Happy Birthday Ideas is offering a $25 Amazon.com gift voucher for the best f...

September 1, 2010
Call for Submissions: Steel Toe Books
Deadline October 31. Steel Toe Books, a poetry press based at Western Kentucky University, seeks submissions of poetry manuscripts, 50-80 single-space...

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Over 750 poetry contests ranked and profiled, along with over 300 of the best fiction and essay contests. Search and sort by deadline, prize, fee and more. Includes all the contests in The Best Free Poetry Contests. Library of links to award-winning poems, interviews with contest judges and editors. $9.95/quarter. Instant access to entire database. Free 10-day trial. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.

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War Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Winning Writers

Submission period: November 15, 2010-May 31, 2011. $5,000 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $2,000. Seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Enter up to three poems for $15.

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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
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Submission period: August 15, 2010-April 1, 2011. $3,600 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $1,500. Seeks today's best humor poems. Free to enter.

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Contests Assisted by Winning Writers

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Submission Period: July 15, 2010-March 31, 2011
$5,550 in prizes
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Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Submission Period: November 15, 2010-June 30, 2011
$5,550 in prizes
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Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
Submission Period: December 15, 2009-September 30, 2010
$5,550 in prizes
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