Inspire Christian Writers: A Wonderful group of Christian writers in the Sacramento and Santa Rosa, California areas, writing, critiquing, and supporting each other.
Write to Inspire Confence: A two-day writer's conference in Sacramento taking place on July 19 and 20, 2013, featuring John B. Olson, Debbie Alsdorf, Jessica Kristie, and five writing contests.
TOP SEVEN REASONS TO ENTER THE WRITE TO INSPIRE WRITING CONTESTS:
1. Five contest categories to suit
your interests.
This year we’re hosting 5 contests as part of the Write to
Inspire conference! The categories include: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Children’s, and
our very popular One Sheet Pitching
Contest. You may enter as many categories as you like!
2. Top Winners will receive great
prizes!
Winners in all categories will receive free conference
registration for next year’s conference. Fiction and Non-Fiction winners will
receive valuable manuscript critiques. The top 20 Poetry winners will have
their work published in a Poetry anthology published by Inspire Press.
Children’s winners will have one-on-one consultations on their projects with
author Christine Tangvald. Our One Sheet winners will pitch their projects to
Jessica Kristie of Winter Goose Publishing/Hallway Publishing. We also have Amazon
gift cards for runners-up in several categories. Be sure to check out our
Contest Page for all the details.
3. Get feedback on your writing.
This can save you a lot of time and heartache as you’ll find
out if your project is market-worthy and reader-ready. Better to find out in a
fun, friendly way what your writing needs than to hear it in the form of a
rejection by an agent or editor later. Doing well in a contest may also give
you the confidence you need to take your writing to the next level.
4. Contests help hone your skills
and practice tight writing.
As you polish your entry and rework it until it is the best
you can produce, you’ll improve your craft. You’ll want to write tight to meet
contest rules—great practice for writing for publication.
5. Entering a contest challenges you
to believe in yourself and your writing gift.
Submitting to a contest says, “I’m a writer.” For those of
you who haven’t told yourself this yet, now’s the time!
6. Contests teach you to write to a
deadline, which will help you manage your time when you’re writing under a
contract.
It’s great practice for publishing deadlines. And speaking
of deadlines…
7. We’ve just extended our contest
deadlines to July 8.
This gives you a little more time to get your piece(s)
entered.
Now that you know WHY to enter the 2013 Write to
Inspire Contests, all you need to do is follow the instructions on our contest pages and
get those entries in by July 8.
Which contest are you entering? What
have you gained from previous contest experiences?
2 comments:
Thanks for getting the word out, Anne!
It's a joy!
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