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#191087 - 10/05/09 02:51 PM Writing Contest
jawjaw Da Queen Registered: 07/02/03 Posts: 12025 Loc: Alabama	Do you enter them? And if so, which do you prefer: fee-based entries? no fee entries? I'm curious and would love to know if you think your chances of winning are increased if you PAY to enter. And too...what KIND of writing contest interest you most? List as many as you would like. _________________________ Queen JJ www.queenjawjaw.com All Things Royal - 2010 and Beyond Humorist for the NABBW
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#191096 - 10/05/09 03:51 PM Re: Writing Contest [Re: jawjaw]
Edelweiss3 Registered: 11/19/08 Posts: 1758 Loc: American living in Germany	I've entered only no fee entries. I've won three contests, first prize...and NEVER recieved the prizes. (Other than the writing contest here at BWS, of course. Dotsie immediately sent me my prize, a t-shirt and a couple of books. :-) _________________________ As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Goethe
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#191100 - 10/05/09 03:55 PM Re: Writing Contest [Re: Edelweiss3]
Dotsie Founder Registered: 07/09/08 Posts: 23647 Loc: Maryland	JJ, I don't think paying increases your chances of winning. I thinkk it narrows it down to the very serious writers (or the rich one, ha, never thought of that) and the competition might be tougher. _________________________ Founder Emeritus of Boomer Women Speak and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. www.nabbw.com www.boomerwomenspeak.com
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#191151 - 10/05/09 08:34 PM Re: Writing Contest [Re: Dotsie]
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	I sincerely doubt paying increases your chances of winning a contest because everyone else would also be paying to enter! I enjoy: Flash Fiction Erotica Psychological thrillers Mysterys _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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#191248 - 10/07/09 01:46 AM Re: Writing Contest [Re: chatty lady]
meredithbead The Divine Ms M Registered: 07/07/03 Posts: 4894 Loc: Orange County, California	I have only entered no-fee so far. This is based on my budget more than anything else. I don't enter a contest unless it has a cash or other worthwhile reward. People who are completely clueless about the quality of their work, are clueless regardless of whether the contest has a fee -- so the fee doesn't necessarily correlate with quality of entries received. I've won contests in both poetry and short essay. _________________________ My handcrafted jewelry: limited edition designs more jewelry, plus bead supplies Poet and essayist
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#191273 - 10/07/09 10:16 AM Re: Writing Contest [Re: meredithbead]
jawjaw Da Queen Registered: 07/02/03 Posts: 12025 Loc: Alabama	EW---you never received your prizes? From THREE contests? Holy smokes! That is outrageous and those people should be exposed for possibly running a scam. By that I mean they gather all of these good pieces of work and then make it their own. I would be an unhappy camper if that happened to me. _________________________ Queen JJ www.queenjawjaw.com All Things Royal - 2010 and Beyond Humorist for the NABBW
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#191288 - 10/07/09 02:34 PM Re: Writing Contest [Re: jawjaw]
Edelweiss3 Registered: 11/19/08 Posts: 1758 Loc: American living in Germany	I meant I won three contests, and from those three, two of them didn't give me my earned first prize. One of them you even know. I have no scruple saying her name: Beverly Mahone. I was supposed to win a free weekend at some hotel of my choice. And the second one was a poetry contest, which I'm sure was a huge scam. They told me to come pick up my prize ( I think it was a trophy), but I had to pay them ahead for my hotel and dinner costs...hahaha... Beverly, wrote me a few times saying she wants to get behind why I am not getting the prize. Each time she was sooo surprised that I hadn't received anything. I just gave up. And yes, I was an unhappy camper about it. _________________________ As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Goethe
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#191302 - 10/07/09 07:09 PM Re: Writing Contest [Re: Edelweiss3]
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	That just plain STINKS Edelweiss and you better believe the name of those scammers would be everywhere I could think of putting them. I almost entered Beverlys contest but something told me "NA!" My little voice saved me once again. _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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#191334 - 10/08/09 05:08 AM Re: Writing Contest [Re: chatty lady]
diamond50 Member Registered: 01/10/06 Posts: 992 Loc: Honolulu, Hawaii	I remember that lady, Beverly. I did NOT trust her from her very first post on this site. _________________________ Cenn on FB
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#191375 - 10/08/09 02:11 PM Re: Writing Contest [Re: diamond50]
Edelweiss3 Registered: 11/19/08 Posts: 1758 Loc: American living in Germany	Funny, I thought the same thing, Diamond and Chatty. But I ignored my warning feelings. It was a lesson, that's for sure. _________________________ As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. Goethe
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