I know there’s a few people around here who live in Montgomery County so I thought I’d share some things that my hometown of Bethesda is doing this month:
First, The Writer’s Center is holding an essay contest with a first place cash prize of $500. Here’s the writing prompt:
Write a short story or essay [...]

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If you’re reading this, you scurvy dog, you likely already enjoy history. Well, here’s your chance to shine in that area. The Historical Writers usergroup is running a writing contest on the main site of the Young Writers Society. It entails using the following quote as a prompt:
“These are the times that try men’s souls. [...]

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I had the local news on in the background while I searched the web, and heard something that caught my attention. Amazon is holding a contest for a novel–this is really exciting.
“Are you a writer longing to be discovered? Submit your manuscript for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. It’s the perfect opportunity to become [...]

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The United States Library of Congress is holding a contest entitled “Letters About Literature.” To enter, all you have to do is write a letter to an author (living or dead) about how that author’s work affected you. Anybody in grades 4 through 12 can enter, although I assume you have to be [...]

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Writer Mama is having a contest with give aways every single day for the entire month of September.  Although I suppose it’s more for moms and dads, of which we have very few at YWS, Writer Mama does say anybody can enter.  So check it out!

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The Resources section on YWS has never really been actively added to, which is concerning. The aim is to create a large database which people all over the web (not just from YWS) can use for writing help. This would be a massive advertisement for YWS and also a great pull to the [...]

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Look for ‘young writers’ on Google and the first page mostly shows sites that are either defunct, or are as useful as an English teacher who thinks she’s a poet but rhymes ‘Texas’ with ‘fact is.’ Even on Writers Digest Top 101 Sites For Writers, you’ll only find two sites that are meant for young [...]

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