
Jendi Reiter, Vice President of WinningWriters.com and final judge of the War Poetry Contest and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
The Felching of the Oct'pus
Northampton, MA (PRWEB) January 27, 2010
Winning Writers is now accepting entries for five poetry and prose contests on its website. These contests will award over $25,000 in cash prizes. Founded in 2001, Winning Writers is today's leading source for timely literary contest information. It helps writers find the contests that are most suitable for their work, and steers them away from contests that are low-quality or deceptive.
Here are summaries of the contest guidelines:
Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
18th year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $15. Postmark deadline: March 31. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. The most recent winner was Gabriela Blandy for "The Buck".
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)
9th annual free contest seeks humor poems. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $3,600 will be awarded. Top prize $1,500. Submit one poem by April 1 deadline. No entry fee. Winning entries published online. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. The most recent winner was Randy Cousteau for "The Felching of the Oct'pus".
War Poetry Contest
9th year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,000 will be awarded. Top prize $2,000. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on the theme of war. Winning entries published online. Entry fee: $15. Postmark deadline: May 31. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. The most recent winner was Robert Hill Long for "Wolverine and White Crow", "Motivations", and "Insurrection and Resurrection".
Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
7th year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550 will be awarded. Top prize $3,000. Submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and free verse. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines. Postmark deadline: June 30. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. The most recent winner was Judith Goldhaber for "The Bewick's Wren".
Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
7th year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,350 will be awarded. Top prize $2,000. Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Winning entries published online. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines. Postmark deadline: September 30. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. The most recent winner was Dawn Raymond for "Ghosts".
About Winning Writers, Inc.:
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