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Submitting Your Writing To Competitions
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Submitting To Writing Competition.
Guidelines for Entering Writing Competition After working on a poem or story, you might consider submitting them to writing competitions. Here are some helpful tips as suggested by Writer's DIgest for writers who want to enter writing competition: Competition submissions guidelines and publications guidelines are determined by whoever is in charge of the competition or publication. Because sponsors vary, the submission process and formatting vary as well. The most important thing to do when you’re submitting a story is to follow their guidelines exactly. For example, if Contest A asks you to single space, you single space. If Contest B asks you to double space, you double space. If Contest C asks you to quadruple space and add emoticons to the end of every paragraph, you do it. If you choose to ignore the guidelines, the contest or publisher will ignore your submission. What if the particulars are not spelled out? When in doubt, follow these general guidelines when you’re submitting. • Double space (except poetry and scripts, which are often single space). • Use a standard font, like Courier, Times New Roman or Arial. • Be sure your name and contact info is at the top of the submission. • Cut and paste in the body of an e-mail. (Don’t send as an attachment unless specifically requested.) • Keep in mind that bold, italics and other formatting often don’t come through when text is pasted into e-mails, so avoid them if possible.
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