IS THERE AN ARTIST IN THE HOUSE?

Contests are not just for writers! Do you like to draw?
Can you see yourself someday illustrating books for children? Or maybe doing the jacket cover of an a middle grade or adult book? Then this may be the contest for you!

Check out the following website:

http://kidswritethesite.com/artsubmit.html

And while you're at it . . . Enter the goal contest too! It's always fun to come up with a goal - especially at the beginning of a new year!

GIVE THE GIFT OF WRITING ON VALENTINE'S DAY!

Roses and Candy? These are the time honored gifts of Valentine's Day. But why not give a gift a little out of the ordinary and win some money at the same time?

Check out these contests:

Valentines Story
For our Valentines Story Writing Contest we are looking for stories that have Valentines Day playing a clear role in the storyline. Creative approaches welcomed. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize.
Deadline: In 2 Days

Valentines Love Poem
Write a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. Your love poem can be fictional or non-fictional. It can be humorous or a serious love poem. The choice is yours. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: In 2 Days

Here is the site if you want to enter: http://www.fanstory.com/contests.jsp

So go on! Write something romantic! And give the gift of a story or poem!

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A HARD DECISION COULD WIN YOU $50

How many of you have seen the Southwest Airlines commercial where something truly awful happens and then they ask "Want to get away?" Well, we have all been in situations like that, and if you could evaporate like the Wicked Witch of the West or disappear like the Invisible Man, we all would have done it. But what if you could win $50 and an autographed book because of it? At least it could ease a bit of the pain.

So . . . how to go about it? By writing, of course! Jot down 300 words on paper describing a time in your life when you had to make a difficult decision between right and wrong and you could be a winner! The contest is ongoing . . . so put paper to pencil. "Want to get away?" - Maybe $50 will help!