{"id":2521,"date":"2013-01-26T04:40:08","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T12:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2013-01-26T04:42:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-26T12:42:42","slug":"contests-for-writers-and-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=2521","title":{"rendered":"Contests for Writers and Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you enter your writing in contests? It seems that some writers and authors are kind of obsessed with entering contests. Others avoid them. I have entered very few of them over the years. But some of them really intrigue me. Here\u2019s one that a friend and colleague told me about this week. Black Lilac Kitty Literary Agency is running a contest for fiction. They want a story of from 2,000 to 7,000 words and it must have a cat and a Rottweiler in it. Sounds like a fun challenge, doesn\u2019t it? Not sure if I\u2019ll participate, but let me know if any of you do. Deadline is April 1, 2013 <a href=http:\/\/www.blacklilackitty.com\/feature.html><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.blacklilackitty.com\/feature.html<\/a><br \/>\nHere are links to some newsletters and websites featuring contest directories.<br \/>\n<a href=http:\/\/www.winningwriters.com> http:\/\/www.winningwriters.com<\/a>  <a href=http:\/\/wordsmithsix.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/08\/frontiers-in-writing-contest\/> http:\/\/wordsmithsix.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/08\/frontiers-in-writing-contest  <a href=http:\/\/altongansky.typepad.com\/writersconferences\/2013\/01\/2013-contest-time.html> http:\/\/altongansky.typepad.com\/writersconferences\/2013\/01\/2013-contest-time.html<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Before entering any writing contest, you might want to read how to protect yourself from scams. Very interesting: <a href=http:\/\/www.sfwa.org\/for-authors\/writer-beware\/contests\/> http:\/\/www.sfwa.org\/for-authors\/writer-beware\/contests <\/p>\n<p>Good luck and have fun. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you enter your writing in contests? It seems that some writers and authors are kind of obsessed with entering contests. Others avoid them. I have entered very few of them over the years. But some of them really intrigue me. Here\u2019s one that a friend and colleague told me about this week. Black Lilac [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you enter your writing in contests? It seems that some writers and authors are kind of obsessed with entering contests. 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