Certainly one of the best ways for a writer to get impartial feedback is by entering writers' contests. Even if you don't "win," any feedback you receive will benefit you in your writing.

You can always depend on Inkspot to come through, and they certainly do with Inkspot's Writing Contests. The site announces writing competitions in a variety of genres and categories.

How would you like to be the judge in a writers' contest?Word Museum offers writers' competitions in categories such as romance, mainstream, science fiction, and children's each season. You can enter your writing, or judge what others have written.

Poetry writers will want to consider Deb-E-Books Poetry Writers Contest.

For an impressive listing of screenwriting contests, be sure to visit MovieBytes: Contest List.

The Romance Club sponsors a writers' contest for book-length romance manuscripts each quarter.

Zuzu's Petals offers a twice-yearly poetry competition. Visit the site for complete information.

The annual CWA National Writing Competition accepts poetry and short story submissions.

The Ultimate Book of Writing Contests and Competitions is a guide to over 450 writing contests and competitions. Learn more at this website as well as see sample listings.

Capture the Spirit is a poetry and short story contest. Deadline for submission is September 30, 1999.

Follow these links for additional pages from the workshop:

General Writing Resources

Genre and Other Writing Resources

Markets for Writers

Newsletters and Lists for Writers

Publishing Companies on the Net

How to Conduct Research on the Net

Writers' Support Groups

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Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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