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A poetry contest in response to the banned words by the current US government -

Live and Let DEI

Free entry
Deadline 30/04

winningwriters.submittable.com

#Poetry
#DEI
#Contest

winningwriters.submittable.comWinning Writers - Live and Let DEI Anthology (no fee)Submit an original poem that makes creative use of the words that the Trump administration is flagging on government websites and research papers. See the list (PDF). There is no fee to enter. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. We strongly prefer unpublished work that was written for this anthology rather than older poems that happen to include some of the keywords. Poems may be on any topic, but one or more of the keywords should play a significant role in the structure or contents (e.g., a sestina with six of the keywords as the repeating end-words). Satire is welcome. No AI-generated work. No restriction on age or nationality of author. The primary language of the poem should be English. Please omit your name from the file you submit. We prefer 12-point type or larger. Please avoid fancy, hard-to-read fonts. Everyone who enters this contest will receive an electronic copy of the anthology, and it will be made available free to the public. There is no other compensation, just notoriety and justice. If your submission is selected for publication, you agree to give Winning Writers a nonexclusive license to publish your work online with attribution (you may use a pen name). You retain all other rights. You are free, for example, to publish your work in print or online elsewhere, whether or not you are selected for publication in this anthology. Please submit only one poem. If you need help, please email info@winningwriters.com.

🎨Middle School Paint the Plow Contest🎨
Participation is free and paint supplies are provided by MCDOT. The painted plows will be available for public voting during MCDOT's free, family friendly, Truck Day event on May 17, 2025. Deadline is 4/11. If your middle school is interested🔗 www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mc #montgomerycountymd #painttheplow #contest #truckday2025 #highwayservices

Bookshop dot org (non-amazon indie bookstores platform) is doing a 5th anniversary promotion where the grand prize is 'books for life' - a 500$ annual gift card. Enter! If you win any of the prizes (like 100$ gift cards), you can also earn 500$ for your favorite local book store - I put in Lucy Parsons Center in JP).

Below is a referral link, which gives me an additional entry:
woobox.com/r2f4rn/r7959i
For more info: instagram.com/bookshop_org/p/D
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Woobox2025 Golden Bookmark Giveaway

Hello my #wss366 peeps & others who like writing #microfiction. I was alerted to this contest, submissions closing in 5 days, which you might like to try for:

A story exactly 6 sentences long, no more than 400 words (title doesn't count toward that limit). "I want transformation. I want renewal. I want resistance. I want darkness. I want light. I want truth. If you need additional prompt words, try: gooseberry, pie, bitter, sweet, centipede."

More:
gooseberry-pie.com/its-nationa

Gooseberry Pie’s 2nd Annual Writing Contest
Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine · Gooseberry Pie's 2nd Annual Writing Contest - Gooseberry Pie Lit MagazinePhoto by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash Can you believe it? It’s almost April which means National Gooseberry Month is just around the corner. In celebration we are having our second annual writing contest. And we’re thrilled to have a brilliant writer and editor to judge our contest Melissa Llanes Brownlee. Melissa Llanes Brownlee (she/her), a native Hawaiian writer living […]