http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk for creative writers - by creative writers Sun, 11 May 2008 08:53:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Asham Award 2008 Britain's only prize for short stories by women. To enter by post please send an A5 stamped addressed envelope to The Asham Trust, Town Hall, High Street, Lewes, E.Sussex, BN7 2QS The judges are Di Speirs, an executive producer for BBC Radio 4; David Constantine, novelist and poet ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/september-writing-contests/the-asham-award/ Authors such as Stephen King and Peter Carey have chosen their favourite books of all time. Around 125 leading writers listed their top ten works of literature for a book called The Top Ten, out next month. Leo Tolstoy appeared twice in the top 20, with Anna Karenina in first place ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/news/top-authors-favourite-books/ This is your chance to win a FREE vacation valued at over $3,000, yes that is right $3,000! The crazy people at Costa Rican Vacations must’ve taken something that sent them into a spin and we at Costa Rica Pages caught them at the right time!! To determine the worthy winner ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/prose-writing-contests/win-a-free-vacation/ Storytelling in one form or another is as old as mankind. The urge to tell a story seems inbuilt in some, a learned skill for others. To tell a story on the written page requires practice and patience. But where to start if you’re a beginner? In this article I want ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/writting-articlestips/six-tips-for-new-authors/ Another year of rejection, meager words of consolation and, for a lucky few, elation. And I'm not talking about the presidential campaigns. Of the more than 350 entries received in our Colorado Voices writing contest this year (38 of them students), we had to disappoint all but the 16 folks below, who ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/news/a-year-of-rejection/ Chandigarh, May 03 As a part of its campaign against female foeticide, the Rotary Club of Chandigarh announced the results of a poster-making and slogan-writing competition held last week in the city here today. The prizes for the same were given away by Director Public Instructions (Schools) SK Setia. The Club has ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/news/female-foeticide-campaign/ WritersWeekly.com's 24-Hour Short Story Contest! You can enter the Summer 2008 contest below - July 24-Hour Short Story Contest! - $5.00 Select this to register for the Summer 2008 24-Hour Short Story Contest. Start time is July 26th, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) central time. Held quarterly and limited to 500 entrants. Don't ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/july-writing-contests/writers-weekly-contest/ There is still time to enter the 2008 Bridport writing contests. With a prize fund of GBP 5,000 for a short story (up to 5000 words) or a poem (42 lines). Second prizes are GBP 1000 each, and third prize for each category is GBP 500. the Brdport is the ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/june-writing-contests/bridport-writing-contests/ It was written in the galaxy that Marie-Caroline Moir would never be a number cruncher or a desk jockey. The winner of the Seattle P-I's inaugural poetry contest is her own font of creativity. She graduated last May from the University of Washington's very competitive Master of Fine Arts program, with an ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/poetry-writing-contests/poetry-and-passion/ Reminder. Attention all elementary and middle school students: your HLF Creative Writing & Art Contest entries are due FRIDAY, May 9th! To help raise our community's awareness that historic preservation is good for the environment, Historic Lexington Foundation is sponsoring the Third Annual Creative Writing & Art Contest, open to ... http://www.abcwritersnetwork.co.uk/may-writing-contests/hlf-creative-writing-art-contest/