It’s time for this week’s edition of prizes for writers. There are some great contests to enter this week, so check them out.
If you entered all of the contests last week, the old listings are marked with an asterisk so you can avoid entering them again.
Just to be clear, you can’t enter any of these contests here (unless otherwise specified). You have to visit the blog sponsoring the contest or giveaway and follow their directions. I’ve screened out anything that is a sweepstakes with millions of entries or looks like a scam, but if you come across something that just …read more

Last week we kicked off a contest with the PBS radio show, A Way With Words. Today, co-host Grant Barrett, posted a link to the thread of show’s discussion forum with some of the tag line suggestions.
The contest ends on the 17th, which means you still have time to play…
Write well and often,

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This morning, among other things, I said “… A Way With Words, billed with the rather horrid tag line of “public radio’s lively language show.” Little did I know how quickly Grant Barrett, co-host of the show, would respond. In truth, I didn’t expect him to respond at all. Here’s what he said:
I agree that the A Way with Words tag line leaves something to be desired. I came up with it in a split second when I was setting up our new site in a single day. I simply haven’t given it another thought until now.
We’d be happy to …read more

I hardly know what to think. The business channel has broken out into two contests. How will I ever keep up?
Pimp Your Work has a new blogger. Her name is Celine and she’s trying to figure out what her readers want. Now there’s an idea! Writing for the reader… hmmmm…. You get your choice of prizes.
Darlene McDaniel who blogs at Interview Chatter will award the best comment about unstoppable people a book… looks like its more than worth the effort to me.
Write well and often,

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Abundant Freelance Writing – a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing …read more