WINNING WRITERS - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/68960.xml WINNING WRITERS - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Zoe Krasney of Albuquerque Wins the Fifth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb688824.htm Zoe Krasney is the winner of the fifth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $3,670 in cash prizes for the best original poems in any style or theme. Krasney's poem "Another Country", depicting an emotionally charged visit to a loved one in prison, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. She received $1,000. The top 33 winners and runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry (PRWeb Feb 15, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb688824.htm Leading Literary Contest Website Will Award Over $24,000 in Poetry and Prose Contests http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contests/prweb595731.htm Five poetry and story contests now open at Winning Writers will award over $24,000 in cash. The contests include the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the War Poetry Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. These contests aim to be models in the publishing industry for their excellence, transparency and ease of entry. Winning Writers was named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Guidelines for all contests are available at www.winningwriters.com (PRWeb Jan 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contests/prweb595731.htm Winners Announced for 2007 War Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/war/poetry/prweb568381.htm Kyle McDonald of Toronto is the winner of the sixth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. McDonald's poem, "The Rose of Ilium", was judged the best of 840 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/war (PRWeb Nov 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/war/poetry/prweb568381.htm Winners Announced for Fourth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb553776.htm Johnmichael Simon of Israel is the winner of the fourth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. $4,800 in cash prizes were awarded for the best original poems in traditional verse forms. Simon's poem "On the Border", a depiction of daily life in the war-torn Middle East, bested hundreds of entries from around the world to win the top prize of $1,000. The top three winners and ten High Distinction poems are published at www.winningwriters.com/margaret (PRWeb Sep 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb553776.htm Humor Contest Takes Aim at Vanity Publishing Schemes: Sixth Annual Wergle Flomp Winners Announced http://www.prweb.com/releases/humor/poetry/prweb546334.htm Erica Angle-Newman of Alta Loma, California is the winner of the sixth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Winning Writers, which sponsors this contest, aims to raise awareness about "vanity contest" publishing schemes. Ms. Angle-Newman won $1,359 for her poem, "Pumpernickel: A Poem Written in Mock-Shelley". This and the other prizewinning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/wergle (PRWeb Aug 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/humor/poetry/prweb546334.htm Winners Announced for 15th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/story/contest/prweb537750.htm Bonnie Lurie of New York City is the winner of the 15th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,200 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $1,200. Lurie's story "Primary Day" was judged the best of over 1,200 entries from around the world. The top 15 winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory (PRWeb Jul 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/story/contest/prweb537750.htm Winners Announced for Fourth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb503255.htm Debbie Camelin of Ottawa, Ontario, is the winner of the fourth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,500 in prizes, including a top prize of $1,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Camelin's poem "Intimidation", a stirring account of nonviolent resistance to apartheid, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. The top ten winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry (PRWeb Feb 15, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb503255.htm Contests at Winning Writers Will Award Over $19,000 for Poetry and Prose in 2007 http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contests/prweb496898.htm Five contests at Winning Writers will award over $19,000 for poetry and prose in 2007. These contests include the War Poetry Contest and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, both in their sixth year. The humor poetry contest is free to enter. Winning Writers is today's leading source for poetry contest information. It was named one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2005 and 2006. (PRWeb Jan 19, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contests/prweb496898.htm Winners Announced for 2006 War Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb477165.htm Ed Frankel of Los Angeles, CA is the winner of the fifth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. Frankel's poems "Instrumentum Vocale" and "Gladium Vocale" were judged the best of 868 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2006/wa06_pastwinners.php [WinningWriters.com]. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb477165.htm Winners Announced for Third Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb436660.htm Susan Keith is the winner of the third annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This year's contest awarded $4,500 in cash prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms, including a top prize of $1,000. Keith's poem "Remembrance", a tribute to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, was judged the best of the 3,000+ poems received. The top three winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/margaret/2006/ma06_pastwinners.php [WinningWriters.com]. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb436660.htm Humor Poetry Contest Fights Schemes that Exploit Poets: 2006 Winners Announced http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb423043.htm Nicholas Moore of Bloomington, Indiana, is the winner of the fifth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Winning Writers sponsors this contest to call attention to "vanity contest" schemes. Vanity contests have the appearance of selectivity but are actually marketing devices to sell products to unsuspecting poets. They will often praise even the most awful work to increase sales of anthologies, conferences and personalized items. The Wergle Flomp winning entries spoof these contests. See them now on the http://www.winningwriters.com/wergle [Winning Writers website __title__ Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest]. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/poetry/contest/prweb423043.htm Winners Announced for 14th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/tomhoward/shortstory/prweb412019.htm Jan Breen is the winner of the 14th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,000 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $1,000. Breen's story "Geraldine Fitzgerald & Saint Patrick's Day in Pittsburgh" was judged the best of 1,217 entries from around the world. The top three winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory (PRWeb Jul 15, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/tomhoward/shortstory/prweb412019.htm Winning Writers Selected as One of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" - Second Year in a Row http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb381747.htm Winning Writers is proud to announce it has been selected as one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for the second year in a row by Writer's Digest. Winning Writers has also received the Truly Useful Site Award from Preditors & Editors (March 2006). Winning Writers provides expert poetry contest information and other resources to writers. Learn more at winningwriters.com. (PRWeb May 5, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb381747.htm Winners Announced for 2005 War Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb307349.htm Jude Nutter of Edina, MN is the winner of the fourth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Ms. Nutter's poems, "Infidelity", "For Those Held Captive for Decades in Darkness" and "The Map" were judged the best of 1,036 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2005/wa05_pastwinners.php. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb307349.htm Winners Announced for 2005 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb272635.htm Dr. Alan Farrell is the winner of the fourth annual Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Dr. Farrell's poem, "Blaming of Parts", was judged the best of 1,398 entries from around the world. The winning entry is published at http://www.winningwriters.com/wergleflomp/2005/winners.htm. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb272635.htm Winning Writers Selected as One of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb229286.htm Winning Writers is proud to announce it has been selected as one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for 2005 by Writer's Digest. Winning Writers is today's leading source for poetry contest information. It guides poets to quality contests and away from exploitative 'vanity contests'. Learn more at winningwriters.com. (PRWeb Apr 15, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb229286.htm Winners Announced for 2003 War Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/11/prweb89360.htm Robert Randolph of Texas is the winner of the second annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. His poem, "Floating Girl," was judged the best from among the 734 entries received. Mr. Randolph received a prize of $1,000. A total of $2,000 in prizes were awarded. The prizewinning and finalist poems are published at http://www.winningwriters.com. (PRWeb Nov 15, 2003)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/11/prweb89360.htm Winner Announced for 2003 Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/08/prweb76129.htm Callaghan Howard of Dewey, AZ is the winner of the second annual Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Her poem, "An Ode to Buns," was judged the best spoof of 704 entries from around the world. Ms. Howard received a prize of $817.70. Her winning entry is published at http://www.winningwriters.com. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2003)

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