Scribophile, a fiction writing community, is launching a new contest in the spirit of the new decade–and new beginnings.
Scribophile’s New Beginnings Contest gives budding writers the chance to write a short story featuring the theme of new beginnings. How you intepret it is up to you, but the best work gets a $100 Amazon.com gift card and a 3000 word editing credit for Elite Editing. You’ll need to sign up on Scribophile.com to submit your short story, however.
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$500 Writing Contest at Edubook.com
Want to win $500 simply by writing an informative article about any subject?  Edubook’s new writing contest may be up your alley.  Here’s the important information:
- You can write an informative article about any topic.  If you like health, go nuts about a new alternative health trend.  If you like sports, discuss the mechanics of football.  As long as it’s informational, well written, and adheres to Edubook.com’s editorial standards, your article is elgible to win.
- You can only submit one article to Edubook.com, so make it …