Monday 11 April 2016

Winning Writers on Young Writers: "Avoid"

Winning Writers, a blog for writers interested in competitions, wrote this about Young Writers: 

These contests exercise a modest degree of selectivity, accepting 25-80% of entries. While this is better than publishing virtually all entries, we prefer more rigorous contests that reserve praise and publicity for truly outstanding work. We're concerned that excessive praise for average work may confuse writers about the meaning of excellence and weaken their drive to improve.

Read more here: https://winningwriters.com/the-best-free-literary-contests/contests-to-avoid

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