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Why one writer refuses to read unpublished manuscripts – and why you may consider doing the same.
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Choose a letter of the alphabet (or use a random letter generator) and write a haiku using only words that start with that letter.
Upcoming Contests
- National Federation of the Blind Annual Writing Contest Deadline: Monday, April 30, 2018
- 2018 Nightjar Review Poetry Contest Deadline: Monday, April 30, 2018
- Your Laugh Line’s Humorous Book Awards Deadline: Monday, April 30, 2018
- “Black” International Call For Artists and Writers by ArtAscent – Deadline April 30, 2018 Deadline: Monday, April 30, 2018
- Nimrod Literary Awards Deadline: Monday, April 30, 2018
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