Friday, September 13, 2013

"FAVORITE BOOK" WRITING CONTEST

Oregon’s first ever “Favorite book” Writing Contest — with $300 in prizes Oregon Women’s Report wants you to think about your favorite you read in the past two years. Share your thoughts & you could win $300 in prizes. First pick your own prize category based on the book you wish to review: $50.00 Romance $50.00 Mystery/thriller $50.00 Self-help/cooking/health/fitness/Family $50.00 Religious $50.00 Biography/Historical (non-fiction) $50.00 Wildcard category Details: Word Count: Short & simple 250-400 words. Deadline: October 17th 2013, 5:00pm Requirements: Author must live in Oregon or Washington. You may submit as many book reviews as you wish but only one prize category selected per book. Why you could win: This is not a distant and impersonal national contest with 10,000 submissions to compete against, but rather a local contest with 30-50 submissions on average. Our six prize categories improves your chances of winning. Our goal is to reward local women writers. That’s why we have awarded over $1,000 in prizes to local Oregon women in our contests. Free promotion: For authors & bloggers we will gladly link and promote your website and your books when we feature your review. Even non-winning review submissions will have a chance to be featured on our website. Our website is part of a network of 7,000 Twitter followers. Submit Articles: You can submit article either (1) inside an email or (2) attach as either Word, TXT or Rich Text Format. Email to Oregon@oregonreport.com with subject line “Book Review Writing Contest”. Please fill & email the application below. 1. Prize Category You are entering. 2. Name: 3. Mailing Address: 4. City: 5. State: 6. Zip Code: 7. Contact phone number: 8. Are you an author? (if yes, please provide a web link): 9. Do you have a blog? (If yes, please provide link): 10. How did you discover the contest? 11. Are you a member of any local writing group? (if yes, let us know) Note: OWR reserves the right to make changes to contest as deemed necessary. By Oregon Women’s Report 503-644-1300 5425 SW King Blvd. Beaverton, OR, 97008 oregon@oregonreport.com

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