September 2006
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What’s your secret to a good night’s sleep? Send in your best tricks and tips for getting a restful night, in 200 words or less.
One winner wins products from Home Shopping Network’s Joy Mangano, including Comfort and Joy sheets, comforter, curtains, dust ruffle, storage ottoman, a Closet Makeover System, Huggable Hangers and more, worth $1,000. Five runners-up each win a Joy Mangano Closet Makeover System, worth $69.
DEADLINE: Sept. 19, 2006
Enter by clicking here.
Written by guru on September 13th, 2006 with no comments.
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Country Woman Magazine is looking for super-cool treats that bring any meal to a fine finale. A wide range of recipes are eligible in this category, from frozen pudding pops to popular ice cream pies.
Since frozen desserts are hot worldwide, give your entry an international twist. Make something with French sorbet, try your hand at Mexican fried ice cream, or go Italian with sorbetto, gelato, granita, spumoni or even frozen tiramisu.
The Grand Prize winner has a choice of a shopping spree (worth $600.00) through our Country Store catalog or a $500.00 cash prize. The second-prize winner will earn $300.00. Third prize is $200.00 and a fourth prize, $100.00.
Each of the four runners-up will receive a $30.00 free merchandise certificate from Country Store.
DEADLINE: November 1, 2006
Visit the contest website:
http://countrywomanmagazine.com/contest/contest_B.asp?RefURL=&KeyCode=&tdate=&PMCode=&OrgURL=&CName=Fantastic%20Frozen%20Desserts
Find MORE cooking contests at:
Ongoing contests: http://proofpositive.com/contests/cooking.htm
Deadline contests: http://proofpositive.com/contests/cooking.php
Melanie
Written by guru on September 12th, 2006 with no comments.
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If you are a fan of American Idol, you will want to enter this contest and win …
Two tickets to the American Idol® season six finale in Los Angeles in May 2007!
This contest is promoting the upcoming movie “The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tail.” This 2004 American Idol® winner overcame all odds to become a singing sensation and achieve her dreams.
Write an essay of 250 words or less describing your dream and you could win a trip for two to Los Angeles in May 2007 to see the American Idol® season series finale.
The competition is open to anyone age 16 and older who is a legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.
DEADLINE: September 16, 2006
Enter Life Is Not a Fairy Tale
Take me if you win??? Please? Pretty Please?
Melanie
Written by guru on September 11th, 2006 with no comments.
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I’m not into games and so my ignorance on this may show.
Mardi Gras 3000 is a fantasy game where …
Terrapyre warriors rule the night. Celestial knights command the day. For one hour, at dawn and dusk, they clash. The clan that retrieves the Grail and unlocks a Portal will control reality.
The publisher is going to be developing a novel series based on the game AND a short-story anthology.
The contest part of this is getting your short story published in the anthology … where basically the “prize” is $20 payment, copies of the book and … getting published! 3000 words or less.
The novella/ novel part of this is less like a contest and more like a call for submissions. If your novella/novel gets chosen (and since they will be publishing a series, there is more than one chance of getting picked) you will get a 10% royalty deal (which is better than most) copies of the books and FAME. Novellas (20,000 to 49,999 words) and novels (50,000 words or more).
There is NO charge to enter. There are NO age restrictions and as far as I can tell International elegibility (in English).
DEADLINE: March 1, 2007
Start writing. This is a great excuse to write a book … the background and character types are already developed for you!
http://www.windstormcreative.com/fandom/guidelines/mg3k.htm
Melanie
Written by guru on September 10th, 2006 with no comments.
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I love this free soup offer. It is absolutely one of the best no-strings, no-junk-mail offers around.
What you get is enough soup mix to make a VAT of soup … enough for 10 or more people.
My absolute favorite is the Chicken Soup Mix. It is the absolute best I have tried … and it gets even better when I add in a few of my own fresh veggies.
You have to pay for the shipping ($3.50) … but honest, it really doesn’t even cover the real shipping cost. I’ve shipped stuff that was 1/4 the weight and paid more!
Get your Free Soup Now!
Here’s a fund raising Idea for you. Get every member of your church group to order the free soup. Then hold a free soup supper … donations accepted! Encourage your members to actually buy something from the free soup company, cause I don’t want them to go out of business! Have them donate the things they buy to the good cause.
Free Soup Here
Melanie
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Written by guru on September 9th, 2006 with no comments.
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In 400 words or less describe how you’ve transformed your life! What or Who inspired you to make the positive change? What gave you strength along the way? How do you feel about your big life makeover?
The grand prize winner wins a 14-karat gold bracelet with diamonds and sapphires from JamesAllen.com. Total grand prize value: $1,000. Four runners-up will win a 14-karat white gold and diamond star pendant from JamesAllen.com, worth $250.
Enter your essay on line and include a photo of yourself.
DEADLINE: Sept. 12, 2006
Visit Quick and Simple to enter.
We’d love to hear from you if you have one of the winning entries!
Melanie
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Written by guru on September 9th, 2006 with no comments.
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Here’s a contest for amateur photographers who love taking photos of great things to eat!
Whether you are at the farmers market, the China Town marketplace, in your backyard or kitchen get out your camera and take some memorable photos. Then enter them to win …
The grand prize consisting of a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT camera kit; or one of four runner-up prizes – a copy of F&W’s Best of the Best, Cocktails 2006 and Star Chefs on the Road books.
Open to amateur photogs who are legal US residents, 21+
OK … so I was very excited about this new contest until I saw the following clause hidden away in the “fine print.” BUMMER. If you enter this contest you are GIVING your photo away to them to do whatever they want with it, whether you win or not!
Any photograph entered in this Contest shall remain the exclusive property of Sponsor and entrant agrees that Sponsor and its designees shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to edit, publish and use the photograph in any way and in any media for trade, advertising, promotional and/or other purposes as Sponsor may determine in its sole discretion without further consideration to entrant or winner.
Enter here: http://www.foodandwine.com/photocontest/
Read the fine print here: http://www.foodandwine.com/photocontest/rules.cfm
Melanie
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Written by guru on September 8th, 2006 with 3 comments.
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Write a poem that fits the following picture. It can be any genre of poetry, including poems that rhyme or don’t rhyme, free verse or formal verse, serious or humorous.
If your entry is selected as the winner, it will be published on the back cover of the Nov/Dec 2006 issue of Country Woman Magazine, and you’ll receive a check for $300.00.
DEADLINE: September 16, 2006
Get more information on the contest at:
http://countrywomanmagazine.com/2006/SO06/subFeature06a.asp?RefURL=&KeyCode=&tdate=&PMCode=&OrgURL=
Written by guru on September 7th, 2006 with no comments.
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Your Assignment #70 For Kids: On Vacation
The deadline is fast approaching for the Writers Digest Assignment for Kids contest. This contest is for kids 13 and under.
The winner will receive a certificate of achievement from the editors of Writer’s Digest magazine, a copy of the latest issue and a $15 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble bookstore. The Honorable Mentions will receive certificates of achievement, a copy of the latest issue, and a $5 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble bookstore.
Your Assignment #70 For Kids: On Vacation
You’re getting ready to take a month-long cruise around the world and need to write your to-pack list. But to make things interesting, you can take only silly items with you, and you’re unable to make it to the store. What would you take, and why? Write your list in any way, shape or form, but keep it interesting, creative and don’t forget the 75-word limit.
DEADLINE: September 10, 2006
Go to the site to enter:
http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/your_assignment_kids_display.asp?id=250
Good Luck!
Melanie
Written by guru on September 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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Have you ever had your fiction submissions rejected time after time? Ready to give up?
PLEASE DON’T … not all is lost!
If you have been rejected five or more times you can enter your work into the Rejected Fiction Writing Contest.
You’ve got plenty of time to collect rejection slips … because entries will be accepted and read from December 1st, 2006 until June 30th of 2007.
Enter any fiction that is under 8,000 words. There is a $10 entry fee per manuscript.and you can submit up to two entries per person.
Five rejection slips (or copies thereof) must accompany each entry.
Given that you’ve already been rejected so many times, the prizes are very nice …
1st - $200
2nd - $100
3rd - $50
An honorable mention award may be added at the discretion of the editors.
AND best of all? Each winning story will also be published in The Rejected Quarterly.
And regardless of winning or not. Be PROUD of your rejection slips. It means you are writing and you are putting yourself out there! Which is a GOOD THING.
Melanie
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Written by guru on September 5th, 2006 with no comments.
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