NOTE: This contest is a big scam. Please read the comments on this post to learn why and to learn how to identify contest scams.
We are leaving this post up … so you can learn!! We also encourage you to comment on any contest that you think is a scam … be sure to include your reasons why. We list hundreds and hundreds of contests a year (for free) and don’t have time to vet every single one of them. Your help is always appreciated.
Melanie
Deadline: August 21, 2010
Addictive Writers invites you to enter into are “2010 Writing Contests”. We are seeking your best writing work, essays, short stories, poetry and other writing prose.
Open to all. You must be 18 years old or older. Your work must be done in English.
For Creative Writing, Short story, Poetry, Essay or other writing prose, up to 6500 words(max). There are no restrictions to writing style or theme. The fee is $15 per entry.
For The “Short Story Essay” can be written up to 3500 words (max). The essay may be typed any way you like.There are no restriction to writing style or theme. The fee is $8 per entry.
For The “Short Poetry” can be written up to 2800 words(max). There are no restrictions to writing style or theme.The fee is $5 for every 2 poetry.
PRIZES:
“Short Story Contest “
Short Story/ Creative Writing/ Poetry/Fiction/Non-Fiction or other wring pros.
Grand prize: $2000 + Glass Trophy award + gift bag+ 2010 “best seller book”.
1st place: $625 + award certificate
2nd place: $450 + award certificate
3rd place: $225 + award certificate
4th place: $ 75 each for the 4 most commented submission +award certificate
“Short Essay Contest”
If you could change the economy situation in America today. What steps would you take to make the economy better than before? Explain, Why your plan will work?
Grand Prizes: $500 + glass trophy award+ $25 barns & noble gift card
1st place: $275 + $15 barns & noble gift certificate+ Award Certificate
2nd place: $150 + $10 barns & noble gift certificate+ Award Certificate
3rd place: $50 to the 4 most commented essays + award certificates
“Short Poetry Contest”
Rhythm or non-Rhythm
Grand prizes: $350 + Glass Trophy Award
1st place: $175 + Award Certificate
2nd place: $110 + Award Certificate
3rd place: $50+ Award Certificate
15 winners will be awarded cash prizes and over 100 people will receive certificates awards of their Achievements.
For more information please visit Addictivewritters.com
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I have entered (and won) writing contests. This one does NOT look legitimate! I went to their website and it’s FULL of MISTAKES. These people can’t don’t know how to put a sentence together.
Here are a few things that I saw at a glance on their page.
Addictive Writters invites you to enter into are * “2010 Writing Contests”. *
* ‘our’
* period belongs INSIDE the quotation marks.
Non-Fiction or other wring pros. *
* The correct word is prose. they made this mistake more than once, so it’s obviously not a typo.
Explain, Why your plan will work? *
* This is a grammatical mess!
Participants reserve the right for there * work not to be sold or publish to any third party.
* ‘their’
All signs of a scam contest
Caroline, I am happy you pointed this out. We will remove this contest from out database because there are just TOO MANY warning signs. However … I am going to leave this post up here so that people can learn from this … and see how to figure out if a contest IS or may potentially be a scam.
Even when entering contests the phrase “buyer beware” applies!
In addition to your list … here are several more:
1. The site is a FREE SITE.
2. All the emails are FREE emails (many legit businesses use gmail however, when you put this together with everything else, it adds up).
3. There is no contact information anywhere on the site. No address, no phone number, no nothing. Most legit websites have some contact information listed. Of course it all could be fake, but again … more negative points. (see funny story below).
4. Here’s a BIG ONE and the reason I am taking the contest out of our database: **** This site has no reason to exist other than the contest. This is not a writing club, or organization, this is not a business or writer that is looking for publicity. There is nothing but the contest AND they are offering high monetary value prizes. Let’s get this clear. Free website that offers $2000 prizes? NO WAY.
Hope this helps!
Melanie
PS. If you have additional comments on how to spot a scam, we’d all benefit, so don’t hesitate to add your comment.