About the Creative Competitor
The Creative Competitor has
been designed for creative, determined, artistic people
who strive to create and compete against other talented individuals
for pleasure and for profit. We encourage entries from artists
and writers worldwide and all those who are seeking recognition
from their creative endeavours.
Our promise is to provide competitions and prizes
each and every month to help fuel and fulfil these creative
desires, so why not take a look at our competition section
and start winning today!.
For those wishing to develop their creative
skills, we offer the following:
• Inexpensive Writing Competitions
• Professional Critique Service •
Creative Writing e-books
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Writing News!
Fancy grabbing the free e-book 'Quick and Easy Creative
Writing Projects'? Then simply sign up for our FREE
newsletter and it is yours as a thank you.
New!
Challenging Creative
Writing Projects
Developing
the inner writer
£4.95
If
you would like to grab your copy of this new e-book, simply
email
info@creative-competitor.co.uk
and
we will invoice you through PAYPAL.
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New This Week
Article:
Writing to Win
by Annette Young
Writers often need a challenge to enable them to stay motivated
and to keep their creative muse burning bright and nothing
challenges a writer more than when entering a writing competition.
The very thought of pitting their wits against the imaginations
of others is enough to have some writers sweating blood and
tears as they pour out words onto the blank page. Some writers
can become incredibly successful when entering competitions
and because the benefits can be huge...
Read more here
Blog Updates
Work/ Life Balance
www.annette-young.com
There is no doubt that freelancing writing
can be all consuming and this can be a little daunting for
those who are looking at taking the plunge from the traditional
daily grind of working life.
After all, one of the reasons freelance writing appeals to
so many is that you can choose the hours you want to work.
Sadly, the pitfall with freelance writing is that you do have
to take the work when it is available and this can mean suddenly
becoming innundated with work and yet at other times, there
.....
Click here
to read more...
Writer's Block
www.write-fiction.com
I am always being asked what writer’s block is, why
it occurs and how to overcome it quickly and easily and those
new to writing appear to become especially concerned about
suffering with this creative affliction. Quite simply, although
it can be caused by any number of reasons, the negative aspects
are that it can substantially halt any creative output because
the words do not wish to flow.
The first thing to be aware of is that writer’s block
is simply .......
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to read more
Find a Writing Buddy
www.write-fiction.com
If I said that writing can be a lonely occupation, I doubt
there would be few who would disagree with me, but it doesn’t
have to be that way.
We all tend to think of a writer as someone who is locked
away in a study for long periods of time, typing away feverishly
and only emerging for sustenance and perhaps rare social events.
Whilst some writers do live a more introverted lifestyle this
is only because it suits them to do so and so if we wish to
live a normal and sociable life then we should make every
effort to do so, because the benefits can actually be great.
Interaction with others can often spark off great ideas ....
Click here
to read more....
Creative Festivals
Borders Book Festival
June 18th - June 21st 2009
Festivals are parties. And party invitations are simple: please
come, here is the date, time and place, and have a great time.
But because the Borders Book Festival is a really big party,
four days and four nights long, a bit more information can
be found on the following pages.
What awaits 2009 party-goers is without doubt the strongest
and most sparkling programme the Borders Book Festival has
seen so far.
http://www.bordersbookfestival.org/thefestival/index
Henley Festival
July 8th - July 12th 2009
The festival has a mixed programme of classical, opera, jazz,
world music, comedy, poetry, street theatre and the visual
arts, with nightly firework events.
http://www.henley-festival.co.uk
Theakstons Old Peculier
Crime Writing Festival
23-26th July
Harrogate: twee tearooms, genteel gardens, healing spas. Believe
us, you’ll need them. For one long weekend in July,
the world of crime writing will descend again on this sleepy
Yorkshire town. The body count is set to soar as hordes of
authors, publishers, agents and fans decamp for the biggest
and very best crime writing festival.
http://www.harrogate-festival.org.uk
New Writers UK -Inspirational
Writing
19th September 2009
For more details:
http://www.newwritersuk.co.uk/newsandevents/festivalinfo.html
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Special Offers!
Pay as You Learn
Introducing monthly payments
for some of our courses. If the course you are interested
in has a subscription button at the bottom of the details,
this means you can spread the payments interest free.
It's easy! Start learning today!
Check out the details
here
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Brand New Competitions!
Back by popular demand......
The Weekender Fiction Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £70
3rd Prize: £50
4th Prize: Creating Living Breathing Characters e-course
5th Prize: Creative Inspiration for Writers e-course
6th Prize: Challenging Creative Writing Projects e-book
Entry fee: £4.00
Date: 27th/28th June.
Our weekender Fiction Competition was so popular previously
that we have been asked to run it again!
Those who sign up will receive an email from us on Saturday
27th June (GMT) with details of the full projects for the
day and the same will happen on Sunday 28th June.
For more details, click here
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School Reunion Fiction
Competition
1st Prize: £100
2nd Prize: £75
3rd Prize: £50
Closing Date: 5th July 2009
Entry fee: £3.00
This competition is all about the school reunion
invite you receive. Whether you are looking forward to attending
and catching up with old friends or whether the mere thought
of your old school colleagues fills you with dread, we want
your story to not just reflect your emotions but to tell us
the story of what happens when you get there.
For more details or to enter, click
here
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Changes to the
Critique Service!
Price Increase
The introductory offer price is coming to a close
and our critique service is due a price increase. To take
advantage of our current prices, send your articles, fiction
or books to
us and pay the relevant fee using PAYPAL.
For a list of current prices, click
here
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