Writing Contest 2011

The First 15-Day Writing Contest of the Year!

Theme: The indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.

Poems, essays, and short stories may be submitted.

Awards:

The winner¹ will:

• Receive a $100 award
• Choose a non-profit from our official list of Do-Gooders? to receive a matching $100 donation.
• Receive one month (four 45 minute sessions) of professional coaching toward creating the life you'd love to have! Coaching will be provided by I.C.E. Quest www.ice-quest.com

(At least 30 people must enter valid entries in order for the $100 to be awarded and the $100 donation given. The $100 prize is only available to contestants 18 and older. Those under 18 may still choose where the $100 donation will be give, but are ineligible to receive the prize money.)


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• Poems, essays, and short stories may be submitted.                   
• Each person may enter multiple original entries.
• Entries may be submitted between January 15th - January 29th.  All entries MUST BE received by 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time on January 29th.
• Voting continues through February 5th. (Readers may vote by clicking "Like" in the right column.)
• All entries MUST BE submitted using the official link that will appear on this page. Entries submitted any other way are not eligible for the contest.

Submit Your Entry

All entries become the property of Beacon Enterprizes, LLC, its owner(s), agents, and successors.

1. You must be logged into this site to enter. Register Here.
2. To enter, type the name of your submission and your own name in the field below. For example: Forever Moon by Lindy Periwinkle. Including your name will help distinguish your submission from other submissions.
3. Click "Submit to Contest". By clicking the "Submit to Contest" button, a page will be created just for your entry.
4. In the edit box, enter your contest submission. You can add a short bio if you wish. You can also format the entry using the menu bars.
5. Click Save. (You can use the "Preview" button before saving.)
6. Get everyone you know to 'like' your entry. (Right column, bottom of page.)

Theme: The indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.

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How to Win

1. Get everyone you know to 'like' your entry. (Right column, bottom of page.)
2. Write something that is thoughtful and high quality that the judges will like.
3. Incorporate the meaning of the contest theme.
4. See full judging guidelines below.

Contest Anthology

All entries are eligible to be included in an anthology available following the contest. This will be great for your own collection or as a gift for others. Actual publication of the anthology will depend on the number of pre-orders.

Pre-order (express interest in having) your contest anthology today by clicking here.

We will send out a notice within three weeks following the end of the contest stating if and when the anthology will be available and its price.

Why Submit To This Writing Contest?

“In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo,” Marilyn Monroe.

That statement by the iconic Marilyn Monroe is a telling look into our society. In this day of negativity, criticism, and sensationalism, the good and virtuous seems to have become far and few in between, leaving people looking for more uplifting and positive media.

Using your talents, you have the chance fight against the negative influences so rampant in our society. You will be able to promote goodness and virtue and be a source of light and inspiration. By submitting your writing to this contest, you will be promoting the good!

Virtues were proclaimed as essential in the days of the founders of the United States of America and we emphatically state that virtue is still relevant and vital to our day. George Washington said, “There is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in the economy and course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.” Virtues are absolutely required, and in fact are the foundation, for a strong moral and civilized society.

• Have you been wanting to make a difference and help others?
• Is there a story in you that is bursting to get out?
• Do you have an experience that you need to tell?

Well, now is the time! Confucius said long ago, “Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.” Register for this writing contest and become one of many who will help others by giving of themselves.

You will also receive a free gift for submitting an entry. (One gift per person regardless of the number of entries. Gift will be delivered via email within one week of contest end date.)

There isn’t much time – enter now!

Rules

All entries become the property of Beacon Enterprizes, LLC, its owner(s), agents, and successors.

You must hold the copyright for the entry at the time of entry. Once entered into the contest, the copyright becomes the property of Beacon Enterprizes, LLC, its owners(s), agents, and successors.

You must have written the entry yourself. (you are allowed to receive feedback and editing from others).

For full rules and terms, please see the Contest Terms and Conditions.

Entries can be a poem, essay or short story.

Judging

Finalists are determined through voting by readers. To vote, readers go to the entry webpage and click “like”. Viewers need to be careful, because double clicking could cause their vote to become “unlike”, and thus remove their vote. In such a case, a reader can simply click “like” again to register his or her vote. A reader's vote MUST be set to “like” after the contest theme is announced and by 11:59 PM MST on February 5th, 2011.

The author of a contest submission is welcome and encouraged to vote for his or her own entries.

The top entries based on number of votes from registered users will be judged by one or more judges as determined by Beacon Enterprizes, LLC. The decision of the judge or judges is final. Finalists and Winners will be announced on KUTA TV and on PromoteTheGood.com.



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