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    Eyes on the prize

    Jun 04, 2020 4 minutes

    Perhaps you’ve been entering writing competitions for a while, but haven’t yet seen your name in a list of winners, or even in a shortlist or longlist?

    There’s no need to despair because, if you want to win or be placed in any competitions for writers, there are many ways in which you can give yourself a definite advantage.

    I’m one third of the team that makes up CreativeWritingMatters, and every year we organise or are involved in several literary competitions. Also, in 2020 I’ll be choosing or helping to choose the winners of at least two

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