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    IN IT TO WIN IT WINNER

    Mar 03, 2022 5 minutes

    With Writing Magazine’s 2022 Competition Guide inside this issue and so many opportunities within reach, how can you increase your chances of winning? I’m the founder of Searchlight Awards and with the help of our amazing reading team and judges we read hundreds of submissions for each of our Writing for Children competitions. Several of us have been involved in reading for other competitions as well. I’m also a writer who has entered competitions in the past and achieved a small amount of success. Sitting on both sides of the fence has been enlightening and I’m going to share with you my top tips.

    DON’T MISS OUT

    Take every opportunity to get your writing noticed, whether that’s submitting to agents, entering competitions or writing for magazines. You never know who will read your story. Winning a short story competition can lead to a

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