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LUCKY SEVEN

Enter writing competitions

The big draw for writing competitions is often the prize money, but a comp win can do much more for you than just fatten your bank balance. Agents and editors are often on competition judging panels and even if they aren’t, part of their eagle-eyed search for new writing talent will involve checking out the winners of prestigious writing competitions. Some writing competitions, like the Discoveries Prize, offer

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