Leading Literary Contest Website Will Award Over $24,000 in Poetry and Prose Contests
Five poetry and story contests now open at Winning Writers will award over $24,000 in cash. The contests include the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the War Poetry Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. These contests aim to be models in the publishing industry for their excellence, transparency and ease of entry. Winning Writers was named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Guidelines for all contests are available at www.winningwriters.com

Poems About Success - How Poems About Success Can Help You Succeed
Poems, quotes, Haikus and Poe's work might just be another artistic piece to you However, you might have overlooked at the purpose of some of these poems and quotes

Zoe Krasney of Albuquerque Wins the Fifth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest
Zoe Krasney is the winner of the fifth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $3,670 in cash prizes for the best original poems in any style or theme. Krasney's poem "Another Country", depicting an emotionally charged visit to a loved one in prison, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. She received $1,000. The top 33 winners and runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry

Dont Throw Away That Poem!: Tips For Successful Poem Scrapbooking
"Roses are red Violets are green I'm really sorry I hit my brother But he was being mean."Kids not only say the darndest things, they write them, too.

Winners Announced for Sixth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse
Judith Goldhaber is the winner of the sixth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse. This is one of the largest contests for traditional verse in the world, awarding over $5,000 in cash prizes. Goldhaber won the top prize of $2,000 for her captivating yet extremely lyrical account of a pair of wrens who set up their nest in a doll's house. This cleverly drawn poem was judged the best of hundreds of entries received from around the world. The poems by the top winners and the runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret