tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post6305415149627094292..comments2023-10-20T09:04:45.829+01:00Comments on My New Notebook: CompetitionsCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-56691850239185534622010-04-03T08:22:48.597+01:002010-04-03T08:22:48.597+01:00I just read that Helen Dunmore, who has just won t...I just read that Helen Dunmore, who has just won the National Poetry Competition, entered her poem at the last minute on impulse. So even the best do it :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-69866635242674271522010-04-01T19:09:02.876+01:002010-04-01T19:09:02.876+01:00Karen, it just shows we all have different motives...Karen, it just shows we all have different motives where comps are concerned!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-15621654391144452762010-04-01T18:47:18.466+01:002010-04-01T18:47:18.466+01:00I must admit if I do enter competitions they tend ...I must admit if I do enter competitions they tend to be smallish ones where I have more chance of winning as the biggies attract so many entrants!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-55984198869179523972010-04-01T07:53:59.742+01:002010-04-01T07:53:59.742+01:00Sylvia Phoenix - thank you. Good luck with the com...Sylvia Phoenix - thank you. Good luck with the comps and starting small sounds like an excellent strategy. Sadly we can't all win the Bridport!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-64883319682192940822010-03-31T22:43:20.941+01:002010-03-31T22:43:20.941+01:00I'm also thinking of taking the plunge and ent...I'm also thinking of taking the plunge and entering some competitions. I don't really know where to begin though. I suppose I should start small and work my way up. Or just stay small, if that's my destiny.<br /><br />Good luck with your submissions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-41143475122987078862010-03-31T18:23:57.676+01:002010-03-31T18:23:57.676+01:00Queenie - I think comps could take over our time i...Queenie - I think comps could take over our time if we let them and we do have bigger things to work on too :)<br /><br />Sue - 'I don't ever expect to win one'. Love that quote, so true!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-30372035866715001512010-03-31T10:26:22.535+01:002010-03-31T10:26:22.535+01:00I've wondered about this myself (I even blogge...I've wondered about this myself (I even blogged about it a year or so ago, I think).I know I can't dash something off for a competition. I don't tend to use "writing prompts" like that, although I know many successfully do. I don't actually like entering to be honest, but I do have to admit that the fact that I was a finalist in the North American Review's Hearst Poetry Prize one year probably went a long way towards getting my poetry play published. Even getting long-listed on some of these things definitely does help. So all in all, I guess I do what you do - haphazardly apply when I have something to submit, but only to those with "big names" and lots of clout. In other words -- I don't ever expect to win one!Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-48267497191193917362010-03-31T10:25:04.537+01:002010-03-31T10:25:04.537+01:00I feel exactly the same about comps. Plus, even w...I feel exactly the same about comps. Plus, even with Sally's excellent calendar, finding and entering comps where my writing might 'fit' takes a fair amount of time. I've entered a few in the past, and like you I sometimes wonder whether I should enter more, but I haven't entered one for a year or so and I can't see me getting round to entering another any time soon.Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.com