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Humor Writing Contest Information Page

ENTER THE NEXT QUARTERLY CONTEST
(Deadlines: 9/1/09, 12/1/09m etc.)


CATEGORIES:

1.)  Very Short Humor (under 700 words)
2.)  Short Humor (700-1800 words)

Humor in either category can include: poems, songs, stories, essays, etc.



RULES:

* No "jokes" allowed. Humorous expository/narrative writing only.

* Entries MUST be G-rated. Homespun humor.

* Only ONE entry per person, per contest.

* No entry fee.

* We accept original work only. You may, however, submit something you have published yourself, whether online publication or another type of publication. "Original" simply means YOU wrote it. However, if your entry wins this contest I will ask that you take it off of your website only for the three months I will be showcasing it here.

* Judges want creativity, so let your imagination soar. Have fun! Read the other winning entries and see what has won in the past.

* Entries judged on humor and correct grammar/punctuation/spelling. (Entrants give permission for their work to be edited for grammar, punctuation, and spelling, and grammar errors only--not content--should their entries win the contest and be placed on this Web site.)

* A new contest will begin every third month. Winners will be sent personal announcements and an announcement will be placed on the Web site as well.

* Winning authors may promote their books, articles, columns, Web sites, and products, etc. via their bios on their winning entry pages.

* The prize for this contest is Online Publication and possible inclusion in an upcoming Anthology. Exposure. This Web site is heavily viewed. We are all over Google!

* You will be in amazing company. Our first contest's winner was in April of 1997: the author of "8 Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," W. Bruce Cameron!



Decisions of the judges are final . . .
Hewey, Dewey, and Louie Ducks




To Enter please follow these instructions exactly and send your entry to:



humorandlife@gmail.com


Send your entry within your email message. Please no attachments. Make sure your entry is a Word document with no HTML characters in it.

Put on the SUBJECT line: "Humor Writing Contest" for your email.

Please include:

1. Your name as you would like it to read on your winning entry page (we both know you're going to win!)

2. Your email address—this must be included on the same page as your entry.

3. Your mailing address; phone number (in case your email address bounces—this happens more often than you can imagine.)
BTW, This website collects no "cookies." (Well, maybe chocolate chip.) And also, you are being put on NO mailing list. This info. is only in case you win and I have to reach you.

4. The URL address and name of any website you have so that I can help you promote your site—this must be included on the same page as your entry.

5. A one to two paragraph bio telling us about any or all of the following (we want to know how wonderful you are, after all,) again included on the same page as your entry. Tell us about you, what you write, (what you do in your day–job, if you're not a full–time writer,) if and where you've been published, philosophy/ies, etc. Your bio can be a straight–forward, factual bio or a side–splitting, giggling–until–you–have– to–run–to–the–potty bio.

6. Include the word count of your entry.

7. Send your entry single-spaced.

If you have any questions about the contest
(We know *everything*)

Or for any more information
(We have *all* the information)

Write:


e-mail letter being written to: humorandlife@gmail.com
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