FREE greeting card contest!
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From Marylin Warner:
Years ago, while I was teaching a greeting card-writing workshop, I wrote a Mother’s Day card. When I showed it to my mom, she laughed and thought it was great (but you know how moms are, so of course she’d say that.)
____________________Here it is:__________________________
(cover art) Cartoon person wandering in a jungle, looking lost.
(cover message) 100 people were asked this question. What if you were stranded on a deserted island, wounded, with no food or shelter, no weapons and no communication devices?
Only one person can help you survive. Which person will you choose? a) a hunter, b) a doctor, c) a farmer , d) a politician, e) none of the above
Here was their unanimous answer…
(inside message)
d) none of the above
I want my mommie!
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Not your card of choice? Well, here’s the good news: Now it’s your turn.
The third Writing Contest honoring Mary Elizabeth Shepherd begins now.
- No entry fee (never) – Open to everyone (always)
- First place: $25 Second place: $15 Judges’ Special Award: $10
- Words only: poetry, prose, joke, song lyric (tell tune of song) Your choice.
Directions: Write a greeting card message for Mother’s Day for anyone important to you ~ mother, grandmother, wife, aunt, sister, friend, teacher.
Post your entry (only one per person) in a comment box for the blog: http://warnerwriting.wordpress.com.
Sign with your name or initials, general location (state), and your email or blog address.
Contest deadline is 8:00 pm (Mountain Daylight Time) Mother’s Day, May 13, 2012
Winners will be announced on May 20 and posted on http://warnerwriting.wordpress.com
FREE poetry card contest – from SPS Studios
Deadline is June 30, 2011; prizes are $300, $150 and $50; details HERE:
Hallmark funny birthday card contest
Deadline is Nov. 21, 2010; details HERE:
FREE SPS Studios Poetry Greeting Card Contest
Prizes: $300, $150, $50; deadline is Dec. 31, 2010; Info HERE:
FREE contest for humorous 50th bday card
Deadline 9/30/2010; $25 Amazon gift card prize; info & entry HERE:
http://www.great-happy-birthday-ideas.com/online-contest.html
NEW Hallmark contest
Make a funny card inspired by your job co-workers or NBC’s “The Office”
9/26/2010 deadline; no entry fee; $250 prize; rules & entry HERE:
http://www.hallmarkcontest.com/page/contests/contest/oncompanytime/
Hallmark’s “Crack ‘Em Up” contest
Crack ‘Em Up – June 28 deadline:
http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/page/CONTESTS/contest/CrackEmUp
Another greeting card company buying text
Freedom Greetings
Wendy Burt-Thomas, full-time freelance writer
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Other credentials include more than 1,000 published articles, short stories, essays, reviews, poems and greeting cards. She taught “Breaking Into Freelance Writing for eight years and has worked as an editor, columnist, writer and PR specialist.
Wendy lives in Colorado Springs with her husband, two kids and two black labs. She is a full-time freelance writer, editor and PR consultant.
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- Chicken Soup call-out: Advice for making changes May 21, 2012From the Chicken Soup website: Have you ever read a Chicken Soup for the Soul story that had a wonderful nugget of advice in it that made a difference in your life? We are looking for stories that contain great pieces of advice, whether they are little things that improve our everyday lives, or major [...]askwendy
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