Welcome to the Writers Portal Homepage
Writers Portal is a newly-created site, looking to bring together agents and publishing houses, as well as students, and new and established writers to discuss and assist each other with their creative work.
With no existing de facto one-stop site to cater for all of these interests and disciplines, I am looking to evolve Writers Portal into a resource that is useful for all.
Posted by Arroryn on 24.01.2009THE FIRST WRITER'S PORTAL WRITING COMPETITION IS OPEN
The Competition
The whole world is in economic turmoil, and the excitement about the Obama administration is immense.
So what do you think the world will be like at the end of his first term? You don't have to write about America, or Obama, but the effect his appointment could have - on "the world in four years' time".
Entries are to be between 1500 and 3000 words, and the winner will receive a £50 Borders bookstore voucher.
The Writer's Portal Short Story competition is open to any person that is a registered member of the site, with the exception of the site Administrator.
The competition is not restricted by genre, and so any submission that meets these guidelines will be accepted to editing.
Please note, the site Administrator and the volunteer editing team will be checking each entry for basic spelling and grammar, and reserve the right to reject any entries. Any entries that are rejected, will be
Once past the editing stage, the story will be posted into the Writing Competition board.
Submissions can be sent to mailto:competitions@writersportal.co.uk
When submitting, please put your forum name and 'April Competition' in the subject line.
ENTRIES ACCEPTED UNTIL 31 MARCH 2009 - VOTING UNTIL 31 APRIL 2009
And then it is over to you - the membership - who will be the ones voting for the ultimate winner.
Guests are not able to view the writing competition board - this is to protect both your work, which remains your permission throughout and after the contest, and the integrity of the contest itself.
Terms and Conditions of Entry
Entries for the April 2009 Writer's Portal Writing Competition are to keep to the prescribed topic'
Each entry is to be no less than 1500, and no more than 3000 words long
Submissions are to be in English only
There are no restrictions on genre
There are no restrictions to the number of times you can enter
Each entry remains the copyright and property of the submitting author
Only original, previously unpublished work can be accepted for this contest
Entries can be submitted in .doc, .docx, .odf or .pdf formats
The site administrator and editing team reserve the right to refuse submissions, but will provide full reasoning for doing so
Entry to the competition is completely free, but is dependant on forum membership
Voting in the competition is completely free, but is dependant on forum membership
Members will vote for an overall winner of the competition. In the event of a tie, the decision of the site administrator and the editing team is final
The winner of the competition will win a voucher to the value of £50 (pounds sterling - international winning entry subject to international currency conversion at the time of winning) for Borders Bookstore
Register at the forums here:
If you have any questions about Writer's Portal or the competition, please do not hesitate to contact the site administrator, Arroryn
Posted by Arroryn on 29.01.09
