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	<title>Comments on: It&#8217;s hard to take (some) writing contests seriously</title>
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		<title>By: Casey Quinn</title>
		<link>http://cvillewords.com/2008/02/07/its-hard-to-take-some-writing-contests-seriously/#comment-9672</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Casey Quinn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey there, nice blog !  I am an editor of an online magazine that is currently running a horror writing contest which accepts anything from poetry, micro fiction to short stories - anything under 5000 words. I promise I will pick winners :)

If you or anyone you know is interested, please pass on the word! http://shortstory.us.com 

Thanks!
Casey Quinn]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey there, nice blog !  I am an editor of an online magazine that is currently running a horror writing contest which accepts anything from poetry, micro fiction to short stories &#8211; anything under 5000 words. I promise I will pick winners <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>If you or anyone you know is interested, please pass on the word! <a href="http://shortstory.us.com" rel="nofollow">http://shortstory.us.com</a> </p>
<p>Thanks!<br />
Casey Quinn</p>
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		<title>By: Kempis</title>
		<link>http://cvillewords.com/2008/02/07/its-hard-to-take-some-writing-contests-seriously/#comment-8639</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kempis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Article: 
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Willesden Herald Short Story judges would like to make a final statement on the competition, the judging and the aftermath to try to explore any mistakes,...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Their mistake was putting an elitist primadonna like Zadie Smith in a position to judge a writing contest.]]></description>
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<blockquote><p><i>The Willesden Herald Short Story judges would like to make a final statement on the competition, the judging and the aftermath to try to explore any mistakes,&#8230;</i></p></blockquote>
<p>Their mistake was putting an elitist primadonna like Zadie Smith in a position to judge a writing contest.</p>
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		<title>By: VQR &#187; Blog &#187; And the Winner Is&#8230;Nobody</title>
		<link>http://cvillewords.com/2008/02/07/its-hard-to-take-some-writing-contests-seriously/#comment-8626</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VQR &#187; Blog &#187; And the Winner Is&#8230;Nobody]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth</title>
		<link>http://cvillewords.com/2008/02/07/its-hard-to-take-some-writing-contests-seriously/#comment-8616</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never fear, no doubts here about the Hook contest!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never fear, no doubts here about the Hook contest!</p>
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		<title>By: Dave McNair</title>
		<link>http://cvillewords.com/2008/02/07/its-hard-to-take-some-writing-contests-seriously/#comment-8615</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave McNair]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we hope you&#039;ll all take the Hook writing contest seriously...and we&#039;ll definitely pick a winner. Blast that Zadie Smith!

http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/01/25/CONTEST%20FOR%20FICTION2007-C.rtf.aspx

Thanks!

Dave McNair
The Hook]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, we hope you&#8217;ll all take the Hook writing contest seriously&#8230;and we&#8217;ll definitely pick a winner. Blast that Zadie Smith!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/01/25/CONTEST%20FOR%20FICTION2007-C.rtf.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/01/25/CONTEST%20FOR%20FICTION2007-C.rtf.aspx</a></p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Dave McNair<br />
The Hook</p>
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