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Unlike sweepstakes, contests are not won through luck alone. Judges select the best recipes, essays, photographs, or other types of competition to receive the prize. Read hints on how to enter these creative contests, links to current contests to enter, and how to improve your chances of winning.
Creative Contests You Can Enter Today
Visit this link to find a convenient list of creative contests, including writing, photography, video, recipe, trivia and more, which are currently available to enter.
Win Video Contests - Tips to Create Contest-Winning Videos
Video contests offer great prizes and even better odds. Find out how you can win video contests with these great tips and hints.
Winning Writing Contests - Make Your Entry Stand Out with a Good Hook
Read this tip to learn how to make your writing contest and essay contest entries stand out from the crowd.
5 Reasons to Enter Skill Contests
Should you spend the time to enter skill contests? If you're not sure, here are five reasons that might convince you.
Interview with a Contest Winner - Tips and Advice on Winning Contests
Insider insight from a frequent contest winner. Nancy shares her tips and secrets to creating a prize-winning essay contest entry.
What Types of Contests Can I Enter?
This article breaks down some of the most common types of creative contests, including examples of each.
How to Take Prize-Winning Photographs
Learn how to take fantastic pictures that will help you win photography contests.
Poetry Contest Scams - Don't Pay to See Your Work in Print
Learn to recognize a growing type of scam - bogus poetry contests - and what to do about them.
5 Ways to Find Answers for Trivia Contests
These tips will help find the answers to trivia contest questions.
How to Win Recipe Contests
Tips and strategies to help your chances of winning recipe contests.
Recipe Contests and Copyright
The legalities of using recipes from cookbooks or other published sources in cooking contests.
Winning Contests - Advice from a Photo Contest Judge
A photo contest judge shares some great tips on what it takes to be chosen as a contest winner, including examples of great entries.
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