The math of writing contests

Author(s)

Cynthia Washington

Document Type

Blog

Publication Date

12-24-2016

Abstract

Entering literary contests is a lot like playing the lottery. You plunk down the entry fee, hoping to be the lucky dog that wins the first-place pay-off of $40 (big money for writing contests!). Never mind that 150,000 other writers with more experience, creativity and contest-submission savvy are entering, too. This is fun, you chuckle to yourself.

Keywords

Erma Bombeck, humor writing, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, University of Dayton

eCommons Citation

Washington, Cynthia, "The math of writing contests" (2016). Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog. 1657.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ebww_blog/1657