Think you have this promotion stuff down pat??

Then prove it!

This bit of news about another contest just passed across my desk and I thought I would add it to the others I've already listed:

Reach for the Stars: A Contest for the Best Frugal Promoter of 2005

Public relations is neither advertising nor free ink. It is the dissemination of information that sets a standard for how you would like to be perceived. First and foremost, it must be undertaken with the highest ethical standards.

Star Publish and Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the award-winning "The Frugal Book Promoter: How to do what Your Publisher Won't," will give writers a chance to prove their promotion mettle.

With their first-ever contest, they will award prizes and publish the winners' entries in an e-book designed to help other writers hone their public relations skills and encourage those who are not promoting to better realize their publishing goals. As a service, the e-booklet will be given to any writer who would like a copy.

Six winners will be chosen. First place winner receives $50, a free e-copy of "The Frugal Book Promoter: How to do what Your Publisher Won't" by Howard-Johnson, and will be honored by having his/her promotion plan published in the e-book along with either a headshot or a book cover shot and a biography.

The others will be similarly published and will receive a copy of The Frugal Book Promoter which David Herrle, editor of SubtleTea.com called "The Frugal Promo Bible."

The handling fee for entering the contest is $5.00. Deadline: Oct. 30, 2005

For guidelines and an entry form writers should go to http://starpublish.com/

[Note: inclusion does not mean endorsement--please read all rules]