Think your work is the BEST???

If so, then here's a couple contests which you may consider participating in so that your wonderful work can earn the recognition it rightly deserves:


EPPIE AWARDS FOR ELECTRONICALLY PUBLISHED WORKS

The 2006 EPPIE awards will be open for entries from September 1, 2005 to October 7, 2005.

Awarded yearly by EPIC (the Electronic Published Internet Connection: The Voice of E-Publishing) this contest is judged by e-book authors, publishers, and industry professionals.

Any e-book released between October 1, 2004 and September 30, 2005, with or without a paper release accompanying it, is eligible for the EPPIE. A book may be entered by the author or the publisher. All e-books are welcome: NY published, small press, vanity/subsidy and self-published.

Entry Fee: $20.00 for EPIC Members, $30.00 for Non-Members

You can find the complete rules at: http://www.epicauthors.com/eppierules2006.html


TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST

This contest is sponsored by Tom Howard Books, and is assisted by Winning Writers.

Postmark Deadline: September 30

Prizes of $1,000, $400, $200, plus four Encouragement Awards of $100 each.

Winning entries will be published. Submit poems in any style or genre. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights.

Entry fee is $5 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Submit online or by mail.

Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005).

More information: www.winningwriters.com

[please note: inclusion does not mean i am endorsing either of these events--please read all rules and requirements carefully]