Winning writing contests often leads to prizes and other fantastic gifts, but it takes a series of techniques to come up victorious against hundreds and thousands of other competitors.

Okay well often you have 30 words or less, or a little bit more to answer the question they give you. This is mainly because they don't want there people judging who the winner is to take a week doing it.

But when writing in such contests, use good facts and words to support your argument. Don't get two extreme and discuss both sides of the argument with each having a distinct possibility of being correct. Obviously make sure your spelling and punctuation is good.

There are writing contests in every language on the internet. From all different sites. Often some are as long as 2000 words but they are often for scholarships at universities or schools. Its important you put forward conclusive arguments and after winning the contest, enjoy your prizes and gifts.

As for art contests when entering make sure your good in whats required. As often you will come up against graphic designers and professional artists who are prize seekers. With some solid effort though, you should do well in these contests. And make sure to choose the contest that is the most generous in its prize, and check how popular it is. Often contests with large prizes are not that busy in participants especially with new sites and shows. I will constantly express the importance of a good introduction and conculsion in winning writing contests.