Fan Story

Fan Story is a free to join website which gives you the chance to take part in around fifty different writing competitions every month.

It is also a great site for getting feedback on your own writing from other members.

The site accepts most forms of creative writing including poetry, scripts and book chapters.

If you are starting out as a writer and hoping to get published then any feedback you can get is going to be a help and the site is well worth joining just for that aspect.

http://www.fanstory.com/index.jsp?rec=-1

Poetry Competition

I've just received an e mail from Writers Digest. They are holding a poetry competition which offers prizes of up to $500.

All styles of entries are welcome and poems are limited to a maximum of thirty two lines.

Deadline for the competition is December the 15th 2009.

They do make a charge of $15 for the competition entry.

http://www.writersdigest.com/poetryawards

Get paid for Holiday Reviews

Simon Seeks was launched earlier this year and is still in beta. It's run by Simon Nixon, the man behind Moneysupermarket.com The site are looking for people to write holiday guides.

Your review needs to feature such details as where to eat, the best accomodation, and the best places to visit.

Your reviews will be presented to visitors in the form of a guide and you earn commission when someone visits your guide.

When I was looking at the site they were offering the chance to win a share of £20,000 in competition money. 

http://www.simonseeks.com/what-is-simonseeks

Great Writing

Great Writing is an online community especially set up for writers. On the site you can submit your own writing for feedback and give feedback to other members.

There is also a forum available for its members and you can get details on the latest in competitions, courses etc.

You can find writing tips on the site as well. It's a good all round resource and it's well worth a look.

You'll find the site at:

http://www.greatwriting.co.uk/content/category/1/80/86/

Method Shop

Method Shop is a content site and they are offering people the chance to submit their articles.  All articles must be original.

It would be a good idea to read through some of the sample articles that are highlighted on the front page. Getting articles published is much easier when you know exactly what kind of work someone is looking for.

I couldn't find any information about payment but they have a PayPal link on there so I presume this is how they will be made.

You can submit articles here.

Part time writers required

ACI, a company based in San Francisco Bay, are looking for writers. They are specifically looking for writers who have worked in education or in the business and finance sector.

They pay around $20 a page and each page should work out at around 250 words. This could mean an average of $2500-$5000 a month.

Anyone who is successful in their application will be self-employed so you'll be responsible for your own taxes.

To find out more about requirements go to:

http://www.aci-plus.com/jobs/index.htm

They also need an Editor. For more details about the vacancy use this link:

http://www.aci-plus.com/jobs/editor.htm

All Voices

All Voices are looking for citizen journalists to contribute to their site. All Voices offer an incentive programme which encourages you to "build your brand" to become part of the AV Select Media Programme which can pay up to $4.00 per 1000 views.  You get paid according to your total score and rates start at 50 cents for 1000 views.

The site is a good platform for sharing news from you live, and they also invite you to write about subjects which you are passionate about.  The site accepts opinion pieces too.

The site is open to applicants worldwide and you can find out more about how it works here.