i want to be a writer?

Question

i want to be a writer/ journalist when i leaves school. at the moment i love writing stories and such. do you know if there are any good writing competitions or any writing workshops ect that would help me?

Answer 1

If you are a student in the US, there is a great competition for grades 9-12. They're called the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Start as early as possible entering them and win your way into college.

Have your English or literature teacher help you with your submissions.

If your school offers creative writing and poetry workshops, join them. Also, is there a local community college near you? They oftentimes offer creative writing workshops in the summer. How about programs at your local public library? They usually have workshops in the summer as well.

You could also join a writing group over the Internet. Writerswall has a great forum open to all ages and levels of writing experience.

Good luck to you!

Answer 2

Take as many English composition and grammar classes in school as you can. Practice the art of writing in every medium, such as in letters, e-mails, message boards, and on this forum. Don't be hesitant to edit your works mercilessly until it hurts. Cut and trim away the fat from your writing such as redundancies, trite expressions, and cliches, including introductions in the form of dialogue.

Yahoo! has a writing forum that you could search and then join.

Answer 3

It is great to tell a story weather fiction or true, and to be able to capture someone imagination using yours. You are probably young and possibly commited to this idea, great! My suggestion would be your own English teacher or librarian at school, this would be a great start.

Answer 4

omg I want to be a writer/journalist. sum of my college choices are UCLA and USC. thats cool!! i'm trying to find writing workshops to! email me at
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if you find any!! thanks

Answer 5

no, i don't know, but you could try asking at school