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Rachel Caldecott

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I'm sure someone has mentioned this outfit before but I can't remember what the outcome was. So, has anyone had any experience of Cinnamon Press services: mentoring, manuscript appraisal, courses or even competitions etc???
 
2016 was my year of entering competitions, in an attempt to raise my profile as a writer, by perhaps being placed in a shortlist. This meant writing fresh material, as most organisers only accept previously unpublished material. In a flush of enthusiasm, I'd already uploaded nearly all of my poetry, short stories and novellas to Smashwords and Amazon, making it ineligible.

I had a go at a couple of Cinnamon's competitions, but the fees were hefty for me. I didn't get anywhere, though the winning entries were of a high quality.

Christopher Fielden runs as useful website about writing competitions:

Book & Novel Writing Competitions List - Christopher Fielden
 
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