Kory Wells' Survey on Writing Competitions

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1. How often do you enter writing competitions of any type?

	Never
	A few per year (1-4) or less
	One every couple of months (5-8 per year)
	Almost one a month (8-11 per year)
	More than one a month (12 or more per year) - About how many per year?

2. Have you ever won a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in a writing competition?

	Yes
	No

3. Have you ever received honorable mention, placed other than 1st-3rd, or been noted as a finalist in a competition?

	Yes
	No

4. Have you ever had a publication opportunity arise from entering a competition (even if you didn't win)?

	Yes
	No

5. Have you ever won money in a competition?

	Yes
	No

6. If you've won money, can you estimate the total amount of your "career" winnings?

7. Have you ever learned or suspected that you sent money to a scam contest?

	Yes
	No

8. Can you estimate the amount of money PER YEAR that you spend on contest entry fees?

9. What is the highest level of education related to writing and/or literature that you have earned? (In other words, your engineering degree doesn't count.)

	Have earned MFA, PhD or similar degree
	Currently seeking MFA, PhD or similar degree
	Have Bachelor's degree in English, creative writing, journalism, or related subject
	Have participated in non-degreed, continuing education writing program(s)
	Other

10. What advantages - and/or disadvantages - do you personally see to entering competitions? Have you experienced benefits other than those related to prize money or publication? Or have you had a negative experience you warn others about?

11. If you don't mind leaving me your name and email address in case I have any follow-up questions to your response, please do so. If you'd rather remain anonymous, that's fine, too!

Your name
Your email

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