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		Our contests utilize three highly effective tools to help aspiring authors hone their creative writing skills: Assignments, Deadlines, and Competition. The assignment aspect of these contests tends to push the writers in new directions--stimulating creative juices. The deadline pressures writers to go ahead and finish their work. The competitive aspect provides a goal to attain. Plus, it's nice to have a little excitement thrown into the process of self-improvement. The Basics... Around the fifteenth of each month, a title is assigned and entrants have until the fifteenth of the following month to submit their works to the group. Soon after, winners are selected. Every entry, however, has the opportunity to be critiqued by the members of the ACWclub. This has proven to be the most popular aspect of these contests. Win or lose, entrants will probably get helpful feedback on their work. In order to read the critiques, simply join the club. We do bite, but only because sugar-coated critiques offer little help to writers who are serious about improving. Thus, our motto: "It's all about becoming better writers."
		Past Contests Note: All entries published in these contests are the property of the authors and cannot be copied or reprinted without their consent. Complete Winners List Entries 106. Out Of Touch Jun 2010 7 105. One Last Hurrah May 2010 7 104. Out Of Gas Apr 2010 7 103. Hansel and Gretel and the Big Bad Wolf Mar 2010 5 102. Blindsided Feb 2010 8 101. The Auction Jan 2010 5 100. Friendly Competition Dec 2009 8 99. Pack Of Lies Nov 2009 8 98. A Change Of Plans Oct 2009 9 97. My Shadow Sept 2009 11 96. Out Of The Mist Aug 2009 12 95. A Sure Thing July 2009 5 94. Just Kidding Jun 2009 8 93. Second Opinion May 2009 9 92. House Rules Apr 2009 6 91. The Bet Mar 2009 10 90. Lunch Break Feb 2009 9 89. The Sketch Jan 2009 12 88. Penelope's Poisonous Plan Dec 2008 8 87. Blown Away Nov 2008 6 86. The Maze Oct 2008 4 85. Unopened Sept 2008 5 84. Mr. Opportunity Aug 2008 6 83. The Beard July 2008 7 82. Last Gasp June 2008 14 81. Stage Fright May 2008 9 80. The Flight Apr 2008 7 79. Missing Mar 2008 10 78. The Reflection Feb 2008 7 77. Tiffany And The Giant Jan 2008 8 76. Snapshot Dec 2007 14 75. The Timepiece Nov 2007 12 74. Cloud Nine Oct 2007 11 73. Out Of The Blue Sept 2007 9 72. The Deep End Aug 2007 8 71. Balancing Act July 2007 10 70. Death By Annoyance June 2007 5 69. Dessert May 2007 5 68. The Egg Apr 2007 10 67. Super Power Mar 2007 8 66. The Habit Feb 2007 9 65. Deadline Jan 2007 14 64. My Corner Dec 2006 17 63. Sold Nov 2006 16 62. Visitation Oct 2006 19 61. The Fence Sept 2006 15 60. The Lost Work Of Dr. Seuss Aug 2006 15 59. Scratch July 2006 11 58. The Envelope June 2006 21 57. Harvest Moon May 2006 6 56. The Weather Vane Apr 2006 16 55. Jack In The Pulpit Mar 2006 8 54. The Burial Feb 2006 17 53. Breakdown Jan 2006 34 52. The Button Dec 2005 23 51. The Chain Nov 2005 17 50. One Day Oct 2005 8 49. Foolproof Sept 2005 5 48. Firefly Aug 2005 8 47. Time Slip July 2005 10 46. Second Chance June 2005 15 45. Level Nine May 2005 7 44. The Necklace Apr 2005 12 43. Exposed Mar 2005 9 42. The Bonus Feb 2005 5 41. Clairvoyant Jan 2005 8 40. The Source Dec 2004 8 39. Inside Out Nov 2004 6 38. The Clock Oct 2004 8 37. Infection Sept 2004 8 36. The Haircut Aug 2004 4 35. Betweentime July 2004 9 34. The Hole June 2004 10 33. No Trespassing May 2004 10 32. The Tapestry Apr 2004 11 31. The Day Pill Mar 2004 12 30. Phoebe Saw The End Feb 2004 19 29. DreamSpeak Jan 2004 13 28. 200 Million Dollars Dec 2003 12 27. A New Little Rule Nov 2003 14 26. Never Forget Oct 2003 21 25. Beauty And The Beast II: One Year Later Sept 2003 13 24. Hate Mail Aug 2003 16 23. It's Your Turn July 2003 15 22. Blowout June 2003 19 21. Fresh Dirt May 2003 16 20. A Word From Our Sponsor Apr 2003 12 19. Black Out Mar 2003 16 18. The Pearly Gates Are Plastic Feb 2003 15 17. Incident On Rygel IX Jan 2003 14 16. The Toy Box Dec 2002 17 15. The Scarmaker Nov 2002 21 14. The Ghost Of Hiram Plink Oct 2002 15 13. In The Closet Sept 2002 13 12. The Fortune Cookie Aug 2002 10 11. The Forgotten Key July 2002 17 10. A New Disease June 2002 8 9. The List May 2002 5 8. A Good Day To Die Apr 2002 9 7. The Third Ring Mar 2002 7 6. No More Blood Feb 2002 14 5. The Observers Jan 2002 14 4. Built For Speed Dec 2001 14 3. Sarah's Fault Nov 2001 16 2. Door To Nowhere Oct 2001 15 1. Death By Q-tip Sept 2001 6