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Recovery Essay Contest

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Do not submit here! This project is permanently closed to submissions (June 2018). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

All kinds of addiction and trauma require recovery. For example, one might seek assistance to recover from alcohol, sex addiction or PTSD. Tell us your healing story.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationOne-time contest.

Nonfiction Closed

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.
Topics:
Health/Medicine (Addiction/Recovery), Other (See guidelines).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction100 - 3,000 words.
Winner's Prize:
We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMulti-EntriesMedia
OK No OK OK OKText format submissions
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Recovery Essay Contest Submission Statistics

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Jun 2018
Date Added: 08 Jun 2018

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