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The Week’s What Next? Contest/Feb. 20, 2009

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Timberati

The Week’s “What Next?” Contest (emailed entries are due to whatnext@theweek.com by 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, Feb. 16.) revolves around flight Aeroflot 315′s drunken pilot incident where passengers made enough of a fuss about the apparent intoxication of their … Continue reading →

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Study Finds People Like Study Findings

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Timberati

THE WEEK magazine’s contest for this week involved studies that state the obvious: A new study has determined that the closer teenagers live to a lot of liquor stores, the more likely it is that they will drink. Astounding! Please … Continue reading →

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The Week’s “What Next?” Contest

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Timberati

THE WEEK (motto: All You Need to Know About Everything That Matters) is a great weekly news magazine. We love it. It’s full of great writing from all over the world. Well, last week on the last page they added … Continue reading →

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A Contest for Writers

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Timberati

The grand prize super awesome winner of the SUFPCx2 will win their choice of a partial critique, query critique or 15 minute phone conversation… Continue reading →

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Word (or Phrase) of the Year

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Timberati

From the American Dialect Society: What is the word or phrase which best characterizes the year 2008? What expression most reflects the ideas, events, and themes which have occupied the United States and its residents? Nominations should be sent to … Continue reading →

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