Ladies and gentlemen, I'm so excited to announce... 

The Dragon Slayer Article Contest!

Share your knowledge and experience through articles to help other young writers write better stories for Christ, while also winning prizes!

Each article you submit and/or get accepted for publishing earns entries to get randomly chosen as a winner of the 2nd and 3rd place prizes,  with the grand prize going to the person who gets the most articles published.

You also will be recognized for your work, through a regularly updated leaderboard!

Note: We are still accepting and publishing short stories, poetry, and book reviews. However, they will not count as entry points for the contest.

  •  3rd Place: $50 Randomly Chosen
  • 2nd Place: $50 Randomly Chosen
  • 1st Place: $100 Most amount of articles published

3rd and 2nd place winners will be randomly chosen, so the more entries you earn the higher your chances of winning!

And the 1st place winner will be whoever has the most articles published from September 2021 until February 2022 .

You will also earn a KP Spotlight interview if you get five or more articles published on KP.

Ways to Earn Entries:

  • Submit an article to KP following the submission guidelines: 1 entry
  • Have one of your articles chosen for publication on KP: 10 entries!

We will be doing regular updates, with a fun leaderboard to see how you rank!

 

Why Would I Want to Write an Article for Kingdom Pen?

Great question! Writing an article isn't the easiest thing in the world, but there are lots of pretty fantastic things that come from writing articles, (and particularly KP articles hehe).

Here are a few reasons why:

  •  Help hundreds of fellow writers with all the knowledge you've gained from your failures and successes in writing. 
  • Improve your creative writing skills by researching and thinking through your topics
  • Improve your technical writing skills by writing KP articles
  • Further Kingdom Pen's mission of helping young writers improve their art so they can write stories that make a difference in people's hearts and minds for Christ 
  • Get article prompts related to upcoming theme of the month topics
  • Earn a KP Spotlight interview by getting 5 or more articles published
  • Possibly win up to 100$ through writing articles

Step by Step Directions

Now that you know all the cool things about writing for KP and becoming a Dragon Slayer, here are the Step-by-step instructions for getting one of your articles published on KP!

1. Click HERE to sign up to receive upcoming theme of the month article prompts

2. Open email from KP with Google doc Link

3. Click the link and choose an article from the list you'd like to write 

4. Write your name next to the article prompt to let others know it's been chosen

5. Research and write your article following the KP Guidelines

6. Send your article to Kingdompensubmission@gmail.com along with your bio, an optional profile picture, and your credentials (ie. you've written 10 short stories so you can write this article on how to write short stories).

7. If your article is accepted, apply Google Doc edits within a week after edits were suggested

8. Celebrate and look forward to the day your article will be published!

FAQ for Dragon Slayer Article Contest


When does the contest start?

Tomorrow! On Friday, August 27, there will be a post announcing October's theme of the month and the google doc with related article prompts will be available.

If you want to write an article in September for October publication and want the list of article prompts, Click HERE!


When does the contest close?

February 1st, 2022! So you have September, October, November, December, and January to write and get accepted for publishing.


Do I have to write an article based on the article prompts provided?

Not at all! They are just there to help you out a bit if you are unsure what to write about.

If you have article ideas you want to write about that aren't on the article prompt sheet, go ahead and write and submit them! Just be sure to follow the KP article guidelines on the submissions page!


How do I know if my article will be published?

Within 48 hours, you will receive an email saying that we got your article and it's under review!

And within a week, you will get another email saying whether or not your article is approved for edits and publishing.

If you are accepted there will be suggestions and comments on your google doc page with edits that need applied.

Once you apply the edits, you will get one last email saying the date your article will be published!


What if my article gets accepted in January, but doesn't get published until February, does it still count?

Yes! All articles that are submitted and approved (not necessarily officially published) for publishing count for entries for the contest.


Wait, how exactly do I earn entry points?

With each article you submit following the KP Guidelines you get one entry point.

With every article you get approved for publishing, you get ten entry points.


What will the Publishing Schedule be like?

The publishing schedule may be a bit less frequent and random depending on how many articles submissions there will be.  

We will publish as much as we can, and the more you submit the more we'll publish!


So that's the update! If you have any questions that weren't answered, comment them below or send me an email at Kingdompenmag@gmail.com!

I hope you have fun slaying articles in the next few months! Catch you around!

 ~ Kathleen Ramm



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