Edger Allen Poe, at the start of his writing career, went to New York City where he had some of his poetry published. ... In 1835, Poe finally took a job as an editor of a newspaper because of a contest he won with his story, "The Manuscript Found in a Bottle.... " To sum up, Poe started his writing carrier in newspapers by publishing his poetry with the expectation of publishing for the public but no one was willing to accept his works. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Sarah was also a prolific writer, however, and parlayed that into income through submissions to periodicals and literary contests, self-publishing a book of her poetry, and writing a successful novel. ... The magazine was much higher in original content than any other in publication at the time, and the lion's share of the material was written by Sarah herself, with contributions of poetry and fiction from other women. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There he arranged for the publication of his first volume of poetry, Tamerlane and Other Poems. ... The Philadelphia Saturday Courier published five of his stories after he entered a writing contest (May 1808). ...

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• Grade Level: High School