Aaaah..there's the thing of it. A large percent of us here are 'hobbiests' and as such remuneration for our work is often the last thing on our minds[here I go speaking for the world again..LOL] so this is not really that much of an issue....most "professional artists' don't really enter contests all that much as I know when I am actually 'working ' at something I don't have a lot of time for contests.

In real life I am a singer/songwriter and to this point in my 43 years doing that honourable craft, I have never had the time to actually enter one of the hundreds of 'songwriting contests' I have been dutifully been informed of by folks trying to 'help'. Hoping I have made my point, and not too bluntly, I toddle off to bed...nite all...LOL

 

Once in a while I look around,
I see a sound
and try to write it down
Sometimes they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again