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Writing That Works

If you write, edit and manage business communications for a living, you've come to the right site -- WritingThatWorks.com. We hope you'll find the Writing That Works and APEX Awards Web site informative, useful and easy to navigate.

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    You also may find our annual APEX Awards competition for publishing professionals of interest. And we offer helpful special reports on publication topics and links to topics such as e-mail writing tips, user-friendly documents and improving the usability of your Web site.

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    John De Lellis
    Editor & Publisher
    Writing That Works
    Communications Concepts, Inc.

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    APEX 2004

      Learn more about APEX with a quick intro...

    Of Special Interest:
  • APEX 2004 Call for Entries announced!

  • To enter APEX 2004, see the Call for Entries brochure (224k PDF).

  • And you can fill out this Easy Entry Form (192k PDF) on screen, saving the bother of typewriters or filling out the form by hand.

  • Many new APEX categories are available this year. See the Categories page for new categories and the full list of 109 categories for APEX 2004.

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