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Tanka Poetry Contest For this contest you are challenged to write a Tanka poem. Tanka is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Today! Poem of the Month Each month one poem is selected to be the Poem of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All poems posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Septolet Poem Write a Septolet - a seven-line poem consisting of fourteen words broken into two parts. Both parts deal with the same thought and create a picture. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Essence poem contest Write an essence poem. This is a poem of two lines with six syllables per line, each containing an internal rhyme and an ending rhyme. See the announcement for an example. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Disguised Write a story where one of the characters is in a disguise. Deadline: In 2 Days Mother's Day Write a work of literature inspired by Mother's Day. Deadline: In 3 Days Write About This Write a story based on the image pictured in this announcement. What is happening here? What will happen here? What has happened here? The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: May 23rd Step It Up! You are who you think you are, not only who you've been. So far you aren't a shining star? Then step it up, my friend! Deadline: May 23rd I'm a Ham. Roast me This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: May 25th Roswell A Free Style Write a short story or a novel from the television show Roswell. Deadline: May 26th Book of the Month Each month one book chapter is selected to be the Book of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All books posted during the month are automatically considered for this contest. Deadline: May 26th Treasure Hunt This is a topic based contest which includes a picture you pick to use as its subject. Write a story based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: May 27th Dog's Day Afternoon Enter a work of your own choosing Feel free to add cover art Deadline: May 29th Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: May 29th Dancing in the Dark It was okayed by tom on fanstory Deadline: May 30th 5-7-5 Poetry For this contest you are to write a short poem. It should only have three lines. But the structure is that of a Haiku. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The third line has 5 syllables again. Write about anything. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: May 31st Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jun 1st Twenty Tweet Tale This is a format based contest. Please consider the format when reading each entry. There are requirements for length. Maximum Length 2,800 characters. Deadline: Jun 3rd Horror Story Writing Contest Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jun 6th Faith Poetry Contest The theme for this poetry contest is "faith". We are looking for poems that in some way pertain to this theme. It doesn't matter if it's spiritual, political, intellectual or emotional as long as faith is clearly represented. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 13th Free Verse Poetry Contest Write a free verse poem. This is a method of writing poetry that does not follow any structure or style. See an example and details in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 19th The memory the music creates. This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jun 20th ABC Poetry Contest For this contest you are challenged to write a ABC poem. ABC poetry has five lines and often is used to express feelings. See the announcement for an example. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 25th Share A Story In A Poem In this contest you are challenged to write a poem that tells a story and also rhymes. We've included examples of this type of poetry storytelling in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 30th Sonnet Poetry Contest Just like Shakespeare did, discover the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 6th This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The cell was eight feet wide." This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jul 11th Triska-deka-what? II This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jul 13th Nonet Poetry Contest Write a nonet poem for this contest. This is a poem with a specific format. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 16th Acrostic Poetry Contest Write an acrostic poem. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 22nd Non-Hallmark Card Please follow the rules when posting your entries. Deadline: Jul 24th Naani Poetry Contest For this contest you are challenged to write a Naani poem. Naani is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 29th Triolet Poetry Contest Write a Triolet poem for this contest. A triolet is a poem of only eight lines with a rhyme scheme. Read the announcement for a sample poem and the details. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 4th Love Poem Poetry Contest Write a love poem. Your love poem can be fictional or non-fictional. It can be a humorous or a serious love poem. The choice is yours. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 10th New Arrival Story For our New Arrival "This Sentence Starts The Story" contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: "Hell found me." The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 16th Non-Fiction We are looking for personal essays, memoirs, and works of literary non-fiction. It can be spiritual, political, or funny. Creative approaches welcomed. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Aug 21st Flash Fiction Writing Contest In this flash fiction contest we are challenging writers to write a flash fiction piece that is between 500 and 800 words on the topic provided. The topic is "Insanity" The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 26th

Write a poem with a specific format for our Tanka Poetry Contest. Write a story that uses this image for our Write About This For our 5-7-5 Poetry contest you've got a tight deadline. This contest is free to enter for new members to FanStory.com. Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror Story Writing Contest. Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith Poetry Contest. Make your own rules for our Free Verse Poetry Contest. Challenge yourself for our ABC Poetry Contest. Write a poem that tells a story for our Share A Story In A Poem contest. For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide. For our Nonet Poetry Contest contest we challenge you to write a poem that follows a specific format. Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem. Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Naani Poetry Contest. Share a poem for our Triolet Poetry Contest. Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Love Poem Poetry Contest. Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site. Write a non-fiction story or essay for our Non-Fiction contest. The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. Write a story with a specific word count for our Flash Fiction Writing Contest. When you post at FanStory.com online statistics show you how you are doing. Everything you write impacts your rank