We have an exciting poetry and writing contest lineup. All contests are free to writers. The writing contests shown in bold offer cash prizes. All other contests were created by site members and offer a friendly competition for member dollar prize pools.
New Arrival Poetry Write an acrostic poem for this contest for new members to the site. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Today!
Environmental Concerns This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Today!
A Lesson Learned On Both Sides Write a poem, minimum 16 lines and maximum 36 lines.
Any style of rhyming poetry is acceptable.
MAXIMUM 10 syllables per line. The theme is you've made a mistake which both you and the other party/parties have hopefully learned from. Deadline: In 2 Days
Writing Prompt Contest Senryu Poetry Write a senryu. Unrhymed Japanese verse of 5/7/5 syllables. Using human emotion. Deadline: In 2 Days
The Parent Test 4 Flexing those creative parenting skills Deadline: In 4 Days
Nanowrimo War Stories This is a topic based contest. Write a story specifically on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: In 5 Days
Penitence Is he or she penitent enough? Deadline: In 5 Days
ChooseYourMeter/NotYourRimeScheme Entries must be 1 stanza/12 lines, w/rime scheme:ABCDEF ABCDEF. Entrants may select 3-5 metrical feet per line, but must use the same # of feet per line; & may select from types of feet shown in contest annc. Must specify what type/how many in notes Deadline: Jan. 14th
Book of the Month Each month one book 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: Jan. 14th
The Black Sheep Add drama and intrigue to an existing biographical chapter by improving its style and presenting it as seen from a third person's perspective. Deadline: Jan. 15th
Gay Love and Straight Love Write a script that details the differences and similarities between gay love and straight love. Include at least four characters. Deadline: Jan. 15th
Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Jan. 15th
CinqTroisDecaLa Rhyme Poem a 10-lined stanza in AABBCCCABC and a syllable count of each line is 15. As far as I know, there is no required meter. Deadline: Jan. 16th
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: Jan. 16th
Wedding Battle How creative are you in handling family? Deadline: Jan. 17th
Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story based on the character pictured in this announcement. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Jan. 19th
Write a Pastiche This is a Pastiche. A passage written in the style of one of your favorite authors. See the details and an example in the announcement. Deadline: Jan. 20th
Time travel short story This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jan. 20th
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "We should have known better." This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Jan. 22nd
The Final Round This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Jan. 23rd
Crown Of Heroic Sonnets Challenge The challenge requires you to write a crown of sonnets using the Heroic Sonnet format. Deadline: Jan. 25th
Tell 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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Jan. 26th
Nobel Prizes Awarded for Literature Write a story/essay that tells about one favorite Nobel winner for literature, during the twentieth century. Be sure to give details such as who, why, what, when and where. Deadline: Jan. 29th
Use These Words A rimed, metered poem that uses at least 13 of 26 words exactly as they are written. If an entry changes the tense or other form of a word, that's fine, BUT it takes two changed words to equal one unchanged (i.e. 12 unchanged words and 2 changed... Deadline: Jan. 31st
Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Feb. 1st
Story of the Month Each month a vote determines the Story of the Month. All stories posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Feb. 2nd
Dr Seuss. Extra silly! Write a daft poem in the style of Dr Seuss. Aim for chuckles. Deadline: Feb. 5th
Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Feb. 7th
Flash Fiction This contest challenged writers to start a Flash Fiction story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence. Deadline: Feb. 11th
Talk Dirty To Me II This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic (Erotic Dominance) provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Feb. 14th
Valentines Love Poem Write a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. Your love poem can be fictional or non-fictional. It can be humorous or a serious love poem. The choice is yours. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Feb. 14th
Valentines Story For our Valentines Story Writing Contest we are looking for stories that have Valentines Day playing a clear role in the storyline. Creative approaches welcomed. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Feb. 14th
Valentine Fantasy Poem A whimsical, and humorous, and rhyming Valentine Fantasy Poem. Deadline: Feb. 14th
Book of the Month Each month one book 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: Feb. 14th
Write a Novel in Thirty Days Write a novel in thirty days. Must follow announcement's instructions including set word count. Genre and theme are flexible. Deadline: Feb. 18th
The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Feb. 20th
Acrostic Poetry 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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Feb. 25th
Faith Non-Fiction The theme for this non-fiction contest is "faith". We are looking for personal essays, memoirs, and works of literary nonfiction that in some way pertain to the theme. It can be spiritual, political, or funny. Creative approaches welcomed. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Mar. 10th
Flash Fiction Write a Flash Fiction fantasy story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Mar. 11th
Haiku Poetry For this contest you are challenged to write a Haiku poem. Haiku is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Can you paint a mental image using only three lines? $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Mar. 19th
Faith Poetry 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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Mar. 21st
Cinquain Poetry Write an "Cinquain" poem for this contest. A cinquain poem is a poem that follows a specific format. Read the announcement for a sample poem. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Mar. 31st
Flash Fiction 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 "the secret". This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Apr. 18th
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 contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Apr. 28th
Rankings Details on the FanStory.com Rankings for Poets, Short Story Writers, Novelists and Script Writers. Deadline: Dec. 31st
Put It In Writing! This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jan. 4th
Write a poem that follows the format specified in the announcement for our New Arrival Poetry contest. A contest specifically for new writers to the site.
Write a story that uses this image for our Strong Character contest.
For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide.
Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Haiku Poetry contest.
Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith Poetry contest.
Write a poem following the format specified for our Cinquain Poetry 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 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.
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