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Writing Contests

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 rewards 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 Funny poem about your job Write a humorous poem about your job. It can be any job, but it has to rhyme. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Laughter Write a poem of any type that makes your reader laugh. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Disguised Write a story where one of the characters is in a disguise. Deadline: In 2 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? Write for this contest and 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. 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. This poetry contest rewards a cash prize. Deadline: May 31st Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. 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. Write for this contest and a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 6th Most graphic This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. 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 winning entry. 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. This poetry contest rewards a cash prize. 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 winning entry. 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 to this poetry contest winner. Deadline: Jun 30th Sonnet Poetry Contest Just like Shakespeare did, discover the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet. This poetry contest rewards a cash prize. Deadline: Jul 6th This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The cell was eight feet wide." 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 to this poetry contest winner. 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. This poetry contest rewards a cash prize. 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 winning entry. 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 to this poetry contest winner. 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 to this poetry contest winner. 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." Cash prize to the winner. 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 contest has a cash prize. 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" This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 26th

Just three lines make up this fun poetry type. Find out more by reading the Tanka Poetry Contest announcement. Write a story that uses this image for our Write About This contest. Make your words bring out the horror for our Horror Story Writing Contest. Share a poem of the spiritual type for our Faith Poetry Contest. Free form gives you plenty of flexibility. View the Free Verse Poetry Contest contest announcement. Try something different for the ABC Poetry Contest. Share a story. But write it in a poem format. The Share A Story In A Poem announcement. For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are provided the first sentence in your story. Write poetry for the Nonet Poetry Contest. A fun poetry type to write. Read the announcement for an example of this unique poem. Share a poem that follows a specific rule for our Naani Poetry Contest. Write a special poem type for this Triolet Poetry Contest. Write a specific type of poem. Read the Love Poem Poetry Contest announcement. Here is the first sentence to your story. Now try to write the rest. The New Arrival Story contest. Only for new writers to the site. Share a true story for our Non-Fiction contest. You only have a few words to write this story. Find out more by reading the Flash Fiction Writing Contest page. How will you rank?