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Valentines Story
Deadline: In 5 Days

Valentines Love Poem
Deadline: In 5 Days

Cinquain Poetry
Deadline: Feb 18th

Flash Fiction
Deadline: Feb 21st

Naani
Deadline: Feb 28th

Haiku
Deadline: Mar 5th

Senryu
Deadline: Mar 12th

Horror Story
Deadline: Mar 22nd

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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.

Writing Prompt Contest After-hours Club Please write a Flash Fiction Mystery based on the prompt in the announcement. Deadline: Today!
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: In 2 Days
George Washington Poetry Write a poem of any type George Washington. Deadline: In 4 Days
Crown of Heroic Sonnets Challenge Write a Crown of Sonnets (see rules and examples in the description) Deadline: In 5 Days
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. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: In 5 Days
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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: In 5 Days
Femmile Balladic (new poetry) Just in time for Valentines! Write a Love poem in this new form of poetry called "Femmile Balladic". Check out the contest for details and example. Deadline: In 5 Days
i need to understand Share your views on why alcohol should be legal. Deadline: In 5 Days
Observable behavior This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: In 6 Days
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: In 6 Days
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: Feb 16th
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: Feb 18th
Working a Theme Let your imagination create a piece of prose using on of the themes provided. Deadline: Feb 19th
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 writer". The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Feb 21st
The Florette This is a form poem based contest. Write a poem based on the form provided in the announcement. Write on any topic you desire, as long as the form requirements are adhered to. Have fun with it! Deadline: Feb 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: Feb 27th
Naani 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Feb 28th
The Best of Travel Stories This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Feb 28th

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: Mar 1st
Haiku 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? This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Mar 5th
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: Mar 11th
Senryu Write a Senryu poem. It is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Senryu poems often refer to emotions or some other aspect of the human condition. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Mar 12th
Horror Story Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Mar 22nd
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The door was closed." $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Mar 24th
Faith 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 30th

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. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Apr 2nd
Tetractys Write a Tetractys poem. This is a poem, with only five lines. Each line adds one syllable until the last stanza which has ten syllables. See an example and details in the announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Apr 8th
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: Apr 11th
Free Verse Poetry 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Apr 13th
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: Apr 17th
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." This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Apr 22nd
Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Apr 28th

Tanka Poetry 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: May 3rd
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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: May 13th
Revise Your Nanowrimo Revise your Nanowrimo in 90 days. Much better than 30! Deadline: May 29th

Write a romantic story for our Valentines Story contest.

Write a romantic poem for our Valentines Love Poem contest.

Write a poem that uses a specific format 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.

Share a poem for our Naani contest.

Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Haiku contest.

Write a poem with a specific format for our Senryu contest.

Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror Story 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 incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith contest.

Write a poem that tells a story for our Share A Story In A Poem contest.

Write a poem with a specific format for our Tetractys contest.

Write a poem for our Free Verse Poetry contest.

For our The Words Are The Same contest we challenge you to write a poem that uses the words specified in the announcement.

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 love poem with 15 words or less for our Short Love Poem contest.

Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Tanka Poetry contest.

Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem.

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