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Flash Fiction
Deadline: Today!

Haiku Poetry
Deadline: Jul 10th

Strong Character
Deadline: Jul 15th

Tanka Poetry
Deadline: Jul 20th

Tell A Story In A Poem
Deadline: Jul 31st

The Words Are The Same
Deadline: Aug 9th

Faith Poetry
Deadline: Aug 16th

New Arrival Story
Deadline: Aug 21st

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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.

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 2 Days
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 stranger". $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Today!
Escape from Kraznir A quest to escape the castle of Kraznir with plans for war. Deadline: Tomorrow!
Writing Prompt Contest How Do you Define "Poetic"? What is "poetic"? Is it structure? Messaging? Light, dark, or full of nature - or, not? Does it define the author? Does it need to be "consistent"? Can it be within short works, films, not just poetry? What do YOU find "poetic"? Define it in less than 300 words using any form and structure you desire to show YOUR poetic side. Deadline: Today!
historical conversation Write a story that starts with the sentence: It was like any other ordinary morning, then I felt myself hurtiling thorugh time and space and then I was somewhere where I didn't even recognise. Deadline: In 2 Days
Writing Prompt Contest Best Ever Sex Any form of poetry is acceptable. See announcement for details. Deadline: In 2 Days
Romantic Flash With A Twist! This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: In 5 Days
Create a Rock n' Roll Band This contest challenged writers to start a story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence. Deadline: In 6 Days
I Myte Remix Remix the original story like a musician remixes music. At the end hint at the correct definition of Fortuitous. Deadline: In 6 Days
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? This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Jul 10th
Game Show Guru This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jul 10th
Native American Stories This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jul 10th
Turn into Prose This contest provides a poem containing a story which can be rewritten in prose. Contestants are required to do so and are free to add information and details. Deadline: Jul 10th
Mordred's Tale The topic for this contest is Mordred - the illegitimate son of the incestous relationship between Arthur and his sister Morgan le fey - must be from Mordred's perspective - preferably adult - inspiration from the song 'Mordreds Lullabye' Deadline: Jul 10th
Biblically Inspired II Write a Biblically inspired 8-24 lined rhyming poem. Please include the verses and reference in the author's note section. It can be one or more Bible verses that you draw from, but it must be from the same chapter. Deadline: Jul 11th
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: Jul 11th
Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story based on the character pictured in this announcement. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Jul 15th
Blank Verse This is free verse poetry contest. It is iambic pentameter without rhyme. Deadline: Jul 15th
1,000-Word Story This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jul 15th
Tom is having a breakdown! Tom is looking for an assistant and needs you to write a proposal as to why you are the best candidate for the job. Deadline: Jul 15th
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: Jul 16th
Tall Tales & Campfire Stories Hello happy campers. You've had a fun day. Now, it's time to sit around the campfire, roast some marshmallows and tell some tall tales and campfire stories before crawling into your sleeping bags. See announcement for details. Deadline: Jul 17th
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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Jul 20th
Best Magical Writer This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jul 22nd
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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Jul 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: Aug 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: Aug 2nd
The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Aug 9th
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: Aug 11th
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. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 16th
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: Aug 21st
Come to Paradise This is a story with 1,500 to 10,000 words. It's about a choice that someone has to choose to send a certain amount of people to another plant that can sustain human life. Deadline: Aug 22nd
Oh Mummy You Didn't ! This is a topic based contest - Mummy(ies) acting badly (or naughty). Write a story based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 23rd
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "Something was wrong." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug 28th
Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug 31st

Summertime Poetry For our Summertime Poetry Contest we are looking for poems that somehow incorporate this time of year. Poems should be summertime oriented. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep 4th
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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep 11th
Horror or Thriller Story Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Sep 17th
Senryu Poetry 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: Sep 21st
Summertime Story For our Summertime Story Contest we are looking for stories that somehow capture this time of year. Stories should be summertime oriented but creative approaches are welcomed. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep 28th
Brutal Authority Tell us about a time you were abused by someone in authority. Deadline: Sep 30th

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 poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 6th
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: Oct 15th

Hidden Beast II This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement - Werewolf/Werewolves. Deadline: Nov 6th

Rankings Details on the FanStory.com Rankings for Poets, Short Story Writers, Novelists and Script Writers. Deadline: Dec 31st

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 poem with only a few words for our Haiku Poetry contest.

Write a story that uses this image for our Strong Character contest.

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

Write a poem that tells a story for our Tell A Story In A Poem 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 poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith 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.

For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide.

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

Write a poem for our Summertime Poetry contest.

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.

Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror or Thriller Story contest.

Write a short three line poem for our Senryu Poetry contest.

Capture this time of the year in a story for our Summertime Story contest.

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

Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Cinquain Poetry contest.

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