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Senryu
Deadline: In 3 Days

Short Love Poem
Deadline: Aug 7th

Free Verse Poetry
Deadline: Aug 13th

The Words Are The Same
Deadline: Aug 20th

Acrostic Poetry
Deadline: Aug 27th

Tetractys
Deadline: Sep 2nd

Strong Character
Deadline: Sep 12th

Cinquain Poetry
Deadline: Sep 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.

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 $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Today!
Writing Prompt Contest I'm a rock star Write a short story explaining which rock star you are and why. Deadline: In 2 Days

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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: In 3 Days
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 $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: In 3 Days
Tall Tales & Campfire Stories Write a Tall Tale or Campfire Story. See announcement for details. Deadline: Aug 5th
Create a Beat Write a poem of any length, any genre on any content as long as the poem clearly demonstrates a specific beat (scansion, rhythm, meter). Help me celebrate National Dance Day (July 31st) by demonstrating the importance of beat in our lives. Deadline: Aug 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: Aug 5th
Movies of 2010 Write what you think of the movies of this year 2010. State why you think the way you do about the films in a poem. Deadline: Aug 6th
Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 7th
Write a parody of a Beatles song Write a concise parody of a beatles song that is funny, innovative and in the style of the beatles. Have fun don't stress to much about it. Like the beatles songs they must have an AB rhyme scheme. Deadline: Aug 9th
Deadly Thoughts This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 10th
Free form fill in the blank. Think of the other possible combustables in the shop setting, what you don't like about 3200 deg. f. or what you may have lost due to the error. Deadline: Aug 11th
Satirical Essay Take an idea that you consider to be ridiculously wrong and write an essay taking the side opposite to your own view. Deadline: Aug 12th
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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Aug 13th
Minimalist Diagnostic Acrostic Write a minimalist acrostic poem for this contest. A minimalist acrostic poem is a poem using ONE word per line and where the first letter of each line spells out a word. Deadline: Aug 15th
write a prayer poetic form of prayer, any religion, serious prayers only, no humor allowed Deadline: Aug 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: Aug 16th
Write About This Picture Write a story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 17th
The Orb Someone, somewhere, can see a floating spherical object. Can you write a poem about it? Please see announcement for rules. Deadline: Aug 17th
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 20th
You Got Me Going This contest challenged writers to start a story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence. Deadline: Aug 22nd
Start with this sentence This contest challenged writers to start a story with this sentence: "Some things never change." Deadline: Aug 22nd
Explain It To Me You're a young woman who is a secret agent and need to tell her parents their lives are in danger. This is without giving them the information you are a secret agent. Deadline: Aug 24th
Apocalypse Write a story that starts with the sentence: And then I was alone. Deadline: Aug 26th
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: Aug 27th
Romantic Flash Fiction Write a story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Aug 28th
And how was your day? This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Aug 30th
Blank Verse III This contest is for blank verse. All lines must be in iambic pentameter with no rhymes unless they are interior in consecutive lines. Please submit your entry early enough that if work is needed, it can be corrected. Deadline: Aug 31st

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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Sep 2nd
Summer Writing Assignment. The topic for this contest is: Like A Virgin. Write a story that incorporates: Doing something you've never done before, and using the experience in scene. Deadline: Sep 10th
Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story that based on the scene pictured in this announcement. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep 12th
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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Sep 22nd
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 "Lost" This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Sep 28th
Summertime Poetry For our Summertime Poetry Contest we are looking for poems that somehow incorporate this time of year. Poems should be summertime oriented. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Sep 31st

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: Oct 3rd
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? $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 8th
Horror Story Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Oct 13th
Quatrain Poetry Write a quatrain poem for this contest. A quatrain poem is a poem with a clear rhyme scheme and four lines per stanza. Read the announcement for a sample poem. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Oct 18th
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: Oct 28th

Anagrammic Story Write a story or poem at least sixty words in length, each line of which is an anagram of 'Anagrammic Story'. Deadline: Nov 1st
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: Nov 1st
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 contest for poets. Deadline: Nov 8th
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." $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Nov 15th
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: Nov 20th
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The bed was empty." This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Nov 25th

Ode to a Muslim This is a contest in which one writes an ode praising someone in early Islamic history. Deadline: Dec 31st

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

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

Write a poem for our Summertime Poetry contest.

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

Write a poem for our Haiku contest.

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

Share a poem for our Quatrain Poetry contest.

Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith contest.

Write a poem with only a few words for our Tanka Poetry contest.

Write a poem that tells a story for our Share A Story In A Poem 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 poem that follows the format specified in the announcement for our New Arrival Poetry contest. A contest specifically 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.

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