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Blank Verse Poetry Contest
Deadline: In 2 Days

ABAB Poetry Contest
Deadline: May 31st

Love Poem Poetry Contest
Deadline: Jun 3rd

The Zoo
Deadline: Jun 9th

Non-Fiction Writing Contest
Deadline: Jun 16th


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Imperial Court Tanka
Class Begins: June 2nd

Religious Texts/Poetry
Class Begins: June 2nd

Horror Fiction
Class Begins: June 3rd

haibun
Class Begins: June 30th

The Bible and Poetry
Class Begins: June 30th

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Upcoming Contest Deadlines

Blank Verse Poetry Contest
Write a blank verse poem for this poetry contest. A blank verse poem is written without rhymes. It does have a set metrical pattern. See the details in the announcement.
Deadline: In 2 Days

ABAB Poetry Contest
Write a ABAB poem for this contest. This is a poem with a specific rhyme scheme. Read the announcement for a sample poem and the details.
Deadline: May 31st

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.
Deadline: Jun 3rd

The Zoo
Visiting the zoo you (or your character) notice something that is not right in one of the cages.
Deadline: Jun 9th



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Writing Classes

Imperial Court Tanka
Both medieval Western and Japanese literature of the court emphasize romantic love and extol feminine virtues. In Japan, however, unlike in the West, often that court literature was written by women. Here we shall write a love or seasonal sequence in the style of the Japanese Imperial Court. Previous completion of the tanka course on this site is required. Limited enrollment.
Class Begins: June 2nd

Religious Texts/Poetry
In this class, we'll concentrate on how the beautiful literature of the world's religions can influence our poetry. We'll look at the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Scriptures, the Qur'an, and an Asian text of the student's choice. Let's aim to increase our spiritual AND literary understanding! People of all faiths or no faith welcome.
Class Begins: June 2nd

Horror Fiction
In this class, students will learn the defining characteristics of horror fiction and how it differs from related genres, such as mystery or thriller. Students will read representative stories, develop their own stories, and critique peers' work.
Class Begins: June 3rd

haibun
This course teaches that wonderful combination of prose and haiku called a haibun. Learn how to combine complementary haiku, prose, and titles into an integrated whole and have fun doing it! It is required that students should have successfully completed the haiku class or the haiga and haibun class and the haiku class.
Class Begins: June 30th

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Four week classes are only $99.00

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Fan Fiction for Divergent, by Veronica Roth. No poetry, 800 words min. and 2000 words max.
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This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
Deadline: In 2 Days

Ambition
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
Deadline: May 31st

Napalm & Silly Putty
Writing a tribute piece in honor of stand-up comedian George Carlin. Imagine him on stage and write your own piece but keep it in his style. Most importantly, have fun!
Deadline: Jun 4th
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