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Writing Contests

Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 1st Writing Prompt Contest Spring Write a poem about how spring affects you. It can be humorous, inspirational, romantic - whatever you feel as springtime returns. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Difference between men and women Describe the difference between men and women, or man and woman, in 200 words or less. Your choice of form, it can be anything. They can be any age, babies, young, old, etc. It can be as simple as the following: Men are big. Women are small. Deadline: Today! It was worth it This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Please follow the A L' Arora format Deadline: Tomorrow! Lord or Lady You're a Lord or a Lady! In 3,000 words or less explain how you came into power. Did you inherit, cheat, steal or take your position? How is life for the people under your rule of the lands. Are you bored with your circumstances? Be creative! Deadline: Tomorrow! 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: Tomorrow! Writing Prompt Contest Roswell Drabble Write a drabble about one of the characters from the television show "Roswell". It can be for any of the characters in the show. Have fun with it. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Parenthood: An indelible memory Describe a memory, a lesson taught or learned, or a moment shared that will stay with both parent and child forever. Prose only. No minimum or maximun word count. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Mad Men Mania Am having Mad Men withdrawals. Ever since the last season , I keep thinking about what will happen to the characters. Would like to hear your take on it in the 1980's and possibly the nineties. You could write about them in present day too. Whatever floats your boat. Keep it under 1000 words. Deadline: Today! Reflections: Reviewing & Reviews The topic for this poetry contest is: Reflections on Reviewing & Reviewers at fanstory. Deadline: In 2 Days Endings and beginnings This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: In 3 Days Let's Solve A Murder This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: In 3 Days You Are What You Were When write a memoir or essay about the world as you discovered it at age 10. Deadline: In 5 Days 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: In 6 Days Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: In 6 Days 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 6 Days Nerd City This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Mar 1st Shipwrecked Sonnet Contest Write an English Sonnet about survivor(s) who are stranded from a shipwreck at sea. See contest terms for more details. Deadline: Mar 1st 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: Mar 2nd 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 for the winning entry. Deadline: Mar 5th Who's Important Write about who is the most important to you. Deadline: Mar 5th 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: Mar 8th If you knew how it would turn out.. Would you have made the same choice? Deadline: Mar 10th The villain Tell a superhero story through the eyes of a villain. The villain is the main character in the story. Deadline: Mar 11th Moving Mountains; Poetry Wands Enter a poem that is spiritually based. The objective is to teach and inform others on how you can use your faith to move mountains Deadline: Mar 11th A-Z Poetry This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided, and please refer to the contest rules and guidelines before posting your work. :-) Deadline: Mar 14th A Crown of Heroic Sonnets Write a Crown of Heroic Sonnets. Refer to the contest description for rules and examples. Deadline: Mar 15th This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The room was empty." Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Mar 16th 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: Mar 23rd 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. Cash prize to this poetry contest winner. Deadline: Mar 28th 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. Cash prize to this poetry contest winner. Deadline: Apr 3rd 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. This poetry contest rewards a cash prize. Deadline: Apr 9th 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: Apr 14th 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. This poetry contest rewards a cash prize. Deadline: Apr 21st 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: Apr 28th 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: May 3rd 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 "lost love" This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: May 9th 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. Cash prize to this poetry contest winner. Deadline: May 16th 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 Roswell A Free Style Write a short story or a novel from the television show Roswell. Deadline: May 26th 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. Cash prize to this poetry contest winner. Deadline: May 31st Horror Story Writing Contest Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. Cash prize to the winner. 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 to this poetry contest winner. 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. Cash prize to this poetry contest winner. Deadline: Jun 19th

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. New writers to FanStory.com are invited to write for the New Arrival 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. 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. How will you rank?