2018 Writing Contests
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Contests Announced Today
Ode Poetry
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic.3 Line Poetry Contest
Share a poem that has three lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable count. It's similar to a haiku but you can write about anything.' Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Tomorrow!All Contests
Loop Poetry Contest
Write a poem with a specific format for this contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: In 5 DaysOne Line Poem
Can you write a complete poem - with only one line? That is the challenge of this writing contest. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Sep 28th150 Words Flash Fiction
You only have 150 words! Can you write a complete story with this amount of words? That is the challenge of this flash fiction writing contest. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 3rd2-4-2 Poetry
Share a poem with a specific syllable count and only three lines. Cash Prize. Deadline: Oct 9th5-7-5 Poetry Contest
Share a poem that has three lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable count. It's similar to a haiku but you can write about anything.' Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 14thMinute
Share a poem that has a specific syllable count. Details in the contest announcement. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 16thShare Your Story
What's your story. Give details about your life and how you can to be where you are. Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest. Cash Prize. Deadline: Oct 20thFour Line Poem
Write a poem wtih only four lines that has a special syllable count. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 25thHaiku Poetry Contest
Write a three line poem to enter this poetry contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Oct 27th75 Words Flash Fiction
For this writing contest you are to write a story with only 750 words. That is the extreme amount of words for a flash fiction. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Oct 28th3 Line Poetry Contest
Write a poem to someone special for this writing contest but it must follow a specific syllable count of 5-7-5 or 5-7-7 Cash Prize. Deadline: Oct 29thHalloween Poetry Contest
This poetry contest challenges you to share poems of Halloween Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 31stFree Verse Poetry Contest
Share a poem without restrictions for this free verse poetry contest. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 2ndThis Sentence Starts The Story
For this contest we provide you with the first sentence to start your story. What you do with it from there is up to you. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 4thHalloween Horror Writing
Halloween writing is the topic of this writing contest The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 5th5-7-5 Poem
Share a poem that has three lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable count. It's similar to a haiku but you can write about anything.' Cash Prize. Deadline: Nov 6thHorror Story Writing Contest
Share a horror story for this writing contest. Past greats such as Stephen King have made careers with horror writing. Now is your chance to share your horror story for this writing contest. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 10thFaith Poetry Contest
Share your poem with the topic of 'faith' for this writintg contest. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Nov 15thDialogue Only Writing Contest
Dialogue is an important part of any story. For this writing contest your challenge is to write a story only using dialogue. No speech tags. No descriptions. Write a story as if those writing were talking on the telephone or texting. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 20thFlash Fiction Writing Contest
A flash fiction story is a story that only has a few words - but tells a complete story. Your challenge is to share a story that only uses a few words but tell a comlete story in the process. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Nov 30thI Can't
Write a poem that begins with the words specified to enter this poetry contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Dec 3rdTanka Poetry Contest
To enter this contest share a poem that has five lins with the specified syllable count. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Dec 10thTrue Story Contest
Share a true story for this writing contest. Share something in your life that is either dark, exciting or interesting and write a story to enter this contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Dec 15th5 Line Poem
Write a five line poem for this writing contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Dec 17thLune Poetry Contest
Write a three line poem to enter this contest. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Dec 22ndRhyming Poem
Write a poem that rhymes for this contest. Your poem can be any type but must have a clear rhyme scheme. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Dec 30th100 Word Flash Fiction
This flash fiction writing contest challenges you to share a story with only 100 words. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Jan 4th5-7-5 Poetry Writing
Share a poem that has three lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable count. It's similar to a haiku but you can write about anything.' This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jan 8thShare A Story In A Poem
Your poem should tell a story for this contest. The challenge is to write a poem of any type that also tells a story. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jan 12thNon-Fiction Writing Contest
Share a non-fiction story for this contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jan 15thSonnet Poetry Contest
Write a sonnet poem to enter this writing contest. Read the contest announcement for the details on writing a sonnet. Cash Prize. Deadline: Jan 18thLove Poem Poetry Contest
This contest challenges you to write a poem that is a love poem. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jan 23rdDribble Flash Fiction
Can you share a complete story with only 50 words? It can be done. Share your short story but only use 50 words. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Jan 26thNonet Poetry Contest
This poem only has 9 words. To enter this writing contest share a poem that has nine lines and a specific format. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jan 30thAcrostic Poetry Contest
For this contest pay special attention to the first letter of each line. Because your goal is to spell out a word using the first letter of each line in the poem. Cash Prize. Deadline: Feb 5thSix Word Poetry Contest
Six words is all you get for this poetry contest. Can you share a poem with only six words? The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 10th100 Word Writing Contest
Share a story of romance for this writing contest. Romance is one of the biggest sellers in the book stories. You can have quite a career with it. Now is your chance. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 11th20 Syllable Poem
Your challenge for this writing contest is to share a poem that only has 20 syllables. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Feb 17thRhyming Poetry Contest
Write a poem that rhymes for this contest. Your poem can be any type but must have a clear rhyme scheme. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 21st5-7-5 Poetry
Share a poem that has three lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable count. It's similar to a haiku but you can write about anything.' This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 28thABC Poetry Contest
An ABC poem follows the alphabet. Start each line with a letter in the alphabet that follows the previous line. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Mar 3rdFlash Fiction
For this writing contest you are to write a story with only 750 words. That is the extreme amount of words for a flash fiction. Cash Prize. Deadline: Mar 8thCinquain Poetry
Write a poem with a specific syllable count to enter this writing contest. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Mar 12th
