2023 Writing Contests
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Love Poem
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic.
Poem on the Range
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic. Deadline: In 1 DaysContests That Close Soon
Dribble 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: Today!All Contests
One Line Poem
Can you write a complete poem - with only one line? That is the challenge of this writing contest. Cash Prize. Deadline: In 5 Days75 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. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Next Week.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.' The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Apr 9thSci Fi or Fantasy Writing Contest
Write a sci fi or fantasy story. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Apr 12thHaiku
Six words is all you get for this poetry contest. Can you share a poem with only six words? Cash Prize. Deadline: Apr 15thRhyming Poem
Write a poem that rhymes for this contest. Your poem can be any type but must have a clear rhyme scheme. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Apr 20th8 Words or Less 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: Apr 26thHaiku 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: May 1stLoop Poetry Contest
Write a poem with a specific format for this contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: May 6thBetrayal Poetry Contest
Write a poem in any form or style with Betrayal as the central theme. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: May 10thFantasy Writing Contest
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. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: May 13thWhat Is Love Poetry
Share your poem with the topic of 'faith' for this writintg contest. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: May 18thFree Verse Poem
Share a poem without restrictions for this free verse poetry contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: May 22nd80 Word Flash Fiction
This flash fiction writing contest challenges you to share a story with only 100 words. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: May 26thMy Faith Poetry
Share your poem with the topic of 'faith' for this writintg contest. Cash Prize. Deadline: May 30thHaiku Poetry Contest
Write a three line poem to enter this poetry contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Jun 3rdShare 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. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 5thTake A Photo Poetry
Take a photo of something with your camera and write a poem about it. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 8th20 Syllable Poem
Hemingway wrote a poem with only six words that is quite famous. Now is your chance. Write a poem with only 20 words for a chance at the cash prize. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 14thThis 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. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jun 16th3-6-9 Poem
Share a poem with a specific syllable count and only three lines. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 18thA First Book Chapter
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. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Jun 22nd5-7-5 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.' The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 24thNonet Poetry Contest
This poem only has 9 words. To enter this writing contest share a poem that has nine lines and a specific format. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 30thRomance Writing Contest
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. Cash Prize. Deadline: Jul 3rdShare 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: Jul 7thNewbie Flash Fiction
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jul 8th2-4-2 Poetry
Share a poem with a specific syllable count and only three lines. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jul 11thHorror 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: Jul 15thFree Form Poetry Contest
Share a poem without restrictions for this free verse poetry contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Jul 19thTrue 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. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jul 22nd5-7-5 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.' The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jul 26thWestern Writing Contest
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. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jul 31stAcrostic 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 to the winner. Deadline: Aug 1stFaith Flash
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. Deadline: Aug 3rdSonnet Poetry Contest
Write a sonnet poem to enter this writing contest. Read the contest announcement for the details on writing a sonnet. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Aug 6thDialogue 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. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Aug 9thLune Poetry Contest
Write a three line poem to enter this contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 12thNon-Fiction Writing Contest
The challenge of this contest is to write a story or essay about real people in a compelling and dramatic manner. Cash Prize. Deadline: Aug 15thMinute Poetry Contest
Share a poem that has a specific syllable count. Details in the contest announcement. Cash Prize. Deadline: Aug 17th5-7-5 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.' This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 22ndTwo Line Poem
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 to the winner. Deadline: Aug 26th100 Word Flash Fiction
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: Aug 30thFree Verse Poetry Contest
Share a poem without restrictions for this free verse poetry contest. Cash Prize. Deadline: Sep 1stWhat do you like best about a Man
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic. Cash Prize. Deadline: Sep 3rd5-7-5 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: Sep 7thThe Storm Writing Contest
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: Sep 10thFour Line Poem
Write a poem wtih only four lines that has a special syllable count. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Sep 14thFlash 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 to the winner. Deadline: Sep 17th15 Syllable Poem
Your challenge for this writing contest is to share a poem that only has 20 syllables. Cash Prize. Deadline: Sep 20thWhat do you like best about a Woman?
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Sep 24thFaith Poetry Contest
Share your poem with the topic of 'faith' for this writintg contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Sep 27thTanka Poetry Contest
To enter this contest share a poem that has five lins with the specified syllable count. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 1stTrue Story Flash
This flash fiction writing contest challenges you to share a story with only 100 words. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 3rd3 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 6thWrite A Screenplay
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Oct 8th5 Line Poem
Write a five line poem for this writing contest. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 11thWrite A Rant
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. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 13thTemptation Poetry Contest
What are your temptations? Write a poem on the topic of temptation for your chance at the cash prize. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 16thChildren's Poetry Contest
Write a poem that rhymes for this contest. Your poem can be any type but must have a clear rhyme scheme. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 21stLove Poem Poetry Contest
This contest challenges you to write a poem that is a love poem. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Oct 26thABC Poetry Contest
An ABC poem follows the alphabet. Start each line with a letter in the alphabet that follows the previous line. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 30thDear God
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. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 3rd6 Word Poetry
Six words is all you get for this poetry contest. Can you share a poem with only six words? This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 6thCinquain Poetry
Write a poem with a specific syllable count to enter this writing contest. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 10thRhyming Poetry Contest
Write a poem that rhymes for this contest. Your poem can be any type but must have a clear rhyme scheme. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Nov 15thNo Rules Poetry Contest
Share a poem without restrictions for this free verse poetry contest. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 17thEntering Writing Contests
To enter writing contests view the contest announcement. If you plan to enter the contest reserve a spot in the contest. Reserving a spot will give you the option to easily enter the writing contest at a later time. You can create a list of writing contests that you plan to enter. When you post your writing you will be prompted for the text of your post (can be copied and pasted from your word processor), a title and description. You can include an image with your writing as well.All entries will receive feedback. So after you post your entry in the writing contest we will make it available to other authors. They will give you feedback that you can use to improve your writing at anytime. After you post your short story, poem or book chapter you can make changes to it. This listing will be updated daily as we make more writing contests available.
