2020 Writing Contests
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6 Word Poetry
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: Today!All Contests
Cinquain Poetry
Write a poem with a specific syllable count to enter this writing contest. Cash Prize. Deadline: In 2 Days3 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.' This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: In 3 DaysFlash 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: In 5 Days80 Word Flash Fiction
This flash fiction writing contest challenges you to share a story with only 100 words. Cash Prize. Deadline: In 6 DaysLove Poem Poetry Contest
This contest challenges you to write a poem that is a love poem. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Next Week.New Arrival Writing Contest
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: Oct 5thOne 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: Oct 11th20 Word Poem
Six words is all you get for this poetry contest. Can you share a poem with only six words? Cash Prize. Deadline: Oct 15thRhyming Poem
Write a poem that rhymes for this contest. Your poem can be any type but must have a clear rhyme scheme. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 21stLoop Poetry Contest
Write a poem with a specific format for this contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 25thMy Faith
Share your poem with the topic of 'faith' for this writintg contest. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 30thHalloween Flash Fiction
Halloween writing is the topic of this writing contest The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 31stHalloween Poetry
This poetry contest challenges you to share poems of Halloween Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Oct 31stHaiku
Write a three line poem to enter this poetry contest. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 2ndDribble 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. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 4thTake A Photo Poetry
Take a photo of something with your camera and write a poem about it. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Nov 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. Cash Prize. Deadline: Nov 13th3-6-9 Poem
Share a poem with a specific syllable count and only three lines. Cash Prize. Deadline: Nov 18th5-7-5 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.' The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 23rdShare 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. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Nov 30th2-4-2 Poetry
Share a poem with a specific syllable count and only three lines. Cash Prize. Deadline: Dec 2ndNonet 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. Deadline: Dec 4thTrue Story Flash
This flash fiction writing contest challenges you to share a story with only 100 words. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Dec 7th5-7-5 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: Dec 10th75 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: Dec 12thShare 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 to the winner. Deadline: Dec 14thAcrostic 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. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Dec 16thSonnet Poetry Contest
Write a sonnet poem to enter this writing contest. Read the contest announcement for the details on writing a sonnet. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Dec 21stLune Poetry Contest
Write a three line poem to enter this contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Dec 31stThis 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. Deadline: Jan 2nd5-7-5 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.' This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jan 5thMinute
Share a poem that has a specific syllable count. Details in the contest announcement. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jan 10thFour Line Poem
Write a poem wtih only four lines that has a special syllable count. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jan 15thFree Verse Poetry Contest
Share a poem without restrictions for this free verse poetry contest. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jan 20thHorror 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. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Jan 22nd20 Line Poem
Six words is all you get for this poetry contest. Can you share a poem with only six words? Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Jan 26thTwo 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 Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Jan 30thDialogue 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. This contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 1st5-7-5 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 to the winner. Deadline: Feb 5thFaith Poetry Contest
Share your poem with the topic of 'faith' for this writintg contest. Cash Prize. Deadline: Feb 10thFuture Flash Fiction
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: Feb 12th3 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 to the winner. Deadline: Feb 16thTrue 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. Cash Prize. Deadline: Feb 18thTanka 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: Feb 22ndNon-Fiction Writing Contest
Share a non-fiction story for this contest. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 24th15 Syllable Poem
Your challenge for this writing contest is to share a poem that only has 20 syllables. The winner takes away a cash prize. Deadline: Feb 28th100 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: Mar 1st5 Line Poem
Write a five line poem for this writing contest. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Mar 5thRhyming Poetry Contest
Write a poem that rhymes for this contest. Your poem can be any type but must have a clear rhyme scheme. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Mar 10thWrite A Script
A writing contest with a cash prize. Read the contest announcement for the details on this contest with a specific topic. Cash Prize. Deadline: Mar 15thHaiku Poetry Contest
Write a three line poem to enter this poetry contest. Cash Prize. Deadline: Mar 17thABC Poetry Contest
An ABC poem follows the alphabet. Start each line with a letter in the alphabet that follows the previous line. Enter for your chance at the cash prize. Deadline: Mar 21stNew Arrival 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.' Cash Prize. Deadline: Apr 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.
