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Tetractys
Deadline: Today!

Strong Character
Deadline: Sep 12th

Cinquain Poetry
Deadline: Sep 22nd

Flash Fiction
Deadline: Sep 28th

Summertime Poetry
Deadline: Sep 30th

Summertime Story
Deadline: Oct 3rd

Haiku
Deadline: Oct 8th

Horror Story
Deadline: Oct 13th

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We have an exciting poetry and writing contest lineup. All contests are free to writers. The writing contests shown in bold offer cash prizes. All other contests were created by site members and offer a friendly competition for member dollar prize pools.

Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Tomorrow!
Tetractys Write a Tetractys poem. This is a poem, with only five lines. Each line adds one syllable until the last stanza which has ten syllables. See an example and details in the announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Today!
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: Today!
Movies of 2010 Write what you think of the movies of this year 2010. State why you think the way you do about the films in a poem. Deadline: Tomorrow!
Writing Prompt Contest Give me your Counsel! Pick three pieces of advice that you would say were the most important "rules" for living life on planet Earth and write a poem about them. Any style, any length. Be creative and have fun! Please see announcement for further information. Deadline: Today!
Outlands Write a strong character story in science fiction or science fantasy genre based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: In 3 Days
How I began writing poetry This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: In 3 Days
Explain It To Me You're a young woman who is a secret agent and need to tell her parents their lives are in danger. This is without giving them the information you are a secret agent. Deadline: In 5 Days
Summer Writing Assignment. The topic for this contest is: Like A Virgin. Write a story that incorporates: Doing something you've never done before, and using the experience in scene. Deadline: Sep 10th
Obama's Presidency This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Sep 11th
Turn a song into a story This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Sep 11th
Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story that based on the scene pictured in this announcement. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep 12th
Six Word Movie Review Write a Six Word Review For a Movie. Deadline: Sep 14th
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: Sep 16th
Mysterious Romances This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the announcement. Interweave mystery-solving with a romance between the two primary characters. They should solve the crime together, as they fall in love. Deadline: Sep 20th
Anything About Fanstory Contests This is a topic based contest. Write an essay about contests and prompts in Fanstory. Feel free to voice your opinions. Deadline: Sep 20th
Cinquain Poetry Write an "Cinquain" poem for this contest. A cinquain poem is a poem that follows a specific format. Read the announcement for a sample poem. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Sep 22nd
How sexy What turns you on, what is sexy about you? Write your experience on this topic in a free verse. Deadline: Sep 24th
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: Sep 27th
Flash Fiction 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" The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep 28th
Summertime Poetry For our Summertime Poetry Contest we are looking for poems that somehow incorporate this time of year. Poems should be summertime oriented. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Sep 30th

Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Oct 1st
Story of the Month Each month a vote determines the Story of the Month. All stories posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Oct 1st
Summertime Story For our Summertime Story Contest we are looking for stories that somehow capture this time of year. Stories should be summertime oriented but creative approaches are welcomed. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 3rd
Haiku For this contest you are challenged to write a Haiku poem. Haiku is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Can you paint a mental image using only three lines? This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Oct 8th
Horror Story Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 13th
Quatrain Poetry Write a quatrain poem for this contest. A quatrain poem is a poem with a clear rhyme scheme and four lines per stanza. Read the announcement for a sample poem. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 18th
Past Lives Write a story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Oct 21st
Faith 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Oct 28th
Aigner Chocolate Challenge Write a three to four paragraph 'About Us' for a very old chocolate company in New York City. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct 31st
Halloween Poetry Write a horror or thriller poem for our Halloween poetry writing contest. We are looking for horror or thriller poetry. Put your readers on edge or terrorize them with your words for this contest. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Oct 31st
The feeling of fall. This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Oct 31st

Anagrammic Story Write a story or poem at least sixty words in length, each line of which is an anagram of 'Anagrammic Story'. Deadline: Nov 1st
Tanka Poetry 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. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Nov 1st
Story of the Month Each month a vote determines the Story of the Month. All stories posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Nov 1st
Halloween Horror Story Write a horror or thriller story for our Halloween writing contest. Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this contest. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov 5th
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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Nov 8th
Free Verse Poetry 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Nov 15th
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. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Nov 20th
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The bed was empty." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov 25th
Senryu Write a Senryu poem. It is a form of poetry that only uses three lines. Senryu poems often refer to emotions or some other aspect of the human condition. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Nov 30th

Story of the Month Each month a vote determines the Story of the Month. All stories posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Dec 1st
Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Dec 3rd
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." This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Dec 8th
The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Dec 13th
Acrostic Poetry 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Dec 22nd
Ode to a Muslim This is a contest in which one writes an ode praising someone in early Islamic history. Deadline: Dec 31st

Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Tetractys contest.

Write a story that uses this image for our Strong Character contest.

Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Cinquain Poetry contest.

The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. Write a story with a specific word count for our Flash Fiction contest.

Write a poem for our Summertime Poetry contest.

Capture this time of the year in a story for our Summertime Story contest.

Write a poem for our Haiku contest.

Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror Story contest.

Share a poem for our Quatrain Poetry contest.

Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith contest.

Write an 'About Us' summary for a web page. Read the announcement for the details and take a chance at the chocolate prize.

We are looking for horror or thriller poetry for our Halloween Poetry contest.

Write a poem with only a few words for our Tanka Poetry contest.

Write a horror or thriller story for our Halloween Horror Story contest.

Write a poem that tells a story for our Share A Story In A Poem contest.

Write a poem for our Free Verse Poetry contest.

Write a poem that follows the format specified in the announcement for our New Arrival Poetry contest. A contest specifically for new writers to the site.

For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide.

Write a love poem with 15 words or less for our Short Love Poem contest.

Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site.

For our The Words Are The Same contest we challenge you to write a poem that uses the words specified in the announcement.

Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem.

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