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Writing Prompt Contest Competition Write a free verse poem. Free verse is a form of poetry that does not necessarily follow to any specific meter patterns, rhyme, or any other pattern. Free verse, despite its freedom, often still has some elements of form. Most free verse does observe a convention of lines and structure. Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Write a funny 5-7-5. Write a funny 5-7-5. They're fast and fun. The only rule is your entry must have 17 syllables. 5 syllables in first line, 7 syllables in second line and 5 syllables in third line (17 syllables total). The subject is up to you. Have fun and make your readers laugh. Deadline: Today! Divergent: Fan Fiction Fan Fiction for Divergent, by Veronica Roth. No poetry, 800 words min. and 2000 words max. Deadline: Tomorrow! Writing Prompt Contest Political Senryu Write a Political Senryu 5-7-5 Deadline: Today! Writing Prompt Contest Create your bucket list Write a poem about the things you would like to do or accomplish before you die. (A bucket list). Deadline: In 2 Days Blank Verse Poetry Contest Write a blank verse poem for this poetry contest. A blank verse poem is written without rhymes. It does have a set metrical pattern. See the details in the announcement. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: In 3 Days It's SEXY time! This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: In 3 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 4 Days ABAB Poetry Contest Write a ABAB poem for this contest. This is a poem with a specific rhyme scheme. Read the announcement for a sample poem and the details. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: May 31st Ambition This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: May 31st Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jun 1st 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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 3rd Napalm & Silly Putty Writing a tribute piece in honor of stand-up comedian George Carlin. Imagine him on stage and write your own piece but keep it in his style. Most importantly, have fun! Deadline: Jun 4th Write a Twilight Zone episode Write a Twilight Zone episode. No scripts please. Write it in story form just like you would short fiction. Deadline: Jun 8th The Zoo Visiting the zoo you (or your character) notice something that is not right in one of the cages. The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 9th FanStory Super Friends What if you met your FS buddies and they each had super powers??!! Write a story about them that is action packed! You must give each FS buddy a "superhero" name. Do not use their screen names, real names, etc. This is a blind contest. Deadline: Jun 15th Non-Fiction Writing Contest We are looking for personal essays, memoirs, and works of literary non-fiction. It can be spiritual, political, or funny. Creative approaches welcomed. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jun 16th 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 "Hope" Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Jun 23rd 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 for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 30th Easy Ways To Promote Your Book This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jun 30th 5-7-5 Poetry Contest 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 for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 5th Blood is the Life - II Write a story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Jul 6th Horror Story Writing Contest Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Jul 11th At The Bank You are waiting for a teller at the bank when you hear a commotion at the back of the line. What happens? Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Jul 13th Quatrain Poetry Contest Write a Quatrain poem for this contest. Read the announcement for a sample poem. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jul 20th Missing Bride The wedding is about to begin and the bride is no where to be found. What happened? The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: Jul 27th 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. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 3rd Butterfly In The Sky III Here's your chance to write an erotic story or novel. Deadline: Aug 22nd Birthday Bang This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided (Erotic Birthday) in the the announcement. Deadline: Aug 23rd Ode Poetry Contest Write a ode poem for this contest. It is a poem celebrating a person, event, thing. It is often written in an exalted style. Odes were originally meant to be sung.. See an example in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 26th Write About This Poetry Contest Write a poem based on the image pictured in this announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Sep 6th 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. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Sep 13th 500 Words Writing Contest Write a 500 word fictional story on any subject. Use exactly 500 words. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Sep 20th Your World In A Thousand Years Time This contest challenged writers to start a story with the specific sentence. All story's must be detailed regarding how things are different in your world of a thousand years from now. Deadline: Sep 22nd 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 winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Sep 28th 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 for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 2nd Sonnet Poetry Contest Just like Shakespeare did, discover the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 9th This Sentence Starts The Story For this writing contest write a story that starts with this sentence: "We had to make the deadline." The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: Oct 16th Nonet Poetry Contest Write a nonet poem for this contest. This is a poem with a specific format. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 23rd 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 for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Oct 29th

Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Blank Verse Poetry Contest. Share a poem for our ABAB Poetry Contest. Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Love Poem Poetry Contest. Write a non-fiction story or essay for our Non-Fiction Writing 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 Writing Contest. Write a poem with a specific format for our Tanka Poetry Contest. For our 5-7-5 Poetry Contest you've got a tight deadline. This contest is free to enter for new members to FanStory.com. Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror Story Writing Contest. Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith Poetry Contest. Write a poem that incorporates this artwork for our Write About This Poetry Contest. Challenge yourself for our ABC Poetry Contest. Write a poem that tells a story for our Share A Story In A Poem. Make your own rules for our Free Verse Poetry Contest. For our This Sentence Starts The Story you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide. For our Nonet Poetry Contest contest we challenge you to write a poem that follows a specific format. Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem. When you post at FanStory.com online statistics show you how you are doing. Everything you write impacts your rank