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: Tomorrow!
Summertime Story Contest 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. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: In 2 Days
Poetry for the Intelligentsia A contest designed to enrich vocabulary. Poems must contain words three syllables or more except for conjunctions (e.g. "and", "but", etc.), prepositions (e.g. "in", "into", "upon", etc.), and articles ("the, "a", and "an".) Pronouns are not allowed. Deadline: In 3 Days
Invisibility One day you discovered that you can turn invisible! How did you discover? What do you do? How does your invisibility work? Deadline: In 3 Days
Newspaper Article Be a freelance reporter and write a shocking story full of facts. Deadline: In 3 Days
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: In 4 Days
The "Hard boiled "private eye" You're a private eye in a big city you are involved in the solving of the crime Deadline: In 5 Days
Story of the Month Each month a vote determines the Story of the Month. All stories posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: In 5 Days
Playing it Serious Best to read the announcement over this one. Deadline: Sep. 7th
5 Days Left, What Can I Do? Pretend that you've just found out that you have been sent out to war, in the nineteen fifties. You have five days before you are officialy on duity for the airforce. What haven't you done that you've always wanted to do? Deadline: Sep. 7th
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. 10th
Just One Night This contest challenged writers to start a story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence. Deadline: Sep. 10th
Your Favoite Famous Poet Write about your favorite, famous poet.
24 lines max.
ONLY FOUR syllables per line. ALL poems MUST rhyme.
Example:
Mary Howett
A fable told
Insects do cry,
A wicked web
A parlor bright
Spider and fly
Deadline: Sep. 10th
Romance Romance where art thou You are challenged to write a poem that somehow incorporates the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Sep. 12th
Book of the Month Each month one book 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. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep. 12th
Use These Words In A Poem The challenge of this contest is to write a poem using the words provided in the contest announcement. Deadline: Sep. 16th
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
Your Brush with Greatness Write about an encounter with someone famous. What happened? Did you talk to them? What did you notice about them? Were they different than you imagined? Shorter than they look on TV? Were they friendly or stuck up? Deadline: Sep. 17th
Quatrain Poetry Write a quatrain poem -- see details Deadline: Sep. 19th
Faith Poetry 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 is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Sep. 21st
Haiku Poetry Write a 3/5/3 haiku Deadline: Sep. 22nd
The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Sep. 25th
Poetic Art This poetry contest challenges you to write a poem that incorporates the artwork provided. Your poem can become part of this artwork. View the announcement to see the image. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Sep. 30th
A Devastating Decision You have a decision to make, a benign tumor is pressing on your brain stem. The only option to full recovery is surgery, but that surgery will leave you completely deaf. What do you do? Deadline: Sep. 30th
Pangrams with a Twist This is a topic based contest. Are you up for a challenge? Deadline: Oct. 1st
Book of the Month Each month one book 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. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Oct. 12th
Haiku Poetry 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? $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Oct. 18th
Vampire Love Write a romantic vampire love story based on the details provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Oct. 21st
Flash Fiction The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. A writer must take away the excess until the story is left with nothing but the clean-scraped core of a story. The topic is "the conversation". This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct. 22nd
Memories of a loved and lost parent The topic for this contest is: Memories of a loved and lost parent. Write a tribute about a beloved parent, or parents, who have passed away. Deadline: Oct. 23rd
Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story based on the character pictured in this announcement. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Oct. 25th
Tell 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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Oct. 30th
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 poetry contest. Deadline: Oct. 31st
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. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Oct. 31st
Book Report Write a book report. The winner of this contest will be the person that best persuades the reader to go out and buy a copy of the book recommended. Deadline: Nov. 8th
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "Stop or I'll shoot." $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Nov. 14th
Poetry In Art This poetry contest challenges you to write a poem that incorporates the artwork provided. View the announcement to see the image. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Nov. 23rd
Faith Non-Fiction The theme for this non-fiction contest is "faith". We are looking for personal essays, memoirs, and works of literary nonfiction that in some way pertain to the theme. It can be spiritual, political, or funny. Creative approaches welcomed. This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Nov. 29th
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 poetry contest. Deadline: Nov. 30th
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: "It was time to make a change." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Dec. 16th
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: Dec. 26th
Rankings Details on the the FanStory.com Rankings for Poets, Short Story Writers, Novelists and Script Writers. Deadline: Dec. 31st
2008 Predictions Make Predictions for 2008. Must be made by 1-31-08 Deadline: Dec. 31st
FanStory Idol 2008 Do you have what it takes to be named the first ever FanStory Idol? If so, write a song of any genre (romance, pop, country or, yes, even comedy) and submit it here. There is no required song length, topic or beat. Deadline: Dec. 31st
Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith Poetry contest.
For our The Words Are The Same contest we challenge you to write a poem that uses the words specified in the announcement.
Write a poem that somehow incorporates this image for our Poetic Art contest.
Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Haiku 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 story that uses this image for our Strong Character contest.
Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem.
Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site.
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.
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