From FundsforWriters - Feedback For Your Writing

Published: Wed, 12/03/08

Hello FundsforWriters readers. Enclosed is a neat site that has so much information that I had to send a separate mailing. The competitions are cool, and you receive feedback for your entries. A fun writing experience. ~HOPE CLARK

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Contests shown in bold offer cash prizes.

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? This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Dec. 10th
"Unto Thine Own Self Be True" This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic "unto thine own self be true" Entries must have four or more stanzas, having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem. Deadline: Dec. 12th
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: Dec. 13th
Write a Canadian Poem Use these Canadian words in a rhyming poem. You'll probably have to look some of them up. Deadline: Dec. 13th
Penitence Is he or she penitent enough? Deadline: Dec. 13th
Spenserian Sonnet Challange This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Dec. 14th
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. Deadline: Dec. 14th
Keep It Simple Poetry Write a rhymed, metered, narrative poem (indicate rhyme scheme and meter in author's notes) of at least thirty-two (32) lines using words of only two syllables or less. Deadline: Dec. 15th
Hi Sugar This contest challenged writers to start a story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence and the situation described. Deadline: Dec. 15th
What Ever Happened To....? This is a topic based contest. Tell us what happens to a famous duo or group after the fact. Deadline: Dec. 15th
Complete a modern day rendition... Parents try desperately to get their kids in bed before Santa's arrival.-Keep it clean and in the spirit of the holiday if you will. Deadline: Dec. 15th
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." This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Dec. 16th
Christian Historical Fiction Write a short historical story using Christian themes. Deadline: Dec. 16th
Culinary exploits. This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Dec. 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: Dec. 16th
On Forgiveness Write a poem on the subject of Forgiveness Deadline: Dec. 17th
The Black Sheep Add drama and intrigue to an existing biographical chapter by improving its style and presenting it as seen from a third person's perspective. Deadline: Dec. 18th
My Sovereign Castle In The Air This is a topic based contest. Write a quintuplet rime royal sonnet based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Dec. 19th
Be a Script Writer. Write a short script targeted at a young adult audience on any subject. Deadline: Dec. 20th
MOM What does the word MOM mean to you? Deadline: Dec. 20th
Tis the Season Create a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. With the Christmas season upon us, write an acrostic poem about the season. It can be funny, spiritual, family or any thing else but has to be about the Christmas holiday. Deadline: Dec. 22nd
Chill My Blood The topic for this contest is to write a short 'Chiller' story. Really send shudders down the reader's spine, and have them sleeping with the light on. Frighten them, disgust them, and play on their minds. Deadline: Dec. 22nd
Flash Fiction Write a Flash Fiction story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Dec. 23rd
"See-Through" Personal Ad Write a personal ad for a date. Be very frank and honest about your characteristics and traits with a twist of humor...hence, a "See-Through" Personal Ad. Deadline: Dec. 23rd
Holiday Story For our Holiday story contest we are looking for stories that are holiday oriented. Creative approaches are welcomed. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Dec. 25th
Holiday Poetry For our Holiday poetry contest we are looking for poems that somehow capture the experiences of this time of the year. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Dec. 25th
A Road Less Traveled The topic for this contest is: A place you have traveled in body or spirit. See the announcement for the details. Deadline: Dec. 25th
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. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Dec. 26th
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 light". This writing contest rewards a $100 prize to the winner. Deadline: Dec. 26th
Nanowrimo War Stories This is a topic based contest. Write a story specifically on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Dec. 27th
Meet with Muse on New Year's Eve Meet with your Muse on New Year's Eve and write a story describing this encounter. See announcement for more details. Deadline: Dec. 28th
New Years Senryu This is a topic based contest. Write a New Years Senryu poem. Deadline: Dec. 28th
Rankings Details on the the FanStory.com Rankings for Poets, Short Story Writers, Novelists and Script Writers. Deadline: Dec. 31st
ChooseYourMeter/NotYourRimeScheme Entries must be 1 stanza/12 lines, w/rime scheme:ABCDEF ABCDEF. Entrants may select 3-5 metrical feet per line, but must use the same # of feet per line; & may select from types of feet shown in contest annc. Must specify what type/how many in notes Deadline: Dec. 31st

Story of the Month Each month a vote determines the Story of the Month. All stories posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: Jan. 2nd
The Greatest Gift This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Jan. 3rd
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. Deadline: Jan. 14th
Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story based on the character pictured in this announcement. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Jan. 19th
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "We should have known better." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Jan. 22nd
Crown Of Heroic Sonnets Challenge The challenge requires you to write a crown of sonnets using the Heroic Sonnet format. Deadline: Jan. 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Jan. 26th
Use These Words A rimed, metered poem that uses at least 13 of 26 words exactly as they are written. If an entry changes the tense or other form of a word, that's fine, BUT it takes two changed words to equal one unchanged (i.e. 12 unchanged words and 2 changed... Deadline: Jan. 31st

Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Feb. 7th
Valentines Love Poem Write a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. Your love poem can be fictional or non-fictional. It can be humorous or a serious love poem. The choice is yours. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Feb. 14th
Valentines Story For our Valentines Story Writing Contest we are looking for stories that have Valentines Day playing a clear role in the storyline. Creative approaches welcomed. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Feb. 14th
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: Feb. 20th
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: Feb. 25th
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: Feb. 28th

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. $100 prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Mar. 21st

Write a poem for our Haiku Poetry contest.

Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Quatrain Poetry 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.

Write a story for the holidays. Somehow include the holiday season in your Holiday Story contest entry.

Write a poem for the holidays. How will you approach our Holiday 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.

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.