Dear Lovely Readers,

 

FanStory is a writing community where you can receive feedback, converse with like minds and enter writing contests. FanStory has made the Writer's Digest's 101 Best Website for Writers for the past four years. That always captures my attention. Take a moment and see what they have to offer this spring. Enjoy!

 

C. Hope Clark

Editor, FundsforWriters.com

 

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Thousands of Writers Use FanStory.com for: Feedback - Learn from feedback that will be written on everything you write. All forms of writing welcomed including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, book chapters, and scripts. Contests - Participate in free writing contests for cash prizes. Over 50 new writing contests are opened every month. In addition, a new writing prompt contest is announced daily. Rankings - If you are talented enough you can earn a top rank or even the #1 spot in the rankings. Every comment counts towards your rank Fun - Enjoy an online experience with no match. Put your writing to work for you and enjoy the friendly and competitive nature of FanStory.com Start getting feedback in less than 5 minutes!

Selected in 2005, 2006, 2007 and now again in 2008 as one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest. Writer's Digest Wrote: Founded in 2000, this site presents free contests and peer-to-peer reviews. One fairly unique feature offered by the site is the ability to create your own contest and challenge other writers. Click here to find out more.

Contest Listing

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Contests shown in bold offer cash prizes.

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 contest. Deadline: In 2 Days 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. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: In 2 Days Valentine Fantasy Poem A whimsical, and humorous, and rhyming Valentine Fantasy Poem. Deadline: In 2 Days The Fourteener Challenge Select fourteen virtues provided in the announcement and write (with one virtue per line) how each virtue applies to how you interact with your family. Deadline: In 2 Days 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: In 2 Days 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: In 5 Days The Words Are The Same Write a poem that uses the words listed in the contest announcement. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: Feb. 20th Nanowrimo War Stories This is a topic based contest. Write a story specifically on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Feb. 21st Use These Words The challenge of this contest is to write a poem that uses the words provided in the announcement. Deadline: Feb. 24th 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: Feb. 25th Naani Poem Write a Naani poem. It's a simple format. A Naani consists of 4 lines, the total lines consists of 20 to 25 syllables. Deadline: Feb. 28th Complaint Poem or Nursery Rhyme Nursey rhyme based Deadline: Feb. 28th 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: Mar. 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: Mar. 2nd You're One of Them! "Oh God, you're one of them, aren't you?" ... Go from there with a story or script, any genre. Be creative! See full description for more details. Deadline: Mar. 3rd 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. The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Mar. 10th Humorous story about a high school Write a humorous story about an especially frustrating subject you had in the high school. This can be about any subject in the public high-school curriculum. Deadline: Mar. 10th Flash Fiction Write a Flash Fiction fantasy story based on the artwork shown in the announcement. Deadline: Mar. 11th Minute Poetry he Minute Poem is rhyming poem with a strict format. The format does offer a challenge but a minute poem is easy and enjoyable to read. See the announcement for the details and an example of this form of poem. Deadline: Mar. 11th 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: Mar. 11th Eccentricity This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Deadline: Mar. 15th 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: Mar. 19th ODETO EVIL EDDIE This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: Mar. 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. $100 prize for the winner of this contest for poets. Deadline: Mar. 21st 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 contest for poets. Deadline: Mar. 31st 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: Apr. 11th 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 poetry contest. Deadline: Apr. 17th 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 "the secret". The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Apr. 18th Strong Character A strong character can make a story. Write a story based on the character pictured in this announcement. $100 prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Apr. 27th 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." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: Apr. 28th 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: Apr. 30th This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The window was shut to keep out the cold." The winner of this contest will take away a $100 prize. Deadline: May. 10th 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: May. 11th Short Love Poem Write a short love poem with fifteen words or less. This is a contest for poets with a $100 prize. Deadline: May. 23rd Rankings Details on the FanStory.com Rankings for Poets, Short Story Writers, Novelists and Script Writers. Deadline: Dec. 31st

Write a romantic poem for our Valentines Love Poem contest. Write a romantic story for our Valentines Story 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 an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem. Write about faith for our Faith Non-Fiction contest. Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Haiku Poetry contest. Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith Poetry contest. Write a poem following the format specified for our Cinquain Poetry contest. Write a poem for our Tell A Story In A Poem 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 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. 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.

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