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3 Line 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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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Today!
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sPUNtaneous poetry
Poetry contest for poems containing at least one pun.
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4.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Not Displayed
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Humor
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12 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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24.00 member dollars
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CrystieCookie999
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Today!
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Flash Fiction
Write a story on any topic that uses 150 words.
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None
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Flash Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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2 days
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pregnancy
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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10.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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Romance
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12 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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60.00 member dollars
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beizanten
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2 days
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80 Word Flash Fiction
Write a story on any topic that uses exactly 80 words.
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None
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Flash Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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3 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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4 days
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Inventive Geniuses!
Write a poem explaining/announcing your idea of a great invention to help with daily life. This poem was inspired by mermaids poem about a 'robotic lawnmower'. Can you think of something - no matter how silly - that might your life easier? That might take a daily chore off your to-do list? Share it with us in a poem!
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4.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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14 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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16.00 member dollars
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robyn corum
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5 days
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5-7-5 Epitaph for a Rival
Write a 5-7-5 witty epitaph on a tombstone of your rival. It can be your rival in love, business or politics. Has to have a syllable count of 5-7-5. Rhyming optional.
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5.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Not Displayed
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General
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10 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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40.00 member dollars
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Eternal Muse
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6 days
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New Arrival Writing Contest
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."
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None
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Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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7 days
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Pun-Filled Short Story
Write a pun-filled short story that contains a beginning, middle, and an end. Please don't just string together a series of puns with no connection between them. No poetry please.
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3.00 member dollars
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Flash Fiction
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Not Displayed
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Humor
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12 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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18.00 member dollars
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GollyGreen32
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7 days
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The perfect crime
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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5.00 member dollars
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Fiction
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Displayed
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Mystery and Crime
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15 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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15.00 member dollars
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Anne-Marie brison
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8 days
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Murder on a beach
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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4.00 member dollars
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Fiction
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Not Displayed
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Mystery and Crime
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14 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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16.00 member dollars
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oliver818
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9 days
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All about writing
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the announcement. It can be fiction, or non-fiction, humous, drama, etc.
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7.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Displayed
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Writing
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7 of 10
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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21.00 member dollars
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Brad Bennett
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13 days
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One Line Poem
Write a monostich poem which is a poem that is only one line.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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13 days
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Essential Workers
Write a poem (of any style) in honor of essential workers.
I would like to invite you to go deep.
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5.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Not Displayed
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General
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16 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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10.00 member dollars
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lightink
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14 days
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20 Word Poem
 Write a poem with only 20 words.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Nature
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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17 days
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Rhyming Poem
Write a poem of any type that has a rhyme.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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23 days
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Loop Poetry Contest
A fun poetry type that requires you to use the last word of each sentence as the starting word of the next sentence.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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27 days
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Festival
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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10.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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Romance
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18 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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None
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beizanten
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32 days
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My Faith
Share a poem that is about your faith or how faith has impacted your life.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Spiritual
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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32 days
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Halloween Flash Fiction
 Write a horror or thriller story for our Halloween writing contest. The story can have a Halloween theme or you can use your imagination to create a story that will put your readers on edge.
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None
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Fiction
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Displayed
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Horror and Thriller
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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33 days
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Halloween Poetry
For our Halloween poetry contest we are looking for poems that somehow capture the fun, horror or excitement of this time of the year.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Horror and Thriller
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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33 days
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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?
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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35 days
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Dribble Flash Fiction
Write a story on any topic that uses 50 words.
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None
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Flash Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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37 days
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Take A Photo Poetry
Go out for a walk and take a camera, smartphone or tablet with you. Snap a picture of something interesting and write a poem about it when you get home. Post the photo along with the poem.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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41 days
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20 Syllable Poem
Write a poem that has exactly 20 syllables. Any format.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Nature
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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46 days
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A Ghost Story
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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5.00 member dollars
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Non-Fiction
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Not Displayed
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Supernatural
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10 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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40.00 member dollars
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Cass Carlton
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48 days
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3-6-9 Poem
This poem has three stanzas. Each stanza has three lines that follows the 3-6-9 syllable count. The first line has 3 syllables, the second line has 6 syllables and the last line 9 syllables. The subject can be anything.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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51 days
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5-7-5 Poetry Writing
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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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56 days
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crossdressing
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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10.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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General
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17 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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10.00 member dollars
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beizanten
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63 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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63 days
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The Language of flower
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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10.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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General
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17 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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10.00 member dollars
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beizanten
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63 days
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2-4-2 Poetry
Write a 2-4-2 syllable poem. It has three lines. The first line has 2 syllables, the second line has 4 syllables and the last line 2 syllables. The subject can be anything.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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65 days
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Nonet Poetry Contest
Write a nine line poem for this poetry contest. But you must count syllables. The first line of your poem will have 9 syllables. The second line has 8 syllables and the 7th line has seven. This continues until your final line which has one syllable.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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67 days
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True Story Flash
Write a non-fiction story on any topic that uses exactly 100 words.
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None
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Flash Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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70 days
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5-7-5 Poetry
For this contest you are to write a short poem. It should have only 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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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73 days
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75 Words Flash Fiction
Write a story on any topic that uses 75 words.
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None
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Flash Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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75 days
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Share Your Story
 A memoir gives us the ability to write about our life. But you can write about life with the option to create and fabricate and to make sense of a life, or part of that life. Write a piece of your life!
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None
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Non-Fiction
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Displayed
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Spiritual
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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77 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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79 days
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Sonnet Poetry Contest
 Just like Shakespeare did, discover the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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84 days
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Lune Poetry Contest
A Lune poem is a short and fun poetry form with only three lines. View the contest announcement for an example.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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94 days
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This Sentence Starts The Story
Write a story that starts with this sentence: It's happening tonight.
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None
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Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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96 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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99 days
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Minute
Write a Minute poem for this contest. A fun poem to write. It follows the "8,4,4,4" syllable count structure.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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104 days
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Four Line Poem
Write a four line poem that has a specific syllable count. The first line has 1 syllable, the second line has 5 syllables, the third line has 5 syllables, and the last line 9 syllables. The subject can be anything.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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109 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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114 days
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Horror Writing Contest
Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest.
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None
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Fiction
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Displayed
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Horror and Thriller
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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116 days
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20 Line Poem
Write a poem that has exactly 20 lines. Any format.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Nature
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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120 days
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Two Line Poem
Write an essence poem. This is a poem of two lines with six syllables per line, each containing an internal rhyme and an ending rhyme. See the announcement for an example.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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124 days
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Hate to love
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
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10.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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Romance
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18 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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None
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beizanten
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124 days
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Dialogue Only Writing Contest
 Write a story using only dialogue.
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None
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Science Fiction
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Displayed
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Fantasy
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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126 days
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5-7-5 Poem
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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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130 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Spiritual
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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135 days
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Future Flash Fiction
Write a flash fiction story that takes place in the future.
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None
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Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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137 days
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3 Line Poetry Contest
Write a poem that has three lines and a syllable count of either 5-7-5 or 5-7-7. The poem must address a loved one.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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141 days
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True Story Contest
Share a memory from your life. Share a moment, an object, a feeling, etc. This does not have to be a profound memory, but should allow readers insight into your feelings, observations and/or thoughts.
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None
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Non-Fiction
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Displayed
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Fantasy
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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143 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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147 days
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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.
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None
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Non-Fiction
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Displayed
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Spiritual
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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149 days
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15 Syllable Poem
For this contest you are to write a short poem. The poem should have exactly 15 syllables. You can structure it anyway you choose and choose the word count. But the total syllable count for the completed poem must have exactly 15 syllables total.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Romance
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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153 days
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100 Word Flash Fiction
 Write a flash fiction story on any topic that uses exactly 100 words.
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None
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Science Fiction
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Displayed
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Fantasy
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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154 days
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5 Line Poem
Write a five-lined poem that has a specific syllable count to enter this contest.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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158 days
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Rhyming Poetry Contest
Write a poem of any type that has a rhyme.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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163 days
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Write A Script
A script can be bring a scene alive with just a little direction and words. Now is your chance to write your own.
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None
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Fiction
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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168 days
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Haiku Poetry Contest
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?
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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170 days
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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.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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174 days
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6 Word Poetry
Write a poem with only 6 words.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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Nature
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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180 days
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Cinquain Poetry
A cinquain poem is a five line poem that follows a specific format. Read the announcement for a sample poem.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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No Limit
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Fully Eligible
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See Announcement
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$100 Visa Gift Card
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FanStory
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185 days
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New Arrival Poetry
Write a 5-7-5 poem for this contest for new members to the site. A 5-7-5 poem is a three line poem. The first line has five syllables. The second line has seven. The third line has five again.
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None
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Poetry
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Displayed
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