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Joan D'arc
Saint Joan was burnt at the stake in 1431. She was a warrior and soldier who became possessed by God and three Archangels to change the circumstances of war. She was obsessive and overpowering.
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5.00 member dollars
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Fiction
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Not Displayed
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War and History
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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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JanPerry
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Today!
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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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4 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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7 days
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Break the Bank! Epic poem contest
Write a fictional epic poem of a great conflict. Minimum 100 lines to a maximum of 200 lines. Must rhyme, in quatrains, see rhyme schemes below. No free verse.
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25.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Displayed
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General
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12 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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150.00 member dollars
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Thal1959
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7 days
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Halloween story for youngsters
This Halloween story is for children and must be age appropriate.
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4.00 member dollars
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Fiction
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Not Displayed
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Children
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5 of 10
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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20.00 member dollars
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Jake P.
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9 days
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Sudden Flash Fiction
Write a story on any topic that uses around 750 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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10 days
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Countries of the World
Write a story or essay about a country you have never visited and why you would like to visit it. Maximum 200 words.
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3.00 member dollars
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Non-Fiction
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Not Displayed
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Essay
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12 of 12
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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None
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dovemarie
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10 days
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romantic dinner
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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Not Specific
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Displayed
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Romance
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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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beizanten
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10 days
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American Were woman
The Guy painfully transforms into a woman three times a night, how did it happen? What's your version?
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4.00 member dollars
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Science Fiction
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Not Displayed
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Adult
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5 of 10
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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20.00 member dollars
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Kismetswriter
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10 days
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Lyrics Make The Song Contest
The Brett Matthew West Lyrics Make the Song Contest is the only songwriting contest on FanStory.
Must be song lyrics only.
ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER FORM OF POETRY PERMITTED FOR THIS CONTEST!
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5.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Not Displayed
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Song Lyrics
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2 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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80.00 member dollars
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Brett Matthew West
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11 days
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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.
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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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14 days
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Words Only Poem
This is a poetry contest. Words only. All entries in default font and background in basic editor. No artwork, music or attachments. All entries will look identical except for the words themselves.
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10.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Not Displayed
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General
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9 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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90.00 member dollars
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michaelcahill
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14 days
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Katauta 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 lover.
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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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19 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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24 days
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Dribble Flash Fiction
Write a story on any topic that uses around 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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29 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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32 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. This contest has a cash prize.
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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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34 days
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Combination Poem
a rhyming or non-rhyming poem containing two forms of poetry
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3.00 member dollars
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Poetry
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Not Displayed
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General
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7 of 12
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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15.00 member dollars
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dovemarie
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40 days
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What If?
 For this contest you are presented with a "what if" for your character. What if you were the only human that exists?
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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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41 days
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Short Poem
For this contest you are to write a short poem. The poem should have exactly 20 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 20 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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44 days
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Book It!
Write a new book in three months.
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5.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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Writing
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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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Brett Matthew West
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48 days
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Six Word Poetry Contest
Write a poem using only six 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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48 days
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Romance Writing Contest
Write a story the brings two people together, two people who don't necessarily realize that they belong together but the audience is rooting for them.
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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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52 days
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David and Goliath theme poem
Write a poem where the little guy beats the odds and gets the best of the big guy. Must have at least eight lines of no less than four syllables per line. Rhyming poetry only, please - no free verse.
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7.00 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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28.00 member dollars
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Thal1959
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53 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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56 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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61 days
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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.
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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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Dating romance
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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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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Romance
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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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beizanten
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71 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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71 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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74 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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77 days
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This Sentence Starts The Story
Write a story that starts with this sentence: Did you hear that?
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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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79 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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83 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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87 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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91 days
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Christmas Story
Share a story that somehow involves Christmas.
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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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Christmas Poetry
Share a poem about Christmas.
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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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96 days
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Horror Story 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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100 days
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Marriage Proposal
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the announcement.
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5.00 member dollars
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Not Specific
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Not Displayed
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Romance
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17 of 18
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Fully Eligible
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Premier Members
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5.00 member dollars
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beizanten
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102 days
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Wedding
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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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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102 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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105 days
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Antonym Poetry Contest
Write a four line poem. The first line is only one word. Second and third line can be formatted as you wish. The last line is the antonym (opposite meaning) of the word on the first line.
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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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107 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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110 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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115 days
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Flash Fiction - A Secret
Write a flash fiction story where a character has a secret that somehow influences the story. The secret does not have to be revealed.
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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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119 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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122 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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127 days
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Lanturne Poetry
Write a five line poem. The syllable count is one, two, three, four, one. So the first lin has one syllable, the second line has two, the third line has three syllables, fourth has four and the final line has one.
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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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132 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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136 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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140 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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144 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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151 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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155 days
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100 Word Flash Fiction
Write a story on any topic that uses around 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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159 days
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Up For ReviewStand Out WritingAdditional Reading
