For WOW! Subscribers: Free Entry to FanStory's Flash Fiction Contest

Greetings!

FanStory has a special offer for WOW! subscribers: FREE Entry to their Flash Fiction Contest. Yes, you heard that right. There's no entry fee. Stories should be between 500 to 800 words, and First Place wins a $100 cash prize. What have you got to lose? Give it a shot! Dig out those stories and submit to this contest. But you better hurry...deadline for this contest is tomorrow, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Check out the details below.

If you haven't heard of FanStory before, it's an interactive site that allows you to post your stories, enter contests, and receive feedback. As soon as you post a story, essay, or poem, you start getting reviews and critiques from the community. The site is super easy to navigate and their writing contests are a lot of fun! So even if you miss this contest's deadline there are many more opportunities to enter contests each month. Enjoy!

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You've got 24 hours!

Here is a challenge for you. Write a flash fiction story by tomorrow at midnight.

We have provided WOW! newsletter subscribers free entry to the FanStory.com flash fiction contest. The topic for this contest is "the white picket fence." You can read the contest announcement here.

When you post your contest entry you will receive feedback for it. You will also have chance at the cash prize. In fact, you will get all the benefits of our upgraded membership for free with your contest entry.

Not enough time? That's okay. We have at least fifty contests available every month. We've listed some of them below.

All contests are free with our upgraded membership. Our upgraded membership is as low as $2.80 per month. View all the beneifts of our upgraded membership.

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Contest Listing

Contests shown in bold offer cash prizes.

Flash Fiction Writing Contest In this flash fiction contest we are challenging writers to write a flash fiction piece that is between 500 and 800 words on the topic provided. The topic is "the white picket fence" The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: Tomorrow!
Truth seeking This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: In 3 Days
Non-Fiction We are looking for personal essays, memoirs, and works of literary non-fiction. It can be spiritual, political, or funny. Creative approaches welcomed. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: In 5 Days
The Garbage Man Dump site. Deadline: May 9th
Quatrain Poetry Contest Write a quatrain poem for this contest. A quatrain poem is a poem with a clear rhyme scheme and four lines per stanza. Read the announcement for a sample poem. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: May 14th
Nonnets of Sensual Romance nonnets of sensual romance Deadline: May 14th
Dream Specter This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement. Entries are about a phantom that collects dreams. Where you take it is up to you. Does he make them real for that individual, or another? Scare me! Deadline: May 15th
Traditional Haiku Write a traditional haiku about nature. Personification is not permitted. Deadline: May 15th
Poem of the Month Each month one poem is selected to be the Poem of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All poems posted during the month are automatically considered. Deadline: May 16th
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? This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: May 20th
Horror Story Writing Contest Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: May 26th
Book of the Month Each month one book chapter is selected to be the Book of the Month. A public vote determines the winner. All books posted during the month are automatically considered for this contest. Deadline: May 26th
The Naughty Naughty Poem Contest Write a passionate love poem where you feel the heat but clean enough that you don't need a warning on it. Any style and length, rhyme or not. Deadline: May 30th
Naughty Sensual Romance Poem This is a topic based contest. Write a poem based on the topic provided in the announcement. Deadline: May 31st

Reviewing Contest Every month we make a cash prize available to the reviewer that writes the most detailed and helpful reviews. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner. Deadline: Jun 1st
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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 3rd
Write a Sonnet, including 'grass' Write a serious ENGLISH SONNET that incorporates GRASS in a significant way. Deadline: Jun 7th
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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 9th
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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 16th
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. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Jun 23rd
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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jun 30th

Sweet Surrender Twenty Six people come together, will they all become friends or will they be surpise by the others? Deadline: Jul 4th
This Sentence Starts The Story Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The cards had been dealt." Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest. Deadline: Jul 6th
Sonnet Poetry Contest Just like Shakespeare did, discover the rhythm and rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 12th
Nonet Poetry Contest Write a nonet poem for this contest. This is a poem with a specific format. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 19th
New Arrival Poetry Write an acrostic poem for this contest for new members to the site. An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. View an example in the announcement. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Jul 26th

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. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 2nd
Naani Poetry Contest For this contest you are challenged to write a Naani poem. Naani is a form of poetry with a specific syllable count. See the announcement for an example. This poetry contest has a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 9th
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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest. Deadline: Aug 16th
New Arrival Story For our New Arrival "This Sentence Starts The Story" contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: "Hell found me." The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize. Deadline: Aug 30th

Nijuin Renga Write a nijuin renga, a difficult Japanese poetic form. See contest announcement for details. Deadline: Oct 31st

The challenge of flash fiction is to tell a complete story in which every word is absolutely essential. Write a story with a specific word count for our Flash Fiction Writing Contest.

Write a non-fiction story or essay for our Non-Fiction contest.

Share a poem for our Quatrain Poetry Contest.

Write a poem for our Haiku Poetry Contest.

Put your reader on the edge of their seat for our Horror Story Writing Contest.

Write a poem that incorporates the topic of faith for our Faith Poetry Contest.

Write a poem with only a few words for our Tanka Poetry Contest.

Challenge yourself for our ABC Poetry Contest.

Write a poem that tells a story for our Share A Story In A Poem contest.

Make your own rules for our Free Verse Poetry Contest.

For our This Sentence Starts The Story contest you are challenged to write a story that starts with the sentence we provide.

For our Nonet Poetry Contest contest we challenge you to write a poem that follows a specific format.

Write a poem that follows the format specified in the announcement for our New Arrival Poetry contest. A contest specifically for new writers to the site.

Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem.

Write a poem that follows this traditional poetry format for our Naani Poetry Contest.

Write a poem that uses a specific format for our Love Poem Poetry Contest.

Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site.

Find Out More about our contests and membership for writers.

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Now that's a lot of contests! FanStory.com has something to offer every type of writer. So, if you're looking to work on your craft, and maybe win a cash prize, FanStory is definitely a great site to jump-start your writing and gain feedback. And if you do snag a contest win, tell us about it! At WOW! Women On Writing, we love success stories, so feel free to tout your flair!

Warmest,

Angela & Team WOW!

PS. Remember to take advantage of your FREE Entry to FanStory's Flash Fiction Contest by tomorrow, May 4th. Good luck!