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Greetings!
FanStory has some exciting new contests this season!
If you haven't heard of FanStory.com 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.
I've been a member of FanStory since 2006! Over the years, FanStory has inspired my writing through its prompts and contests, and the feedback from fellow members has helped me polish my short stories.
The site is super easy to navigate and their writing contests are a lot of fun! Check out the New Arrival Story Contest, deadline: August 16th! $100 cash prize; free entry for members. And if you are feeling particularly ambitious, they have a prompt-based contest with a $100 cash prize that ends at midnight tonight! They also have poetry contests, short story contests, a personal essay contest, and our favorite, flash fiction. All contests are free to enter as a FanStory member.
Enjoy!
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At FanStory.com you can be a part of an online writing community, get feedback for everything you write and enter writing contests.
- Feedback - Learn from feedback that will be written on everything you write. All forms of writing welcomed including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, book chapters, and scripts.
- Contests - Participate in free writing contests for cash prizes. Choose from over 50 new writing contests each month. In addition, a new writing prompt contest is announced daily.
- Rankings - If you are talented enough you can earn a top rank or even the #1 spot in the rankings. Every comment counts towards your rank.
- Fun - Enjoy an online experience with no match. Put your writing to work for you and enjoy the friendly and competitive nature of FanStory.com
 
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Contest Listing
Contests shown in bold offer cash prizes.
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This Sentence Starts The Story
Write a story that starts with this sentence: "The cell was eight feet wide." The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize.
Deadline: Today!
Submit your entry by Midnight EST | Oddly Prompted
This is a topic based contest. Write a story based on the topic provided in the the announcement.
Deadline: Jul 11th | Triska-deka-what? II
Triskaidekaphobia is Fear of the number 13. Write a story that incorporates this fear.
Deadline: Jul 13th | Battle of the Sexes
Write a short humorous story about your point of view regarding the issues of chores. "Man's Work" Or "Woman's Work".
Deadline: Jul 13th | It was a dark and stormy night
This contest challenged writers to start a humorous story with a specific sentence. View the announcement and create a story that uses this sentence.
Deadline: Jul 14th | 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 16th | Tall Tales and Campfire Stories
Write a tall tale or campfire story. See announcement for details.
Deadline: Jul 17th | Cool Chicks Wear Black
write a piece about a snide lady who wears black religiously and taught you something. Include the line she wore aviator sunglasses.
Deadline: Jul 19th | Rictameter
Write a poem in rictameter form: A rictameter has 9 lines with a syllable count of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, with the last line identical to the first.
Deadline: Jul 21st | 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: Jul 22nd | Non-Hallmark Card
Write a poem to express your hidden thoughts on someone - spouse, lover, friend, co-workers, boss, neighbor, stalker or even your exes.
Deadline: Jul 24th | Love at its worst
This is a topic based contest. Write a RHYMED LOVE poem to be the most trite imaginable...completely lacking originality. Should be between one and five stanzas.
Deadline: Jul 27th | 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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Jul 29th |
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Triolet Poetry Contest
Write a Triolet poem for this contest. A triolet is a poem of only eight lines with a rhyme scheme. Read the announcement for a sample poem and the details. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Aug 4th | 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 10th | 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." Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: Aug 16th | 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. The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize.
Deadline: Aug 21st | 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 "Insanity" Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: Aug 26th | 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: Aug 31st |
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Write About This
Write a story based on the image pictured in this announcement. What is happening here? What will happen here? What has happened here? Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: Sep 6th | 5-7-5 Poetry
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. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Sep 13th | Horror Story Writing Contest
Put your readers on edge or terrorize them for this horror writing contest. Cash prize for the winner of this writing contest.
Deadline: Sep 19th | Pantoum
Write a pantoum poem for this contest. This is a poem with a specific format. A pantoum is a poem that is made up of quatrains. See an example in the announcement. This poetry contest has a cash prize.
Deadline: Sep 26th |
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Vampire
A new neighbor in your apartment appears to be a vampire. Is he or she really a creature of the night? What does your character do, and what happens next? The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize.
Deadline: Oct 1st | Quatrain Poetry Contest
Write a Quatrain poem for this contest. Read the announcement for a sample poem. Cash prize for the winner of this poetry contest.
Deadline: Oct 7th | Romance
Share a romance story for this writing contest. This writing contest rewards a cash prize to the winner.
Deadline: Oct 14th | 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. This poetry contest has a cash prize.
Deadline: Oct 20th | 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: Oct 26th |
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Locked Room
The vacation cottage you rented for the summer has a locked room, which your character breaks into and ... what is found or what happens? What does your character do, and what happens next? The winner of this writing contest will take away a cash prize.
Deadline: Nov 1st |
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| For our Nonet Poetry Contest contest we challenge you to write a poem that follows a specific format. |
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| Write an acrostic poem for this contest. Read the announcement for an example of this type of poem. |
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| Write a story that starts with the sentence provided for our New Arrival Story contest. A contest created for new writers to the site. |
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| Write a non-fiction story or essay for our Non-Fiction contest. |
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| 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. |
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| For our 5-7-5 Poetry contest you've got a tight deadline. This contest is free to enter for new members to FanStory.com. |
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Find Out More about our contests and membership for writers. |
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Now that's a lot of contests! FanStory 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. Visit FanStory.com to find out all they have to offer.
Write On!
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Angela & Team
WOW! Women On Writing |
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