Steemit Writing Contests: Issue #20 February 14, 2018
If you love writing and contests this is the list you've been searching for! 40 Different Writing Contests! Fiction! Poetry! True Stories! Haiku! Puns! Limericks!
There are an increasing number of writing contests here on Steemit, and some have excellent prizes that are well worth going after. The problem I was having was finding them in the sea of new posts in the contest tag. You might have been having the same problem.
Now you can simply drop by my blog each day to see what writing contests are going on across Steemit. I really do hope you find it useful.
This is an ongoing post that will be updated each day, with new contests added and expired contests removed. If you’re interested in writing contests, this daily post can be your one-stop-shop to keep updated on what’s new, and what needs to be submitted today.
Happy Valentine's Day to you all and now...
Time to get writing!
What’s new in today’s list:
The Writers’ Block Poetry Contest: Week 4
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC February 21, 2018
Description: Respond in poem form to the quote in the contest post.
Prize: The winner will receive 15 SBD. Second place will win 10 SBD and third will receive 7 SBD.
Creative Writing Competition!
Deadline: 20:00 GMT/UTC February 21, 2018
Description: Complete the prompt “ I COULDNT BELIEVE IT AND I KNOW WHEN I TELL PEOPLE NO ONE WILL BELIEVE ME BUT I ......................” in 100 words or less.
Prize: 1st place: 2 STEEM. Runner-up: 1 STEEM
THE LOVE CHALLENGE CONTEST
Deadline: February 18, 2018
Description: All you need to do is to comment under the contest post with the title “What Love Means to Me.”
Prize: 1st place: 2.5 SBD. 2nd place: 1.5 SBD. Third place: 1.0 SBD. Additionally there will be a second category of prizes for those receiving the most upvotes. Most upvotes wins 2.5 SBD. Second most 1.5 SBD, and third most 1.0 SBD. Yes, you can win in both categories!
@markrmorrisjr has a contest that requires little effort on your part, but should be great fun for everyone involved. Each day, he'll put up a post with some writing prompts, between 5 and 10, some written, some images. If you'd like to see him write one of them, vote for it in the comments. The prompt with the most votes will be his story inspiration! He will write a story, from scratch, of at least 500 words, and base it on the prompt! Then he’ll choose one lucky person who chose the winning prompt as the winner of the contest and they get 25% of the SBD from the story post. He’s had stories pay out over 700 SBD in the past! He plans on doing this every day until he reaches 5,000 followers, so it could go on for several weeks. Here’s the “contest”
Five Word Stories Challenge #16
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Tell a Story About The Image in the contest post in Only 5 Words.
Prize: 0.1 SBD
And here is the full list:
10SBD Poetry Contest (My first kiss)
Deadline: 17:00 GMT/UTC February 15, 2018
Description: You are to write a poem of (4)Four stanzas, where by each stanza will contain four sentences. The topic of the poem will be “My first kiss”.
Prize: First Prize: 5 SBD. Second Prize: 3 SBD. Third Prize: 2 SBD
Sponsor: @steemhive
50 AMAZING Sci Fi Writing Prompts, and a $5 SBD Prize for the Best Story Based on ANY One of Them!
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Description: Use one of the 50 Science Fiction writing prompts in the contest post to craft a story.
Prize: 5 SBD + Resteem
Sponsor: @markrmorrisjr
Newbie Resteem Initiative Conspiracy Theory Writing Contest
Deadline: February 15, 2018
Description: Write your own conspiracy theory.
Prize: Payout from the contest post
Sponsor: @mudcat36
Steemit Poetry Contest #15
Deadline: 15:30 GMT/UTC February 16, 2018
Description: Write an original poem using the topic “Night”. The poem will be three quatrains long (each quatrain has 4 lines).
Prize: First Place: 6 SBD. Second Place: 5 SBD. Third Place: 4 SBD. Fourth Place: 3 SBD. Fifth Place: 2 SBD. Sixth Place: 1 SBD
Sponsor: @terrycraft
A Short Story Writing Contest
Deadline: February 16, 2018
Description: Write a short story on any topic of 1,000 words or less.
Prize: 3 SBD + contest post payout
Sponsor: @nabstertsr
Write from My Music Contest – Week #3
Deadline: 05:00 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: Write a story inspired by the song linked in the contest post.
Prize: 1st Place 40% of SBD from contest post. 2nd Place 35% of SBD from contest post. 3rd Place 25% of SBD from contest post
Sponsor: @fireawaymarmot
DnW Poetry Contest #5
Deadline: 10:00 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: Write an original poem based off the image in the contest post. Each poem must contain four quatrains. Each quatrain contains four lines.
Prize: First Place: 3 SBD/Steem. Second Place: 2 SBD/Steem. Third Place: 1 SBD/Steem. Fourth Place: 0.7 SBD/Steem. Fifth Place: 0.3 SBD/Steem
Sponsor: @kneelyrac
Fantasy Story Writing Contest - #1
Deadline: 10:00 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: This is planned to be an ongoing contest that will eventually develop an entire Fantasy novel. This is the first stage. Write a short intro in the main character. Work needs to be at least 300 words long. The main character is female dark elf tracker with a snarky personality. Everything else is up to you.
Prize: 5 SBD
Sponsor: @labakj
UKIAH CHALLENGE #3
Deadline: 19:00 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: Write a haiku using the syllable counts 7-10-7 and the topic of “THE COLOR BLUE”.
Prize: UKIAH MASTER trophy.
Sponsor: @japhofin8or
Hurt me and i will write you something beautiful
Deadline: 23:00 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: Write a story, poem or any other post that was inspired by an painful experience.
Prize: Half of the SBD generated by the contest post.
Sponsor: @nabstertsr
STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # WEEK 16
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: Write a Haiku consisting of three lines about any topic of your choice.
Prize: 1st Place: 5 STEEM. 2nd Place: 3 STEEM. 3rd Place: 2 STEEM.
Sponsor: @verbal-d and @soldier
IN THE KINGDOM OF THE STEEMITITIANS #2: THE LONG WAIT
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: Complete the poem at the end of a story in the contest post.
Prize: 3 SBD
Sponsor: @lordjames
The Gray Contest
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC February 17, 2018
Description: Create a post around the topic/theme ‘Encouragement’.
Prize: 2 SBD to winner. 1 SBD to runner-up.
Sponsor: @iamthegray
Five Word Stories Challenge #15
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Write a five word story about the image in the contest post.
Prize: 01. SBD
Sponsor: @b2travel
DARE TO REPLY... Contest#6
Deadline: 17:00 GMT/UTC February 18, 2018
Description: Give reply to the statement in the post in one sentence only. And yes! abusive words are allowed as long as you are not disrespecting the personality who has said the above statement.
Prize: 2 SBD
Sponsor: @dpatcher
My-Niche Contest #1
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Write a story/poem/article on the topic of ‘Regret’.
Prize: 10 SBD
Sponsor: @awolesigideon
Five Word Stories Challenge #16
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Tell a Story About The Image in the contest post in Only 5 Words.
Prize: 0.1 SBD
Sponsor: @b2travel
New Steemit power of Positivity Contest #27
Deadline: February 18, 2018
Description: Write a post/article/story that highlights some aspect of positivity.
Prize: FIRST Place: 6.00 SBD / SECOND Place: 3.00 SBD / THIRD Place: 1.00 SBD
Sponsor: @karenmckersie
'LoveTheClouds' contest
Deadline: 13:00 GMT/UTC February 18, 2018
Description: Write a poem or story to portray clouds in any form or manner.
Prize: First winner: 50% of SBD from contest post. Second winner: 30% of SBD from contest post. Third winner: 20% of SBD from contest post.
Sponsor: @tobetada
Better Cities Writing Contest
Deadline: 15:00 GMT/UTC February 18, 2018
Description: Write a story on the theme of ‘Better Cities’.
Prize: Everyone is a winner as anyone who enters will get a vote from @livesustainably. The top 3 entries will also win some Steem (at least 0.3 Steem, but it could be more it we get lots of upvotes this week!)
Sponsor: @livesustainably
IGBO-TALES : WINNER TAKES IT ALL
Deadline: 18:00 GMT/UTC February 18, 2018
Description: The contest is all about celebrating the Igbo culture or lifestyle. Write a fiction, autobiography whatever writing you choose to express your Igbo-tales (original content) - Word Count: 200 words and above.
Prize: 2 SBD. Also, Best 5 entries get 100% upvote from @cwen
Sponsor: @cwen
TO TELL A TALE of a Picture Contest #7
Deadline: 18:00 GMT/UTC February 18, 2018
Description: Write a short story based on the picture in the contest post. Words limit: Minimum- 30 words and Maximum -100 words.
Prize: Winner: 50% of total SBD Payout from the contest post. Second place: 30% of total SBD Payout from the contest post. Runner-up (1): 10% of total SBD Payout from the contest post. Runner-up (2): 10% of total SBD Payout from the contest post.
Sponsor: @dpatcher
THE LOVE CHALLENGE CONTEST
Deadline: February 18, 2018
Description: All you need to do is to comment under the contest post with the title “What Love Means to Me.”
Prize: 1st place: 2.5 SBD. 2nd place: 1.5 SBD. Third place: 1.0 SBD. Additionally there will be a second category of prizes for those receiving the most upvotes. Most upvotes wins 2.5 SBD. Second most 1.5 SBD, and third most 1.0 SBD. Yes, you can win in both categories!
Sponsor: @thelovejunkie
Fractal Writing Contest #5
Deadline: 12:00 GMT/UTC February 19, 2018
Description: Reply to the image in the contest post. Can be any form (poem, haiku, story, even just a title)
Prize: The winner gets half the SBD made in the post, minimum 1 SBD.
Sponsor: @nyarlathotep
inuke’s story writing challenge #4: Love, Betrayal and Revenge
Deadline: 15:59 GMT/UTC February 19, 2018
Description: Write a story around the topic of Love, Betrayal, and Revenge.
Prize: 1st Prize: 50% SBD payout of contest post. 2nd Prize: 35% SBD payout of contest post. 3rd Prize: 15% SBD payout of contest post.
Sponsor: @inuke
Mav PhotoFiction Contest
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC February 19, 2018
Description: Write an original story based on the image in the contest post.
Prize: First prize is 3 SDB, Second Prize is 2 SBD, and 3rd is 1 SBD
Sponsor: @maverickinvictus
Punday Monday #34
Deadline: 22:00 GMT/UTC February 19, 2018
Description: Write a Valentine’s Day inspired pun.
Prize: An upvote from @improv and an @tipu tip on a post of the winners choice.
Sponsor: @improv
#2 Minnowhelper Writing Contest
Deadline: 09:00 GMT/UTC February 20, 2018
Description: Write a Creative and Original Post of more than 500 words.
Prize: 1st prize 25 SBD! 2nd prize 15 SBD! 3rd prize 10 SBD!
Sponsor: @minnowhelper
A Valentine's Day Haiku
Deadline: 09:00 GMT/UTC February 20, 2018
Description: Let's see your best Valentine's Day Haiku.
Prize: 50% of the SBD earned from the contest post.
Sponsor: @erodedthoughts
Constrained Writing Contest #18
Deadline: 13:00 GMT/UTC February 20, 2018
Description: Write a story about a deity doing something mundane and preferably struggling with it. In other words: write a story about the daily struggles of deities in the modern world.
Prize: 1st place: 45% of contest post's payout. 2nd place: 27% of contest post's payout. 3rd place 18 % of contest post's payout.
Sponsor: @svashta
'Your Story' - Steemit Story Chain #22 Where You Write the Story
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC February 20, 2018
Description: Continue developing a story based on parts written by other contestants. The best story “part” wins.
Prize: 100 Whaleshares
Sponsor: @freedomexists
The Poetry Appreciation Contest #2
Deadline: 22:00 GMT February 20, 2018
Description: Make a post to appreciate the poem in the contest post using a write-up, art, prose or any other means you find comfortable.
Prize: 1st place: 5 SBD, 2nd place: 3 SBD, 3rd place: 2 SBD
Sponsor: @ajremy
Create the best first sentence of a novel
Deadline: February 20, 2018
Description: Do you know terrific beginnings of novels/stories/essays? If so, put your favorite(s) in the comments and vote for them! Entries accepted in English and German.
Prize: 1 SBD
Sponsor: @stayoutoftherz
Creative Writing Competition!
Deadline: 20:00 GMT/UTC February 21, 2018
Description: Complete the prompt “ I COULDNT BELIEVE IT AND I KNOW WHEN I TELL PEOPLE NO ONE WILL BELIEVE ME BUT I ......................” in 100 words or less.
Prize: 1st place: 2 STEEM. Runner-up: 1 STEEM
Sponsor: @cryptogrind
The Writers’ Block Poetry Contest: Week 4
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC February 21, 2018
Description: Respond in poem form to the quote in the contest post.
Prize: The winner will receive 15 SBD. Second place will win 10 SBD and third will receive 7 SBD.
Sponsor: @thewritersblock
@gmuxx Art Prompt Writing Contest #9
Deadline: 14:30 GMT/UTC February 25, 2018
Description: Use 1 of 2 images in the contest post as a story prompt, and create an original work of fiction of between 500 and 1500 words in length.
Prize: There will be one overall winner who will receive 20 Steem plus the SBD payout from this post. Three runners up will win 5 Steem each.
Sponsor: @gmuxx
Riddle me This
Deadline: First correct answer wins.
Description: Whoever can guess what I am first based on the story written from the point of view of an inantimate object wins. This is an ongoing series of contest posts. Follow @littlescribe to participate. I know it isn’t a writing contest per se, but I’m including it in support of writers.
Prize: Post payout from the contest post.
Sponsor: @littlescribe
GIVING BACK: 5SBD Payout for Best Comment Weekly
Deadline: Ongoing weekly – Monday through Sunday
Description: Prize is being offered for the best comment made on either @nat5an OR @shawnamawna during the course of the week.
Prize: 5 SBD (May be split between several winners)
Sponsor: @shawnamawna
Lovejuice Minnow Promotion // Let Lovejuice Promote Your Work and Receive 5 SBD!
Deadline: Ongoing
Description: This promotion is intended for minnows who generally receive less than $5 on their own posts. Initially it was for fiction/poems about lovejuice, but has been expanded to include any fiction/poem.
Prize: 5 SBD
Sponsor: @lovejuice
@markrmorrisjr has a contest that requires little effort on your part, but should be great fun for everyone involved. Each day, he'll put up a post with some writing prompts, between 5 and 10, some written, some images. If you'd like to see him write one of them, vote for it in the comments. The prompt with the most votes will be his story inspiration! He will write a story, from scratch, of at least 500 words, and base it on the prompt! Then he’ll choose one lucky person who chose the winning prompt as the winner of the contest and they get 25% of the SBD from the story post. He’s had stories pay out over 700 SBD in the past! He plans on doing this every day until he reaches 5,000 followers, so it could go on for several weeks. Here’s the “contest”
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