Steemit Writing Contests: Issue #23 February 17, 2018
If you love writing and contests this is the list you've been searching for! 37 Different Writing Contests! Fiction! Poetry! True Stories! Haiku! Puns! Limericks!
There are an increasing number of writing contests here on Steemit – in fact today’s list is the largest yet since I began the Writing Contest List - 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.
Time to get writing!
What’s new in today’s list:
Week #14 Fox Tales
Deadline: 05:00 GMT/UTC February 23, 2018
Description: Write a one paragraph story based on the image provided in the contest post. Steem bonuses are up for grabs if you can include an infinite loop in your story.
Prize: 1st Prize: 5 SBD (5 BONUS STEEM). 2nd Prize: 3 SBD (3 BONUS STEEM). 3rd Prize: 1 SBD (1 BONUS STEEM)
Tell Your Story Contest
Deadline: February 24, 2018
Description: Write about your own personal experience, inspiring, funny or sad. Mix of all emotions. It doesn't really matter, so long it's your original true story.
Prize: Total amount of SBD collected on the contest announcement post will be equally divided to Top 5 posts. Then, the total amount of SBD collected on the Voting Post will be equally divided to top 3 most voted. Additionally, the overall Winner of this contest will received 10 Steem.
DocumentZ - Season 1 Episode 2 Prompt
Deadline: 21:00 GMT/UTC February 24, 2018
Description: This is an ongoing project which us developing a zombie apocalypse story. Episode 1 has been written and this is for the next episode. You’ll find the contest post also includes several prompts to direct your writing.
Prize: Each episode has a prize of 1.15 SBD. The grand prize winner at the end of the season will win 5.06 SBD. You can see the prize rules here
Tell Us Your Spooky Story!
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC February 24, 2018
Description: In this contest all you need to do is to write a Horror Story in Two Sentences.
Prize: 10 SBD
And here is the full list:
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
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
Poetry Dice Challenge 3000 - #27
Deadline: 07:00 GMT/UTC February 18, 2018
Description: Create a poem using the 9 images on the dice shown in the contest post. The theme this week is “Beginnings”
Prize: No prize listed in the contest post, but typically the Poetry Dice Challenge has a 5 SBD prize.
Sponsor: @robyneggs
'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
ADSactly Contest - SteemShort #4 - Post 1: Request for First Part of the Story
Deadline: Summaries to be submitted by 12:00 GMT/UTC February 19, 2018
Description: SteemShort are short stories written collaboratively by three differents authors and illustrated by an artist/photographer. The theme for this SteemShort is “The main character is Nicky, a young lawyer in New York City, that works for legal aid.”.
Prize: 50% of the story post SBDs, capped at 100 SBDs.
Sponsor: @adsactly
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
Share Your "Wasak"/ Broken Hearted Writing Contest
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC February 19, 2018
Description: Write a story of 350-1000 words describing a heart-break that you suffered.
Prize: 5 SBD + contest post payout
Sponsor: @tpkidkai
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
My First Contest for Fellow Steemit Newbies | One-Liner Life Mantra
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC February 22, 2018
Description: Post your one-liner that you use repeatedly in your life. Then explain how you use this mantra, how it has helped you in your life and everything you can share about this belief of yours.
Prize: 1st prize = 3 SBDs. 2nd prize = 2 SBDs. 3rd prize = 1 SBD.
Sponsor: @mermaidvampire
THE BECHDEL CON(TEST): does your favorite film pass?
Deadline: 20:00 GMT/UTC February 22, 2018
Description: The Bechdel Test examines whether women in films are portrayed as three-dimensional human beings with a range of lived experience and interests that do not revolve around men. For the contest, write a post about your favorite film that passes The Bechdel Test.
Prize: The top 3 authors will each receive 1 SBD (or more, depending on the success of the contest post!)
Sponsor: @lilyraabe
Week #14 Fox Tales
Deadline: 05:00 GMT/UTC February 23, 2018
Description: Write a one paragraph story based on the image provided in the contest post. Steem bonuses are up for grabs if you can include an infinite loop in your story.
Prize: 1st Prize: 5 SBD (5 BONUS STEEM). 2nd Prize: 3 SBD (3 BONUS STEEM). 3rd Prize: 1 SBD (1 BONUS STEEM)
Sponsor: @vermillionfox and @artwatch
Haiku Contest #2: Bugs and Arachnids in Winter
Deadline: 09:00 GMT/UTC February 23, 2018
Description: Write a haiku around the theme “Bugs and Arachnids in Winter”.
Prize: 5 SBD for first place. 3.5 SBD for second place. 2 SBD for third place. And 2 SBD in the pot for an honorable mentions or two.
Sponsor: @dbooster and @tinypaleokitchen
STEEMHIVE VALENTINE EXCLUSIVE 10SBD Poetry contest
Deadline: 11:00 GMT/UTC February 23, 2018
Description: Write a poem of not more than 8 stanzas on the theme “Valentine’s Day”.
Prize: First place: 5 SBD. Second place: 3 SBD. Third place: 2 SBD
Sponsor: @steemhive
Twitter Story Challenge #1 - HORROR EDITION
Deadline: 15:00 GMT/UTC February 23, 2018
Description: Create a story of just 140 characters or less in the genre “Horror”. Using the subject “Tree”.
Prize: Winner – 5 SBD. 2nd Place – 3 SBD. 3rd Place – 1 SBD
Sponsor: @thebigweb
Shary's Writing Prompt Contest #1
Deadline: February 23, 2018
Description: Write a story, essay or anything that you can think of ranging between 500 to 1000 words using the prompt “Every night in my dreams...” and the theme “Thriller and Suspense”.
Prize: The winner of the contest will win a prize of 5 SBDs, and 2 to 3 honorable mentions will receive 1 SBD each.
Sponsor: @sharoonyasir
DocumentZ - Season 1 Episode 2 Prompt
Deadline: 21:00 GMT/UTC February 24, 2018
Description: This is an ongoing project which us developing a zombie apocalypse story. Episode 1 has been written and this is for the next episode. You’ll find the contest post also includes several prompts to direct your writing.
Prize: Each episode has a prize of 1.15 SBD. The grand prize winner at the end of the season will win 5.06 SBD. You can see the prize rules here
Sponsor: @writers-edge
Tell Us Your Spooky Story!
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC February 24, 2018
Description: In this contest all you need to do is to write a Horror Story in Two Sentences.
Prize: 10 SBD
Sponsor: @victoryudofia and @anyadan
Tell Your Story Contest
Deadline: February 24, 2018
Description: Write about your own personal experience, inspiring, funny or sad. Mix of all emotions. It doesn't really matter, so long it's your original true story.
Prize: Total amount of SBD collected on the contest announcement post will be equally divided to Top 5 posts. Then, the total amount of SBD collected on the Voting Post will be equally divided to top 3 most voted. Additionally, the overall Winner of this contest will received 10 Steem.
Sponsor: @danieldoughty
@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”
If you got at least 0.001 STEEM worth of value from this post please upvote below and resteem so others will see the post too.
If you really like what you've read consider following @moneyinfant - I'd love to have you join me.
Woo! I love @writers-edge's documentZ!
Thank you @moneyinfant for inclusion of DocumentZ!
My pleasure as always.
That's interesting. I didn't know you organize a list with writing contests. I'm curious if you had added my last contests in the previous lists. It was called Shipwreck Writing Challenge.
I knew only @artz who's summarize any kind of contests once per week.
Well done for all the efforts you are investing @moneyinfant!
Hi @steemfluencer and thanks for dropping in. I know about the Shipwreck Writing Challenge, but didn't have it on a previous list because it began several days before I began compiling the list. I do hope there will be a Shipwreck Writing Challenge #2 though - that will definitely be on The List.
Oh and I RESTEEMED
Thank you!
I think that
thank you and bravo
You're welcome.
Gracias por la información. Estoy comenzando en esta plataforma y hay cosas que todavía no manejo muy bien. Gracias. Ya te sigo.
Thanks again. I think you're offering a very valuable service, especially for those trying to get established.
I hope so, I wanted to do something to help those new to Steemit.
Your daily writing contest post is one the posts I most look forward to reading everyday. It has helped me to find some great contests and content in general.
Thanks @queenvick, that's one of the best compliments I've gotten so far. I'm so pleased to know The List is helpful for you.
This post has received gratitude of 3.09 % from @appreciator thanks to: @moneyinfant.
@moneyinfant thank you for posting these updates. All the writing contests in one post.
Tomorrow I'm going to start my own weekly contest. What can I do to get my contest mentioned in your update?
That's great that you'll be starting your own contest! If you add the #contest tag its 99% sure I'll find it. Otherwie you can hit me up in Discord with the link.
Nice! Thank you! I posted with the #contest tag. Here's the link --
https://steemit.com/contest/@vdux/contest-win-2-sbd-free-upvotes-and-more-for-writing-17-syllables
Ah great, thanks for posting the link here so I don't miss it. I'll add it to the next issue tomorrow.
I don't even bother checking the contest tag anymore,
I just come straight to your blog,,,
But I have a suggestion,,, your resteems are really helpful,, is it possible that you only resteem high quality contests?
Thank you!
If you're coming straight to my blog for writing contests then I'm doing something right :)
I'll consider your suggestion regarding resteems - it's actually something that's already crossed my mind as the number of contests is growing.
Thank you,,,,,,, Keep Doing what you are doing.
When are you going to host a contest of your own lol,, looking forward to that
I plan to keep doing this for a very long time. Next step is recruiting more writers to Steemit.
As for my own contest...I've been putting together some ideas. Not sure if I'll do it to celebrate 1,000 followers or the 100th Writing Contests post. Maybe both!
great, i just have to sit still and wait.