Steemit Writing Contests: Issue #45 March 11, 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.
Time to get writing!
What’s new in today’s list:
#ZapFic Writing Contest: Tell a story in 232 characters or less
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Write a story - inspired by the prompt "birth" - in 232 characters, or less and post it on Zappl.
Prize: 1st prize 0.5 SBD plus 50% SBD from the payout of the contest post. 2nd prize 0.3 SBD plus 30% SBD from the payout of the contest post. 3rd prize 0.2 SBD plus 20% SBD from the payout of the contest post.
Caption the Pic Challenge #5
Deadline: 13:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Suggest the most suitable and convenient title/caption for the image posted in the contest post.
Prize: Up to 10 SBD (It’s a bit unclear)
The only Environmental Contest on Steem
Deadline: 08:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: This weeks’ sustainability contest is a writing contest or even just a simple blog post on the theme of ‘Taking Responsibility’’.
Prize: Top 1 or 2 entries will win one Steem Basic Income share + all contestants receive an upvote from the contest host.
POETRY CONTEST:- WRITE A POEM ABOUT YOUR DAD
Deadline: 04:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Write a poem about your dad to celebrate him while he is still alive. And if he is dead already, write him a poem to celebrate him and make him know you still remember him.
Prize: The winner get for him or herself 3 sbd or more depending on the turnups. 2 runner ups will be chosen to get 1 sbd each.
TO TELL A TALE of a Picture Contest #10
Deadline: 19:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Tell a story based on the picture included in the contest post. Words limit: Minimum- 50 words and Maximum -200 words.
Prize: Winner - 50% of total SBD Payout from the contest post. Great Story - 30% of total SBD Payout. Good story (1) - 10% of total SBD Payout. Good story (2) - 10% of total SBD Payout.
And here is the full list:
Celebrate International Women’s Day
Deadline: March 12, 2018
Description: Use one of the prompts in the contest post to write an essay that helps celebrate International Women’s Day
Prize: 13 Steem
Sponsor: @beanz
Shary's Writing Prompt Contest #3
Deadline: 07:00 GMT/UTC March 12, 2018
Description: Write a story/poem/essay using the topic “If only I knew that would happen to me...”
Prize: 5 SBD for the winner. There may be honorable mentions who will receive 1 SBD each.
Sponsor: @sharoonyasir
Caption Contest 23
Deadline: 11:00 GMT/UTC March 12, 2018
Description: Caption the image in the contest post in just 10 words or less.
Prize: Winner will get 4 SBD. Runner up will get 3 SBD, and three mentions will get 1 SBD each.
Sponsor: @sanmi
Steemit Vision Quest - Week 6: “Queen Of The Forest”
Deadline: 13:00 GMT/UTC March 12, 2018
Description: Ask yourself: What Does My Higher Self See? Create “The Vision,” aligning with this week's theme: "Queen of the Forest". Document “The Process,” revealing your intention, inspiration, and individuality.
Prize: Highlights from each week will spotlight one featured Vision Quester, and showcase the Artworks of many others in a curated list, memorializing our collective Visions.
Sponsor: @cabelindsay
Fractal Writing Contest #8
Deadline: 14:00 GMT/UTC March 12, 2018
Description: Provide a response to the fractal image in the contest post. Your response can be in any form – story, poem, haiku, even just a title or another image.
Prize: The winner gets half the SBD made in the post, minimum 1 SBD. The rest are split to the other winners: if there are enough SBDs made by the contest post, there will be a 2nd- and 3rd- place winner, as well.
Sponsor: @nyarlathotep
READING CONTEST
Deadline: 14:00 GMT/UTC March 12, 2018
Description: Read the FIRST 11 CHAPTERS of the 'Silent Water' fiction story written by @aschatria and then respond to three questions posed in the contest post.
Prize: 5 SBD
Sponsor: @steemrepair
The 1111 Writing Contest - What magic can you create with only 1111 characters?! - Week 1
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC March 12, 2018
Description: Write a story using the prompt of the week – “The Lake” – in exactly 1,111 characters (including spaces).
Prize: TOP PRIZE - 3 STEEM. 3 Runner Up Prizes - 0.33 STEEM. 1 Bonus Steem on offer - For anyone that POSTS their writing on their blog with a link to THIS CONTEST POST and then wins the competition that week.
Sponsor: @hartfloe
HaikuMeme Challenge
Deadline: 14:00 GMT/UTC March 13, 2018
Description: Create a meme using a haiku and any image you like.
Prize: Winner: 5 SBD. Runner-up: 1 SBD
Sponsor: @matthewtiii
500 Followers: Creative Writing CONTEST
Deadline: 23:00 GMT/UTC March 13, 2018
Description: Write a story of 500 to 1,500 words using one of the art prompts AND writing prompts in the contest post.
Prize: 5 SBD First Prize. 3 SBD Second Prize. 2 SBD Third Prize
Sponsor: @byn
Movie Quote Contest - Steemit Parody Quote Contest
Deadline: 07:00 GMT/UTC March 14, 2018
Description: Make a parody of a quote from the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
Prize: Winner: 1 SBD. Runner-up: 0.5 SBD
Sponsor: @skeptic
CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST
Deadline: 06:00 GMT/UTC March 14, 2018
Description: Write a creative and original post (not more than 350words) about the most important person in your life. (whoever it might be, it must be real and not a fiction with the picture of you and the person)
Prize: 1st position:- will take 50% of all the accumulated SBD on every post made concerning the contest. 2nd position:- will take 25% of all the accumulated SBD on every post made concerning the contest.
Sponsor: @hurlamideh
REWARDS: Dialogue-Writing Prompting
Deadline: 15:00 GMT/UTC March 14, 2018
Description: Give the contest host an idea for a dialogue between two people. The best idea wins!
Prize: 25% of the SBD post payout
Sponsor: @hrovat66
FREESTYLE UKIAH CHALLENGE #5
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC March 14, 2018
Description: Write a haiku with a 7-10-7 syllable count using the topic of “WATER”.
Prize: The UKIAH MASTER Trophy
Sponsor: @japhofin8or
SPU Poetry Contest #3
Deadline: 20:00 GMT/UTC March 14, 2018
Description: Write a poem inspired by ONE of the quotes provided in the contest post. This includes taking inspiration from a word, a line, and even possibly, the theme of the quote or the poem it’s taken from. Interpret these prompts as you like.
Prize: 1st place: 2.5 SBD. 2nd place: 1 SBD. 3rd place: 0.5 SBD
Sponsor: @poetsunit
The Poetry Dice Challenge Week 29
Deadline: 05:00 GMT/UTC March 15, 2018
Description: Create a poem using the 9 images on the dice in the contest post in conjunction with one of the topics in the contest post.
Prize: 1st Place is 5 SBD. 2nd Place is 3 SBD. 3rd Place is 2 SBD
Sponsor: @rensoul17
[Get Paid to Rant #16](https://steemit.com/contest/@steemitbc/get-paid-to-rant-16-all-rants-win-plus-5-sbd-grand-prize
Deadline: 07:00 GMT/UTC March 15, 2018
Description: You must really get it off your chest. Have a rant. Tell us what caused it and how you are feeling. Let it out…..GRRRRRRR
Prize: 5 SBD
Sponsor: @steemitbc
iPlay Challenge Week #2
Deadline: 08:00 GMT/UTC March 15, 2018
Description: Write a Play showing conversation between two or more persons using the title of the week. This week’s title is “ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY.”
Prize: 1st Prize: 5 SBD. 2nd Prize: 3 SBD. 3rd Prize: 2 SBD
Sponsor: @jochi
Six-word story contest #3
Deadline: 10:00 GMT/UTC March 15, 2018
Description: Write a story on any topic in just 6 words. You must also include your own image.
Prize: Winner – 1/3 of the SBD gained from the contest post. 2nd and 3rd place – 1/6 each of the SBD gained from the contest post.
Sponsor: @anjkara
Constrained Writing Contest #21
Deadline: 18:00 GMT/UTC March 15, 2018
Description: Write a story of at least 250 words where your character(s) can only see 2 colours and don't know any other colour exists. They can be different for each character.
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
Moments. Contest #2: celebrate a lady
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC March 15, 2018
Description: All you have to do is to write a short post of less than 200 words on the topic of “My super woman”.
Prize: 3 SBD (tentative based on previous week’s payout)
Sponsor: @jasladin
Drawing + simple 4 sbd writing contest
Deadline: 01:00 GMT/UTC March 16, 2018
Description: Write a short, 1-2 paragraph story of background about the drawing posted on the contest page.
Prize: Winner: 3 SBD. Runner-up: 1 SBD
Sponsor: @steemitadventure
Week #16 Fox Tales
Deadline: 05:00 GMT/UTC March 16, 2018
Description: Write a one paragraph story about the illustration in the contest post.
Prize: 1st place: 5 SBD (5 BONUS STEEM). 2nd place: 3 SBD (3 BONUS STEEM). 3rd place: 1 SBD (1 BONUS STEEM)
Sponsor: @vermillionfox
St. Patrick's Day Contest 4
Deadline: 17:00 GMT/UTC March 16, 2018
Description: Use the line, "The leprechaun suddenly realized his gold was missing," to start a story that is as short or as long as you like.
Prize: The payout from the contest post.
Sponsor: @goodguygreg
Tell Your Story Contest : Round Two
Deadline: 18:00 GMT/UTC March 16, 2018
Description: Tell your own true story. 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 this announcement post will be equally divide to Top 5 post of the contest hosts choosing. Total amount of SBD collected on the Voting Post will be equally divide to top 3 most voted. Winner of this contest will received 10 Steem from the contest host and a Official Tee from The Steemit Shop.
Sponsor: @danieldoughty
EVERYBODY WINS! The Ultimate VEGANISM IS THE HEALTHIEST DIET Contest
Deadline: 09:00 GMT/UTC March 16, 2018
Description: Write a blog on why veganism is the healthiest diet for humans – maximum 1000 words (not including links) – and remember, you're proving the hypothesis.
Prize: Winner – 1/3 of the contest post payout. All other qualifying non-winning participants will receive an equal share of the remaining 1/3 SBD of the prize pool, just for taking part.
Sponsor: @anjkara
Unsung Steemit Fiction: Readers Contest
Deadline: 13:00 GMT/UTC March 17, 2018
Description: To win SBD you'll need to tell the contest host what your favourite fictional post of the week is. But this is the twist: it can not be one that you wrote. You need to tell the contest host about the fictional post that someone else wrote and why they deserve to win.
Prize: The person who wrote the winning fictional post (the writer) will receive 1SBD. The person who nominated the winning fictional post (the Reader, i.e. YOU) will receive 1SBD plus all the SBD earned from the contest post.
Sponsor: @felt.buzz
Welcome To The 'Love The Clouds' Contest! #4
Deadline: 15:00 GMT/UTC March 17, 2018
Description: Write a story about clouds.
Prize: The winners will receive 100% of all of the SBD raised in this contest. The prize pool will be split up equally among 4 winners. Each one gets 25%.
Sponsor: @tobetada
POETRY CONTEST:- WRITE A POEM ABOUT YOUR DAD
Deadline: 04:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Write a poem about your dad to celebrate him while he is still alive. And if he is dead already, write him a poem to celebrate him and make him know you still remember him.
Prize: The winner get for him or herself 3 sbd or more depending on the turnups. 2 runner ups will be chosen to get 1 sbd each.
Sponsor: @hurlamideh
The only Environmental Contest on Steem
Deadline: 08:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: This weeks’ sustainability contest is a writing contest or even just a simple blog post on the theme of ‘Taking Responsibility’’.
Prize: Top 1 or 2 entries will win one Steem Basic Income share + all contestants receive an upvote from the contest host.
Sponsor: @livesustainably
Caption the Pic Challenge #5
Deadline: 13:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Suggest the most suitable and convenient title/caption for the image posted in the contest post.
Prize: Up to 10 SBD (It’s a bit unclear)
Sponsor: @talalofficial
#ZapFic Writing Contest: Tell a story in 232 characters or less
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Write a story - inspired by the prompt "birth" - in 232 characters, or less and post it on Zappl.
Prize: 1st prize 0.5 SBD plus 50% SBD from the payout of the contest post. 2nd prize 0.3 SBD plus 30% SBD from the payout of the contest post. 3rd prize 0.2 SBD plus 20% SBD from the payout of the contest post.
Sponsor: @felt.buzz
TO TELL A TALE of a Picture Contest #10
Deadline: 19:00 GMT/UTC March 18, 2018
Description: Tell a story based on the picture included in the contest post. Words limit: Minimum- 50 words and Maximum -200 words.
Prize: Winner - 50% of total SBD Payout from the contest post. Great Story - 30% of total SBD Payout. Good story (1) - 10% of total SBD Payout. Good story (2) - 10% of total SBD Payout.
Sponsor: @dpatcher
The Fact to Fiction Writing Contest
Deadline: March 20, 2018 Note: The contest will actually open for submissions on March 14, so look for that post to make your story submission.
Description: Write a fiction story based on the following prompt: “The nearest star to us is 4.25 lightyears away, that's why wishes take at least 9 years to come true.”
Prize: The winner will receive 10 STEEM plus the payout of this post. Two runners-up will each receive 5 STEEM.
Sponsor: @anikekirsten
Writing Contest: "The Muse of March"
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC March 31, 2018
Description: Use the unfinished charcoal drawing in the contest post as inspiration to create a work of speculative fiction.
Prize: There will be one winner: 10 SBD. There will be one runner-up: 5 SBD
Sponsor: @mdbrantingham
Announcing the Steemit School Poetry 100 Day Challenge
Deadline: Each day at 18:00 GMT/UTC with the final entry due June 14, 2018
Description: The Steemit School Poetry Challenge involves writing one short piece of poetry every day for 100 days with a maximum of 7 skip days. This will run 14 weeks and 2 days from March 7, 2018 to June 14, 2018.
Prize: 10 SBD per day for 100 days + BONUS prizes for exceptional participants.
Sponsor: @d-pend
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”
The Q&A Contest
Deadline: Each question has a deadline of 7 days or at post payout.
Description: Everyday, Monday through Friday, @thepassenger asks a new question and you have a chance to win SBDs simply by answering the question.
Prize: Each day, Top voted comment: the user will get 50% of the reward pool +1 SBD. Top Engaged comment: the user will get 30% of the reward pool + 1 Smartcash tip. One randomly selected user: the user will get 20% of the reward pool
Sponsor: @thepassenger
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.
Hey @moneyinfant, great list you've compiled yet again! Thanks for doing the legwork for all of us. I love seeing people here selflessly working for the greater good;)
As an aside, did you sort anything out with us at @newbieresteemday to see some of the writing contests we have going on? I'm a member of @asapers as well now, so maybe we can sort something out together:) I know of one guy in particular, @silentdiscourse who just came up with a clever writing contest. Let me know, thanks;)
Cheers!
I'm in contact with @davemccoy and haven't seen anything going through the #newbiegames related to writing. I am also in the asapers Discord and can be reached anytime on Discord (moneyinfant#0486). I missed the contest by @silentdiscourse (I think because there's no mention of writing in the title), but it's on my radar now! Thanks for the heads up :-)
Thanks so much! If I notice any writing ones, I'll hit you up on Discord. And I'll pass that message on the @silentdiscourse as well!
Cheers!
Arrrrggghhhhh!
This is great @moneyinfant.
This saves us a whole lot of stress.
Thanks for the compilations.
I'm like a massage therapist for your writing woes - reducing your stress :-)
Thank you so much for your posts! I've already increased my earnings through this - a recent one paid me even though I didn't win - and it was a lot better than what my post earned as I really have been struggling to get the exposure I need.
I'm rapidly approaching 500 followers, and thinking about what kind of contest I want to host at that time!
Keep up the great work!
That's awesome and it's stories like yours that keep me motivated to continue posting the list. Keep up the good work and maybe for your own contest you want to do something...Viking themed?