#Writing Contest

[storytellers-contest-tjac]

[deanwinchesterswitch]

Sign-up for The Jensen Ackles Chronicles opens on August 15th!

@storytellers-contest-tjac

“Fanfiction isn’t real writing.”

“Why don’t you read a real book?”

“You’re not a teenager, you can’t write fanfic!”

“You’re too old for fandom.”

We��ve all seen posts like these and rolled our eyes. We’ve each had someone hurtfully guffaw at our hobby. Times when we’ve been embarrassed to tell people what we’re doing when the screens are on and the keys are clicking. 

Well, no more. It’s time to stand up for our craft and our age! 

Get ready to join a writing contest that not only encourages “older” fanfiction authors, but downright has an age gate! That's right- you must be over 30 to join in on the fun!

Why 30? Because 29 7/8th sounded dumb. 

The Storytellers Contest is a new idea, a new challenge, a new way to show off your skills and prove to the youths that age is but a number and things only get better with time. To participate, all authors, artists, and judges must be at least thirty years of age prior to the opening of registration. And what’s more? The characters must be over thirty as well. That’s right. In for a penny...

Each round of The Storytellers Contest will focus on a single actor and any eligible aged characters that they have portrayed. The stories will be gripping and immersive, with impeccable grammar and spot-on characterization. They will be crafted with care and judged by a panel of specially selected fanfiction authors who, not only know the pain of writing, but are - you guessed it - over thirty. 

Once the judges have spoken and the scores have been tabulated, winners will be announced, and prizes will be given out. Yes, prizes! Fandom-specific prizes! Amazing prizes valued at over $1,100! Well, OK, not that much, but they’ll still be really cool. And, everyone who participates will get a badge for their blog and bragging rights for life.

For the inaugural round of The Storytellers Contest, we have chosen the incredible actor, director, singer, and producer Jensen Ackles. You know him from Supernatural, you’re counting down the days till you see him in Countdown, and now you’re gonna win a prize for crafting an epic story around him! 

Head on over to Storytellers Contest: The Jensen Ackles Chronicles to find out more. 

We can’t wait to see you there!

[bulbagarden]

Hiya, Trainers...! Lisia here, but I'm running the 2025 edition of Bulbagarden's annual Spring One-shot writing contest and wanted to tell you all about it! Though the contest is shipping-oriented, (queer)platonic relationships are completely welcomed as well! We have many categories to earn prizes in (including a Best LGBTQ+ Romance prize!), and all entries get a fancy forums badge and reviews on their work, so please consider checking the contest out with the link above!

The entry deadline is on April 10 and the deadline for posting entries is on May 15 -- we hope to see some entrants from our fellow Trainers here on Tumblr (including myself...!), so please mention I sent you if you'd like! LOL

[minkshame]

POWERRED AU CONTEST IS NOW OPEN!

Submit your entries with the tag #PowerRedReveal or tag me and pidge!

Give us some juicy ideas and maybe get a prize from me!

[weirdchristmas]

ANNOUNCING the 2024 Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Contest! Prizes! Fame! Indigestion! Concerning, hard-to-express feelings!

[riinawriter]

“The average novel is written at a 7th–8th grade reading level. Simplicity is powerful.”

Join my writing contest or reading club HERE

[buttonpoetry]

ICYMI: Contest Extended! Apr 6th

Join us for our first foray into fiction! https://buttonpoetry.submittable.com/submit

[loz-chainsofcorruption]

100+ FOLLOWERS ART / WRITING DTYIS

D in DTYIS stands for Do this time rather than draw, because y'all can write instead if you'd like!

I'm hosting a little competition for my followers where you can either write or draw something based on one of the prompts I'll give. There will be at least one winner for the drawing category and one winner for the writing category - though I might add more winners depending on the number of entries. (Or if there are very few entries, I might do at least a small doodle or micro fic for each participant - this is really just me wanting to give back to my followers, and if I had the energy, I'd be drawing everyone something! But that won't be feasible if I get enough entries 😅)

Prizes:

Winners can either have me write something (something between 1000-1500 words) or draw something (a colored and shaded bust drawing). There are certain things I won't write or draw, but those can be discussed when the time comes.

Rules (any entries breaking these rules will be disqualified):

Must be following me (I will be checking)

No NSFW, mature-rated entries, or curse words (let's keep it family friendly please!)

Must be LoZ/LU content since this is an LoZ blog

Tag me so I can see it please

Must use at least one prompt from the list I'll provide (list the prompt(s) you used somewhere so I know for sure what it is)

Entries must be submitted (don't forget to tag me so I see your post) by August 1st! (As in, that is the last day you can submit entries to win. August 2nd onward, this contest will be closed.)

You can submit something to each category if you'd like, but I won't be doing double winners, so if you win one, you won't be winning the other.

Bonus:

If you draw or write something with one of my characters, you'll automatically get a small sketch or micro fic of your choice as a gift! I am absolutely not above bribing people to give my OCs attention.

If you'd like to draw one of my OCs, here are the permitted OCs for this contest:

Anyone from Boots' story

Stray Link or Crown Zelda

Anyone from the Midrule AU

My rules for drawing my characters can be found on the masterpost pinned to my page, but if you have any questions (about them or anything else), feel free to send me an ask!

Prompt list:

If you want to exchange a word for another synonym or something feel free, just stick to the spirit of the original prompt please!

Inside joke

"Promise me you won't get angry."

Dogpile

Carnival/fair

"That definitely looks... interesting."

Calm down

Pretend

Partner in crime

Debate

"That's not how that works."

Water/Lake/Ocean/Puddle/you get the idea

(Animal of your choice)

Thank you to everyone who's following me, I can't wait to see what you do!

[somerandompoetpoetry]

The weekly poetry contest is back 😎

Once again, here is how it will work:

Today, I post a pinned post(aka this post) with a poetry prompt.

Friday, I pick two pieces that have been submitted throughout the week and fellow Tumblr users vote a winner.

By next Monday, a winner will be chosen! Their poem will be posted to my Tumblr and Website. The winner will be tagged for 100% credit.

Deadline for submissions is Thursday at Midnight EST!

If you wish to enter, please do one of the following:

DM me your submission

Post your poem and tag me

Reblog this post with your poem

Comment your poem on this post

Or, fill out the Google Form titled ‘Weekly Poetry contest form’ linked at the bottom of this post.

So! Here is this week’s prompt:

Write a poem one lover would give another on dooms day

As normal, your poem can relate to this poem in any way you see fit! Your poem can be up to 15 lines in length. If you’re wanting to fill out the google form, click below ⬇️

I wish you all luck!

- Some Random Poet

[nicholaskyleedwards]

February Poetry Contest with Penana

February Poetry Contest | Penana

Hello, poets and readers!

Welcome to the February Poetry Contest, open to everyone! This contest is G-rated and perfect for lovers of poetry. Share your poems with friends, family, and fellow readers to increase your views, as the winner will be determined by the like count.

Contest Details:

Duration: Four weeks, ending on February 28

Word Limit: Flash poetry under 1000 words

Topics: Any topic, theme, feeling, scenario, etc., that inspires you to create poetry

February Prompts:

Love in Unexpected Places – Write a Valentine’s-themed poem about love found in the most surprising or unusual way.

Sugar & Spice – Craft a playful poem inspired by sweet treats, favorite February foods, or the contrast between sugary and spicy flavors.

Leap of Faith – Since it’s a leap year, write a poem about taking chances, making bold moves, or embracing the unknown.

Why Join?

Increase your readers and community as an author

Experience and enjoy inspiring poems and writing from fellow poets

Engage in kind critique or appreciation with the Penana Community

Let your creativity flow, and join us in celebrating the art of poetry. Happy writing!

[eruden-writes]

The Not Quite Write Prize for FLESH Fiction is free to enter and calls for erotic stories of no more than 1,500 words written in response to the following theme: “Making the unsexy irresistible.” We take a relaxed approach to how you might interpret this theme and encourage you to get creative! Please note the following rules around permissible content: All characters must be consenting adults. All characters must be fictional: no fan fic. When submitting your story, you will be asked to select a single category that best describes your story from one of the six categories below (the overall winner may be chosen from any category).

The categories are:

Erotic Comedy

Erotic Romance

Fantasy & Paranormal

Literary Erotica

Kink & Taboo

Other Erotica Subgenres

[arconinternet]

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest - Print Collections 1, 2, 4 & 5 (Books, 1984/1986/1992/1996)

You can digitally borrow them here.

You can read even more entries into the contest - a search for the worst opening lines of non-existent books - on it official website here. You can view it as it appeared in 1997 via the Wayback Machine here.

[storytellers-contest]

A new kind of contest.

Follow for updates.

@deanwinchesterswitch @impala-dreamer @thoughtslikeaminefield

[bulbagarden]

hiya trainers, lisia here again!! just wanting to tell you about our one-shot fanfiction contest that i'm running over on our forums, specifically in our writers' workshop, which i'm the head of! our theme this year is fall -- very open-ended, but we think our writers will be able to use it in many creative ways!

here's the link! https://bulbagarden.net/threads/fall-2024-one-shot-contest-announcement.303264/unread

signups close on the 24th, so please register even if you're not fully sure you'll be able to commit to submitting an entry! me and blanc are both hoping to write entries for it, and i'll be judging, so we hope to see you there~.

our prizes range from advertisement on our social media accounts, to (maybe) a forums badge, to a secret new forums feature being unveiled just for this!! you don't wanna miss it, so please, sign up if you're interested, or share with any you know who would be! o//

[carb0n-m0n0xide]

ATTENTION MOOTS

THERE A WROTING CONTEST ND WE CAN EITHER SUBMIT A STORY OR 3 POETRY

IM DOING POETRY SO ITSNGONNA BE THESE THREE

Infatuation, Always and Forever, Withering

DONYOU THINKM IT SHOUKD BE THESE OR OTHER ONES OR SHOUKD IMMAKE A NEW ONE??

DEADLINE ISM 15TH OR 17TH INCANT REMMEBER 😭😭😭

@sunflowerrosy @lwkjsfloating @likeadeadbattery @the-ellia-west @bee-with-a-camera @homelessnerd @bamboozled-08orange @theweirdbox123 @d0rky-0utfits @dixidin @potatoeperson33 @theultimaterewatcher @hg-sweethearts @curious-apricot @vesanal @vic-11037 @corinneglass @inspirationallybored

[weirdchristmas]

There's still PLENTY of time to enter! 350 words, December 1, $50/$35 prizes!