Contest Challenge Alternate Contests

Replacement Contests;

2017:

April 2017 — All contests deleted or on hiatus.

2018:

January 2018 — Unfortunately, all are defunct, which is too bad. They look like they would have been amazing.

June 2018 — All defunct or in their off-seasons. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for the next round of The Lodestar Contest, though, since it seems to run later in the year on an annual basis. The Story-Poem Contest has received a few scattered entries but hasn't actually run a new round since September of 2019.

July 2018 — All defunct or ineligible for entries. The Newbies + Open Poetry Contest is active but only allows entries from members who have been on the website for a year or less, so I can't enter that one.

August 2018 — Most/All defunct. The single (possible) exception, The Haunted Houses Short Story Contest, hasn't judged a round since October, and the contest runner hasn't opened a round for January. She posted a reply a little ways back mentioning that things have been busy lately. If a new round does open, I can enter, but I don't want to add stress to the contest runner if she chooses not to open a new round this month.

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Paranormal Romance Contest  (18+) Now, Open Exclusively to HSP students & members - a 2016 & 2020 Quill Award winner #2089860 by Jim Hall

~ 1. Length 1,000 to 6,000 words
~ 2. One of the love interests should be human while the other must be one of the following:
         a. ghost,
         b. vampire,
         c. shape-shifter/were,
         d. angel,
         e. demon
         f. witch
         g.enhanced human (eg, hightened hearing, eyesight, running ability, or to blend into surroundings)
~ 3. Stories cannot be rated any higher than GC (No XGC!) Please note the following content is not acceptable and will cause your entry to
be disqualified - Incest, rape (any non-consensual sex is rape), underage sex (under 18 romance is acceptable without actual sex),
bestiality and scat/potty stories.
~ 4. Stories may be edited up until deadline
~ 5. Include a word count at the bottom of your story
~ 6. Submit your entry in the [b-item:xxxxxxx] format where xxxxxxx is the number of your item. Please, note the dash between the b and the
i.
~ 7. There are no prompts as long as the entry follows the rules above

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DreamTime Dragon's Poem Contest  (E) A Poetry contest with a dragon prompt. Round 16. Closed til Next time! #1768488 by eyestar~*

~ Round 14 January 1 12:00 AM TO January 30 at 11:59 PM.
~ One Poem using the prompt below, per person.
~ Post using Bitem Magic as shown in "How to Post in A Forum"
~ We must have at least 6 entries for prizes to be awarded.
~ Use the prompt given below.
~ Content Rating can be 13+.
~ You can edit up to the contest deadline. Then they are in the hands of the jury. So keep your claw quills off!

For this round your your prompt is: A poem about a dragon and shiny new year.
Use these Words and bold them in your poem: coin, cave, new, sunrise, time,

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HONORING OUR VETERANS   (ASR) Of course there's a Veterans Day - EVERY DAY! #423698 by Monty

RULES:
1. THE ONLY PROMPT FOR THE CONTESTS WILL BE THEY MUST BE MILITARY RELATED:
Write a story (NTE 1000 words) or poem (NTE 60 lines) inspired by:
Anything you wish. Please post word count for Story and Line count for Poetry.
For those who are not Americans - we can't forget you! Use the same prompt but make them unique to your country and heritage.
2. Post in bitem format if possible -
(Your entry must be entered in YOUR PORTFOLIO}
3. Keep your post to a 13+ rating. Your story or poem can be any rating.
4. POETRY OR SHORT STORY - OLD OR NEW UNAWARDED WRITES (Vanity Awardicons are allowed)
5. Only ONE ENTRY PER PERSON Accepted
6. Originality counts

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Angels Adventures Fundraiser ~ Closed  (13+) I am raising funds to keep my Premium Membership, and to donate to three forums for this. #2206810 by Shar's Holly Jolly Expressions

She has a poetry contest in her fundraiser. It costs 1k to enter, so I can give you 1k if you need it.

~ Write a poem about Angel(s). (We will treat this one as a contest, ok.)
~ Contest entries cost 1k to enter but enter as many poems as you would like. Be sure to include your 1k with each entry.
~ I am having a contest on who can write the best Angel Poem. I have decided to make this poem a Lady Slipper poem. Here is a
link to show you how it's done if you need it... http://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/ladys-slipper/ . You may enter more than once since
this is a fundraiser.
~ The contest will run from 12 am on January 1 until 11:59 pm on January 31 WdC time. After 11:59 pm I will read all and choose a winner
and post them here and in the Newsfeed by the 7th of February 2020. I have 50k and will divide it however I see fit depending on the
number of entries and the quality of the poems. The 50k for the prizes in this Poem Contest was donated by and I would like to thank her
for that!!!

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Out of The Fog Contest-Opens Dec. '24!  (E) A contest that comes out of the fog now & then, as if in a dream. #2002225 by 👼intueyLet Your Light Shine

The contest is quite simple. I want to hear your dreams. Not just the run of the mill dreams, where you only remember bits and pieces. I want the dreams that have made an impact on your life, or the dreams that you remember the most. I want them presented neatly: short story, prose, poetry, essay style or you may just relay the dream--but if you do, please make sure it's easily followed. Sometimes there may be prompts that will more and likely be genre-based. There will also be times I will decide I want all entries in a certain form only. So make sure you check the prompt area, carefully!

~ You may enter old or new entries. If there is a prompt, please make sure your entry follows the prompt. Awarded items are also allowed.
~ You may enter only one dream per contest round.
~ You may edit your post after your submission. But please know that I may judge it as soon as you enter, so the edited version may not be
the one I judge. I will not go back and re-judge, once it's already been so.
~ Weave your dream into a Short Story, prose, poetry or essay. Do not go over 2000 Words! Poetry should not exceed 50 lines. All forms of
poetry are allowed unless otherwise stated.
~ Rating may go up to 18+. I do not mind a bit of sex if done in the context of the dream. Cussing is fine also, as long as that's not all it is. I
DO NOT ALLOW G-Damn, so please respect me on that. If I see that word, I'll give you one chance to take it out. If you don't want to do so,
it will be disqualified.
~ Please post in the bitem format.

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The Writer's Cramp  (13+) Write the best poem or story in 24 hours or less and win 10K GPS! #333655 by SophyBells

In case you just can't write for one of them. *Wink* Interestingly, I normally get complaints that I don't have enough poetry contests. This time I have mostly poetry or ones that allow both.

Each day around 12pm NOON WDC time, one of our dedicated volunteer judges will judge the previous day's entries and post a writing prompt. The contest for that prompt ends before NOON (11:59am WDC time) the next day. All entries that follow ALL of the prompt requirements will be judged according to the creativity in responding to the writing prompt only. This means that grammatical errors WILL NOT be a determining factor in deciding the winner!

We are firm believers that far too many writers dwell so much on the grammatical portion of their writing, they stop the creative juices from spilling out of their fingers. A good writer does not stop to correct mistakes along the way. A good writer WRITES until they have extracted every bit of juice from their creative selves. Only then, does a good writer stop to edit.

Keeping that in mind, this daily contest will get your creative mind to write, write, write! How? You won't have TIME to correct. :) The judging will be based on how well you followed the prompt and how creative you were with it, not just on how well you write. Judges will do our best to review entries, but sometimes we will not be able to. When we do review your item, please don't expect a detailed review of your piece. You have 24 hours to write, we only have a few minutes to judge.

*Bullet*DAILY PROMPTS are found in posts with these words in the subject line WINNER AND NEW PROMPT
If you do not do so already, please view the Cramp forum using the "Unthreaded View." If you use the "Threaded View," the most recent prompt may not appear at the top of the list, which has confused some entrants as to which is the current prompt, leading to a disqualification. *Frown* To avoid this, make sure you view the Cramp via "Unthreaded View" so you will see the most recent/current prompt closest to the top of the page of posts.

There are only a few guidelines, so please adhere to them. Otherwise, you will be disqualified.

1. All entries must be posted by link only. It is MANDATORY to use the "b-item" link. If you don't know how to use the "b-item" link, see "Video: Linking to an Item" or WritingML Help for b-item. In order to use a "b-item" link, you have to create a STATIC item for your entry. See "How to Enter the Writer's Cramp" for more info.

2. All entries must be posted BEFORE noon (by no later than 11:59am WDC time) to qualify for that day's judging. NOTE: As soon as your post your entry it will be eligible to be read/reviewed by the judge. So make sure your entry is in its final form before posting, as any edits to your static item made after you post might not be taken into account when read by the judge, depending on their schedule.

3. All entries must not exceed 1,000 words for stories or 40 lines for poetry. Your word or line count MUST appear in your entry post in the Cramp forum.

4. All genres, all types of writing, and all portfolio colors are welcome. All ratings are welcome also - just make sure that your title/intro do not use language higher than 13+ (which is the rating of this forum).

5. ALL of the writing prompt requirements must be met in order to qualify.

6. You may post one story, or one poem, or one of each for a total of two items each day.

7. PLEASE MAKE YOUR ENTRIES ORIGINAL TO THAT DAY'S PROMPT - previously created entries will not be considered, because the point of Writer's Cramp is to respond to a prompt in 24 hours or less, and submitting something you already wrote and had time to edit isn't fair to the other contestants. So you MUST create a new STATIC item for each prompt.