If you love writing and contests this is the list you've been searching for! 46 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:
Before you start going through the list and deciding what to write and which contests to join won’t you take a minute to head over to the Children’s Book Giveaway being hosted by 
And now on to the new contests in the list…
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!)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Five Word Stories Challenge #18
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Tell a Story About The Image in the contest post in Only 5 Words.
Prize: 0.1 SBD
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Five Word Stories Challenge #15
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Write a five word story about the image in the contest post.
Prize: 0.1 SBD
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Five Word Stories Challenge #18
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Tell a Story About The Image in the contest post in Only 5 Words.
Prize: 0.1 SBD
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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
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My-Niche Contest #1
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Write a story/poem/article on the topic of ‘Regret’.
Prize: 10 SBD
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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
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Five Word Stories Challenge #17
Deadline: February 17, 2018
Description: Write a story of just five words based on the image in the contest post.
Prize: 0.1 SBD
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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
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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.
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'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.
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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 
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Punday Monday #34
Deadline: 22:00 GMT/UTC February 19, 2018
Description: Write a Valentine’s Day inspired pun.
Prize: An upvote from 
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#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!
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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.
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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.
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!)
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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@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.
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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 
Prize: Post payout from the contest post.
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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 
Prize: 5 SBD (May be split between several winners)
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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
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