If you love writing and contests this is the list you've been searching for! 41 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:
The first thing I want to tell you all about is the Contest About Contests being held by 
- Name your contest.
- Give a detailed explanation of the rules and how to play the game.
- Provide an easy foolproof way to fairly select a winner or winners
- Suggest potential prizes that could be awarded.
If your unique idea is chosen to be added to their list of regular contest games you will receive:
- 5 SBD - shared between all qualified entries and
- Half of the SBD payout - shared between all qualified entries and
- A chance to win a membership in Steem Basic Income
All qualified entries will be entered into a raffle to win a membership to Steem Basic Income. Considering that all of you are veteran contest entrants I imagine you can all come up with some great contest ideas for this Contest About Contests!
The 24 hour short story challenge - April 3--Topic 11--An airplane lands 100 years in the past
Deadline: 01:00 GMT/UTC April 4, 2018
Description: Write a short story no longer than 2,000 words, based on the topic phrase: “An airplane takes off in present day, but lands 100 years in the past.”
Prize: 5 Steem for First Place. 3 Steem for Second Place And depending on how many entries I receive I may give out Steem for other entries. But again that all depends on the amount and quality of posts.
New Contest! - If you can write 17 syllables!
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC April 7, 2018
Description: Write a traditional haiku (5-7-5) about weeds (yes marijuana is allowed).
Prize: Winner gets: 2 SBD + Half of the contest post's author awards + One free "shout-out" for winning + One free resteem from the contest host for any of the winner's posts. One runner-up gets: One free "shout-out" for winning + One free resteem from the contest host for any of the winner's posts.
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Tyger’s Electric Dreams Short Story Contest #1
Deadline: 04:00 GMT/UTC April 11, 2018
Description: Your mission, if you choose to take it, is to write a short story of 1000+ words (no longer than 3000 words). The prompt is Intelligent robots, specifically a story written from the perspective of a robot or AI.
Prize: The winner will receive 5 SBD and 1/3 of the SBD this post may generate. The other 2/3’s will be divided between the second and third place.
Promo-Mentors Writing Challenge with @evecab
Deadline: Midnight GMT/UTC April 8, 2018
Description: Write about one of your biggest mess up in your life.
Prize: The 3 winners will receive 50% of the total rewards of the contest post.
ZapFic Writing Contest: Tell a story in 232 characters or less (on zappl). Week 6
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC April 9, 2018
Description: Write a story - inspired by the prompt of “Star” - in 232 characters, or less (the zappl limit is 240 but you need to include the tag #zapfic at the end) 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.
And here is the full list:
Sci-Ku Poetry Contest Here!
Deadline: 14:00 GMT/UTC April 3, 2018
Description: Write a traditional haiku (5-7-5) with a science fiction theme.
Prize: 1 Steem
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Fractal Writing Contest #11
Deadline: 14:00 GMT/UTC April 3, 2018
Description: Post a comment with something inspired by the fractal image in the contest post, be it just a title, a haiku, a story, whatever.
Prize: The winner gets 50-75% of 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, the contest host will try to reward a 2nd- and 3rd- place winner, as well.
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#5 Minnowhelper Writing Contest!!!!
Deadline: 15:00 GMT/UTC April 3, 2018
Description: Write a Creative and Original Post (more than 500 Words). Important, your publication must be a new Post. Post greater than 1 day will not be accepted.
Prize: All the SBD accumulated in the @Minnowhelpercont account until the contest ends!
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My Name is What? A Writing Contest by @steemitachievers
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC April 3, 2018
Description: Please write about your Steemit name. Why you chose it and what it means to you? Given the chance to be able to change it, will you? The blog post must not be below 100 words.
Prize: 1st prize = 5 SBD. 2nd prize = 3 SBD. 3rd prize = 2 SBD
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Idioms game (number 7)
Deadline: 18:00 GMT/UTC April 3, 2018
Description: Have a go at trying to guess the meaning of each picture/idiom. You can enter BOTH a serious and a funny entry.
Prize: Winner is at post payout. For the first serious correct entry (of each picture) there is a prize of 0.05 SBD. For the funniest (determined by me!) entry (for each picture) there is a 0.1 SBD prize. So, 6 winners in total.
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Tell us something you have learned lately: Each day we learn something new: LET'S SHARE.
Deadline: April 3, 2018
Description: Respond in the comment with one thing that you have learned lately. Make sure it is exciting and jaw breaking.
Prize: 1 SBD
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The 24 hour short story challenge - April 3--Topic 11--An airplane lands 100 years in the past
Deadline: 01:00 GMT/UTC April 4, 2018
Description: Write a short story no longer than 2,000 words, based on the topic phrase: “An airplane takes off in present day, but lands 100 years in the past.”
Prize: 5 Steem for First Place. 3 Steem for Second Place And depending on how many entries I receive I may give out Steem for other entries. But again that all depends on the amount and quality of posts.
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STACH Short Story Contest #24
Deadline: 12:00 GMT/UTC April 4, 2018
Description: Write a Short Story of no more than 199 based on the topic “All is not Lost”.
Prize: First Prize: 4 SBD. Second Prize: 3.5 SBD. Third Prize: 3 SBD. Fourth Prize: 2.5 SBD. Fifth Prize: 2 SBD
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Welcome To The 'Love The Clouds' Contest! #6
Deadline: 09:00 GMT/UTC April 5, 2018
Description: Write something about clouds. It can be a story, poem, haiku, limerick, anything at all.
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. Everyone gets 25%
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Tell A Story To Me – Poetry/Prose – Theme Utopia
Deadline: 14:00 GMT/UTC April 5, 2018
Description: Tell a story using the prompt “Have you ever been to the planet they call Utopia…”. Prose, poetry, any form of fiction is accepted, as long as you tell me a story
Prize: First Place wins 5SBD (if there are a lot of entries, there will also be a second and third place of 3SBD and 2SBD)
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The Paranormal ONSTELLAR Contest
Deadline: April 5, 2018
Description: Write a unique piece of work related to any of the following paranormal topics which will be featured on the ONSTELLAR platform. The kind of article is left to you but it should aim at bringing value to the discussion you are writing about or teach the reader about it.
Prize: First Prize: 75 Steem. Second Prize: 50 Steem. Third Prize: 25 Steem
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WANNA PLAY!?!
Deadline: 21:00 GMT/UTC April 6, 2018
Description: In this contest, I want to hear about...YOUR FUNNIEST REAL LIFE STORY!
Prize: 1st place- Most Popular. The story with the most upvotes wins first prize! 1.5 SBD and 1 Share of Steem Basic Income. 2nd Place- My Pick. The story that made me laugh the most! 0.5 SBD and 1 Share of Steem Basic Income. 3rd Winner- Resteem Winner! I will randomly pick one winner from the people who resteem this post! 1 Share of Steem Basic Income
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WAPAT Write A Paragraph About That conttest! Write a paragraph in the comments, inspired by this story
Deadline: 21:00 GMT/UTC April 6, 2018
Description: Add your best paragraph, inspired by the image, in the comments.
Prize: 1 SBD
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SPU Poetry Contest #6
Deadline: 21:00 GMT/UTC April 6, 2018
Description: What you have to do is pick one theme and an image from the contest post as your prompts. Then, write a poem inspired by the image while incorporating the theme into your poem.
Prize: 1st: 1.5 SBD. 2nd: 1 SBD. 3rd: 0.5 SBD. +Bonus: TBD
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Movie Quote Contest - Steemit Parody Quote Contest #12
Deadline: 02:00 GMT/UTC April 7, 2018
Description: Write a parody quote from the movie “Fight Club”
Prize: First prize: 1 SBD. Second prize: 0.5 SBD
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Week #19 Fox Tales
Deadline: 05:00 GMT/UTC April 7, 2018
Description: Write a one paragraph story about the image pictured in the contest post. Be creative, think outside of the box, and follow the contest rules!
Prize: 1st: 5 SBD. 2nd: 3 SBD. 3rd: 1 SBD
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The End of the Road - and - Behind the Mystery Door Contest
Deadline: 12:00 GMT/UTC April 7, 2018
Description: Write the most thrilling and imaginative descriptions of what might lie behind that door in the contest post!!! I need to be inspired - by YOU!
Prize: First place: 50 Steem. Second place: 25 Steem. Third place: 15 Steem
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Information Finding Championship - Season 1 : Round 22
Deadline: 17:00 GMT/UTC April 7, 2018
Description: The contest is about music, but you writers out there can submit a poem or song lyrics, or maybe a story about how certain music makes you feel. Use your imagination here.
Prize: The steem, the XP and have a point to go towards their long term win. (minus the 25% for curation)
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The "Get 350 Steem-Power Contest to celebrate the 2nd birthday of Steemit"
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC April 7, 2018
Description: Create a post, that shows your Steem-Love and enthusiasm.
Prize: 350 SP delegation for 3 months
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New Contest! - If you can write 17 syllables!
Deadline: 23:59 GMT/UTC April 7, 2018
Description: Write a traditional haiku (5-7-5) about weeds (yes marijuana is allowed).
Prize: Winner gets: 2 SBD + Half of the contest post's author awards + One free "shout-out" for winning + One free resteem from the contest host for any of the winner's posts. One runner-up gets: One free "shout-out" for winning + One free resteem from the contest host for any of the winner's posts.
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Constrained Writing Contest #24
Deadline: 10:00 GMT/UTC April 8, 2018
Description: Write a story about a birthday party without using the words "happy", "older", or "year". The story must be at least 250 words long and in English.
Prize: 1st place: 45% of post's payout. 2nd place: 27% of post's payout. 3rd place 18 % of post's payout.
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Information Finding Championship - Season 1 : Round 23 - Catch Up
Deadline: 21:00 GMT/UTC April 8, 2018
Description: Calling all authors (everyone basically!) We need children’s stories replaced and in a hurry, our children will need them to learn! Please write a short story for the children. The short story must contain the 10 words/phrases listed in the contest post. Let’s get creative!
Prize: The steem, the XP and have a point to go towards their long term win. (minus the 25% for curation)
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Promo-Mentors Writing Challenge with @evecab
Deadline: Midnight GMT/UTC April 8, 2018
Description: Write about one of your biggest mess up in your life.
Prize: The 3 winners will receive 50% of the total rewards of the contest post.
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ZapFic Writing Contest: Tell a story in 232 characters or less (on zappl). Week 6
Deadline: 16:00 GMT/UTC April 9, 2018
Description: Write a story - inspired by the prompt of “Star” - in 232 characters, or less (the zappl limit is 240 but you need to include the tag #zapfic at the end) 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.
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"New Women of Science Fiction and Fantasy" Book Review Contest
Deadline: 18:00 GMT/UTC April 9, 2018
Description: Write a review of one of the Science Fiction and Fantasy novels that are eligible for the Campbell Award this year - which means women who were first published professionally in 2016 or 2017.
Prize: First prize: 5 SBD. Second prize: 2 SBD
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IDIOMATIC STORY CONTEST
Deadline: 23:00 GMT/UTC April 10, 2018
Description: Use idiomatic expressions (idioms) to write about an event or a person. However, the individual words that make up the idiomatic expression is expected to re-appear in the story but with literal (plain) meaning.
Prize: 1st Prize - 3.0 SBD. 2nd Prize - 1.5 SBD. 3rd Prize - 0.5 SBD
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Tyger’s Electric Dreams Short Story Contest #1
Deadline: 04:00 GMT/UTC April 11, 2018
Description: Your mission, if you choose to take it, is to write a short story of 1000+ words (no longer than 3000 words). The prompt is Intelligent robots, specifically a story written from the perspective of a robot or AI.
Prize: The winner will receive 5 SBD and 1/3 of the SBD this post may generate. The other 2/3’s will be divided between the second and third place.
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Beta reading contest Ragnarok Conspiracy
Deadline: April 15, 2018
Description: Act as a beta reader for the novel “Ragnarok Conspiracy”. Comment on any discrepancies found in the chapters.
Prize: 1.5 Steem per chapter (3.4 Steem for chapter 10). 10 SBD for the overall winner. And 500 Steem delegated for one month to the best suggestion overall.
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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.
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Steem Schools Ultimate Challenge | Make Best Steemit Story Of Your Way of Success
Deadline: This contest runs for 100 days, with requirements for daily participation.
Description: How Steemit Communications changed your life. You can express it in photos, text,video Dlive, Dsound other ways, by other people and friends confirming your post via examples and good verifiable facts.
Prize: 8 Ultimate winners will receive 500 SBD. Each day 1 winner is randomly chosen to win 10 SBD.
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#Captionthis contest - Your Daily Chance To Win SBD
Deadline: 7 days from the post date (post payout)
Description: Note: This is a daily contest, with a new photo and prize each day. Caption the photo included in the daily contest post.
Prize: All the SBD payout from each contest post.
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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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The Q&A Contest
Deadline: Each question has a deadline of 7 days or at post payout.
Description: Everyday, Monday through Friday, 
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
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How Does Dwelling Make You Feel Contest
Deadline: This is an ongoing story and the author had pledged to have this same contest with every chapter of “Dwelling” released.
Description: Read the first chapter of the story “Dwelling” and leave a comment that tells how the story made you feel. Tell your thoughts on the writing, the artwork, the characters, the story, the sense of place. What is it like to be immersed in the Dwelling world?
Prize: 3 SBD
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#captionthis - WIN SBD every day!
Deadline: New contest every day. Each days contest runs for 7 days.
Description: Caption the photo in the contest post.
Prize: Full contest post payout
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Lots of #NewbieGames
Deadline: Contests run for 7 days until post payout.
Description: 
Prize: Typically the prize is the payout from each contest post.
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How To: WEEKLY - Starts today! Share your knowledge and win
Deadline: 13:59 GMT/UTC Every Saturday
Description: Once a week the contest will ask you to share your how-to knowledge on a variety of topics. The initial instruction guide is here
Prize: 1st place: 10 SBD. 2nd place: 6 SBD. 3rd place: 4 SBD. Prizes awarded each and every week.
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