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1. "Tickle My Fancy Monthly Contest" [E] Make me laugh, warm my heart, chill my bones, make me blush. Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 8:59am by ~ fancie ~ MarNo WriMo  March round open. ~~ 1st Place: Blue Ribbon, Merit Badge and 10,000 gps. 2nd Place: Red Ribbon and 5,000 gps. 3rd Place: Yellow Ribbon and 3,000 gps. ~~ Choose from two prompts to inspire your muse. Good luck! 2. "Words In Motion Poetry Contest" [E] Submit your best poems! Any style, any form. Posted Mar 20, 2010 @ 1:13am by Ðahliã Nøir studying hard!  Round Three - Open Prompt. Bring your best! 3. "Paradise Cove Writing Challenge" [18+] A fabulous world awaits your imagination in this monthly Romance/Erotica writing contest. Posted Mar 19, 2010 @ 7:26pm by Jace  A prompt-based contest, our prompt changes each month. Check out the forum for this month's prompt. The deadline is the 24th. Great prizes await at the Cove. 4. "Make Me Laugh HOLIDAY Shorts Contest" [18+] Easter round now open Posted Mar 19, 2010 @ 9:25am by Shannon  Can you make me laugh in 1,000 words or less? This contest opens for various holidays throughout the year. The Easter round will close at 11:59 pm WDC (Eastern) time on 4/4/10. Big prizes offered. Submit your short story today! 5. "The year of the book (Day 3/365)" [E] A contest for novels/novellas. Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 7:30pm by E.Jackalo- getin published?  If you would like to judge please contact me. The round will start as soon as the judges are present and accounted for. 6. "The Balance of Chaos Contest" [18+] Two weeks to write a story based on prompts given! Big prizes! Sign up for Round 4! Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 4:45pm by LdyPhoenix | Finding North  Find balance in the chaos. Big prizes up for grabs with only a few spots left! Sign up today. 7. "Why Did You Do It? Contest" [E] A contest to find the most creative user name. Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 4:43pm by Pat~1621199 Biddng's HOT!  Wrote a short essay telling me how you chose your user name. The most creative essay wins! Lots of fun prizes! 8. "THE ULTIMATE CONTEST" [E] No kiding, it's awesome, a new challange every month, can you handle it? Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 12:53pm by E.Jackalo- getin published? Newest round: come up with your own challenge Next round: winner of previous challenge challenge. Have fun and keep on writing 9. "What if...? " [ASR] The contest that asks the big question - what if...? Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 3:14am by Dawn♥Embers  New round with a whole new set of prompts. Check it out and see if any spark your creativity. Follow the big question: What if...? 10. "Wolfie's Prompt Challenge" [18+] Do you think you can meet my challenges? Posted Mar 17, 2010 @ 2:50am by Lonewolf  Do you like to write? Have an overactive imagination? Check out my contest for great prizes to win. 11. "Tales of Terror" [13+] The official contest of The Scribes, and the only open Gothic contest on WDC! 12. "A Flicker of Madness" [18+] Now open! Weekly Horror flash fiction contest with a monthly grand prize winner! Posted Mar 16, 2010 @ 7:58am by AliceNgoreland water, Ch'ing Shih: Chinese. Ch'ing shih appear livid and may kill with poisonous breath in addition to draining blood. The last breathe, book, clock 13. "Wrestling Meets Writing Contest" [ASR] First Event OPEN! "Welcome to the Jungle" is set to crown Fiction and Poetry Champs... Posted Mar 16, 2010 @ 12:18am by traviscorter FIRST EVENT now accepting AUDITIONS! Post a brief summary of your short story OR poem and send along the Audition Fee for a chance to compete in the single-elimination tournament to crown our first MKW Fiction Champion and MKW Poetry Champion! 14. "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" [E] Use the quote to inspire your creativity. Write a short story and win big prizes! Posted Mar 15, 2010 @ 2:09pm by Diane  A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. ~George Moore 15. "The Freedom Writers Contest" [13+] An open contest for poetry and short stories Posted Mar 15, 2010 @ 1:41pm by In Distant Flight ~3 days!!!  Huge prizes are awarded each month!!! March's Prompt: INSPIRATION All funds raised through donations are forwarded and split between three brilliant groups. 16. "Lyrics And Verse Contest" [ASR] Find inspiration in the lyrics and verse. Posted Mar 15, 2010 @ 6:22am by LdyPhoenix | Finding North Can you create something from the lyrics of a song? This contest is open to all wishing to test their creativity. An awardicon is up for grabs! 17. "FIVE STAR POETRY CONTEST:editor's choice" [E] A monthly contest to reward the best poem out of 5-star poems. Posted Mar 13, 2010 @ 8:43pm by Dr M C Gupta Send till 10th April 2010 a poem for the 19th round. The poem should have a visible single 5 star or average 4.5 star rating. Prize 5000 GP. A new round starts on 11th of each month. 18. "The Classic Story Contest" [18+] Create a character I will never forget. Posted Mar 12, 2010 @ 5:47pm by Coolhand-Contest open Spring edition opens March 20. Make your plans to write a Classic. Great commissions! 19. "PWW Team USA West" [E] A place for Team North/West to discuss Project Write World Posted Mar 12, 2010 @ 11:43am by Meeple  Project Write World: North and West USA Regions mini contest. Are you from the USA? West of the Mississippi river? Then come join our PWW team! See this page for the "Getting to Know You" contest that runs through the end of March. 20. "The Writer's Cramp" [13+] Write the best story or poem in 24 hours or less and win 10,000 GPs! Posted Mar 12, 2010 @ 8:10am by Sophy  What could be an easier way to win 10,000 GPs?! Just write the best story or poem in 24 hours or less - plus extra prizes for birthday week! 21. "The Twilight Zone Contest" [13+] The return of the Twilight Zone Contest is here! Enter today, ROUND ONE open. Posted Mar 11, 2010 @ 7:14pm by traviscorter Round One of the returning contest is now OPEN! Each round closes for judging once ten entries are received. It's time to step back into...The Twilight Zone... 22. "Mystical, Mythical contest" [E] Mystical Mythical contest! Everyone has a chance to win GP! Posted Mar 11, 2010 @ 3:39pm by Kyrielle A new Mystical Mythical contest, with new chances to win GP! Come in, take a peek, write a mythical or mystical story and get a review! EVERYONE CAN WIN GP! 23. "Any kind contest" [E] A contest for anything you want to submit Posted Mar 10, 2010 @ 4:37pm by E.Jackalo- getin published? I may be far behind on the juding (sorry, been ill lately) but I would still love for you all to enter the new round. Many thanks for making this contest...well...contesty 24. "The Elementalist Contest" [ASR] Come and test your wits against the elements. Round 23 now up! Posted Mar 10, 2010 @ 1:12am by LdyPhoenix | Finding North Do you have what it takes to be an Elementalist? A MB is currently up for grabs. Come see if you have what it takes... 25. "Like Bogie and Bacall" [13+] Short Story Competition for lovers of romance Posted Mar 9, 2010 @ 6:25pm by Helen McNicol Great open-prompt competition for lovers of romance. Any sub-genre accepted this round.Closes March 31st. 26. "Historia Contest" [18+] Rewrite history; create it; retell it. Posted Mar 9, 2010 @ 3:22am by Croûtonium Please feel free to rewrite history here. This months prompt: Russian History. 27. "Fantasy Flash Fiction Festival " [E] Re-open and ready to go! Submit your flash fiction or micro-fiction piece. Posted Mar 8, 2010 @ 9:07am by Tricnomistal IS BACK! A great contest to show off your flash fiction writing skills! Great prizes! 28. "A River of Poetry & Prose Contest" [E] Poetry Contest with emotional prompts. Winners posted for Round 7! Posted Mar 7, 2010 @ 11:44pm by River McKenna An ongoing contest for poets of all form. Winners posted for round 7! No contest for March. 29. "POETRY IN RHYME - RHYTHM CONTEST-winner" [E] A monthly contest for formal poetry in rhyme and meter. Posted Mar 7, 2010 @ 8:45pm by Dr M C Gupta Win 10,000 GP. Round 54 open. Enter by 31 March 2010 your best poem. Please check rules. Rhyme and syllabic pattern must be stated. There is no prompt. A new round starts on the first of every month. 30. "Educate the Mind" [E] Contest brought to you by Insight Into Insanity. Can you write an essay to educate others? 31. "TLC -- Try your Luck Contest!!" [13+] Round 10 OPEN! 3 Colored-Hearts! 3 Hidden Prompts! (Poetry/Lyrics/Essay!) Posted Mar 6, 2010 @ 1:28am by ~mARi♥MissesNekoSoMuch~ ROUND TEN is now OPEN!! (Poetry/Lyrics/Essay are accepted this Round.) 3 Colored-Hearts = 3 Hidden Prompts!! Try your luck and pick either an easy one or a hard one!! *winks* 32. "Arachnophobia Contest" [E] A CONTEST Dedicated to those creepy crawling eight legged creatures Spiders! GREAT PRIZES! Posted Mar 5, 2010 @ 9:05am by EvilDawg - A Vigilante Ranger  Vampyfae & EvilDawg Bring you a delightfully creepy contest! Write a story about our eight-legged, creepy and sometimes (shiver!) hairy "friends." Make it scary and painful to read for, us; two people who do not like spiders!!!!! 33. "Flash Fiction:'Make a Statement' Contest" [13+] Monthly contest- quotes to inspire you to write a story with a statement. Take a look! Posted Mar 5, 2010 @ 12:24am by Free_RIP My first contest, reviews and gp's up for grabs. Use the prompts to help inspire you to write a flash fiction story with a strong message. Free and all are welcome! 34. "ACRO*BATICS" [13+] I give you an acronym; you make up what it stands for. The best entries win gift points! Posted Mar 5, 2010 @ 12:23am by Davy Kraken  Round 62 is underway! Write just 14 words for a shot at a share of 14,000 GPs. 35. "KARIS'S ROMANTIC POETRY CONTEST!" [ASR] FEBRUARY WINNERS ANNOUNCED! MARCH ROUND NOW OPEN! MB'S FOR GP DONATIONS ABOVE 25K Posted Mar 4, 2010 @ 11:54am by *~Karis Jeri~* STOP IN TO SEE THE WINNER'S OF THE FEBRUARY ROUND. THE MARCH ROUND IS OPEN NOW AND ENDS ON MARCH 31. 37. "Alice's Curiosity Shop " [13+] A contest with prompts Posted Mar 2, 2010 @ 7:32pm by AliceNgoreland Shamrock Heart in a glass jar Pop up book Rocking chair Broom Teapot Deerstalker cap Bonsai tree Compass Stuffed Elephant Doll Trunk Pillow Bottle Wind chimes Egg Hookah Sari Bear skin Gyro scope 38. "Word Fair" [E] Playing with words--quite literally! OPEN Posted Mar 2, 2010 @ 12:32pm by Mariah: B. Forre the New Day Come REMEMBER with us in the March round of the Word Fair! Also visit us in April. 39. "SENIOR CENTER FORUM" [ASR] A Special Place for Seniors and visitors! CHECK OUT OUR CONTESTS! Posted Mar 2, 2010 @ 1:48am by Countrymom Just Passing Thru  Thefolks at the Senior Center Forum are celebrating St. Patrick's Day and invite you to enter the contest. Prompt is IRELAND FOREVER - check it out, enter, have fun! 40. "HONORING OUR VETERANS" [ASR] Of course there's a Veterans Day - EVERY DAY! Posted Mar 2, 2010 @ 12:56am by Countrymom Just Passing Thru We continue Honoring Our Veterans - and those serving today! New contest opens 3/1/10, closes 3/29/10 Poetry or short story welcomed! 41. "Frontliner Mundane Metamorphosis Contest" [E] Try to make some thing common into a beautiful experience by drawing out the moments. Posted Mar 1, 2010 @ 9:25pm by Aaron-thru 1st round~ Make the mundane extraordinary. Its what we as writers do every day, isn't it? Well, it is now! This contest encourages you to think beyond the shallow boundaries of the everyday and 'normal', to create something deep and meaningful! 42. "Elv's Monthly Short Story Challenge" [ASR] Part contest, part review circle, but completely fun and open to everyone! (Trial run!) Posted Mar 1, 2010 @ 9:22pm by Aaron-thru 1st round~ A fantastic short story contest that encourages not only writing, but also reviewing! Check it out as it needs entries DESPERATELY! 43. "Seen It before? closed-need judges" [E] Write something I've already seen a thousand times, but put in your own words! 44. "Stories of the Sea" [E] A monthly contest for newly-written stories or poems about the sea. Posted Mar 1, 2010 @ 2:02pm by connieann New photo prompt up for March Round now open. Great prizes for stories and poems! 45. "TRADITIONAL POETRY CONTEST" [13+] A place for you if you like to read or write Traditional Poetry Posted Feb 28, 2010 @ 12:14pm by Monty  64th contest now open, closes 28 March 2010. Enter your item old or new, Don't matter to me if it doesn't to you. Awardicons and Gift Points too. Open to all registered members of WDC. Please read the rules, not many. 46. "Hugs To A Newbie Contest # 3!!!!!!!!!!!!" [E] For newbies you publicly review you win gps!!! Posted Feb 26, 2010 @ 6:35pm by 1leila123 looking up!  Make a newbie feel welcome to our site! Be the first to review them and win prizes!!!! 47. "The Sci-Fi & Horror Theater Contest" [GC] The Challenge: To write a cross-over story in both the Sci-Fi and Horror Genres. Win Big!! Posted Feb 25, 2010 @ 3:33pm by EvilDawg - A Vigilante Ranger Using both Sci-Fi AND Horror Genres, write a story from 1000 to 3000 words. This could be a Retro "B - Movie-style" item or a Futuristic Dark Horror piece or anything in between. Let your Imagination soar!!!! 49. "UENG Figure Skating (Winter Games)" [18+] UENG Winter Games poetry contest activity Posted Feb 25, 2010 @ 7:31am by SRoses doesnt have enough time  Only three days left to get your entries in to the Figure Skating poetry contest at the UENG!!!! Hurry, hurry, hurry! 50. "SONNET AND GHAZAL CONTEST: editor's pick" [E] A monthly contest for ghazals and Shakespearean sonnets. Posted Feb 25, 2010 @ 4:48am by Dr M C Gupta Win 5,000 GP. For 11th round, enter by 20th March a ghazal or a Shakespearean sonnet or both. Please check rules. There is no prompt. A new round starts on the 21st of every month. 51. "Character Creation Contest" [13+] Can you create an original character and bring them to life? Posted Feb 24, 2010 @ 8:09am by Adrianna Can you create an original character and bring them to life? Bi monthly contest. 52. "500-Words-a-Day Group" [18+] BLOG GROUPEES whom LOVE writing 500 wds+ daily -- FEB/TEFF THANX JOY Posted Feb 24, 2010 @ 7:35am by TEFF ESCAPES! Blog challenge ideas open for March & April. Group only. Accepting new members currently by discretion. Do you have what it takes to beat the Belles of Blogging? Oh & your blog will be read at last. 53. "Fishin' Inspira-shin'! (Pond Poetry)" [E] Check out the new Holding Pond poetry contest-RND3! Bigger prizes/better prompts! Posted Feb 23, 2010 @ 7:39am by SRoses doesnt have enough time Round 2 is open! This time, it's an image prompt... Come let the image inspire you to write a poem. Win some great prizes! 54. "Poetry In Motion" [13+] A contest for poets, or non-poets, to challenge themselves to poetry forms. Posted Feb 21, 2010 @ 8:34pm by Ḁshy  One poem a week, in one of the listed forms, for ten weeks. Can you do it? Eight spots still open! Contest begins March 20th. 55. "What Do You See? " [E] A short story contest. Great prizes are available!!!!!! Posted Feb 21, 2010 @ 4:39pm by Phoenix - gone until 3/21  A picture prompt that could be taken in many different directions. Wonderful prizes are available!!! Come show me what you see, any genre welcome. 56. "Paint a Picture Contest" [E] Create an image in 1000 words or less. Posted Feb 20, 2010 @ 1:11pm by HaleyJo~Check out #1620637 The contest has reopened! Try your hand at creating a masterful setting and a breathtaking image with words. 57. "Aye M Shore U Kin Reed Dis" [13+] Can you write a sentence completely made up out of homophones? Posted Feb 19, 2010 @ 2:49am by Giselle d'Octobre  Write me a sentence up to 255 characters that I have to read out loud to understand. Come by to see what's there. Laugh out loud funny! 58. "~Weekly Quickie Contest~" [18+] Round 12 ~ Awful First Date turns into A Night to Remember Posted Feb 18, 2010 @ 6:22am by Purple  Can you excite in less than 869 words? Erotica contest with big prizes! 59. "romance contest " [13+] a romance story to make my emotions go haywire Posted Feb 17, 2010 @ 7:33pm by sashua a romantic story not a poem that makes my emotions go hay wire and if you think you can write it 60. "My First Peoples' Form Poetry Contest" [13+] First Peoples' Members Only Monthly Form Poetry Contest Posted Feb 16, 2010 @ 12:51pm by ShelleyA Form Poetry Contest for First Peoples'Members Only. Poetry Forms and Picture Prompts Change Monthly. 61. "THE SHORT, SHORT, STORY CONTEST" [E] This contest is for authors who love to write short stories. Posted Feb 13, 2010 @ 11:37am by Janemarie --- Mystic Moon  Do you love writing short stories? Then enter my contest now to avoid disappointment. Two prompts are given. Please make sure that the prompt is the title of your story. Merit badge and GPS to be won. Deadline 27th February. 62. "INSPIRATIONS" [E] monthly prompt poetry contest 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT *Round 21 February-March now open* Posted Feb 12, 2010 @ 4:40pm by destinydances ~ mourns Obleo  February/March round - up to 2 entries per person. GREAT PRIZES! 63. "Mystical, Mythical contest" [E] Submit a story! All stories have a chance to win GP. CONTEST CLOSED, WINNERS ANNOUNCED! Posted Feb 11, 2010 @ 9:00am by Kyrielle Mythical, mystical contest. New and improved, now with a rating to prevent deletion! :) 64. "Angry Rant Contest" [XGC] The ARC---five years old and still screaming. Posted Feb 10, 2010 @ 9:43am by Satuawany Five days left in the special round with special prizes leading up to ARC's fifth anniversary! There's always room for more ranting, and we haven't had a single image entry yet. 65. "Movie Mania Madness! NEW ROUND!" [13+] 4 Movie titles to include in your s/story or poem (2500 wds max) Posted Feb 10, 2010 @ 12:17am by Paige is back from the Abyss! New Round now starting! Only 4 Titles to write into your story or poem now! Everyone welcome with a chance to win an Awardicon for 1st Place! 66. "The Dialogue 500" [18+] Weekly contest: stories 500 words or less, written only in dialogue. Up to the challenge? Posted Feb 8, 2010 @ 2:04pm by ~j: chaos! All dialogue, no problem! This weekly contest awards 500 GPs for all eligible entries and a Merit Badge for the winning entry. Brush up your written conversation skills and earn some prizes, or come cheer on this week's entrants. New prompt is up! 67. "Show Off Your Best at the Sandbox" [ASR] A monthly contest that focuses on Genre writing. Posted Feb 8, 2010 @ 1:21pm by StephB  Contest winners announced for DEC/JAN! New prompt up for FEB 2010! Hope to see you enter. Great prizes! Merit Badges for donations! 68. "The "Turn Me On!" Contest" [18+] Round extended to March 6th at 11:59 PM WDC! Get your entries in. <3 Posted Feb 7, 2010 @ 7:26pm by Crys  Special Valentine's Round is now open, and I'm NOT look for your usual love stories and poems.  69. "The Prompted Quill" [13+] The home of The Prompted Quill writing group and contest. Posted Feb 7, 2010 @ 3:45pm by Autumn This is a monthly prompt contest. Respond to one or more of the monthly prompts. Three pieces will be nominated and those with the most votes receives 1st prize, second most votes gets 2nd prize and so on. 70. "Save the Prologue!" [ASR] A contest that focuses on novel prologues: an extravaganza Posted Feb 6, 2010 @ 1:45am by Dawn♥Embers Contest Extravaganza: Enter a prologue and part of the first chapter of a novel and see how well it does. Different prizes with multiple goals. 71. "Is there gonna be a quiz?" [13+] This quiz is currently closed. Posted Feb 4, 2010 @ 11:58pm by Special Kay  Love is in the air this month and it's also the theme for round three of my quiz writing contest. 72. "Imagination's Run Free" [E] Do you want to win points? Write me a story that will leave me wanting more.CLOSED. Posted Feb 4, 2010 @ 3:48pm by Shinigami Want to win points for writing what you want? Then this is the one for you. Contest Starts Feburary 4th - March 1st. 73. "The Best of the Rest" [E] MARCH 2010 Round is OPEN for judging. Posted Feb 4, 2010 @ 2:05pm by StephB Contest Extended through February 2010! Enter your best NON Static items - Forums, Cnote collections, quizzes, polls, Raffles, Contests. Great prizes! Check out The Best of the Rest here on WDC! 74. "The Bard's Hall Contest" [13+] Writing Prompts focus on St. Valentines & St.Patrick's Day 2010! Pop on in. Great Prizes! Posted Feb 4, 2010 @ 2:00pm by StephB New Prompt up for FEB 2010 - write about hearts, arrows or a muse named Cupid. Great prizes! Check out the Bard's Hall! 75. "Echoes Of The Heart Poetry Contest" [18+] Round 5 ends on March 31, 2010 Posted Feb 2, 2010 @ 11:35pm by Earl - judging entries This poetry contest now runs monthly starting February 2010. Guest judges are welcome. Total Displayed: 75 |