Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – SUMMER 2024

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 Deadline: September 30, 2024, 11:59 PM (PST)

Attention! The Winter 2023-2024 contest is closed. We are in the reading/judging phase of this competition. Stay tuned to Dream Quest One for all contest winners will be announced and published on May 26, 2024. Our Summer 2024 contest is open and we are accepting poems and short stories entries until September 30, 2024. See “Official Rules” for details on how to Enter Now! for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00! 

Hello and welcome to Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest- Winter 2023-2024! This poetry and writing contest is open to everyone and is international. We are excited about showcasing the creative writing and poetic talent, skill, and ability of all poets and writers. We hope you are inspired to display the beauty and art of writing short stories and poems for the world to see your “gift of a dream.”

Writing Contest entries may be written on a maximum of (5) pages, either neatly handwritten or typed, with single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme.

Poetry Contest entries may be written on any subject, theme, style, or form. All poems must be 30 lines or fewer and either neatly handwritten or typed, using single or double-line spacing.

Please read the Official Rules for complete guidelines.

* Postmark deadline: All entries must be submitted by September 30, 2024, at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Note: The SUMMER 2024 contest winners will be notified and published online in the Dare to Dream pages, on November 30. 2024.

The Mission of Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is to inspire, motivate, and encourage anyone having the desire or love of poetry and writing, to continue doing so without fear of failure or success! Remember, in whatever you do, “it’s okay to dream,” for dreams do come true…

Win Prizes!

Poetry Contest:

First Place… $250.00
Second Place… $125.00
Third Place… $50.00

Writing Contest:

First Place… $500.00
Second Place… $250.00
Third Place… $100.00

There is a $10.00 (US dollars) entry fee per short story submitted and a $5.00 (US dollars) entry fee per poem submitted.

Contestants may enter via PayPal or through the mail. An entry form is also available in the Enter Now section.

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Click on the links below to read all Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – WINTER 2022 – 2023 winning poems and short stories in the Dare to Dream pages:

First Poetry Prize ($250): “WHILE I SLEEP” by Kaecey McCormick of Cupertino, California – USA

Second Poetry Prize ($125): “The Moral Abyss” by Sydney Thomas of Toronto, Ontario – CANADA

Third Poetry Prize ($50): “In the Name of Wine” by Justin Huang of Thousand Oaks, California – USA

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First Writing Prize ($500): STRIPES by Defne Suman of Athens – GREECE

Second Writing Prize ($250): WOMAN versus BIRD by Donna Pearce of St. Thomas, Ontario – CANADA

Third Writing Prize ($100):  WHAT DOESN’T FIT IN RED POCKETS? by Mandy Lam of Stouffville, Ontario – CANADA

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Note: You may find all previous Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest Winners from Winter 2005-2006 to the present, in the POETRY PLACE and WRITE THIS WAY! pages.

 

 

 

 

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