Deadline: April 6, 2025, 11:59 PM (PST)
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 April 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Note: The WINTER 2024-2025 contest winners will be notified and published online in the Dare to Dream pages, on August 9, 2025.
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 Contests for the SUMMER 2024 winning poems and short stories in our Dare to Dream page:
SUMMER 2024 POETRY CONTEST WINNERS:
First Poetry Prize ($250): “Fragile” by Diamond Washington of Lewiston, Maine – USA
Second Poetry Prize ($125): “What If” by Felicia de Chabris of Eldred, New York – USA
Third Poetry Prize ($50): “Why, Oh Why?” by Kyreonna Davis of Muskogee, Oklahoma – USA
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First Writing Prize ($500): THE ATTIC OF TIME by Hee Won Choi of New York City, New York – USA
Second Writing Prize ($250): THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER by C.V. Leifen of San Jose, California – USA
Third Writing Prize ($100): LET THE GAMES BEGIN by Anika Lotti of Covina, California – USA
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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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