Deadline: April 6, 2025, 11:59 PM (PST)
ATTENTION!
The Summer 2024 competition is closed! We are in the process of confirming entries and transitioning into this competition’s reading/judging phase. Many beautifully composed poems and short stories were submitted from around the world in this contest. Stay tuned to Dream Quest One, for all SUMMER 2024 winners will be notified and published online in our “Dare to Dream pages”, on November 30, 2024. Note: Our Winter 2024-2025 Poetry and Writing competitions are open for entries. ENTER NOW! for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1275.00! Above all, may you continue reading, writing poetry and short stories, and creating attainable goals, while working toward making your dreams, a reality. And hang in there…
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 June 30, 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 Winter 2023 – 2024 and SUMMER 2023 winning poems and short stories in our Dare to Dream page:
WINTER 2023 – 2024 POETRY CONTEST WINNERS:
First Poetry Prize ($250): “The Art of Growing Up” by Lydia Kifle of London, Ontario – CANADA
Second Poetry Prize ($125): “by Carolina, as you travel Southeast, it’s cold” by Michael W. Metzger of Mooresville, Indiana – USA
Third Poetry Prize ($50): “Blockbuster Love” by Megan Pullyard of Moberly, Missouri – USA
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First Writing Prize ($500): LIGHTS IN THE DARK by Eveline Chung of Toronto, Ontario – CANADA
Second Writing Prize ($250): NO ONE WILL NOTICE by Brian Kelly of Ballynahinch, United Kingdom
Third Writing Prize ($100): FORGETTABLE by Becka Free of Benicia, California – USA
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SUMMER 2023 POETRY CONTEST WINNERS:
First Poetry Prize ($250): “When I am Devoured by the Pile of Notes, Where Do I Go?” by Zeran Li of New York, New York – USA
Second Poetry Prize ($125): “In Good Flow” by Laurel Clabaugh of Salisbury, North Carolina – USA
Third Poetry Prize ($50): “I Am the Poetry” by Guerda Victor of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts – USA
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First Writing Prize ($500): HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS by Nathaniel Lawson of Seattle, Washington – USA
Second Writing Prize ($250): BLUE LULLABY by Sorim Lee of Ann Arbor, Michigan – USA
Third Writing Prize ($100): THREE MINDS WITH ONE THOUGHT by David McVey of East Dunbartonshire – United Kingdom
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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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