Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – WINTER 2024-2025
Deadline: April 6, 2025
All poems must be written or translated into the English language, 30 lines or fewer, and must be neatly hand printed or typed, using single or double line spacing, on any subject, theme, style, shape, or form. All entries must be original works.
All short stories may be on any subject or theme, written or translated into the English language. For example, any fiction, non-fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, diary, screenwriting, stage plays, and journal entries are accepted. Contestants will enter their short stories neatly hand-printed or typed, using single or double line spacing, within a maximum of (5) pages or less. All entries must be original works.
You may submit entries to both the poetry contest and the writing contest, simultaneously.
Multiple entries are accepted.
The entry fee is $5.00 per poem. The entry fee is $10.00 per short story.
If sending entry fees via mail, Dreamquestone.Com accepts money orders, cashier’s checks, and personal checks. All fees must be paid in the form of US dollars. However, cash is not accepted. Combined payments are accepted (multiple entries, multiple contests).
All contest winners will be notified and published online in the Dare to Dream pages, on June 30, 2025.
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Mail all entries and payments to:
Dream Quest One
Poetry & Writing Contest
P.O. Box 804632
Chicago, IL 60680
USA
1. Print out the entry form.
2. Fill out the entry form with your current and accurate information. You may use one entry form for multiple entries and simultaneous Poetry Contest and Writing Contest entries.
3. Include story(ies)/poem(s) -Contest entries must either be neatly hand-printed or typed, and submitted with the poet’s or writer’s name, address, phone#, and email address (if applicable) in the upper left-hand corner of your work.
4. Include payment of $5.00 for each poem entered. Include $10.00 for each short story entered. Send a (S.A.S.E) self-addressed stamped envelope for entry receipt.
5. Make personal checks, cashier’s checks, and money orders payable to “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”. (Cash is not accepted.)
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Instructions for Electronic Entries:
1. Please click on the PayPal links below to enter a contest. PayPal entry fee payment(s) must be made before submitting your poetry and writing contest entries.
2. The entry fee of $7.00 for each poem and $12.00 for each short story submission will be entered. (Note: Electronic submissions require a ($2.00) transaction fee per entry). After completing the transaction, send your poems and short stories electronically by email to the following address:
alwest56@hotmail.com
3. Entries sent electronically must be sent as email attachments in a word processing document such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Notepad, Word Perfect, or Open Office Document. Poetry Contest Entries, Writing Contest Entries, or Poetry and Writing Contest Entries must be typed in the subject line of the email. The information requested on the entry form can be either included in the Word document or typed into the body area of the attached email. If included in the Word document, entry form information should be on the first page. The entry must be on a separate page from the entry form information.
5. Multiple entries into both poetry and writing contests are accepted. You may enter both competitions simultaneously as well.
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Important Notice: Entrants cannot send payment by postal mail and submit entries electronically. Either both payments and entries must be sent by postal mail or both must be sent electronically via email.
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