Twain here! I'm back with another contest and another opportunity to get your creative juices flowing!

This contest is all about minstrels. Medieval poets, singers, and storytellers, minstrels were a fun source of entertainment!

RULES

-Must be about a minstrel. I don't care what they do. Maybe they get mixed up in something they shouldn't have. A comic-relief minstrel would make my day! It can be historically accurate, or it can be fantasy. Go crazy!

-Swearing, blood, gore, hanging, the plague; it's all allowed.

-NSFW, smut, graphic sexual content; not allowed. This contest is rated PG-13. References to sexual situations are allowed, but keep it classy.

-Alcohol and drugs; both are allowed. Just make sure that the use of your chosen drugs are accurate for the time period! Or, if you go the fantasy route, go crazy and make things up. As for alcohol, I have no special regulations.

-Word count limit is a strict 3,500. That should be enough to world-build, plus get your minstrel in and out of trouble!

-Grammar and spelling plays heavily into my judging. Make sure your story has proper line breaks, proper punctuation, and proper spelling!

-Where your story goes is UP TO YOU! I'm not here to see cookie-cutter stories. I want to see action, adventure, and, most importantly, YOUR mark on the story. Make me want more!

-HAVE FUN. If you don't have fun with it, I sincerely recommend taking a deep breath and listening to... medieval music? I don't know what that entails, but it sounds interesting and fun. If you find some medieval music, let me know!

NOTES

-Please leave comments! Positive feedback and constructive criticism are extremely important for authors, especially newer or younger writers. Even if you don't join the contest, letting the author of an entry know you liked their work can go a long way.

-This contest will last for the full four weeks. Two weeks was way too short. Don't forget to publish your entry before the deadline!

Well, I think that's all. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

All my love, Twain.

Hello everyone! I'm back again. In this contest write either a motivational poem or a love poem with maximum 10 lines. If it exceeds 2 or 3 lines it is acceptable but not more than that. You can also use YOUR published works. Plagiarized contents are strictly prohibited. You can submit more than one entry. I hope you enjoy participating in this. Bye.

P.S:- I'm eager for your poems

WILL HAVE PRIZES

This is for the writer with immense imagination. This time, the contest will have prompts as guides for the writers for their stories.

Requirements to be eligible for the contest:

An interesting Fantasy Story with a minimum of  1,000 (1k) and no maximum limit.

Works entered must be WRITTEN BY YOU, and not in any way, plagiarised. Works must be new (written within the contest duration)

The main character can be any gender, sexuality, or race.

Also, note that good grammar will have high points. Even if the story fitted the requirements, there would only be a low chance of winning for the story if it has wrong punctuation, improper use of words, and most importantly, the separation of paragraphs. One paragraph must have a different subject that focuses on the other. It doesn't matter if the other one is shorter, and the other one is longer.

The contest will end after three weeks. After the contest duration, Anne with the particular judge will read the stories one by one and the winner will be announced a week after. The best book wins and will be given a chance to be continued for a whole novel, it will be given a well-deserved book cover and banner to use. Anne will also serve as an editor for this winner. The Placers for this contest will also be free to place their work on other platforms and will be guided there by Anne.

Winner and the prizes

Champion (Master Architect of Love Magic)

100 coins

Cover, Promotional Banner,

Chance for the book to be continued into a Novel

Editing Service

2nd Place (Expert in Love Potion Making)

Cover, Banner

Chance for the book to be continued into a novel

3rd Place

Cover, Banner

[ SPECIAL PRIZES]

Another Chance (Honorable Mentions)

This list will have at least one work from each genre prompts.

WRITING PROMPTS

WEREWOLF

Luna meets Alpha

Troubled, Rejected Luna finds her Alpha.

Outcast of the Pack

Rejected Mc's life is about to take a turn.

Wolf in Blood

Mc discovers she is actually a wolf, the morning before an important event, (prom, etc.) And that night is when the full moon sets and where her true colors show.

VAMPIRE

A Harem of Lovestruck Vampires

Mc wakes up in the middle of the night, in a stranger's arms atop her apartment, and finds other strangers fighting under that same roof. Life for the Mc will never be the same.

The Vampire and his/her Hunter.

The mc (can be either the vampire or the hunter) falls in love with his/her prey.

Secrets are hidden in the blood

The mc has her feelings crushed after finding out her lover is actually a vampire - the creature that killed her siblings/parents.

LOVE BEYOND REALITY

Man x Ghost

Princess x Beast

Man x Demon

Demon x Angel

That's it for the Prompts. Aside from what is listed above, you are free to create your own kind of Love beyond Reality. For this Contest, we will have Three (3) judges.

-Yours Truly

-Xyr (also the cover designer for the winners.) @call_me_xyr

-Nika (guide for the challengers)

Good luck!

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2nd round.

It's simple, the next entry have to carry on whatever the previous entry submitted and add on it.

You could write about anything as long as it's related to the previous entry!  (^o^).

Word count: Not more than 1000 words.

Rating: PG-13 apparently

The first entry can write on whatever genre they wish it.

Twain here! It's been a while since I've done a contest, and, since there haven't been too many great prompts lately, I figured I'd come back with an opportunity to get your creative juices flowing!

This contest is all about pirates. Who doesn't love a good swashbuckling adventure?

RULES

-Must start with a pirate on a ship. Captain or cabin boy, Pacific Ocean or made-up seas, sloop or clipper ship; I don't care. It's all up to you, baby boo. Just give me a pirate and their ship.

-Swearing, blood, gore, lynching, keelhauling; it's all allowed. It's pirates!

-NSFW, smut, graphic sexual content; not allowed. This contest is rated PG-13. References to sexual situations are allowed, but keep it classy.

-Alcohol and drugs; both are allowed. Just make sure that the use of your chosen drugs are accurate for the time period! Or, if you go the fantasy route, go crazy and make things up. As for alcohol, drink up, me hearties, yo ho!

-Word count limit is a strict 3,000. That should be enough to world-build, plus get your pirate in and out of trouble!

-Grammar and spelling plays heavily into my judging. Make sure your story has proper line breaks, proper punctuation, and proper spelling!

-Where your story goes is UP TO YOU! I'm not here to see cookie-cutter stories. I want to see action, adventure, and, most importantly, YOUR mark on the story. Make me want more!

-HAVE FUN. If you don't hve fun with it, I sincerely recommend taking a deep breath and listening to some sea shanties.

NOTES

-Please leave comments! Positive feedbck and constructive criticism are extremely important for authors, especially newer or younger writers. Even if you don't join the contest, letting the author of an entry know you liked their work can go a long way.

-This contest will last for two weeks. Don't forget to publish your entry before the deadline!

Well, I think that's all. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

All the love, Twain.

(P.S. I'm writing this on my Kindle in the middle of the night. All issues will be fixed in the morning!)

Write a story you needed when you were younger.

No word limit, nsfw or depressing subject matter is okay. Rated PG-13 because I don’t want teenagers to feel like they can’t participate

There’s always that onescience theory that makes your brain short-circuit in a good way. Maybe it’s black holes eating time, quantum particles ghosting reality, or the idea that we’re all living in a hologram. Whatever it is, I wanna hear about it.

🧬 This contest is for the curious, the passionate, the "I watched one documentary and now I believe I’m a physicist" kind of writers.

✅ Your mission:

~Pick your favorite science theory

~Explain what it is (as wild or weird as it may be)

~Tell me whyit’s your favorite

Show how it messes with your mind, your worldview, or just straight-up makes you feel alive....................

You can go nonfiction (essay-style), or get creative turn it into a short sci-fi tale inspired by the theory. Whatever your style, make it explode with personality and passion.

💥 Make me care about the theory that bent yourbrain. Bonus points for humor, bold analogies, and personal flair.

📏 Word Limit: 500🎯 Judging based on: Clarity, Creativity, Passion and brain-bending awesomeness.

🎁 Prize:The winner gets a 1-on-1 Question & Answer Session with me(the host), where we’ll geek out about your favorite theory.

I’ll ask cool, curious, mind-bending questions about your chosen theory and YOU get to teach me why it's amazing. We can do it right here on Penana (in messages or comments), or another way if preferred.

Think of it like a mini-interviewwhere you're the star. Because if your theory blew my mind, I want to learn more from you.

Winter is coming (in Australia at least) and things are starting to cool down!

I want you guys to create a cozy story that makes you feel warm in an otherwise cold setting!

Maybe it's a person visiting a cute little cafe for a hot drink and they come across unexpected love or friendship?

Perhaps someone has moved into an old house and gives it life again through warm soul food?

Or, it's a cold, snowy day and a poor animal needs to be nurtured back to health with love and a nice, warm bed.

The subject is up to you, as long as it is a warm setting in cold weather!

.....

RULES!

*Try to keep it mostly pg. I don't care about mild swearing, but I want it to be mostly wholesome. A little bit of blood from cuts and scrapes are fine, but no gore this time.

*Please keep it to a maximum of 1k words!

*Has to be a warm setting on a cold day! Could be snow or just a really bitter winter day, but it must be cold outside ❄️

*Genre is up to you!

*Have fun with it!

Bonus points for a thrilling plotline, cute setting, or unexpected twist! 😁

Write about the darkest thingyou have ever experienced.

Could be a nightmare, a feeling or an event.

RULES:

• It should be something that you actually experienced, but you can mold it into a fictional story if you want.

• Word count for both poems and stories is infinite.

• Don't worry about it being perfect. The raw and natural, The better.

• Pour yourheart.

Have you ever seen those cool moodboards online and thought to yourself that they would be cool vibes to implement into a character, a story setting, or maybe an entire plot line? This contest is based around this moodboard image. Read on for more details.

(Image found on Pinterest)

If you would like to join, write something inspired by this image. It can be based on the general energy around it, using the creatures and objects as key story elements, creating a character backstory, describing a world with the same color palette, or really anything. You could even write down a little story plan with ideas in bullet points. It doesn't have to be super sophisticated, this is just for fun. Likes determine the winner.

As for rules, make sure you are nice to everyone else participating, regardless of the kind of content they put out. I encourage you to read the other entries, but you aren't obligated. It just might be fun to see others' ideas. You may also take LIGHT  inspiration from other entries so long as you ask the writer first. The most important thing, though, is to have fun. Don't stress too hard. :)

For each one of us there are inner rules, beliefs and PRINCIPLES!

In just one paragraph (5-12 lines) describe one of your principles, how it has affected you and anything related to that.

You can be poetic, describtive or just type it normally. Let's share our values!