Deadline: April 6, 2025

Introduction: Click here showcases the creative writing and poetic talent, skills, and abilities of all poets and writers. The Dream Quest One mission is to inspire, motivate, and encourage anyone with a desire or love for poetry and writing to continue doing so without fear of failure or success! 

Awards:

Writing First Prize: $500, 2nd: $250, 3rd: $100.

Poetry First Prize: $250, 2nd: $125, 3rd: $50

Eligibility: The Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is international, and open to all poets and writers whether published or not. Current and former employees of Dreamquestone.Com or their relatives are not eligible. Previously published poems and short stories in other contests, books, magazines, etc., are accepted and welcome as long as they are original to the contest entrant. 

Click here All poems must be 30 lines or fewer, and may be either neatly handwritten or typed, with single or double line spacing, on any subject, theme, form, or style. All entries must be original works.

All short stories may be on any subject or theme. Genres: any fiction, non-fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, diary, journal entries, and short screenplays are accepted. Contestants will enter their short stories either neatly hand-printed or typed, using single or double line spacing, within a maximum of (5) pages or less. No word count. All entries must be original works. You may submit entries to both the poetry contest and the writing contest, at the same time. Multiple entries are accepted. 

Fee Details: 
$5.00 (US dollars) per poem. 
$10.00 (US dollars) per story.

All entries may be submitted until April 6, 2025, at 11:59PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Winners will be notified and published online in the Dare to Dream on June 30, 2025.  

Contact:
c/o Andre L. West
Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest
P.O. Box 804632
Chicago, IL 60680

USA

Email: alwest56.hotmail.com 

Website: Click here

Official Rules: Click here