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Poets & WritersWelcome!  Select your life stage below to view and enter our free, monthly essay competitions.  What's your story?

Stage of Life Writing Contests

Stage of Life Writing ContestsEnter our Blogging and Writing Contests

Thousands of bloggers, writers, and regular people in every stage of life, from teens to Baby Boomers, come to StageofLife.com each month to enter our "essays about life" writing contests.

Stage of Life press mentionsThese blogging and writing contests are designed to further our mission of making the world a better place, one story at a time.  Writing contest winners receive featured writer status, a letter from the CEO, and a monthly prize package.  And this isn't your normal writing contest - the essays uploaded to StageofLife.com have received some attention from the press including TIME.com, The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch, etc.

Select the writing contest by your stage of life to read specific details and enter...

Writing Contest for High School Students

Writing Contest for High School Students

We ask a monthly contest writing prompt about a real-world issue that's relevant to teenagers in high school.

  • Read contest rules
  • See current prizes
  • Review current topic/theme for your high school writing contest.

This writing contest is open to high school students.

Enter Teen Writing Contest


Writing Contest for College Students

Writing Contest for College Students

Submit an essay answering the monthly contest writing prompt geared towards a topic relevant to students.

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for your college writing contest.

This writing contest is open to college students.

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 On My Own Writing Contest

On My Own Writing Contest

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for your college writing contest.

This writing contest is open to singles.

Enter Writing Contest for College Students


 Wedding Story Contest

Wedding Story Writing Contest

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for the wedding writing contest. 

This writing contest is available to brides, grooms, OR anyone that has participated in a wedding as a bridesmaid, groomsman, usher, attendant, or special performer, e.g. wedding singer.

Enter Wedding Story Writing Contest


 Marriage Story Writing Contest

Marriage Story Writing Contest

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for the marriage writing contest. 

This writing contest is available to anyone who is (or was) married.

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 Home Ownership

Home Ownership Writing Contest

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for the marriage writing contest. 

This writing contest is available to anyone who rents or owns a home.

Enter Writing Contest


Baby Writing Contest for Moms and Dads

Baby Story Writing Contest

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for your baby story entry. 

This writing contest is open to any mother or  father who has had a baby.

Enter Baby Story Contest


Writing Contests about Raising a Family

Writing Contest for Moms, Dads and Parents

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for the parents' writing contest. 

This writing contest is available to anyone who is a parent.

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Writing Contest for Grandparents

Writing Contest for Grandparents

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for the grandparenting writing contest. 

This writing contest is available to anyone who is a grandparent.

Enter Writing Contest for Grandparents


 Retirement/Empty Nest

Writing Contest for Empty Nest and Retirement

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  • See current prizes
  • Review the topic/theme for the grandparenting writing contest. 

This writing contest is available to anyone who is a retired, getting ready to  retire, or has an empty nest.

Enter Writing Contest for Grandparents

 

StageofLife.com writing contestsWhat makes our writing contests different:

  • We want to hear your personal, authentic thoughts on real world topics each month.  We pick topics for which your answers and wisdom may help one of our readers
  • We award the winners with real prizes (cash and/or gift cards) from our site sponsors
  • We have Stage of Life SWAG for thewinner
  • We invite each monthly writing contest winner to become one of our Feature Writers on the site for their stage of life

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