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Competitions of Skill.  Directories of Contests. Contests for Music Writing, Sports, Inventions, Poetry, etc.

Food and Cooking Contests

Bays English Muffin "Toast to Trivia" Contest.  Weekly. Prize is one case of Bays muffins.
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Literary and Poetry Contest Scams  This is a large links list full of contests to avoid ... and even how to get your money back if you've been scammed. "Hidden among the many sponsors of legitimate literary contests advertised on the internet lurk those who care nothing about literature, its audience, or authors. These unscrupulous organizations and individuals exist solely to get into your wallet through their so-called writing or poetry contests. Often you'll find these free poetry contests lavishly advertised in your local newspaper."

Contest Directories

ContestGuide.com

Contests and Sweepstakes

Contest World

Contests for Everyone

National Enquirer Contest Page Lists a variety of interesting contests

Art Contests

The World of M. C. Escher Tessellation Contest  You can also register to win a free Escher poster, drawn monthly.

Puzzle Contests

Photo Puzzle Contest  $100 awarded daily

Arts and Kids Puzzle Contest   T-Shirt awarded daily

Gardening Contests

Test your skill in the garden contest

Photo Contests

"The International Library of Photography is now accepting entries for its amateur photography competition. The contest is open to everyone and entry is free."

The International Library of Photography "...sponsors open amateur photography contests and online contests several times yearly. Thousands of people enter our contests. Each year, approximately 400 contest entrants win cash prizes and 1,200 win gift prizes. There is an Annual Grand Prize of $10,000.00. Each individual contest awards a $1,000.00 Grand Prize, forty First Prizes of gifts with a retail value of at least $35.00, four in each category and seventy-three Second Prizes of gifts with a retail value of at least $25.00 each without regard to category. Duplicate prizes are awarded in case of ties. Every day, we also award two $50.00 puzzle prizes for a total of 730 additional prizes each year. The International Library of Photography offers the world’s largest prize fund available to amateur photographers. Over the past five years, our organization has awarded over $75,000.00 in cash to amateur artists throughout the world."

Space Contests

The X PRIZE Foundation was established in 1994 as an educational nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring private, entrepreneurial advancements in space travel. Through the X PRIZE -- an international competition that will award a $10 million cash prize to the first private team who safely launches and lands a vehicle capable of transporting three people on two consecutive suborbital flights to 100 kilometers altitude -- the Foundation plans to challenge present notions that only governments can send people and cargo into space.

The X PRIZE has been created for one purpose: to realize the dream of spaceflight for the general public. New and innovative spaceships will be created in pursuit of the prize. These vehicles will enable such markets as rapid intercontinental passenger and cargo transport, space tourism, and access to the bounty of resources available in space.

Annual International Space Settlement Design Competition This event is an industry simulation set in the future. Teams of High School students prepare designs for cities in space where over 10,000 people will live.

Space Settlement Design Competition  Another one!

NASA Ames Annual Space Settlement Contest Here are some highlights from previous competitions.

Avatar's Time Travel Triva Sweepstakes  enter to win one of 750 Avatar Watches

Sports Contests

Pinnacle's $1,000,000 extreme long drive contest.

ReMax $250,000 World Long Drive Championship

Invention Contests

"Man will always find a complicated means to perform a simple task" -- Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg Machine Contest The object of the Rube Goldberg Contest is to build the most INEFFICIENT device to perform a specified function in 20 OR MORE steps. "....Students use household items to try to build the most complex machine possible, to accomplish a simple task. For example, to turn the page of a book, a machine might include balls, string, various toys, pulley systems, old bicycle parts, mousetraps, recycled junk and more. The wackier the better! By building these crazy contraptions, students gain invaluable skills in creativity and science. Plus, it's fun!..."
 

Literary and Poetry Contests  Which May be Scams Literary and Poetry Contest Scams  This is a large links list full of contests to avoid ... and even how to get your money back if you've been scammed. "Hidden among the many sponsors of legitimate literary contests advertised on the internet lurk those who care nothing about literature, its audience, or authors. These unscrupulous organizations and individuals exist solely to get into your wallet through their so-called writing or poetry contests. Often you'll find these free poetry contests lavishly advertised in your local newspaper." Warning About Poetry.com Here are some of the contest being warned about: Iliad Press and National Authors Registry Poetry Contests at Poetry.com Poetry Contest  Monthly. Online Submission. Haiku Contest  Win a mug and a mousepad with your haiku on it. Poetry in Motion Contest  "Create your poem from the selection of words presented. When finished with your composition, click "submit." Your entry will be time stamped at the exact second that it is received by us." Play for $100 daily.

Poetry Contests

WinningWriters.com sponsors an annual War Poetry Contest

LoadTV "Watch and Win" Contests  LoadTV says they are "the internet's largest provider of TV quality video" Subscribe for Free. Watch 2-4 minute clips to enter contest.

Writers and Screenplay Writers Contests

L. Ron Hubbard's Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest  "Established and sponsored by L. Ron Hubbard in 1983, the “Writers’ Award Contest” was a budding competition aimed at discovering, and eventually publishing, deserving amateur and aspiring writers. The field of speculative fiction, an embracing term for science fiction and fantasy, was chosen not only for Mr. Hubbard’s love of and success within the genre—but for the freedom of imagination and expression which it allowed as “a herald of possibility.”

At the time of its inception, the very idea of a contest of this scope and of a book filled with first-time fiction by amateur writers was seen in many literary venues as “untried” and “challenging,” but at the same time as something both “desirable” and “long-needed.” Expert opinions said it couldn’t be done.

Screenplay and TV writing contests  Frequently updated and comprehensive listing of contests.

Web Design

The Inc. Web Awards competition... honors small companies and individual entrepreneurs who use their Web sites to achieve business goals.

The 2001 application deadline has passed. Want a reminder to enter next year's event? Watch this space. We'll post the application opening and closing dates here after Jan. 1, 2002. Or send an e-mail message to webawards@inc.com. Important: Please put "Notify Me About 2002" in your message's subject line.

Meanwhile, if you'd like more general information about the Web Awards, please see our Frequently Asked Questions and coverage of past winners.