I'll be holding poetry contests weekly and a short story contest yearly.

Here are the rules for both:

Poetry Contests
-Must be your own writing
-Must be written in ENGLISH
-Must use correct grammar
-No chatspeak allowed
-Must be on topic chosen
-Can only submit one entry per contest

Writing Contests
-Must be your own writing
-Must be written in ENGLISH
-Must use correct grammar
-No chatspeak allowed
-Must be on topic chosen
-Must be at least 1,000 words long
-Can only submit one entry per contest