Writing Contest: Dreamlands

About the contest

Take us on an epic journey with your best fantasy stories. Submit ancient tales about dragons and griffins, or tell us your vision of the future through a science fantasy story. We want you to unleash your imagination and show us what you've got! Write a truly unforgettable fantasty adventure!

Submit your best original fantasy fiction novels of 40.000 words or more. As always, there is no entry fee. The top 10% get the chance to be picked by the Inkitt staff for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. The winner will get published and be announced on December 25 2015.

Authors will retain all rights to works submitted to the contest.

What you win

1st Place

The winning novel will get a publishing offer!

Golden badge on your profile

2nd Place

Silver badge on your profile, $40 Amazon Gift Card

3rd Place

Bronze badge on your profile, $30 Amazon Gift Card

Top 10%

All Top 10% participants receive a "Top 10%" badge to their profile

Contest Terms

Authors will retain all rights to works submitted to the contest.

Minimum word count is 40.000 words

Multiple entries are allowed, but each individual participant may win only one prize.

There is no age requirement for participation but all stories must be rated appropriately by their authors.

Inkitt staff are not eligible to receive prizes, or be chosen as winners.

Before submitting a story be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules.

About the contest

Authors will retain all rights to works submitted to the contest.

What you win

1st Place

The winning novel will get a publishing offer!

Golden badge on your profile

2nd Place

Silver badge on your profile, $40 Amazon Gift Card

3rd Place

Bronze badge on your profile, $30 Amazon Gift Card

Top 10%

All Top 10% participants receive a "Top 10%" badge to their profile

Contest Terms

Authors will retain all rights to works submitted to the contest.

Minimum word count is 40.000 words

Multiple entries are allowed, but each individual participant may win only one prize.

There is no age requirement for participation but all stories must be rated appropriately by their authors.

Inkitt staff are not eligible to receive prizes, or be chosen as winners.

Before submitting a story be sure to check our guidelines page to ensure that you comply with all of our publication rules.

Meanwhile, make sure you check out one of our current contests:

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Elements: The Gifted

Spencer Mason is not your average 13-year-old. She can wield all the elements: ice, fire, air, earth, and water. Spencer faces a foe unlike no other, and eventually learns what it means to be special.

Submitted 5yrs ago by MichelleMcCool1993 5yrs ago by MichelleMcCool1993

218

Iorneste: A Dragon Story

The Drac of Kaer Drac, also known as dragons, have an unusual rite of passage: To live among humans as one of their own for twenty-five years. This is the story of Iorneste's First Exile.

Submitted 5yrs ago by Digira 5yrs ago by Digira

217

The Dream Team

Jet is a teen superhero who fights crime with his large great sword in the city of Vinton. But he may have met his greatest match, his first teenage crush. In Vinton Chronicles Book 1: The Dream Te...

Submitted 5yrs ago by James Parker 5yrs ago by James Parker

216

The Prince's Taste-tester

How do you motivate a promiscuous prince into taking up his duties? By marrying him! Well, that's what Avi, a girl thrown into this alternate world, has been instructed to do by a very grumpy senator.

Submitted 5yrs ago by Filifolia 5yrs ago by Filifolia

215

Jungle Witch

The father's crimes are his daughters crimes. Ebony was banished from her home after her father's death. Years later, she is brought back to help end a curse. Can she help before the city kills her?

Submitted 5yrs ago by NBlevins 5yrs ago by NBlevins

The Secret Carriers

Anise is a Secret Carrier, chosen to protect the powers of mankind: Alchemy, Time Travel, Immortality, Necromancy and Fountain of Youth. But someone wants her secret and will do anything to get it.

Submitted about 5 years ago by Caitlin McColl

213

Angels in the Dust (Book 1)

When Alli starts to have premonitions of death, she has no idea that her own death is imminent. Jadin knows. For him, it's just another day on the job. Jadin is a Marker, an angel who has been task...

Submitted 5yrs ago by LeKat 5yrs ago by LeKat

212

Demons and Dragons

Two forces have been at war for as long as Time can remember: Dragons and Demons. A teenage girl in the modern day world is drawn into their war by a book with more power than she can understand.

Submitted 5yrs ago by Jennie_A 5yrs ago by Jennie_A

211

Escape from the Witch Hunters

Who can you turn to when all that you know is a faded memory? Will Evelyn escape the danger and be safe in the charger of her rescuer or are things much more sinister and the enemies much closer? C...

Submitted ~5yrs ago by Elizabeth Pau ~5yrs ago by Elizabeth Pau

210

The Hidden Truth (Book 1 of The Hidden Truth Series)

Estrella Alice Montgomery is an orphan girl who knows nothing about her past. She has been told that her mother and father are both dead, but Alice has other thoughts.

Submitted ~5yrs ago by Kaela Murphy ~5yrs ago by Kaela Murphy

209

The Conquest of Mytheyr

Morgan goes out to save worlds, even universes, all the time. It's pretty much what her entire race does. But this time is different. This time, skeletons are being dragged out of her closet.

Submitted 5yrs ago by ragecage 5yrs ago by ragecage

208

The Betrothed

When Darrick discovers his parents betrothed him at birth, he is plunged into an ancient society of magic and danger, with more at stake than he could possibly imagine.

Submitted 5yrs ago by Eric Smith 5yrs ago by Eric Smith

207

In the Absence of Light

I laugh at you pitiful humans who scurry about this Earth without a purpose seeking only life, but finding only death. I know what is coming, and the Goddess of Darkness will welcome me.

Submitted ~5yrs ago by Anehalia ~5yrs ago by Anehalia

For Love of Hyradia

Sinara met Lidri on their first day as apprentices and would never have thought they would end up dueling to the death. Find out how friendship turns to betrayal in this tale of magic and intrigue.

Submitted about 5 years ago by D. A. S. Thornburg

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