$200 for One Story from This Publication
May is a month for writers to make most of their annual income.

Can you imagine making most of your year’s earnings from writing in one month? May is when many celebrate Asian Pacific American Islander Heritage (APPI) Month. Thus, many publications have contests dedicated to this cultural theme, including the one featured here.
I understand. Not everyone has Asian descent. But there are many other categories of competitions held in May. Some are popular and have thousands of participants. Others are lesser-known, which increases your chances of winning.
Here are articles listing competitions you can take part in this month. The cash prizes start at $100 and go up to $15,000. The participant requirements vary from all writers to specific groups, like teens, historians, and writers over the age of 50. I will list the stories here, then share the publication hosting this $200 APPI competition.
May 2022 Writing Contests
The highest cash prize in this batch is $3,000:
The highest cash prize in this batch is $5,000:
The highest cash prize in this batch is $15,000:
Newsbreak
Newsbreak and its readers want timely and relevant content. Besides having the algorithm push these in front of readers, the company hosts a competition. Thus, you can earn twice from the story.
- Once because people read it.
- Second, because you won the contributor’s cash prize.
Sounds pretty sweet. The winner gets rewarded by the decision of the team. The deciding factors are
- Providing quality content to the audience.
- Capturing the meaning of the campaign.
How to enter the competition?
Post your local story per usual. But this time, one of the five tags will be APPI Voices. The article should share information about the history, achievements, or influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in your local community.
There are three prizes:
- Editor’s Pick: $200
- Star Contributors: $100
- Top Stories: $50
There will be three (3) winners for each category.
More details: Here
Thank you for reading, and good luck.
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