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A weekly short story contest
Join (probably?) the world's largest writing contest. Flex those creative muscles with weekly writing prompts.
Dramatic – 156 stories
Adventure – 159 stories
General – 132 stories
General – 55 stories
General – 148 stories
For Kids – 89 stories
Thriller and Suspense – 183 stories
Holiday – 151 stories
Holiday – 217 stories
General – 343 stories
Romance – 167 stories
Dramatic – 133 stories
General – 134 stories
Mystery – 249 stories
Historical Fiction – 154 stories
General – 271 stories
General – 136 stories
For Kids – 51 stories
General – 350 stories
General – 179 stories
We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $50!
This week's theme: How App-ropriate
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#81 – Candy Hearts
#80 – Living History
#79 – The Family You Choose
#78 – Keeping Busy
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Christina Marie – read
K. Antonio – read
#1 Zilla Babbitt
29134 points
#2 𝒜𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓃 ℛ𝑒𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒸𝒶 💕
27703 points
#3 Abigail Airuedomwinya
19215 points
#4 ✯𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫✯
17950 points
#5 Litlover 🖼✨👱🏻
16856 points
#6 Orenda ♤
16426 points
#7 Amany Sayed
14666 points
#8 Adrienne Flemming
14153 points
#9 Rhondalise Mitza
13890 points
#10 Batool Hussain
13400 points
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Submit a short story based on one of 5 weekly prompts. Winners get $50 and will feature on our app! Sign up to get this week's prompts.
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