by Rowan | Sep 1, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Scarlet Quill Society, Writing Help, YeahWrite
Welcome (back) to the Scarlet Quill Society! This year at YeahWrite our free workshop focuses on everything BUT the writing, with an editorial series that’ll take the words right out of your mouth and put them on the page. Of course, we’re also including...
by Christine Hanolsy | Aug 26, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
How does it feel? This month’s issue of Poets & Writers features Zambian writer Namwali Serpell on the cover with an intriguing pull quote. “I don’t want to tell you what happened,” she says. “I want to tell you how it felt.”...
by Rowan | Aug 24, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, micro challenge, microfiction, Microprose, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Short and sweet It’s okay – we know you’re really here for the results, so we won’t keep you waiting long. But before we get to the shortlist, let’s take a look at some of the trends we saw across the board. Creative takes on the prompts!...
by Nathan James | Aug 19, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Wedgie I forgot to put a writing competition into my calendar, and when I got the challenge email this past weekend I realized I had booked myself up and compartmentalized my writing time to an hour here and 20 minutes there. Honestly, I thought I’d have to pack it...
by Asha Rajan | Aug 12, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Nonfiction, YeahWrite
Let it go This week I’ve been thinking about when to say I’m done with a work in progress. You’ve probably heard some version of the old adage perfect is the enemy of good and it’s never felt truer for me than now. The deep need to perfect a...
by Rowan | Aug 5, 2022 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, micro challenge, microfiction, Microprose, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Big stories, little spaces Hi, and welcome to YeahWrite’s second official microfiction challenge. We used to run micros all the time on our free grids – folks seemed to get a kick of telling big...
