It’s open submissions this week!
It’s Memorial Day here in the United States, a day for remembrance for those who died while serving in the U.S. military. The American flag will be flown at half-mast, and it’s a bank and school holiday.
Here at yeah write, in observance of the holiday, the editors will be around, but we will not be formally accepting or rejecting your submissions. Instead of a submissions grid and a voting grid, there will be one open grid for your stories that meet our guidelines: no more than 1,000 words and a clear reason for telling the story. The optional prompt for this week is “where are the cats?”
I will be spending the holiday working on a design project, getting off my freelancer’s couch for a little exercise, and cleaning my house with my children. I may take my dog to the dog park, but with all the hallowed observances of this somber holiday across the country, I am more than a little sure the dog park will be very crowded. Mourners throwing frisbees and cooling their beer in the backs of their SUVs.
Fiction | poetry opens Tuesday, microstories opens Wednesday
These challenges will also be open submissions as long as you meet the guidelines. Why not spend this week trying to write for all three challenges? It’s great practice for three different genres and an excellent way to meet and greet the yeah write editors. Many of us visit each entry on our grids, leaving supportive and constructive comments. If you’re feeling lonely and you just want to say hi, you can always email us at getsocial@yeahwrite.me
Voting will open on Thursday
It’s open submissions, but there will still be a vote for your three favorites in each challenge. Please come back Thursday to read each entry in the challenge you are voting on, maybe leave a comment or two on those entries, then vote. Winners’ post will be published Friday.
Looking for our weekly kickoff post?
Click here for all the information you’ll need for a successful week here in the challenge. Just remember, we’re nice and relaxed during open submissions, yet available to answer any questions you may have. Try our Twitter feed or Facebook page!
Yeah write #215 nonfiction weekly writing challenge is open
Basic yeah write guidelines: 1,000 word count limit; your entry can be dated no earlier than this past Sunday; nonfiction personal essay, creative opinion piece or mostly true story based on actual events.
How to submit and fully participate in the challenge:
- In the sidebar of this week’s post, please grab the code beneath the challenge grid badge and paste it into the HTML view of your entry
- Follow the Inlinkz instructions after clicking “add your link” to upload your entry to this week’s challenge grid
- Your entry should appear immediately on the grid if you don’t receive an error message
- Please make the rounds to read all the entries in this week’s challenge
- Consider turning off moderated comments and CAPTCHA on your own blog
This week is unmoderated so all submissions meeting the basic guidelines will be published Thursday on yeah write. Those entries will be open to a popular vote with the winner celebrated on Friday.
Thank you for sharing with us your hard work! Good luck in the challenge…
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