by Rowan | Jun 2, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round 2 Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) So you’ve got 48 hours… to finish a story. From plot to pinnacle. That’s not a lot of time. So while you’re mulling over our mixed-genre prompt and trying to find your way into the...
by Rowan | May 31, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Think positive! By now, all of our writers have been gnashing their teeth over their feedback for a few hours. It’s easy to focus on the negatives, but remember: the judges are specifically asked to point out what they see as the strong points as well as the...
by Rowan | May 5, 2023 | Fiction|Poetry, Kickoff, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round One Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Let’s do this! Are you ready for 48 hours of frantically writing and then just as frantically second-guessing your idea? Before you go grab your prompt and start doing that, we’d like a word....
by Rowan | Mar 31, 2023 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Dear diary (don’t) The trick to writing good memoir – and personal essays are a form of memoir – is making sure you don’t tell the reader more about yourself than you intended. What you thought was a funny story might end up being, well,...
by Rowan | Mar 10, 2023 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, YeahWrite
Round 2 Closes in: Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) Time, time, time SPECIAL NOTE: This weekend, the US marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, which means we lose an hour. Because we don’t want to penalize our writers, we will close submissions at...
by Rowan | Mar 8, 2023 | Nonfiction, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Write here, write now. Creative nonfiction is uncomfortable. It’s vulnerable. And it’s amazing. Congratulations to ALL our writers. The judges worked hard to give you the valuable feedback that could take your essays to the next level (if you’re not...
