by Rowan | Dec 1, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners
Everything old is new again December’s often considered a month of endings, but today it sure feels like a lot of beginnings. From our new poetry slam and nonfiction know-how posts in the writing help section to new writers on our grids (welcome, Robin and...
by Rowan | Nov 24, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners, YeahWrite
Parting is such sweet sorrow The judges’ results are in and tallied and we’re ready to announce the winners of our sixth Super Challenge! Winners, you’ll also get an email confirming your details so that we can send your prizes to you. We hope...
by Rowan | Nov 24, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Obligatory Holiday Post Yeah, I don’t know where 2017 is going either, but I’ll be fine when it’s gone. This year has taken pets and parents, heroes and friends and illusions. Still, I’m typing these words leaned as far back in my chair as I...
by Rowan | Nov 17, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners, YeahWrite
Happy birthday to me! Wow, it was great to see y’all filling up the grids again (and welcome back, to a few old faces! I missed you!). I have no idea if you just felt sorry for me or if it had nothing at all to do with my birthday and everyone was just feeling...
by Rowan | Nov 10, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Nonfiction, Winners
Cheers to the freakin’ weekend And to the one person besides me who’s now got that song stuck in their head. Sorrynotsorry. Whether your weekend is a time of relaxation or whether you’re one of our final ten writers in the Super Challenge, I hope you...
by Rowan | Nov 8, 2017 | Fiction|Poetry, Super Challenge, Winners
When we sat down to design the Super Challenge, we asked ourselves three questions: what makes a writing contest great, what do we enjoy doing, and what is hardly anyone else doing? We came up with our prompts because they make the kind of stories and challenges that...