Weekly Writing Challenges Archive
Welcome to YeahWrite’s archives. Below, you’ll find all of our posts. We kick off each writing week on Friday (what?) with a new prompt for you. For 500 weeks YeahWrite hosted “weekly grids” which enabled writers to link their self-hosted responses, and to read and vote on each others’ work, as well as commenting. Check out our creative nonfiction, fiction|poetry, and microprose archives for a closer look at our nearly ten years of weekly writing competitions. While we no longer host weekly competition grids, we’re still delivering the prompts you love as well as our Super Challenge and classes. We also feature monthly instructional or challenge posts, which you’ll find collected here as well as in our writing help archive!
YeahWrite #392 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Puppy Love Every time I volunteer at our local dog rescue, I want another puppy. Luckily my willpower is winning because having more than two dogs would be far too chaotic for me. My practical side thinks it would be better to collect thimbles or shot glasses or snow...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #392
Ideas, Relatability, and So What Audre Lorde* said, "There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt." Your story about this, that, or the other has been told before. It's also been felt a million different ways before. What you bring...
Super Challenge #10 Round Two is Underway!
Welcome back for Round Two of Super Challenge TEN! Well, you survived. That negative feedback you broke your heart over didn't knock you out of the competition. You've got your group assignment, you've stocked up on caffeine, and you're ready for the next round. Round...
YeahWrite #391 Weekend Writing Showcase
The Weekend Writing Showcase is open! TGIF, YeahWriters! Let’s make this place your home for all the stories that didn’t make it to the YeahWrite competitive grids this week. As a refresher, here’s what we had going on! Technique Toolbox: The Joyride Bored? Tired?...
YeahWrite #391 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
Countdown to... Well, if you're on our fiction|poetry grid, that's a little nervewracking. If you're in the Super Challenge, though, you're counting down to your next prompt tonight. GOOD LUCK. While you're trying to stave off that impending ulcer, why not...
YeahWrite #391 Weekly Writing Challenge is Open for Popular Voting
Back From Wining I spent all last week in my happy place, Wine Country, CA, ignoring all things YeahWrite thanks to Rowan and Michelle stepping in for me. Instead, I indulged in amazing food and tasty wine. This trip was a much needed break, and I'm now reenergized...
Congratulations to the Round One winners at YeahWrite Super Challenge #10
Y'all, it's a Monday night, I'm trying to watch a movie, the dog is Making That Noise, and you really just want to know who's moving on, right? Once again, anything that went right is entirely due to our admin team's untiring work behind the scenes, and anything you...
Welcome to YeahWrite’s Weekly Writing Challenge #391
Are Routines the Answer? Since up-ending my entire life a few months ago, I've found that every routine I had has fallen apart. I go to the grocery store almost every day. I don't leave the house for work anymore, so sometimes I don't get dressed until I...
YeahWrite #390 Weekend Writing Showcase
The Weekend Writing Showcase is open! TGIF, YeahWriters! Let’s make this place your home for all the stories that didn’t make it to the YeahWrite competitive grids this week. As a refresher, here’s what we had going on! Technique Toolbox: The Joyride Bored? Tired?...
YeahWrite #390 Weekly Writing Challenge: Popular Vote Winners and Editors’ Picks
Spin spin, sugar I rearranged my office this week. Got the club chair that turned into an oubliette for projects out and moved the spinning wheel in. I used to think I hated spinning, but that was when I only had a drop spindle. If you love a drop spindle, more power...