Writing Battle

The next Battle begins on August 1st. Two days to write a 250 word story. Ready to Battle? writingbattle.com/join-battle

Writing Battle is more than just a writing competition. It's a platform that keeps you engaged. With quick turnaround times, active Forums and high levels of community participation, each Battle is an event. The Summer Battle is up next! writingbattle.com/join-battle

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Hands down, the most engaging, fun, and rewarding writing competition. If you’ve never tried it, do it now. You will love it! #WritingCommunity #amwriting

Writing Battle is more than just a writing competition. It’s a writers’ workshop. With vibrant and active participants, Writing Battle is a place to learn. Our Debrief fosters thousands of pieces of feedback. Our Forums are bustling with helpful advice. Our peer-judged…

I used to believe that too—until I proved myself wrong. Back in 2015, I launched the Story Grid Podcast and started reading my fiction on-air. It was awful. Cringeworthy. Unreadable. But I kept showing up. I studied structure. I rewrote. I got expert feedback. I trained. Now…

⛈️ Skyfold is coming ⛈️ Officially scheduled for August 15, four weeks from today! What to expect: 🥷 An epic heist 🪽 Angelic overlords 🐺 Monsters and beasts aplenty ❤️‍🔥 Lust, love, and deceit Journey where every game has a cost, and every dream a price to be paid.

The four Wonder 2025 Battle winning stories have been added to the Past Winners page and include interviews with the authors! There Used To Be Bears Here by Alison Schiller Flowers and Weeds by Josephine Sarvaas Glimmers by Regan Puckett All Natural by R.J. Fisher Explore the…

There's a Goodreads giveaway of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM, scheduled for publication on 10/14. Sign up for it here: goodreads.com/giveaway/show/…

The four Spring 2025 Battle winning stories have been added to the Past Winners page and include interviews with the authors! Twice-Lucky by author Louise Walton Don't Judge a Book by author Jeff Christensen Pusseidon: The Cat Who Would Drink the Sea by author Addison…

🎉Wonder 2025 Final Results!🎉 Of the 2130 registered writers, 1600 entered a short story to face off in Battle. Four Winners, four Runner-Ups and eight Semi-Finalists emerged from the Wonder 2025 Flash Fiction Battle. We are proud to announce our four Winners! Each won $3,400…

💰 Just crossed the $1,000 mark from book sales 💰 Closer to $1,500 including direct sales and my first book signing. Granted, that's revenue, not profit, but this still feels like a big milestone. This may actually be going somewhere 😅

🎉Spring 2025 Final Results!🎉 Of the 1656 registered writers, 1257 entered a short story to face off in Battle. Four Winners, four Runner-Ups and eight Semi-Finalists emerged from the Spring 2025 Microfiction Battle. We are proud to announce our four Winners! Each won $1,700…

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Now that we are well into the first day of the Spring 2025 Debrief period, a few stats regarding feedback: There were over 2,854,000 words of peer feedback written for Duelling stories. Since opening yesterday, the Spring Debrief page is bustling with over 800 stories shared…

The Battle Stats for the Spring 2025 Microfiction Battle! 1656 Writers 1257 Stories entered Apocalyptic Game Show Initially received this Genre but then nope'd out: 117 Stayed with Genre and submitted a story: 224 Landed on this after a redraw and submitted a story: 95 Held…

This week you swap out your writing quill (keyboard) for a judge’s gavel. We will be emailing you before every Duel, but please go to the Rules page to see the dates. Starting Tuesday, you have some undoubtedly tough decisions to make! Art by Vincenzo Ingenito

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