WRITER'S GAMES 2020
Not your ordinary writing competition
The Writer's Workout is proud to present the
SEVENTH ANNUAL WRITER'S GAMES.
The Writer's Games is a free competition designed to help each individual writer improve his or her craft at an accelerated rate. Every accepted entry receives honest, unbiased feedback from multiple sources.
Registration is OPEN for Portion 1.
Returning Gamers, please note Event announcements and judges are now available in our Forum. Judges are not available via social media.
Submissions and formatting information is available below.
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2020 Portion 1
If registration is full, try your luck with our Waiting List. If we're not able to accommodate you this Portion, we'll guarantee your space next Portion.
Personalized feedback documents are linked on the Writer's Games page of the Achievement Tracker. For those not registered for the Achievement Tracker, feedback documents will be released in early May.
When the Games are in-session, look for the Event announcement here and in our Forum, where our judges are happy to answer your questions.
Look for submissions and formatting information below.
2020, Portion 1
Individuals listed below will be featured in our anthology,
Event 1:
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Submissions & Formatting
Entries must meet the following general formatting requirements:
Arial or Times New Roman, size 10 or 12pt, black text only.
Single spaced
1" empty margins on all four sides
0.5" (12mm) or Tab indentations for all paragraphs
Do not use the spacebar for indentations.
Blank line for scene breaks
Do not include a secondary title of your entry.
Entries must include the proper Title Information at the start of the document, aligned left:
Name
Title of Entry
Event Name (this appears in all caps during the announcement)
Word Count
Entries not meeting the general formatting requirements lose points during judgement. Entries not including Title Information in the order listed above will be disqualified.
These file types are accepted: .doc, .docx, .odt
Google Docs links must be set to "anyone with link can edit". Copy the link provided and paste it into an email.
Email entries to
OR use our DropBox by clicking "Add a file" above.
Judges are available in the Forum to help you.
Overall Winners, 2019
Portion 1
10th Place, Rowan Rook
9th Place, Freya Bell
8th Place, Mia Neishy
7th Place, Srivalli Rekha
6th Place, Maria L. Berg
5th Place, Belinda White
4th Place, EJ Fowler
3rd Place, A.B. Kelly
2nd Place, MM Schreier
1st Place, Anne Limbergh
Portion 2
10th Place, Mia Neishy
9th Place, Allison Rott
8th Place, Haley M Hwang
7th Place, Renee Boyer
6th Place, Srivalli Rekha
5th Place, Shelby Van Pelt
4th Place, Rachael Clarke
3rd Place, Janna Miller
2nd Place, R.H. Berry
1st Place, MM Schreier
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The Writer's Games is a global competition so all genres, skill levels, and backgrounds are welcome. May the words flow to your victory.
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The Writer's Games (originally dubbed the NaNoGames) were the brainchild of Heather Glomb. The first Games took place in May, 2014, and set out to encourage creative writing. When they finished, the writers wanted more, and this group was born.
Neither The Writer's Workout nor the Writer's Games is affiliated with NaNoWriMo or its parent company, The Office of Letters and Light (OLL). All profits from the sale of Writer's Games volumes is donated to OLL with permission from registered participants.