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.
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
Overall Winners
Tenth Place: Sean Fallon
Ninth Place: Chrissie Rohrman
Eighth Place: K.M. Shapiro
Seventh Place: Pamela Hellig
Sixth Place: Lauren Sibley
Fifth Place: Amber Felt
Fourth Place: Harvey Brown
Third Place: Madeleine Pelletier
Second Place: Lisa Fox
First Place: Haley M. Hwang
Check out the discussion in our Forum.
Find submissions and formatting information below.
WW can only accept entries from registered participants received before the deadline in accepted file types.
Registration for this portion is closed and will reopen in August for Portion 2.
The judges thank you for not submitting erotica, religious, or political fiction.
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2020, Portion 1
Individuals listed below will be featured in our anthology,
Event 1: Don't Look
5th Place: Melanie Talbot
4th Place: Josephine Queen
3rd Place: Andrea Goyan
2nd Place: Haley M. Hwang
1st Place: CE Snow
Event 2: World Building
5th place: Lisa Fox & Kathy Jeffords
4th place: Harvey Brown
3rd place: C Foley
2nd place: Haley M. Hwang
1st place: Lauren Sibley
Event 3: Just This Once
5th Place: Harvey Brown & Kim Hart
4th Place: Lisa Fox
2nd Place: Paul Attmere & Stuart Jenkins
1st Place: KM Shapiro
Event 4: Being Human
5th Place: Rachael Clarke
4th Place: CE Snow
2nd Place: Sean Fallon & Chrissie Rohrman
1st Place: Josephine Queen
Event 5: Cliche Story
5th Place: Mia Neishy
4th Place: Madeleine Pelletier
3rd Place: Peace Merab Nakiyemba
2nd Place: Jessica Wilcox
1st Place: Pamela Hellig
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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" (12.7mm) 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.