WRITER'S GAMES 2022
Not your ordinary writing competition
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The Writer's Workout is proud to present the
NINTH 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.
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Pick up the anthology from 2022
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We are taking a break in 2023.
Check out our new competition, Fiction Potluck.
Read the Writer's Games Origin Story on the blog!
Writer's Games will return in 2024
Join us in Discord Sept 9 to help plan 2024.
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Staff is available in our Forum to answer your questions.
Find submissions and formatting information below.
Click here to see this year's changes.
See the Event winners below!
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2022 Events & Winners
The top five places in each Event will be featured in our anthology, 72 Hours of Insanity.
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Event 1: Challenge Accepted
Fifth Place: Josephine Queen
Fourth Place: Alyssa Beatty
Third Place: Moss A. Mars
Second Place: Ej Sidle
First Place: Juniper White
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Honorable mentions: R.A. Clarke and Kimberly Richards
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Event 2: Unlocked
Fifth Place: HKo
Fourth Place: Matthew Gregory
Third Place: Lisa Fox
Second Place: T.E. Bradford
First Place: Grace Quon
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Honorable mentions: Josephine Queen and MM Schreier
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Event 3: Bizarre Bazaar
Fifth Place: Skye Crawford
Fourth Place: R.A. Clarke
Third Place: Grace Quon
Second Place: Ej Sidle
First Place: Kimberly Richards
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Honorable mentions: T.E. Fahlstedt and C.A. Raine
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Overall Winners, 2022
Twentieth Place: HKo
Nineteenth Place: Karen Metcalf
Eighteenth Place: Juniper White
Seventeenth Place: Ella Moon
Sixteenth Place: Oonagh McBride
Fifteenth Place: Josephine Queen
Fourteenth Place: Allison Rott
Thirteenth Place: T.E. Bradford
Twelfth Place: MM Schreier
Eleventh Place: Lisa Fox
Tenth Place: R.A. Clarke
Ninth Place: Arden Ruth
Eighth Place: Charlie Rogers
Seventh Place: K.M. Shapiro
Sixth Place: Kimberly Richards
Fifth Place: Grace Quon
Fourth Place: Ej Sidle
Third Place: Moss A. Mars
Second Place: Elizabeth Price
First Place: Alyssa Beatty
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We released feedback on August 7th to everyone who submitted.
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Help us improve future portions
by filling out this survey.
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We appreciate your support!
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We reject religious, political, and erotic themes.
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Unsolicited entries are not accepted.
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Opting in adds you to the Events mailing list only;
it does not secure registration.
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Event 4: Here Comes the Sun
Fifth Place: Elizabeth Price
Fourth Place: Arden Ruth
Third Place: Charlie Rogers
Second Place: MM Schreier
First Place: Amber Felt
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Honorable mentions: KP Connelly and Heather Santo
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Event 5: Not the End
Fifth Place: JB Hansen & MM Schreier
Fourth Place: K.M. Shapiro
Third Place: Elizabeth Price
Second Place: Alison Thayer
First Place: Alyssa Beatty
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Honorable mentions: Marie Price and Esther Lee Deitch
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Overall Winners, 2021
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10th Place, Bridget Haug
9th Place, Ella Moon
8th Place, Toni Risson
7th Place, K.M. Shapiro
6th Place, Sarah Connell
5th Place, Fiona Donaldson
4th Place, Lisa Fox
3rd Place, JB Hansen
2nd Place, Teague LaBrosse
1st Place, MM Schreier​
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Find out what goes into the production of one portion of The Writer's Games.
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The Writer's Games (originally dubbed the NaNoGames) was the brainchild of Heather Glomb. The first Games took place in May, 2014, with a goal to "just write". When the contest finished, writers wanted a stronger challenge and this group was born.
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
Word Count
Entries not meeting the general formatting requirements lose points during judgement. Entries not including Title Information in the order listed above are disqualified.
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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. Do not attempt to add WW as an editor (Google permissions do not allow access through this method).
Email entries to submissions@writersworkout.net
OR use our DropBox by clicking "Add a file" above.
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Judges are available in the Forum to help you.
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