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.
To meet federal licensing regulations, we cannot accept religious or political entries. By request from the judges, entries containing erotica or pandemic fiction will not be judged.
Judges are now available in our Forum.
Find submissions and formatting information below.
Registration for this portion is closed.
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2020 Portion 2
Katie dreaded being BRAND NEW right before the homecoming dance but her stupid parents picked the middle of the school year to move across the country. It was hard enough to find the right classroom at her old school, she could only hope she wouldn't have to eat lunch alone.
Send your entry in 1,000 - 6,500 words by email to OR upload your document through our DropBox app before 12 am on the cusp of Tuesday, UTC. Remember to include your Title Information specifics: Name, Title, Event Name, Word Count. May the words flow to your victory.
Core Concepts: description, dialogue
The judges are happy to help you in the Forum.
Find submissions and formatting information below.
Listen as veteran Gamer CoffeeQuills livestreams each Event this portion on Twitch: twitch.tv/coffeequills/
CoffeeQuills is auditing this portion; their entries are not scored.
To meet federal licensing regulations,
we cannot accept religious or political entries.
By request from the judges, entries containing erotica or pandemic fiction will not be judged.
WW can only accept entries from registered participants received before the deadline in accepted file types.
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2020, Portion 2
Individuals listed below will be featured in our anthology,
Scroll down for the Portion 1 winners.
Event 1: Hidden Treasure
5th Place: CE Snow
4th Place: Paul Attmere
3rd Place: Renée Boyer
2nd Place: Chrissie Rohrman
1st Place: Nikki Blakely
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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. Do not attempt to add WW as an editor (Google permissions do not allow access through this method).
Email entries to
OR use our DropBox by clicking "Add a file" above.
Judges are available in the Forum to help you.
Overall Winners, 2020
Portion 1
10th Place, Sean Fallon
9th Place, Chrissie Rohrman
8th Place, K.M. Shapiro
7th Place, Pamela Hellig
6th Place, Lauren Sibley
5th Place, Amber Felt
4th Place, Harvey Brown
3rd Place, Madeleine Pelletier
2nd Place, Lisa Fox
1st Place, Haley M. Hwang
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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
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.