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72 Hours

Each portion of The Writer's Games results in a new volume of our Writer's Games anthology: 72 Hours of Insanity. Writers register in advance for six weeks of surprise challenges and feedback for every entry. Each submission is judged blind and scored based on the utilization of the Event's Core Concepts. This means the winners of each Event display superior understanding of the foundations important to all genres of fiction. 

Gamers live around the world and the writers published here are all ages and skill levels. These anthologies display an aptitude in different genres and writing styles. 

Each portion of The Writer's Games requires an average of 35 people and around 5,000 hours of volunteer labor. You can donate here to help keep us running!

The Writer's Workout maintains publication rights to winning Writer's Games entries for one year. Rights retention expires in Aug/Sept of the following year.

 

We hosted a single portion of Writer's Games in 2022. This anthology features 21 authors and 26 stories in 440+ pages.

 

Individual Winners:

Third Place:  Moss A. Mars
Second Place:  Elizabeth Price
First Place:  Alyssa Beatty

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 11

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We hosted a single portion of Writer's Games in 2021. This anthology features 24 authors and 27 stories in 300+ pages.

 

Judges' Choice winner: Frances Turner

Individual Winners:

Third Place: JB Hansen

Second Place: Teague LaBrosse

First Place: MM Schreier

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 10

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2022.

 

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We hosted two portions in 2020; vol. 9 reflects the second portion winners. This anthology features 20 authors and 27 stories in 300+ pages.

Judges' Choice winner: Blake Lonero

Individual Winners:

Third Place: CE Snow

Second Place: Ej Sidle

First Place: R.A. Clarke

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 9

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2021.

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We hosted two portions in 2020; vol. 8 reflects the first portion winners. This anthology features 23 authors and 28 stories in 300+ pages.

Judges' Choice winner: Becky Bailey

Individual Winners:

Third Place: Madeleine Pelletier

Second Place: Lisa Fox

First Place: Haley M. Hwang

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 8

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2021.

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The 2019 anthology includes the first through fifth place winning entries for all five of the second Individual portion Events, plus the Judges' Choice.

Judges' Choice winner: Madelyn Knecht

Individual Winners:

Third Place: Janna Miller

Second Place: R.H. Berry

First Place: MM Schreier

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 7

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2020.

 

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The 2019 anthology includes the first through fifth place winning entries for all five of the first Individual portion Events.

Individual Winners:

Third Place: Tony Kelly

Second Place: MM Schreier

First Place: Anne Limbergh

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 6

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2020.

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The 2018 anthology includes the first through fifth place winning entries for all five of the second Individual portion Events.

Individual Winners:

Third Place: K.M. Shapiro

Second Place: Paul Webb

First Place: LS Fellows

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 5

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2019.

 

DIGITAL vol 5

 

The 2018 anthology includes the first through fifth place winning entries for all six of the first Individual portion Events.

Individual Winners:

Third Place: Cindy Morrison

Second Place: Jessica Morris-Reade

First Place: EJ Fowler​

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 4

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2019.

DIGITAL vol 4

 

The 2017 anthology includes the first through fifth place winning entries for all seven Individual portion Events and first, second, and third place winning entries for the seven Teams portion Events.

Individual Winners:

Third Place: C.H. Knyght

Second Place: Lauren Tetrick

First Place: E.L. Johnson

Team Winners:

First Place: Sneaky Little Scribes

 

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 3

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2018.

 

 

The 2016 anthology includes the first, second, and third place winning entries for each of the seven Events in both the Individual and Teams portions.

 

Individual Winners:

Third Place: EL Johnson

Second Place: Jennifer Worrell

First Place: Shannon Schuren

 

Team Winners:

First Place: The Red Herrings

 

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 2

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2017.

 

The 2015 anthology includes the first and second place winning entries for each of the seven Events in both the Individual and Teams portions.

 

Individual Winners:

Third Place: EL Johnson

Second Place: Andrew Barber

First Place: Melanie Brooke

 

Team Winners:

First Place: The Red Herrings

 

 

72 Hours of Insanity:

Anthology of The Games, vol. 1

 

WW ceased printing of this volume in 2016.

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