Leapfest General Rules

• Leapfest consists of three Events, each lasting 72 hours. Events are open to registered participants.

  • Events begin and end at midnight, UTC, on the cusp of Saturdays and Tuesdays, respectively.

• Registration is required in advance. Registration opens January 15 and closes when all spaces are full.

  • Registration is free and open to all ages worldwide.

  • Registration space is limited by the number of volunteer judges.

• Event announcements are available on the Leapfest page, Discord, and by email mailing list. 

  • Theresa is available on Discord to answer clarifying questions. ​

  • Please reserve identifying questions for Theresa's email or Discord DM for your anonymity.

• Entries from registered participants are accepted before the Event deadline.

  • One entry per registered participant, per Event.

    • Registered participants may resubmit a corrected file before the Event deadline.

  • Entries must be in English, complete stories, and original works of fiction written during the 72 hours.

    • Entries including fanfiction, religion, politics, erotica, or AI-generated content are not accepted.

  • Entry information must be kept private for the duration of the competition, ending with the final overall winner announcement.

• Submissions are accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net) or Dropbox.

  • Accepted file types include .doc, .docx, .odt.

  • Links to live, unlocked Google and Word docs are accepted via email.

    • The Writer’s Workout will not request access and is not responsible for locked docs.

  • Please keep formatting professional. Check our Submissions page for recommendations.

  • Submissions must include correct Title Information at the top left of the document body to be considered. All four margins must be empty.

    • Title Information must be in this order:

Name or Pseudonym, email

Entry Title

Leapfest Event Name

Word Count

• Scoring is by expression of the Event’s Core Concepts, as specified in each Event announcement.

  • A participant’s Event score is the average of all judges’ scores for that entry.

  • A participant’s overall score is the sum of their Event scores.

  • Winners will be posted to the Leapfest page prior to the next Event.

  • Overall winners will be announced on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

• During registration, participants may elect to receive feedback on their entries. Feedback will be delivered privately at the end of March.

Rights

The Writer's Workout requests you keep all information regarding your entries secret until after March 2, 2024. This is for your protection, to help you remain anonymous and prevent judgement bias. The Writer's Workout does not hold rights to your creations and will not publish Leapfest entries.