I’m Taking Over Reedsy’s Short Story Contest Next Week
I’m so excited to read what you write.
This spring, I published my debut novel The Biographies of Ordinary People: Volume 1: 1989–2000. Each of the chapters can be read as a very short story about a single moment in a person’s life.
Which meant that when Reedsy reached out and asked if I’d like to host/judge their Short Story Contest, I knew exactly the types of stories I’d be asking for.
Here’s what you need to know:
Reedsy is a publishing startup, home to a community of over 40,000 authors and publishing professionals.
Every Friday, Reedsy kicks off a weekly short story contest by sending out a newsletter that includes five themed writing prompts. Subscribers have one week (until the following Friday) to submit a short story based on one of the prompts. A weekly winner receives $50 and publication on Reedsy’s Medium blog.
Head to reedsy.com/writing to subscribe. On Friday, October 20th, subscribers will receive a newsletter that includes the five writing prompts I have personally created. To enter the contest, just respond to the newsletter with a story that’s between 1,000–3,000 words before Friday, October 27th.
I built two entire novels out of 1,000–3,000-word stories. I’m very excited to read yours. ❤️
