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SOMEBODY is Watching YOU! But WHO??? – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Summer, 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest
A note on a windshield gets dismissed, an unopened package gets discarded, and LOTS of people are getting paranoid!!!
No Water, No Power, and Footsteps on the Porch! – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Spring, 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest
There wouldn’t be a garden this year. There was no longer any water, and the only source of light now was from candles…
A Fun Weekend of Reading Ahead! Behind the Scenes at WritersWeekly’s Quarterly 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
I admit that I do start reading stories right away because I love to see in which direction…
She Saw Three of WHAT??? – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest
A fall, a stranger, and then a surprise…
How I Turned a Writing Prompt into $1,200+… Twice! – by Antaeus
My short story was growing, and the protagonist was getting into lots of mischief!
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What Horrors Will the Blood Moon Bring?!?! – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Fall, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest
Moonshine, a blood moon rising, and a girl in white… What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!?!
LAST CHANCE! THIS SATURDAY!! What will the Fall, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest topic be?!?!
As with every Fall contest, you can expect some beautiful colored leaves, a crisp breeze, something creepy, or suspenseful, or…
She stepped off the path while hiking, and DISAPPEARED! Where IS she?! – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Summer, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest
When they noticed she was gone, they quickly backtracked, yelling her name. Tensions rose as the sun began to set…