Odd Embers Writing Contest
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Odd Embers is a new flash fiction writing contest that aims to spark your creativity. You'll have 77 hours to turn unique prompts into a red-hot story. Feedback on every entry! Our first contest begins January 30! Register today at oddembers.com
Judging is underway for our Literal Contest—but a new contest lurks on the horizon. It smells like pumpkin spice and too much candy and... rhymes?
Odd Embers Writing Contest
Join the Odd Embers Flash Fiction Contest to spark creativity with strange prompts. Submit stories, receive feedback, and compete for prizes and publication.
oddembers.com
Hard to pass up a good literal contest. Especially one that just lets me write without all the rigamarole of proving who I am with a photo ID and video call (my literal bank doesn't require all of that). #oddembers #writingcontest #wehaveoptions
Odd Embers Writing Contest@oddembers.com · last wk.Are you looking for a writing contest that won't ask you to prove who you are with an ID and video call? Good news! Our literal contest begins today, and there's still time to sign up—join us as we take a literal spin on the 90s!
Are you looking for a writing contest that won't ask you to prove who you are with an ID and video call? Good news! Our literal contest begins today, and there's still time to sign up—join us as we take a literal spin on the 90s!
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One entry to our upcoming Literal Contest, running July 28 to August 3. See www.oddembers.com for more details.
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Hey! Look at this, @chrisdotydunn.com, one of our rat pack authors has a contest you should check out. For those of you who crave feedback, Odd Embers judges are giving it!
Odd Embers Writing Contest@oddembers.com · last mo.A new contest is coming at the end of July—literally. Register today!
More possible AI slop submitter names coming down the pike. Another 2 on this list who wound up in my finalist pile for the recent OC. Currently watching the buzz on them around the indie editor discusssion groups.
A new contest is coming at the end of July—literally. Register today!
Odd Embers Writing Contest
Join the Odd Embers Flash Fiction Contest to spark creativity with strange prompts. Submit stories, receive feedback, and compete for prizes and publication.
oddembers.com
A new contest is coming at the end of July—literally. Register today!
Odd Embers Writing Contest
Join the Odd Embers Flash Fiction Contest to spark creativity with strange prompts. Submit stories, receive feedback, and compete for prizes and publication.
oddembers.com
i got second in the @oddembers.com drabble competition!!!
Drabble-abble-abble — Odd Embers Writing Contest
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The @oddembers.com Drabble-abble-abble results are here! I made the long list and got a shout out 🥳 The prompts and unique format made for a fun challenge. Congratulations to all the winners and long listers! www.oddembers.com/home/drabble... #drabble #writingcontest
COME ONE, COME ALL WHO SCRIBBLE OR SCRAWL ...AND JOIN IN THE FUN! sign up for the 2026 TL;DR Press 1000 Word Herd Competition! registrations are open NOW! tldrpress-1kwhc-2026.eventbrite.com #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WriteSky
You guys, my story about a little girl summoning Satan to save her from cannibal hillbillies took 3rd in the Odd Embers Writing Contest! Last week was really cool, y'all! #oddemberswritingcontest #writersofbluesky
Odd Embers Writing Contest@oddembers.com · 5mo agoOops! Results dropped early! 👀
👁️👁️ new one from @monicalyrehart.bsky.social “You keep your eyes on the clock and your breakfast, the analog arms ticking red circles in your syrupy stack.” www.nightshadesmag.com/your-head/
Your Head
by Monica Lyrehart You carefully part your braids, left and right, and watch yourself in the mirror as you leave. Downstairs, Mom expertly flips pancakes, passing Dad a plate without turning. You k...
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Can officially say I'm no longer unpublished as of today! Landed sixth in @oddembers.com writing contest! If you were an autistic weird kid growing up who sought escape in your favorite media, you may enjoy the story below! Free to read. www.oddembers.com/home/embers-...
My first time on a longlist! So excited by the writing developments shaping up for me this year! I'M MAKING THINGS HAPPEN, Y'ALL. Now to find my lovely adventurers a home... 📖🌟 #flashfiction #fantasy #sapphic
Lily Luz (they/them)@lilyluz.bsky.social · 5mo agoCongratulations to: @moirariom.bsky.social and @pupbayou.bsky.social for getting HMs! @sennara.bsky.social and @sypower.bsky.social for almost placing in the top 6! @jalogwood.bsky.social for making the longlist with me! So proud of everyone! Can't wait to do it all again 🥳 #writingcontests
Congratulations to: @moirariom.bsky.social and @pupbayou.bsky.social for getting HMs! @sennara.bsky.social and @sypower.bsky.social for almost placing in the top 6! @jalogwood.bsky.social for making the longlist with me! So proud of everyone! Can't wait to do it all again 🥳 #writingcontests
Odd Embers Writing Contest@oddembers.com · 5mo agoOops! Results dropped early! 👀
Keep an eye on your email tomorrow (Friday)—you might be getting something exciting 👀
New publisher listing for: Odd Embers Writing Contest @oddembers.com (Fiction; pays; fee-based). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Odd Embers Writing Contest
New publisher listing for: Odd Embers Writing Contest @oddembers.com (Fiction; pays; fee-based). #WritingCommunity
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We've only just started judging, but already so impressed at the stories y'all came up with!
Ember's First Contest is CLOSED! We got a whopping 103 stories to read—can't wait to see what y'all pulled together!
Stories are due TONIGHT AT 10 PM EASTERN (New York, US)!
Prompts are out! Some people seem to be finding the email in their spam folder (or not finding it at all). If you signed up and didn't get your email, you can find the prompts here: buttondown.com/oddembers/ar...
Today's story is "The Endless Dance" by Terri Rose. @terri-rose.bsky.social #ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros ratbaglit.substack.com/p/the-endles...
Registration for Ember's First Contest is officially CLOSED—with a total of 112 entries! Put your writing pants on and keep your eyes on your inbox—prompts drop tonight at 5:00 pm Eastern (New York, US).
This year we're giving our authors the opportunity to voice their stories! We're paying an additional $0.01/word to authors who participate. Recordings will be free to Patrons and available for purchase.
Autumn Raven 2025 Winners! The Pirate and the Priest by author Exeter T. Stevens @exeterstevens.bsky.social Aisles 11 by author Dean Koorey Baked Good by author Riley Nowak @pollyhedral.bsky.social Awaiting Dawn by author Terra Babcock @terrawrites.bsky.social writingbattle.com/past-winners...
