New @writingbattle.bsky.social coming up in nine days. Easily my favourite writing contest out there. And not because I've won a couple of times but because something about the way it allows you to shuffle prompts draws some of my favourite stories out of me. writingbattle.com/join-battle/...
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2,500+ stories total stories in the Solstice Owl Battle! Check out the thread below for the individual genre stats... 🧵
There's still time to join! You can join the Battle as a late entrant until Saturday, July 18th at 10pm ET. Your story will still be due the same time as everyone else: Sunday, July 19th at 10pm ET. Join today: www.writingbattle.com/join-battle Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
🎉Verdant Raven 2026 Final Results!🎉 Of the 3000+ registered writers, 2400+ entered a short story to face off in Battle, competing for a piece of the $10,000 USD prize pool. 🧵...
🎉Verdant Owl 2026 Final Results!🎉 Of the 5100+ registered writers, 3300 entered a short story to face off in Battle, competing for a piece of the $30,000 USD prize pool. 🧵...
2,400+ stories submitted Natural Magic Initially received this Genre but then nope'd out: 60 Stayed with Genre and submitted a story: 206 Landed on this after a redraw and submitted a story: 89 Held this Genre card at the end and did not submit story: 78 Number of houses: 8 Total Stories: 295 🧵...
This week you swap out your writing quill (keyboard) for a judge’s gavel. We will be emailing you before every Duel, but please go to the Rules page to see the dates. Starting Tuesday, you have some undoubtedly tough decisions to make! Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
The prompts are now locked and can no longer be redrawn. The deadline to submit your story is Sunday, May 10th, at 10pm ET. Look out for an email in your inbox with further instructions. Submission is done on the Battle page of the site: www.writingbattle.com/battle
There's still time to join! You can join the Battle as a late entrant until Saturday, May 9th at 10pm ET. Your story is due: Sunday, May 10th at 10pm ET. Also, keep in mind that now that the subgenres have been revealed, you can no longer choose a Class. www.writingbattle.com/join-battle
3,300+ stories submitted 2,100+ stories shared in Debrief (so far) 685,000+ words of peer feedback (so far) 🧵...
Pens/keyboards down, your time is up! Starting Tuesday, our Owl Judges will begin making some undoubtedly tough decisions! The Judges will be assigned your stories soon. Debrief will be live Tuesday, April 21. Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
The prompts are now locked and can no longer be redrawn. The deadline to submit your story is Sunday, April 19th, at 10pm ET. Look out for an email in your inbox with further instructions. Submission is done on the Battle page of the site: www.writingbattle.com/battle
🎉Tempest Raven 2026 Final Results!🎉 Of the 2231 registered writers, 1757 entered a short story to face off in Battle. (cont'd...)
SPOILER ALERT: I WON! Thanks to all my haters for keeping me motivated and my fan (singular) for putting our kids to bed so I can write and thanks to Murderbot for helping me think about how to write a sexbot with a personality. And thanks to Writing Battle for the rest of it!
Writing Battle@writingbattle.bsky.social · 5mo ago🎉Tempest Owl 2026 Final Results!🎉 Of the 2748 registered writers, 2131 entered a short story to face off in Battle. (1/X) Keep reading to find out the winners...
🎉Tempest Owl 2026 Final Results!🎉 Of the 2748 registered writers, 2131 entered a short story to face off in Battle. (1/X) Keep reading to find out the winners...
Ancient Astronauts Initially received this Genre but then nope'd out: 98 Stayed with Genre and submitted a story: 120 Landed on this after a redraw and submitted a story: 41 Held this Genre card at the end and did not submit story: 62 Number of houses: 5 Total Stories: 161 🧵...
This week you swap out your writing quill (keyboard) for a judge’s gavel. We will be emailing you before every Duel, but please go to the Rules page to see the dates. Starting Tuesday, you have some undoubtedly tough decisions to make! -The Writing Battle Team Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
The prompts are now locked and can no longer be redrawn. The deadline to submit your story is Sunday, Feb 8th, at 10pm ET. Look out for an email in your inbox with further instructions. Submission is done on the Battle page of the site: www.writingbattle.com/battle
There's still time to join! You can join the Battle as a late entrant until Friday, Feb 6th at 10pm ET. www.writingbattle.com/join-battle Crossworld Fantasy Paranormal Romance Cursed Artifact Second Chances Workplace Comedy Ancient Astronauts Dying Earth Origin Story Conspiracy Theory
Prompts drop tomorrow night at 10pm ET. You ready to Battle? www.writingbattle.com/join-battle As soon as the Genres are revealed, you can no longer select a Class. Register before the Battle begins to select a Class and perhaps receive a Genre that better suits your writing style.
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...
We would like to announce the Tempest Owl 2026 Battle Stats (see thread below): Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
Pens/keyboards down, your time is up! Our Pro Judges will begin making some undoubtedly tough decisions! The Judges will be assigned your stories in matchups much like our peer contests but for now, YOUR part is complete. Debrief will be live Tuesday. Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
The prompts are now locked and can no longer be redrawn. The deadline to submit your story is Sunday, January 18, at 10pm ET. Look out for an email in your inbox with further instructions. Submission is done on the Battle page of the site: writingbattle.com/battle
Peter Chiykowski @storyenginedeck.bsky.social is one of our industry judges for the Battle that launched last night, the Tempest Owl Battle! Psst... there's still time to join. You can join "late" up until 10pm ET on Jan 16. Stories are due Jan 18, 10pm ET. www.writingbattle.com/join-battle
You're late! But there's still time to join! You can register as a late entrant until Friday, Jan 16th at 10pm ET. Join today: www.writingbattle.com/join-battle
Prompts drop TONIGHT at 10pm ET. You ready to Battle? www.writingbattle.com/join-battle As soon as the Genres are revealed, you can no longer select a Class. Register before the Battle begins to select a Class and perhaps receive a Genre that better suits your writing style.
First Battle of 2026 kicks off tomorrow. Ready to Battle? www.writingbattle.com/join-battle Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
Tuesday night the prompts drop. What will be in the cards for you? Five days to write a 1000 word story. Register today: www.writingbattle.com/join-battle Art by Vincenzo Ingenito
