It’s time to crack open that laptop, dust off your pens, and get to writing. The Spring Writing Challenge is right around the corner!
Get ready for five weeks full of prompts, prizes, and teamwork!
Winter can be long and isolating. It’s so easy to fall out of a good writing routine, and to get bogged down by the dark evenings and snowy weather.
This five-week Spring writing challenge will guide you into a fresh new writing routine.
In addition to fun prompts to get your wheels turning, we have some awesome prizes for you to unlock. By the end of this challenge, you’ll have five brand new short stories, new writing friends to chat with through the summer, and best of all, a shiny new laptop sticker!
Did we mention it’s all completely free? If you’re ready to get started, jump to the bottom of this page to sign up!
Complete all five challenges, and we’ll drop one of these laptop stickers in the mail for you!
Here’s how it’ll all go down…
- Sign up for the challenge FOR FREE by using the form at the bottom of this page.
- Starting April 20th, we’re going to send you a weekly writing prompt each week for five weeks. Maybe you’ll have to write a short story that takes place in space—or write about a character that only has a week to live! Whatever the prompt, you’ll have one week to write a 1,000-word short story.
- If you win the challenge and write all five stories, we’re going to mail you a free laptop sticker to celebrate! It’s all completely free.
Everything you write is yours to keep. You can share your story on our message boards (which is super fun!), but it’s OK to just keep them for yourself if you prefer.
While you’re thinking about it, send the link to a friend and ask them to do it with you: writers.company/resources/springchallenge/
But wait, there’s more!
You didn’t think that was all, did you? We have more prizes and side challenges for you.
BONUS 1: Teamwork!
When you join, we’ll randomly assign you to one of three teams. We have some fun surprises (and prizes!) for how the teams will compete. You’ll also work together to unlock tiered prizes for everyone!
You’re not required to attend, but the teams will meet once per week over Zoom! This is a great, safe way to meet some new writing friends while we encourage and inspire each other.
BONUS 2: Exclusive Writing Lessons
You’ll also get exclusive access to weekly writing lessons from Brad Pauquette, bestselling author of The Novel Matrix. By the end of these five weeks, your writing muscles will be flexed and ready for your next project!
BONUS 3: Publishing Opportunities
The editorial team at The Pearl has promised to keep an eye on the challenge for rising talent to publish in their magazine. (Check out this story that got published from last year’s challenge: “I Saw Bigfoot Today, Darling” by Sarah Elizabeth Sax.)
Get ready to make some friends, start a great writing routine, and step into the summer ready to tackle your writing projects!
Sound like fun? Let’s get started.
The Spring Writing Challenge starts April 20th, and goes until May 22nd! Join The Spring Writing Challenge for free today by using the form below.
You can also learn more about the challenge at writers.company/resources/springchallenge (this is also a great link to share with friends!).
