ENTER THE DECEMBER 2018 WRITING CONTEST

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The current prompt and contest will become open to public starting on December 15, 2018. Mark the date!

Deadline: December 31, 2018

1. We host a new contest on the 1^st of every month. Newsletter subscribers may enter as soon as the challenge is up (but they must be already subscribed at the beginning of the month). Other entrants must wait until the 16^th of the same month.

2. You may only send one entry for each contest. Make it your best.

3. You may, however, enter in new contests even if you've previously won a contest.

4. All entries must follow the contest prompt. Unrelated entries will be disqualified.

5. There are no limitations on entry length. It can be as short or as long as you wish to make it. We've had winners who wrote three sentences and winners who wrote full stories.

6. For every challenge, the winner is announced on the 16^th of the following month. The winner will be contacted by email and announced publicly here, along with their entry.

7. If you win a contest, your winning entry will be published on our website, though you still have non-exclusive rights to publish it elsewhere as well. If you don't win, you retain all rights to your entry.

8. By submitting your entry below, you agree to the above rules.

9. Best of luck!

If you win a contest, you may choose one of the following prizes:

• Three writing-related paperbacks:

  • "Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction" by Jeff VanderMeer

  • "Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure" by K.M. Weiland

  • "The Emotion Thesaurus" by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi

  • (More options coming soon!)

• A ten-month membership at Duotrope, the best market guide and submission tracker.

• A $50 Amazon.com gift card

• Cash prize of $50 (via PayPal only)