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#361: Before Summer’s End

20 contest entries / 26 stories

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ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 26, 2026 EST

#360: The Big Break with London Writers Centre

281 contest entries / 108 stories

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ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 19, 2026 EST

#359: In the Dark

360 contest entries / 126 stories

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🏆 Won by Jessica Fisher

ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 12, 2026 EST

#358: Against the Odds with Jessica Brody

270 contest entries / 91 stories

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🏆 Won by Sarah Bachelder

ENDED at 23:59 - Jun 05, 2026 EST

#357: Two's a Crowd with Kirsiah Depp

296 contest entries / 113 stories

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🏆 Won by Kimberly Karcz

ENDED at 23:59 - May 29, 2026 EST

#356: Lost, Then Found with A. Y. Chao

298 contest entries / 115 stories

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🏆 Won by Maria Odessky Rosen

ENDED at 23:59 - May 22, 2026 EST

#355: Around the Table with Rozi Doci

202 contest entries / 120 stories

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🏆 Won by Diana H

ENDED at 23:59 - May 15, 2026 EST

#354: Is Anybody Out There?

307 contest entries / 132 stories

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🏆 Won by J. Moody-Paiges

ENDED at 23:59 - May 08, 2026 EST

#353: Ancient Futures with Erin Young

230 contest entries / 139 stories

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🏆 Won by Alli Kennelly

ENDED at 23:59 - May 01, 2026 EST

#352: Better in Color

268 contest entries / 163 stories

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🏆 Won by VJ Hamilton

ENDED at 23:59 - Apr 24, 2026 EST

#351: The Tools of Creation with Angela Yuriko Smith

271 contest entries / 107 stories

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🏆 Won by Jamie Campbell

ENDED at 23:59 - Apr 17, 2026 EST

#350: Comic Relief

281 contest entries / 111 stories

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🏆 Won by A. F. Barraud

ENDED at 23:59 - Apr 10, 2026 EST

#349: From the Ashes with Michael McConnell

317 contest entries / 97 stories

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🏆 Won by Scott Christenson

ENDED at 23:59 - Apr 03, 2026 EST

#348: What Makes Us Human? with Susan Chang

355 contest entries / 111 stories

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🏆 Won by Ariel Sanchez

ENDED at 23:59 - Mar 27, 2026 EST

#347: The Lie They Believe with Abbie Emmons

435 contest entries / 138 stories

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🏆 Won by Saifullah Usmani

ENDED at 23:59 - Mar 20, 2026 EST

#346: Final Destination

277 contest entries / 111 stories

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🏆 Won by Khaya Cohen

ENDED at 23:59 - Mar 13, 2026 EST

#345: Gone in a Flash

339 contest entries / 136 stories

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🏆 Won by Helen Tynan

ENDED at 23:59 - Mar 06, 2026 EST

#344: Stranger than Fiction with Zack McDonald

230 contest entries / 95 stories

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🏆 Won by Riley Furey

ENDED at 23:59 - Feb 27, 2026 EST

#343: Tension, Twists, and Turns with WOW!

330 contest entries / 114 stories

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🏆 Won by Harry Stuart

ENDED at 23:59 - Feb 20, 2026 EST

#342: Love is in the Air

334 contest entries / 109 stories

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🏆 Won by Katy H

ENDED at 23:59 - Feb 13, 2026 EST

#341: Echoes of the Past with Lauren Kay

355 contest entries / 152 stories

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🏆 Won by SJ Lamo

ENDED at 23:59 - Feb 06, 2026 EST

#340: Flip the Script with Kate McKean

393 contest entries / 151 stories

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🏆 Won by Rick Jones

ENDED at 23:59 - Jan 30, 2026 EST

#339: Brewed Awakening

370 contest entries / 151 stories

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🏆 Won by Grace Giddings

ENDED at 23:59 - Jan 23, 2026 EST

#338: Between the Stacks with The London Library

281 contest entries / 90 stories

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🏆 Won by Michael Gattis

ENDED at 23:59 - Jan 16, 2026 EST

#337: Beyond Reach with Kobo

334 contest entries / 133 stories

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🏆 Won by Nina Chyll

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