Reedsy sends a newsletter every Friday with five themed writing prompts (which can also be found on the Reedsy Prompts page). Writers have one week — until the following Friday — to submit a story based on one of these prompts. Our team will pick a winner each week who will be featured on our blog, win $250, and may be featured in an upcoming issue of PROMPTED, Reedsy’s short fiction magazine. Sign up here to participate in our contest.
Read our contest's full Terms of Use here.
How do I submit a story?
- To submit your story, please follow these steps:
- Sign up for a free Reedsy Prompts account;
- Select one of this week’s five prompts from the top of the Prompts page and write a story;
- Enter your title and story into the submission page;
- Choose whether you want to submit the story for official consideration in the paid contest or post it to your profile for free.
- If you want to enter your story for consideration for the $250 prize, hit “Submit to contest ($5)” and follow the onscreen instructions to enter your payment details.
- If you don’t want to enter your story into the competition, hit “Publish to profile (free).”
To learn more about how the contest works, please head to this page.
