Our writing contest this month is inspired by our July Book of the Month, Brazen by Katherine Longshore -- which takes place during the Tudor-era in England. The book follows Mary Howard, who was wed to King Henry VIII's illegitimate son -- and though based on actual events, Longshore took some creative liberties to really... Continue Reading →

Our writing contest this month is inspired by our July Book of the Month, Brazen by Katherine Longshore -- which takes place during the Tudor-era in England. The book follows Mary Howard, who was wed to King Henry VIII's illegitimate son -- and though based on actual events, Longshore took some creative liberties to really... Continue Reading →

Time to kick off our June writing contest -- and inspired by our Book of the Month, The Stepsister's Tale, we're asking you to consider a well-known story from the villain's perspective. Sort of like Disney just did with Maleficent, too - The Stepsister's Tale examines the well-known Cinderella story from the perspective of the... Continue Reading →

Time to kick off our June writing contest -- and inspired by our Book of the Month, The Stepsister's Tale, we're asking you to consider a well-known story from the villain's perspective. Sort of like Disney just did with Maleficent, too - The Stepsister's Tale examines the well-known Cinderella story from the perspective of the... Continue Reading →

To celebrate our September Book of the Month, we're hosting a haunted flash fiction writing contest inspired by The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler. Check out all the details below! The Contest Write a 150-300 word "flash fiction"-style short story ... but it MUST be a spooky/scary/ghost story of some kind. Be sure to creep... Continue Reading →

To celebrate our September Book of the Month, we're hosting a haunted flash fiction writing contest inspired by The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler. Check out all the details below! The Contest Write a 150-300 word "flash fiction"-style short story ... but it MUST be a spooky/scary/ghost story of some kind. Be sure to creep... Continue Reading →

Are you ready to rock? Are you ready to write? Because "Rock 'n' Roll" is the theme of our latest writing contest inspired by Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin, our August Book of the Month! The Contest Write a short (250-500 words) story that involves rock 'n' roll. Whatever angle you decide to take,... Continue Reading →

Are you ready to rock? Are you ready to write? Because "Rock 'n' Roll" is the theme of our latest writing contest inspired by Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin, our August Book of the Month! The Contest Write a short (250-500 words) story that involves rock 'n' roll. Whatever angle you decide to take,... Continue Reading →

Inspired by our book of the month series The Watchers by Veronica Wolff, we're asking you to create your own twist on the vampire myth for this month's writing contest! The Contest Create your own twist on the vampire mythology. Write a 150-300 word mini-essay about these vampires, what they can and cannot do, their... Continue Reading →

Inspired by our book of the month series The Watchers by Veronica Wolff, we're asking you to create your own twist on the vampire myth for this month's writing contest! The Contest Create your own twist on the vampire mythology. Write a 150-300 word mini-essay about these vampires, what they can and cannot do, their... Continue Reading →