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LIVE COMPETITION

Write a story that opens with a race of some kind.

Competition Info

Oct 12, 2025 to Oct 26, 2025
13 days left
4 Entries
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Live Competition

4 Entries
$100
Total Prize
1st Place$50
2nd Place$30
3rd Place$20
13
Days
07
Hours
27
Minutes
39
Seconds

Competition Rules

1
There is a word limit of 2,000 words.
2
You can submit multiple entries per competition.
3
You get three votes to place per competition.

By participating, you agree to follow all competition rules

Writing Entries
(4)
Crossing The Finish Line

Barry Stout

1 min read

Kylie looked at the controls one more time. They had started flashing three miles ago and he still needed fifty more miles to finish the race. The sun would soon be raising and the temperature along with it. Looking back he probably should have put more time into pre trip maintenance on his car but he had never had issues with the car before. He was still planning what to do with the winnings even...

Fantasy

Action

The Devil And I

⚜️IJustWannaBeVictorian⚜️

1 min read

I panted, my hands moving at a rapid pace to make it happen.


This, was not my idea of fun.


Yes, I loved drawing. But drawing for your life? Now that was scary.


Making a portrait of the devil himself wasn’t helpful either. In all confidence, I continued.


My pencil was practically ready to break through the page I’d been using but it held back.


Thank God it did.


It’s easier when you can just ...

Thriller

Fantasy

1
urgency mocked by a tranquil world

gabriela

2 min read

It is spring, March roses are starting to bloom and the cherry blossom trees are permeating the earth with little flowers that look like warm snow.

The earth is mocking me. Around me the world is slowing down, the atmosphere itself is coming out of hiding. Would you believe that I am in danger? That while the world looks solemn, I am running away from my life.

The flowers need to pi...

Action

Mystery

Live Competition

4 Entries
$100
Total Prize
1st Place$50
2nd Place$30
3rd Place$20
13
Days
07
Hours
27
Minutes
39
Seconds

Competition Rules

1
There is a word limit of 2,000 words.
2
You can submit multiple entries per competition.
3
You get three votes to place per competition.

By participating, you agree to follow all competition rules