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Author: Richard

Richard Everywriter (pen name) is the founder of EveryWriter and a 25-year veteran of the publishing industry. With degrees in Writing, Journalism, Technology, and Education, Richard has dedicated two decades to teaching writing and literature while championing emerging voices through EveryWriter's platform. His work focuses on making literary analysis accessible to readers at all levels while preserving the rich heritage of American literature. Connect with Richard on Twitter  Bluesky Facebook or explore opportunities to share your own work on ourSubmissions page. For monthly insights on writing and publishing, subscribe to our Newsletter.

50 Word Horror Story for 50 Dollars Contest

Posted on February 1, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2022 50 World Horror Story for 50 Dollars Contest. Honestly I had bad experiences with giving away money in contests before, so I am going to put down the ground rules!

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2022 50 Word Science Fiction Story Contest

Posted on January 24, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

We’ve never done this contest before. I was shocked when I realized we have never done a SciFi 50 word contest before. So we have decided to run one and see how it goes. Welcome to our 2022 50 Word Science Fiction Story Contest. We are looking for a story with science in it, and for it to be a complete story of course, as always. 

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The Only Love Haiku You’ll Ever Write Contest

Posted on January 24, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

This is a difficult contest. Honestly I don’t think a lot of writers will be able to do this one. If we get responses on this one, I’ll honestly be shocked. Welcome to our 2022 The Only Love Haiku You’ll Ever Write Contest.

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6 Word Memoir Writing Contest

Posted on January 21, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

6 Word Memoirs are all the rage on the net and in writing communities right now. Everything from YouTube videos to TicTok, Twitter and Facebook all have hosted these types of contest.

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2022 Horror Haiku for the Promo Contest

Posted on January 21, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2022 Horror Haiku for the Promo Contest! I love writing contests, big and small, so we are doing a couple more. These are always so fun to read, and we do read every single entry!

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2022 50 Horror Story “for the promos contest”

Posted on January 21, 2022January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 2022 50 World Horror Story “for the promos contest” contest. This is our long cold winter contest. Everyone seems to like these, we are giving out ads on our site and social media

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Never-Ending Horror Haiku Post

Posted on January 19, 2022March 25, 2025 by Richard

Writing exercise: Can you write a Horror Haiku? 

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Never Ending 50 Word Horror Stories

Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Richard

This is not a contest. This is the post where we are asking you to post your 50 word horror stories. There are few reasons for this post. 1. I love 50 word horror stories. 2. I want place to collect them for our readers without our readers feeling judged by rankings.

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6 Word memoir: Put your life into 6 Words!

Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Richard

Ok, this is not a contest. We are making a home for some 6 Word memoirs on our site. This is something that if you look around the web,

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Journey Towards the Star by Herb Shippey

Posted on November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 by Richard

Herb Shippey is retired from full-time teaching at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, GA, but still teaches American Literature and freshman writing part-time. His book Flying with the Spooks: Memoir of a Navy Linguist

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Fruit-Flavored Marshmallows by David Lohrey

Posted on November 20, 2021January 30, 2023 by Richard

David Lohrey is from Memphis. He graduated from UC, Berkeley. His poems can be found in EWR, Terror House, Spillwords, and Dreich Magazine. His fiction appears in Eclectica, Storgy, and Literally Stories. David’s first collection of poetry,

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Life With You by Kristina Pudlewski

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Richard

It was December 23rd, only two days before Christmas. Children play outside in the snow and families rush into stores to get last minute items for their holiday gatherings. But I am in the hospital with you, Max, my love.

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Hobo Christmas Remembered

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Richard

Old toothless queen with rheumy eyes,
I’m seeing you again across a smoky fire,

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Her Other Half by Tricia McCallum

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Richard

My poems are about commonplace things, but they are not necessarily simple. The abstract never drew me. I don’t think in those terms. The day-to-day world and all its supposedly mundane detail provides me more than I need. To me it’s not mundane.  To me, it is magic.

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50 Word Anything Holiday Contest

Posted on November 11, 2021January 28, 2023 by Richard

Welcome to our 50 Word Anything Holiday Contest. This contest is simple, it’s just a 50 word or less story that has something to do with the Holiday Season. Your character could be walking through snow

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