Many respectable news and literary publications have crosswords or word searches, so we thought we could run a weekly Word Search for writers. On Mondays we will run one of…
Call for Art Submissions
We are looking for art for our site. We are looking for photos, paintings, computer art, anything that we can display on our site with short stories an poetry.
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Poem: Instructions: On Getting Ready to Die by Gayle Kellner
Gayle Kellner is a writer, an artist, a poet, and an educator. Her essays and poems have appeared in Utne Magazine, Orion Magazine, The Loop, The Beachcomber, and The Nature of an Island. She is currently a regular guest on Voice of Vashon’s community radio program
500 Word Scary Story contest! Over $10,000 in promotions.
Welcome to our 2017 500 word horror story contest! We are looking for submissions of horror stories that are scary, and 500 words are less. These stories can be about anything,
Exquisite Corpse Game for Writers
Welcome to our game for writers. It is an Exquisite Corpse. An Exquisite Corpse is a writing or art game where you complete the story, poem or drawing in parts.…
Message Boards for Writers
A new forum is born. So we have had infinite troubles with our Message Boards for Writers. We had a message board that was a SMF, or something, then BBpress,…
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Winners: 50 Word Scary Story Summer Contest!
Yes, once again we are doing it! I’ve got a bunch (more than 3 fewer than 10) asking, hey when are you doing another 50 Word Scary Story Summer Contest
1000 Writing Prompts
So I am writing this post of 1000 writing prompts. It might be a little misleading because I have no where near 1000 prompts.
10 Ways to Promote Your Book
We were all so relieved when book publishing became fast and easy. Everyone believe they could realize their dream of publishing their book. We quickly found out, publishing is the…
Writing Gear
We are launching a new venture today: Every Writer store front. This is the first time we are offereing merchandise to our readers. We hope you enjoy the products. They…
Christmas Poem Contest
Welcome to our Christmas Poem Haiku contest. We are looking for the best Haiku about Christmas. It can snowmen in it too, but it must be Christmasy. So you know…
Poetry Discussion: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Ok, I really enjoyed discussion on poetry here at EWR. I'm always looking to talk about poetry anyway. You probably know, if you talk about poems at all, not a lot of people are crazy about having this discussion.
Interview with Kris Kringle
Last week, a few days before Thanksgiving, I was able to sit down in a clean well lighted cafe with Mr. Kris Kringle. We met in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Kringle was kind enough to take time away from his busy schedule
50 Word Horror Story Contest 2016
The only thing that comes close to winning our Horror Story contest, or the EWR: Horror Story Award is winning our 50 Word Horror Contest. Winner takes home $1000
2016 Horror Story Contest (1000 words)!
First place gets the full promo package. Second and third place get lesser but still valuable promotions. No entry fee. We will publish stories along the way.
Horror Haiku Contest!
Right now we are running 2 major contests, so we’re not going to offer a prize on this one. We will do 2 things for you. The winners will be announced the same night as the Horror story contest
Discussion: A book by its author?
The many faces of writers today have changed from days of old. Now writers are expected to have an audience and a platform before before they even publish a book.
Second Place 50 Word Contest: Cotton Candy
I taught high school English and composition at The University of Akron. I have two college-aged children and write poetry, short stories and novels. Laura Wrocklage Flesher
Winter Storm Tanka Contest
Ok, welcome to our first Winter Storm Tanka Contest. We have a short story contest every season, and I'm starting to feel a little bad that we don't do a…
Discussion: In a digital age…
In a digital age, when social media and electronic communications trump face-to-face interactions, the presence of the glowing screen looms large in our lives.
Discussion Suggestions Please
Hello everyone out there in readerville. We are looking for suggestions to get some discussions going on our site. Lately we have be putting up poetry discussions,
Winter 50 Word Contest
Welcome to our Winter 50 Word Contest. We run one of these every once in a while. You know how they go. This is a 50 word story contest, and the story can be about anything.
Should I get a BFA in Creative Writing?
Not a lot of universities and colleges offer a BFA in Creative Writing, but is it a good idea to get a degree like this? Will it help you be a better writer? Will a BFA give you any chance at getting a job?
New Short Story Guidelines over 500 words ok
We accept submissions of short stories year round. We publish between 2-7 short stories per week. Most of the time we publish 2 or 3. We only take submissions of short stories