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10/10/2025

Do you love stories that dive into the unknown? 🌊

This week’s Reedsy Prompts contest — in collaboration with former Scholastic UK publishing director Lisa Edwards — is all about the pull of the sea. Calm one moment, stormy the next, it’s the perfect setting for stories about mystery, change, and everything lurking beneath the surface.

From tranquil shores to stormy depths, where will your story take us?

📅 Deadline: October 17 at 11:59 PM EST
🔗 Enter here: http://shorturl.at/6TH8a

08/10/2025

✍️ November is novel sprint season — but success starts in October.

Preptober is your chance to prep your pitch, plot, and protagonist, set goals that work for you, and build momentum with community support.

Check out these 8 tips to make sure you’re ready to actually draft your novel this November 👉

06/10/2025

✍️ Ready to write your book this November?

Join the Reedsy Novel Sprint — the ultimate challenge to take your story from blank page to first draft in just 1 month! ✨ With tons of events and resources, you’ll have everything you need to turn your dream into a reality.

Here are the details:
🎯 Write at least 50,000 words in 30 days using Reedsy Studio
📚 Not just for novels — memoirs, short stories, and nonfiction also welcome!
💪 Get access to prep workshops, live events, & writing sprints
💰 Win cash prizes + agent meetings

Are you ready to cross the finish line with your manuscript?

👉 Sign up now here: https://reedsy.com/studio/challenges/reedsy-novel-sprint-2025

03/10/2025

Can a single ritual change everything? 🕰️

This week’s Reedsy Prompts contest — a special collaboration with the — invites you to explore the habits, traditions, and obsessions that shape your characters’ lives... and the consequences when they begin to unravel.

🗓️ Deadline: October 10 at 11:59 PM EST
🔗 Enter here: https://shorturl.at/ZPr7S

30/09/2025

📖 The opening lines of your story carry the biggest weight — they decide if a reader turns the page or puts the book down.

From Orwell’s “clocks striking thirteen” to Lethem’s lyrical rollerskating opener, here are 10 expert-backed ways to hook readers instantly.

✨ Full guide on the Reedsy Blog.

26/09/2025

What drives us to compete, to strive, to win — and at what cost? 🏅

This week’s contest — a special collaboration with Electric Literature’s Editor-in-Chief, Denne Michele Norris — is all about ambition. From intense rivalries to hollow victories, we want to see tales that explore the hunger to succeed.

📅 Deadline: October 3 at 11:59 PM EST
🔗 Enter here: https://shorturl.at/eGhTa

19/09/2025

Can you turn expectations on their head? 🎭

This week’s contest invites you to experiment with unreliable narrators, deliver shocking twists, and hide secrets in plain sight. See if you’ve got what it takes to surprise us!

📅 Deadline: September 26 at 11:59 PM EST
🔗 Enter here: https://shorturl.at/7YzQw

12/09/2025

Do you love stories where everything isn’t what it seems? 🌲

This week’s contest invites you to explore hidden paths, strange disappearances, mysterious fires, and creatures that call the forest home. Where will your story take us?

📅 Deadline: September 19 at 11:59 PM EST
🔗 Enter here: https://shorturl.at/7OzK1

09/09/2025

📚 Want a nonfiction book deal before you finish writing?

It all starts with a standout book proposal — your pitch, proof, and plan rolled into one.

Here’s your 9-step roadmap to winning over agents and publishers. Read more on our blog (and get our free book proposal template).

05/09/2025

Every monster has a story… 💀

This week’s contest invites you to explore the inevitable fallout of a character’s choices, the truth behind a monster’s motives, and more!

📅 Deadline: September 12 at 11:59 PM EST
🔗 Enter here: https://shorturl.at/Ljirm

29/08/2025

Can you bring overlooked characters to life? 👀

This week’s contest invites you to give background characters their moment — shift away from center stage, hand them the mic, and see what unfolds!

📅 Deadline: September 5 at 11:59 PM EST
🔗Enter here: https://shorturl.at/1nAD5

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