Read the six finalists from our 2020 100-Word Contest
Announcing the top finalists from our first-ever 100-word contest.
Past Contest Winners
Read the winning entries from previous writing contests sponsored by The Writer.
100-Word Contest Third-Place Winner: “Water Bugs” by Sara Bowden
Read the third-place winner of our first-ever 100-Word Contest.
100-Word Contest Second-Place Winner: “Marked Absent” by Jordan Shields
Read the second-place winner of our first-ever 100-Word Contest.
2020 100-Word Contest Winner: “Perennial”
Read the grand-prize winner of our first-ever 100-Word Contest.
2020 Summer Flash Contest Winner: “Tonight We Eat”
Read the grand-prize winner of our 2020 Summer Flash Contest.
Second-Place Summer Flash Contest Winner: “The Nest”
Read the second-place winner of our 2020 Summer Flash Contest.
Third-Place Summer Flash Contest Winner: “Saturn”
Read the third-place winner of our 2020 Summer Flash Contest.
2020 Spring Short Story Contest Winner: A Father’s Touch
Read the first-place winner of our 2020 Spring Short Story Contest.
Second-Place Short Story Winner: “An Episode in August”
Read the second-place winner of our 2020 spring short story contest.
Third-Place Short Story Winner: “Homefire”
Read the third-place winner of our 2020 spring short story contest.
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