Inspiring challenges for storytellers. Next up is the Two-Story Writing Challenge on July 30th at https://nycmidnight.com/two-story.
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The Final Round of the Screenwriting Challenge 2026 is underway! The final assignment of the competition is Open (genre), an alibi (subject), and a third wheel (character). Best of luck to the 30 finalists with their 5-page screenplays over the next 24 hours!
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My story that won @nycmidnight.bsky.social is here!
I'm so proud of this story. Thank you to the team at NYC Midnight and to Yevgenia Nayberg for this incredible illustration for my story. I am so emotional right now. ❤️
Click below to read Roo Sprayers! 🦘
Did this over the weekend. It was a great example of the magic of the prompt system - at first, I had no idea how I was going to use the prompts I got, but I just relaxed, let my mind wander, and ended up with a story I never would have written otherwise. I'm quite proud of it. Fingers crossed!
Chloe Paige
The 3rd Round of the Short Story Challenge 2026 is underway! View the list of 3rd Round writers, prompt assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at www.nycmidnight.com/shortstory/2.... Best of luck to the participating writers over the next 48 hours!
The 1st Round of the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2026 is underway! View the list of participating writers, genre/action/object assignments, and a countdown until the submission deadline at nycmidnight.co/4uCDfEv. Best of luck to the 3,400+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours!
The 2nd Round results for the Screenwriting Challenge 2026 are up at nycmidnight.co/43sERos! Congratulations to the top three in each group for advancing to the Final Round, which kicks off this Friday, June 12th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
The 2nd Round results for the Short Story Challenge 2026 are up at nycmidnight.co/4ugr5jB! Congratulations to the top 5 in each group for advancing to the 3rd Round, which kicks off this Friday, June 5th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
We're proud to present the winning story from last year's 500-word Fiction Challenge! Read "Roo Sprayers" by @chloepaige.bsky.social (Australia), at nycmidnight.co/roo-sprayers. Original Illustration by Yevgenia Nayberg. Enjoy, and get ready for this year's 500-word Fiction Challenge on May 29th!
We're happy to introduce the Two-Story Writing Challenge, a new competition that will challenge writers worldwide to create two short stories based on genre, action, & word assignments in 72 hours. It all kicks off on July 30th. Learn more & register at www.nycmidnight.com/two-story. Happy writing!
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The 4th annual 500-word Fiction Challenge kicks off at 11:59 PM (NY time) tonight, May 29th, and registration is still open! Participants will have 48 hours to write a story no longer than 500 words based on a genre, action, and object assignment. Learn more at nycmidnight.com/500. Happy writing!
