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Inspiring challenges for storytellers. Next up is the Short Story Challenge on January 23rd at https://nycmidnight.com/ssc.
We are proud to present the story that won last year's Short Story Challenge! Read "When Dragons Do Laundry" by D.R. Forge (New York, USA) at nycmidnight.co/4a0Gei2. The original illustration is by Yevgenia Nayberg. Enjoy, and get ready for the Short Story Challenge 2026 kicking off this Friday!
When Dragons Do Laundry — nycmidnight
After her husband’s death, a soon-to-be mother becomes what she needs to be to survive. Length: 1,248 words Year: 2025
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January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
We are proud to present the story that won last year's Short Story Challenge! Read "When Dragons Do Laundry" by D.R. Forge (New York, USA) at nycmidnight.co/4a0Gei2. The original illustration is by Yevgenia Nayberg. Enjoy, and get ready for the Short Story Challenge 2026 kicking off this Friday!
The 2nd Round of the Scary Story Challenge 2025 is underway! View the list of participating writers, scare/action/character assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at nycmidnight.co/49uTgDc. Best of luck to the 900 participating writers over the next 48 hours! #ScaryStoryChallenge
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January 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The 2nd Round of the Scary Story Challenge 2025 is underway! View the list of participating writers, scare/action/character assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at nycmidnight.co/49uTgDc. Best of luck to the 900 participating writers over the next 48 hours! #ScaryStoryChallenge
The winners of the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 have been announced at www.nycmidnight.com/500fc/2025-f...! Congratulations to Chloe Paige (Australia) for winning the competition with her final round story, "Roo Sprayers." Thanks to everyone who participated for submitting so many great stories!
Final Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
The Final Round results from the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025! This page contains the top 10 stories and honorable mentions from the final round of the competition.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The winners of the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 have been announced at www.nycmidnight.com/500fc/2025-f...! Congratulations to Chloe Paige (Australia) for winning the competition with her final round story, "Roo Sprayers." Thanks to everyone who participated for submitting so many great stories!
The early entry deadline for the Screenwriting Challenge is today! The 23rd annual competition kicks off on February 13th and will challenge writers worldwide to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments. Learn more & register at www.nycmidnight.com/scc. Good luck!
The Screenwriting Challenge — nycmidnight
The Screenwriting Challenge is an annual screenplay competition that challenges writers around the world to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments in as little as…
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January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The early entry deadline for the Screenwriting Challenge is today! The 23rd annual competition kicks off on February 13th and will challenge writers worldwide to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments. Learn more & register at www.nycmidnight.com/scc. Good luck!
The 1st Round results for the Scary Story Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4qbZNcQ! Congratulations to the top 10 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Friday, January 9th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
1st Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
This page contains the results from the Scary Story Challenge 2025 1st Round.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The 1st Round results for the Scary Story Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4qbZNcQ! Congratulations to the top 10 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Friday, January 9th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
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NYC Midnight hosts inspiring challenges for storytellers around the world. Writers receive prompts and have a limited amount of time to create flash fiction, microfiction, screenplays, and short stori...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Need a great last-minute gift? Learn more about gifting one of our challenges at www.nycmidnight.com#gifts. Schedule a personalized email to be delivered on the date of your choice. Happy holidays! 🎁
The Final Round of the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 is underway! The final assignment of the competition is Open (genre), On the fence (theme), and flabbergasted (emotion). Best of luck to the 56 finalists with their 400-word rhyming stories over the next 48 hours!
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The Final Round of the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 is underway! The final assignment of the competition is Open (genre), On the fence (theme), and flabbergasted (emotion). Best of luck to the 56 finalists with their 400-word rhyming stories over the next 48 hours!
The 2nd Round results for the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4aJyp0Z! Congratulations to the top four in each group for advancing to the Final Round, which kicks off this Friday, December 12th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
2nd Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
The 2nd Round results from the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The 2nd Round results for the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4aJyp0Z! Congratulations to the top four in each group for advancing to the Final Round, which kicks off this Friday, December 12th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
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December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Who got Suspense/Thriller as a genre and has never written in that genre? (👈🏻 this guy)
Who keeps looking at the ticking clock with worry and... 💡(👈🏻 this guy)
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Who got Suspense/Thriller as a genre and has never written in that genre? (👈🏻 this guy)
Who keeps looking at the ticking clock with worry and... 💡(👈🏻 this guy)
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The 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 is officially underway! View your genre, action, and word assignment, a countdown to the deadline, and upload link at nycmidnight.co/3Y8xD66. Best of luck to the 3,200+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours!
1st Round Assignments 2025 — nycmidnight
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 is officially underway! This page contains the 1st Round assignments, the countdown to the submission deadline, details on how to upload your submission, and m...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 is officially underway! View your genre, action, and word assignment, a countdown to the deadline, and upload link at nycmidnight.co/3Y8xD66. Best of luck to the 3,200+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours!
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge kicks off at 11:59 PM TONIGHT (NYC time), and registration closes soon! Join thousands of writers around the world as they create super short stories this weekend. Learn more & register at www.nycmidnight.com/250. Good luck to all the participants!
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge kicks off at 11:59 PM TONIGHT (NYC time), and registration closes soon! Join thousands of writers around the world as they create super short stories this weekend. Learn more & register at www.nycmidnight.com/250. Good luck to all the participants!
We are proud to present the story that won last year's 250-word Microfiction Challenge! Read "Hey, Google" by Paul Leonard (Australia) at bit.ly/3XpVOwL. Original illustration is by Yevgenia Nayberg. Enjoy, and get ready for the 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 kicking off this Friday, Dec. 5th!
Hey, Google — nycmidnight
how to transition to retirement things for couples to enjoy in retirement… Length: 250 words Year: 2024
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December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We are proud to present the story that won last year's 250-word Microfiction Challenge! Read "Hey, Google" by Paul Leonard (Australia) at bit.ly/3XpVOwL. Original illustration is by Yevgenia Nayberg. Enjoy, and get ready for the 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 kicking off this Friday, Dec. 5th!
The Final Round of the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 is underway! The final assignment of the competition is Open (genre), appreciating (action), and a business card (object). Best of luck to the 88 finalists with their 500-word stories over the next 48 hours!
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The Final Round of the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 is underway! The final assignment of the competition is Open (genre), appreciating (action), and a business card (object). Best of luck to the 88 finalists with their 500-word stories over the next 48 hours!
The winners of the Flash Fiction Challenge 2025 have been announced at nycmidnight.co/4o7rMJa! Congratulations to Leila Murton Poole (UK) for adding the win to her collection, which now stands at a total of five across all our challenges. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Final Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
The Final Round results of the Flash Fiction Challenge 2025! This page contains the top 10 stories and honorable mentions from the fourth and final challenge of the competition.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The winners of the Flash Fiction Challenge 2025 have been announced at nycmidnight.co/4o7rMJa! Congratulations to Leila Murton Poole (UK) for adding the win to her collection, which now stands at a total of five across all our challenges. Thanks to everyone who participated!
The 2nd Round results for the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 are up at bit.ly/4pfpxEx! Congratulations to the top four in each group for advancing to the Final Round, which kicks off this Friday, November 14th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
2nd Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
The 2nd Round results from the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The 2nd Round results for the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 are up at bit.ly/4pfpxEx! Congratulations to the top four in each group for advancing to the Final Round, which kicks off this Friday, November 14th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
The 2nd Round of the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 is underway! View the list of participating writers, genre/theme/emotion assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at nycmidnight.co/3WHZFoA. Best of luck to the 432 participating writers over the next three days!
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November 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The 2nd Round of the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 is underway! View the list of participating writers, genre/theme/emotion assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at nycmidnight.co/3WHZFoA. Best of luck to the 432 participating writers over the next three days!
The 1st Round results for the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 are up at www.nycmidnight.com/rsc/2025-1st...! Congratulations to the top 8 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Thursday, November 6th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
1st Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
The 1st Round results from the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The 1st Round results for the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 are up at www.nycmidnight.com/rsc/2025-1st...! Congratulations to the top 8 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Thursday, November 6th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
The Scary Story Challenge 2025 is officially underway! View your scare/action/character assignment, a countdown to the deadline, and upload link at bit.ly/3X3VZ0i. Best of luck to the 3,600+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours, and Happy Halloween! #ScaryStoryChallenge
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November 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Scary Story Challenge 2025 is officially underway! View your scare/action/character assignment, a countdown to the deadline, and upload link at bit.ly/3X3VZ0i. Best of luck to the 3,600+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours, and Happy Halloween! #ScaryStoryChallenge
The Scary Story Challenge kicks off TONIGHT, and there is still time to register! When the competition begins at 11:59 PM New York time, writers worldwide will be challenged to craft scary stories in 48 hours. Learn more and register at www.nycmidnight.com/scary. Happy Halloween! 🎃
Scary Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Scary Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create scary short stories based on assigned prompts in 48 hours.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Scary Story Challenge kicks off TONIGHT, and there is still time to register! When the competition begins at 11:59 PM New York time, writers worldwide will be challenged to craft scary stories in 48 hours. Learn more and register at www.nycmidnight.com/scary. Happy Halloween! 🎃
The Scary Story Challenge kicks off in one week! On October 31st, writers worldwide will be challenged to create scary short stories in 48 hours. Learn more and register at nycmidnight.com/scary. Good luck, writers! #scary #scarystories
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Scary Story Challenge kicks off in one week! On October 31st, writers worldwide will be challenged to create scary short stories in 48 hours. Learn more and register at nycmidnight.com/scary. Good luck, writers! #scary #scarystories
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2026 kicks off on March 20th! The 7th annual competition will challenge writers worldwide to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 24 hours. Learn more and register at www.nycmidnight.com/100. Good luck, writers!
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in just 24 h...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2026 kicks off on March 20th! The 7th annual competition will challenge writers worldwide to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 24 hours. Learn more and register at www.nycmidnight.com/100. Good luck, writers!
The Scary Story Challenge kicks off next Friday, October 31st! The inaugural competition will challenge writers worldwide to create scary short stories in 48 hours. Learn more and register at www.nycmidnight.com/scary. Good luck, writers! #scary #scarystories
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Scary Story Challenge kicks off next Friday, October 31st! The inaugural competition will challenge writers worldwide to create scary short stories in 48 hours. Learn more and register at www.nycmidnight.com/scary. Good luck, writers! #scary #scarystories
The 23rd annual Screenwriting Challenge kicks off on February 13th and will challenge writers worldwide to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments. Learn more, register, and read previous winners at www.nycmidnight.com/scc. Good luck, writers! #screenwriting
The Screenwriting Challenge — nycmidnight
The Screenwriting Challenge is an annual screenplay competition that challenges writers around the world to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments in as little as ...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The 23rd annual Screenwriting Challenge kicks off on February 13th and will challenge writers worldwide to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments. Learn more, register, and read previous winners at www.nycmidnight.com/scc. Good luck, writers! #screenwriting
The 2nd Round of the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 is underway! View the list of participating writers, genre/action/object assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at nycmidnight.co/46SLX6W. Best of luck to the 880 participating writers over the next 48 hours!
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October 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The 2nd Round of the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 is underway! View the list of participating writers, genre/action/object assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at nycmidnight.co/46SLX6W. Best of luck to the 880 participating writers over the next 48 hours!
The 1st Round results for the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4gQYNXG! Congratulations to the top 10 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Friday, October 3rd. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
1st Round Results 2025 — nycmidnight
The 1st Round results from the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The 1st Round results for the 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4gQYNXG! Congratulations to the top 10 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Friday, October 3rd. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!