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Inspiring challenges for storytellers. Next up is the 250-word Microfiction Challenge on December 4th at nycmidnight.com/250.

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The 100-word Microfiction Challenge starts March 19th, and registration is open! The 8th annual competition challenges writers worldwide to create very short stories in 24 hours. Learn more and register at nycmidnight.com/100. Happy writing! by @nycmidnight

We are proud to present last year’s winning story from our inaugural Scary Story Challenge! If you like scary stories, read "Backseat Astronaut" by @d.r.forge and get ready for this year's challenge on October 16th. Original illustration created by @znayberg. Enjoy! by @nycmidnight

The Short Story Challenge 2027 kicks off on January 22nd, and registration is now open! The 21st annual competition will challenge writers worldwide to create short stories based on genre, subject, and character assignments. Feedback from the judges is provided for every submission, writers keep all the rights to the stories they create, and there are thousands in cash and prizes for the winners. Learn more, register, and read previous winning stories at https://www.nycmidnight.com/ssc. Good luck, writers! by @nycmidnight

A few thoughts from the Competition Director. by @nycmidnight

We're proud to present the winning story from last year's Rhyming Story Challenge! Read "The House with the Yellow X" by Baylee Friday (USA). Original Illustration by @znayberg. Enjoy, and get ready for this year's Rhyming Story Challenge on September 15th! by @nycmidnight

The Screenwriting Challenge 2027 is open for registration! The 24th annual competition kicks off on February 26th and will challenge writers worldwide to create short screenplays based on genre, subject, and character assignments in 48 hours. Learn more, register, and read previous winning screenplays at https://nycmidnight.com/scc. Good luck! by @nycmidnight

The 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2026 kicks off on December 4th, and registration is open! The 8th annual competition will challenge writers worldwide to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours. Feedback from the judges is provided for every submission, writers keep all the rights to the stories they create, and there are thousands in cash prizes for the winners. Learn more, register, and read previous winning stories at https://www.nycmidnight.com/250. Happy writing! by @nycmidnight

The Scary Story Challenge is back and will start on October 16th! The 2nd annual competition will challenge writers worldwide to create short scary stories in 48 hours. Learn more and register at http://nycmidnight.com/scary. Happy writing! by @nycmidnight

The Rhyming Story Challenge 2026 kicks off on September 15th, and registration is open! The 5th annual competition will challenge writers worldwide to create short rhyming stories based on three prompts. Learn more, register, & read previous winners at www.nycmidnight.com/rhyme. Happy rhyming! by @nycmidnight

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, and word assignments in 72 hours. It all kicks off on July 30th. Learn more and register at https://www.nycmidnight.com/two-story. Happy writing! by @nycmidnight

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 https://nycmidnight.com/500. Happy writing! by @nycmidnight

We're proud to present the winning story from last year's 500-word Fiction Challenge! Read "Roo Sprayers" by @chloepaigeauthor (Australia). [CONTENT WARNING: This story explores a miscarriage.] The original Illustration is by @znayberg. Enjoy, and get ready for this year's 500-word Fiction Challenge on May 29th! by @nycmidnight