The winning stories from the 11th Writers Playground challenge have been posted! π
You can read my 2nd place story here: www.writersplaygroundllc.com/holding-patt...
@corriehaldane.bsky.social
Writing contest junkie, nature lover, and bubble bath connoisseur www.corriehaldane.com
The winning stories from the 11th Writers Playground challenge have been posted! π
You can read my 2nd place story here: www.writersplaygroundllc.com/holding-patt...
Super excited to learn my story placed 2nd in the Writers' Playground contest!? π
18.10.2025 17:13 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Perhaps it could be a traveling festival...bring it to Canada? π
12.10.2025 19:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I love it when I see online writing friends connect IRL!
12.10.2025 11:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Image: A person in grey sweat suit holding an ereader showing the cover of "Bruised, Resilient" by MM Schreier. Cover is a purple hued landscape - lake and mountains, with lightening in the background. The silhouette stands with her head skyward and her arms thrown backward. Text: FREE EBOOK! On 9/27, get a free ebook at Smashwords using the code: 8WQQ9 *limited to the first 50 orders. At the bottom is the Smashwords logo: A drawing of a blue book held in a hand and the words: Smashwords your ebook, your way
Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
Up for a short writing challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 250-word Microfiction Challenge on December 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/250
20.09.2025 22:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0On the short list with Neon & Smoke... hoping to make the cut and see my story Sugar & Salt included in their inaugural issue π€π€
15.09.2025 10:12 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π
14.09.2025 17:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Congratulations! I look forward to reading it!
11.09.2025 21:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks!
11.09.2025 09:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Super excited to learn that my NYC Midnight story landed in the top 10!!
Out of an original field of over 5,800 writers, I have finished 8th over all in the Short Story Challenge πππ
Congratulations...great work and well-deserved!
08.09.2025 10:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My little Writing Battle story earned 9 points and made it to the final showdown πππ
Results roll out Sunday π€π€
Pleased to learn my story made the long list in the July Not Quite Write contest π
27.08.2025 02:04 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I had two entries in Globe Soup's Flashback contest. I was really proud of both of them and excited to see they both did well! π
19.08.2025 14:21 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π«£
29.07.2025 09:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A double header this weekend...I wrote and submitted for the @notquitewrite.com competition yesterday and the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Short Story contest today.
Time for a nap!
Thank you! π
20.07.2025 19:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A 3-day acceptance from Fraidy Cat Quarterly π
08.07.2025 11:15 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Congratulations!
15.06.2025 20:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Lots of results this week!
The preliminary results for Writing Battle's Spring Micro were just announced and my little Small Town Secret is heading to the final showdown!
As so many of us NYCM writers do, I live in fear of being assigned the dreaded Political Satire genre... but I had a ton of fun with it for R2 of the NYCM Short Story contest, and my silly magazine article spoof managed to come in 3rd!
This means that I'll be writing in R3 this weekend :)
I was over the moon to learn that my story, "Girl Season", won Globe Soup's Paranormal Contest! π
If you're curious, you can read it here: www.globesoup.net/paranormal-f...
π₯°
01.06.2025 00:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm curious about the car...
30.05.2025 10:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π€
I'm camping with my family on the weekend and they may be offended if I disappear to listen to a 2.5 hour podcast...it would be awesome if it dropped earlier! (Don't get me wrong...I WILL disappear to listen to a 2.5 hour podcast if I have to π
)
This was my favourite story on the short list! Congrats to him!
08.03.2025 11:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My little story, "Finding Hope", made it out of its house and is off to the final showdown! π
08.03.2025 00:16 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hi, I'm Corrie. I need to learn to stay on task.
21.11.2024 00:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0