The Final Round of the Scary Story Challenge 2025 is underway! The final assignment of the competition is A WRONG TURN (scare), SIFTING (action), and AN EXHAUSTED PERSON (character). Best of luck to the 115 finalists with their 400-word scary stories over the next 48 hours!
28.02.2026 05:00 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
The 2nd Round results for the Scary Story Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4baMTXu! Congratulations to the top five in each group for advancing to the Final Round, which kicks off this Friday, February 27th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
26.02.2026 03:37 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2Had the best time with @nycmidnight.bsky.social. This is my absolute favorite thing! Thanks for all the reads and fresh eyes from @nickwaswriting.com, @michaelbuonocore.bsky.social, @matthewnicholson.bsky.social, @theuptownfive.bsky.social and @eric-writes.bsky.social. Here's to another round! 🤞
22.02.2026 12:47 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The Screenwriting Challenge 2026 is officially underway! View the 1st Round genre/subject/character assignments, a countdown to the deadline, and the screenplay upload link at nycmidnight.co/4aOl5Id. Best of luck to the 1,300+ writers participating worldwide over the next eight days!
14.02.2026 05:03 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
We're happy to announce that Write Brothers will be providing the top 10 winners of the Screenwriting Challenge 2026 with their Movie Magic® Screenwriter™ software! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/scc-prizes, and get ready for the challenge kicking off in less than seven hours!
13.02.2026 22:03 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're happy to announce that WriterDuet will provide the top 10 winners of this year's Screenwriting Challenge with a one-year pro subscription to its software, used by over 2 million screenwriters. Learn more at nycmidnight.com/scc-prizes, and get ready for the challenge kicking off tonight!
13.02.2026 13:42 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy @nycmidnight.bsky.social Screenwriting Challenge Eve to all those who celebrate, #Scriptsky! With the contest kicking off tomorrow night, here’s a friendly reminder that there’s a dedicated feed to follow for the contest that captures the hashtags #NYCMSWC & #ScreenwritingChallenge!
12.02.2026 22:06 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
Thank you so much to @writer.ia.net for once again providing their focused writing app and beautiful notebooks to the winners of the Screenwriting Challenge, kicking off tomorrow! Learn more and view the full $14,000+ prize list at nycmidnight.com/scc-prizes.
12.02.2026 21:58 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I’ve taken part in this challenge a few times now. Great for developing writing skills and working to a deadline. Feedback is really useful. Next challenge kicks off on Friday. Would recommend @nycmidnight.bsky.social #NYCMidnightSC #Screenwriting #writing #writer
12.02.2026 14:49 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Supporting writers is something that has always driven what we do at iA. That's why we're so proud of our continued partnership with @nycmidnight.bsky.social. Learn more about our sponsorships for upcoming 2026 challenges:
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We're happy to announce that we've just posted the three screenplays that helped Tom Glasson win last year's Screenwriting Challenge! Check them out along with other past winners at www.nycmidnight.com/scc-winnings.... Enjoy, and get ready for this year's Screenwriting Challenge kicking off Friday!
10.02.2026 20:59 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
The 2nd Round of the 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 is underway! View the list of participating writers, prompt assignments, and a countdown until the deadline at www.nycmidnight.com/mfc250/2025-.... Best of luck to the 800 participating writers over the next 48 hours!
07.02.2026 05:07 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The winners of the Rhyming Story Challenge 2025 have been announced at www.nycmidnight.com/rsc/2025-fin...! Congratulations to Baylee Friday (Dallas, TX, USA) for winning the competition with their final round story, "The House with the Yellow X". Thanks to everyone who participated!
06.02.2026 00:49 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I realized today that we’re just shy of 9 days before prompts drop for @nycmidnight.bsky.social Screenwriting Challenge. I swear I checked the countdown last week and it said we had 40 days 😂
Roll call time! #scriptsky! Who’s joining in on the fun this year?
#ScreenwritingChallenge #NYCMSWC
The 100-word Microfiction Challenge early entry deadline is today! The 7th annual competition kicks off on March 20 and will challenge writers worldwide to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 24 hours. Learn more and register at nycmidnight.com/100. Good luck!
05.02.2026 15:35 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The 1st Round results for the 250-word Microfiction Challenge 2025 are up at nycmidnight.co/4tga7T4! Congratulations to the top 10 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Friday, February 6th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
05.02.2026 04:32 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 8
The Short Story Challenge 2026 is officially underway! View the 1st Round genre/subject/character assignments, a countdown to the deadline, and the story upload link at nycmidnight.co/4rf0kuU. Best of luck to the 5,000+ writers participating worldwide over the next eight days!
24.01.2026 05:01 — 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 5
The 20th annual Short Story Challenge kicks off at 11:59 PM (NY time) tonight, Jan. 23, and registration is still open! 1st Round participants will have 8 days to write a short story no longer than 2,000 words based on a genre/subject/character assignment. Learn more at www.nycmidnight.com/ssc.
23.01.2026 18:00 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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!
20.01.2026 18:15 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1The 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
10.01.2026 05:00 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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!
09.01.2026 03:21 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 2
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!
08.01.2026 14:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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!
08.01.2026 03:51 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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! 🎁
23.12.2025 15:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The 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!
13.12.2025 05:00 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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!
11.12.2025 02:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Who forgot they signed up for the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 250-word micro-fiction contest this weekend? (👈🏻 this guy)
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)
#5amWritersClub
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!
06.12.2025 05:02 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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!
05.12.2025 13:45 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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!
01.12.2025 21:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0