August 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
All I have to say is please oh please oh please don't let me get the horror or sci-fi genre. 😆😬
There's still time to register, so do it! It's great fun!
There's still time to register, so do it! It's great fun!
The 500-word Fiction Challenge kicks off tonight, and there is still time to register! The 3rd annual competition will challenge writers worldwide to create short stories based on genre, action, and object assignments in 48 hours. Learn more & register at nycmidnight.com/500. Good luck, writers!
August 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
August 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
#500WordChallenge2025 #NYCMidnight not bad prompts for this one. Rough draft done.
August 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
#500WordChallenge2025 #NYCMidnight not bad prompts for this one. Rough draft done.
The 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 is officially underway! View your genre/action/object assignment, a countdown to the deadline, and upload link at nycmidnight.co/41K87Gu. Best of luck to the 3,400+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours! #500WordChallenge2025
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August 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The 500-word Fiction Challenge 2025 is officially underway! View your genre/action/object assignment, a countdown to the deadline, and upload link at nycmidnight.co/41K87Gu. Best of luck to the 3,400+ writers participating worldwide over the next 48 hours! #500WordChallenge2025
Gonna beat the deadline! #500WordChallenge2025
August 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Gonna beat the deadline! #500WordChallenge2025
Oh oh oh!! After getting called back and reading for one of the lead orphans, she got an additional callback for the lead Annie!!
I'm at 308 words for my story and trying to wrap it up. Less than an hour and a half until I have to submit.
#Annie #TomorrowTomorrow #500WordChallenge2025
I'm at 308 words for my story and trying to wrap it up. Less than an hour and a half until I have to submit.
#Annie #TomorrowTomorrow #500WordChallenge2025
My daughter auditioned yesterday and today for Annie the musical with a local production company. She just received a callback so she'll be there for the next several hours!!
How in the world will I be able to concentrate on finishing my story, due tonight by midnight EST?!?! #500WordChallenge2025
How in the world will I be able to concentrate on finishing my story, due tonight by midnight EST?!?! #500WordChallenge2025
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Oh oh oh!! After getting called back and reading for one of the lead orphans, she got an additional callback for the lead Annie!!
I'm at 308 words for my story and trying to wrap it up. Less than an hour and a half until I have to submit.
#Annie #TomorrowTomorrow #500WordChallenge2025
I'm at 308 words for my story and trying to wrap it up. Less than an hour and a half until I have to submit.
#Annie #TomorrowTomorrow #500WordChallenge2025
Welp, another challenge story written & submitted with 3 hrs to spare! I love what I wrote for @nycmidnight.bsky.social #500WordChallenge2025 this year. Got plans to expand & try to publish... Let's do this thing!
August 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Welp, another challenge story written & submitted with 3 hrs to spare! I love what I wrote for @nycmidnight.bsky.social #500WordChallenge2025 this year. Got plans to expand & try to publish... Let's do this thing!
Holy cow! I almost didn't make it. Uploaded my 487-word story with 1 minute to spare! #500WordChallenge2025
What a bitch of a genre horror is!!
What a bitch of a genre horror is!!
August 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Holy cow! I almost didn't make it. Uploaded my 487-word story with 1 minute to spare! #500WordChallenge2025
What a bitch of a genre horror is!!
What a bitch of a genre horror is!!
First round assignments for @nycmidnight.bsky.social’s #500WordChallenge2025 are out. And mine are…interesting. Here we go!
August 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
First round assignments for @nycmidnight.bsky.social’s #500WordChallenge2025 are out. And mine are…interesting. Here we go!
My daughter auditioned yesterday and today for Annie the musical with a local production company. She just received a callback so she'll be there for the next several hours!!
How in the world will I be able to concentrate on finishing my story, due tonight by midnight EST?!?! #500WordChallenge2025
How in the world will I be able to concentrate on finishing my story, due tonight by midnight EST?!?! #500WordChallenge2025
August 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My daughter auditioned yesterday and today for Annie the musical with a local production company. She just received a callback so she'll be there for the next several hours!!
How in the world will I be able to concentrate on finishing my story, due tonight by midnight EST?!?! #500WordChallenge2025
How in the world will I be able to concentrate on finishing my story, due tonight by midnight EST?!?! #500WordChallenge2025
submitted. now the suspense really starts. #500WordChallenge2025
August 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
submitted. now the suspense really starts. #500WordChallenge2025
Thrilled to get first place in my group for the 1st Round of the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 500-word Fiction Challenge!🎉 It's my first time entering the contest, and it's been a lot of fun. I've just submitted my short story for the 2nd Round, and I can't wait for the feedback! #500WordChallenge2025
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 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Thrilled to get first place in my group for the 1st Round of the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 500-word Fiction Challenge!🎉 It's my first time entering the contest, and it's been a lot of fun. I've just submitted my short story for the 2nd Round, and I can't wait for the feedback! #500WordChallenge2025
After a mad weekend of frantically typing, I just submitted a short story for the #500WordChallenge2025!
I'll be honest: I've never written a story like this one before. Thanks to @nycmidnight.bsky.social for getting me well and truly out of my comfort zone!
I'll be honest: I've never written a story like this one before. Thanks to @nycmidnight.bsky.social for getting me well and truly out of my comfort zone!
August 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
After a mad weekend of frantically typing, I just submitted a short story for the #500WordChallenge2025!
I'll be honest: I've never written a story like this one before. Thanks to @nycmidnight.bsky.social for getting me well and truly out of my comfort zone!
I'll be honest: I've never written a story like this one before. Thanks to @nycmidnight.bsky.social for getting me well and truly out of my comfort zone!
Day 42
#43daysofwritinginsanity is coming to a close. In the midst of the #twistedtournament. Completed my 500 & 250 word stories. And have a good jump start on my 100.
No #500WordChallenge2025 Finals for me this time around, but I did earn an HM.
I'll take it. Competition is fierce.
#contestgoblin
#43daysofwritinginsanity is coming to a close. In the midst of the #twistedtournament. Completed my 500 & 250 word stories. And have a good jump start on my 100.
No #500WordChallenge2025 Finals for me this time around, but I did earn an HM.
I'll take it. Competition is fierce.
#contestgoblin
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Day 42
#43daysofwritinginsanity is coming to a close. In the midst of the #twistedtournament. Completed my 500 & 250 word stories. And have a good jump start on my 100.
No #500WordChallenge2025 Finals for me this time around, but I did earn an HM.
I'll take it. Competition is fierce.
#contestgoblin
#43daysofwritinginsanity is coming to a close. In the midst of the #twistedtournament. Completed my 500 & 250 word stories. And have a good jump start on my 100.
No #500WordChallenge2025 Finals for me this time around, but I did earn an HM.
I'll take it. Competition is fierce.
#contestgoblin