November Writing Challenge News

Your October winner & a sneak peak of what’s ahead

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Hi there, Stella here. Just a quick note with some Writing Challenge updates…

October winner

Many thanks to Terijo of Intimately Intricate for running October’s Writing Challenge, *Thunder. You can find all the published entries over at Intimately Intricate under the tag “Thunder Prompt”. There are so many great pieces resulting from this prompt, but one stood out as the favorite, [A Love Letter — 15 Years Later](https://medium.com/intricate-intimacies/a-love-letter-15-years-later-885842c23ffb)*.

[embed]A Love Letter — 15 Years Later Thunder: Intimately Intricate & The Writing Collectivemedium.com

Congrats to, Sarah Alaska, author of the winning entry. Sarah, simply put — we loved your story! This format, where you invite the reader into a personal letter, sucked me right in. From the start, I wondered, “Will this love work out? Will they live happily ever after? Or will it always be an almost-but-not-quite love story?” Thanks for inviting us in to to feel your feelings ❤

Here are some of my other personal faves, be sure to check them out!

• Spare Change by Vanessa Correia
• I Loved You First: Jealousy Watching the Awards Show by Sue Stevenson
• Truth as Loud as Thunder by Danielle Dahl

What’s next?

We have one final Writing Challenge lined up for you this year, hosted by the wonderful **Literally Literary**! Stay tuned for the prompt announcement next week. If you’re not familiar with LL, head over there to get a sense of their style and be sure to follow their Submission Guidelines and Policies.

And then what?

If you’ve been participating in our Writing Challenges, we’d love to hear from you! What have you enjoyed? What hasn’t worked? What types of challenges would you like to see next year? Please share your feedback in our #challenge Slack channel or as a response here. We’ve been running these challenges for several years now and want to keep them fresh, fun, and engaging. So, let us know what types of challenge you find most interesting as we plan for the upcoming year.