It’s time to post your seventh poem in the 12 Poems in 12 Months Challenge. Did you write a sonnet? I hope you enjoyed it. Our writing community is thriving and the poets are writing up a storm. You can still join the challenge if you’re ready to kick procrastination

How do you write a book blurb? And other things about self-publishing that were harder than they should have been. The only people who think writing a book is hard are the ones who haven’t tried writing the blurb. Let’s be honest, once you have finished a manuscript you get

Write the Crap Out of It is a book about the craft of short story writing. Each section discusses a particular aspect of the short story writing process and ends with an exercise to put what you have learnt into practice. You really should do all 27 exercises in the

The Power of 12 Short Stories | Building your Author Platform is an introductory post for the Prompt to Publication series. Since 12 Short Stories started in 2017 we’ve seen many of our writers go on to publish and accomplish great things with their writing. I hope these emails will

Today we’re celebrating Marilize Roos. Since 12 Short Stories started in 2017 we’ve seen many of our writers go on to publish and accomplish great things with their writing. The Prompt to Publication emails are all about celebrating these writers and their wonderful stories.  I hope these emails will help

  Write the Crap Out of It and other short story writing advice is available on Amazon. Buy the book and join the coolest writing community. Wouldn’t it be cool if you had all your favourite short story writing advice in one place so you can just Write the Crap

Turn your worries into words with The Keep Writing Challenge One prompt per day coming your way.  The world is on its head and we’re all staying indoors as much as possible. Keeping busy helps me get through the long days and helps me deal with the worries. So, I’ve

This month is our longest story in the 12 Short Stories challenge. I had been planning this post to encourage you because it is the month when many writers dropout, but given our current circumstances I am so happy to share this with you. I hope it’ll inspire you to

Short Story Deadlines 2020 PDF: SS DEADLINES 2020

Poetry Deadlines for 2020 PDF: POETRY DEADLINES 2020

How to submit your poem: Hello Poet, here is a guide to using our website. You can print it out to keep the instruction close. The PDF link is at the bottom. The deadline: The deadline is a 24-hour window. I am based in Pretoria, South Africa. We start at

The 12 Short Stories Challenge is about is about beating procrastination butt by writing 12 Short Stories in 12 months. These Tips and Tricks will help you make the most of the Deadlines For Writers website. How to Submit your Short Story for 12 Short Stories:  The deadline: The deadline

In January 2019 we launched our Poetry Challenge and it was a huge success. We hope you’ll join us for this year. You may be a first-time scribbler of words or a poet laureate, but everyone can benefit from a deadline and some feedback, right? How will it work: There