Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived. It’s been a year in the making, but today we crown a new Writer’s Arena Champion. Today’s international bout is a rematch of our first tournament. Our fighters, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt and David Webb have clawed, scratched, and … Continue reading
Mondays are a slippery thing while fall slides into winter. Our days are shorter, our bellies fuller. Offices and homes are laden with sweets and orange arrangements. Industrious children rake leaves for cash while parents meticulously prepare their tables for the coming feasts. Perhaps its fitting that this semi-final … Continue reading
Happy election eve to our American readers. On this strangest of Mondays, we hide from commercials, sling mud at family members with differing opinions, and silently hope the machinations of some secret society aren’t at work. We also read short stories. With any luck, you’ve already read and voted for … Continue reading
As the leaves turn colored and a chill creeps up during the night, we watch as autumn settles over the arena floor. With this judgement, the quarterfinal round of The Writer’s Arena Tournament comes to a close. One author will fall, the other will move on to glory in the … Continue reading
The Writer’s Arena Tournament continues on, swallowing up its contestants and grinding them into story sausage. Another Monday is upon us, which means we must choose one story to be processed, and one to be spared. Our authors transported us to another time and place in these tales, literally delivering … Continue reading
Greetings, short story lovers! Welcome to the internet’s premier writing tournament. We’ve gathered eight fantastic authors and shoved them into an Iron Chef like contest. Same prompt, 10 days, and only one winner. The second round of The Writer’s Arena tournament is lit. That is to say our contestants were … Continue reading
The Writer’s Arena Tournament is in full swing! All prompts for the first round are out and our writers are diligently drinking their worries away. Their first drafts are probably getting some work done on them as well. Transformation is a big topic. People strive for it in their daily … Continue reading
Well this is still a little awkward. Monday dawns and we still only have one story, so you know the outcome but let’s have some fun with this anyway. Also, Phil Melchers decided to invent a cocktail for his story and that’ll be out tomorrow. We’ll need our booze loving … Continue reading
Labor Day decided to throw the arena into chaos. Judgement on a Tuesday? What is this madness? We sincerely apologize for the delays that this week is facing. Due to the upcoming tournament our schedules have been tweaked, set on fire, chopped to bits, and finally spread as mulch. Great … Continue reading
Monday has flown in on unknown ships looking to experiment and probe us all. Monday also brings another round of The Writer’s Arena to a close. Unidentified Flying Objects have taken on many forms throughout our history. Some people saw them as flaming chariots in the sky, others as angels … Continue reading
