Contests & Activities: Birthday and Writing Season Has Begun!

Contests & Activities: September 02, 2026 Issue [#13932]


 


Birthday and Writing Season Has Begun!
       Editor: legerdemain
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Table of Contents
1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions


About This Newsletter
This newsletter aims to highlight some of the current contests and activities on the site, help educate members on how to host contests and activities, and provide clues to submit quality entries to contests. Write to me if you'd like something in particular covered.
This week's Contests and Activities Editor
legerdemain

Letter from the editor

Birthday and Writing Season Has Begun!


For those new to the site, birthday week is always a big celebration here at WDC. We get new things to display on the site, like emoticons and trinkets, and all kinds of fun stuff happens.

WDC birthday has always been celebrated, but this is the first year that the big shindig Writing Season has happened. Many authors at WDC used to participate in NaNoWriMo but that is no more, we have our own! And it's not just one month, it's three!

So scoot on over to the left column on your page and click "Writing.Com Party Central 2026!to scope out all the birthday hullabaloo, and then below that click Writing Season   and join in the fun there! You can't help but be inspired to interact with our site and meet lots of new people.

On top of that, I hope you find a ton of inspiration to write and add up your words in the Writing Season.
As always, Write On!


This month's question: Do you have a plan for organizing all your writing? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!


Editor's Picks
SEPT SITE CONTEST
 
SURVEY
Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest  (ASR)
Use the quote provided to write a story and win big prizes!
#1207944 by supportMail Icon

Quote Prompt for September 2026: "A little party never killed nobody." — Fergie
BIRTHDAY FUN
{b-item:"7-11}
For each of the seven days we are celebrating our birthday, we will choose 11 random public reviewers1 throughout each day to award 10,000 Gift Points.

 
WRITING
Good Deeds Get CASH!  (E)
Write reviews to win cash prizes!
#1908150 by supportMail Icon

Authors on Writing.Com are looking for good, useful feedback... and of course, exposure within Writing.Com. You can do a good deed by reviewing any qualifying item* on Writing.Com and you might win! Enter as many times as you want to increase your odds of being selected as a prize winner!

FORUM
The Writer's Cramp  (13+)
Write the best poem or story in 24 hours or less and win 10K GPS!
#333655 by sophieMail Icon

Huge prizes!

FORUM
WDC Birthday Contest  (ASR)
September 1 to September 30 round 2!

This site has been around for 26 years. Therefore, there will be prompts related to this moment. You can use any or all prompts if you like. Write a story or poem inspired by the prompt.

FORUM
Kit's Quick, Simple, Silly Activities  (13+)
Just some W.Com fun! Quick and simple to enter. Writing.Com 26th Birthday edition!
#2072872 by kitteeMail Icon

Fancy a Merit Badge or an Awardicon? Well, come on in and join the fun! *Smile* It's quick, it's simple and it's free.

FORUM
Writing.Com in Wonderland  (E)
Celebrate Writing.com's Birthday with a delightful seven-day trip into Wonderland!

For the next seven days, you will be required to turn Writing.com into your very own Wonderland with the help of some very familiar characters from the beloved book by Lewis Carroll.

FORUM
Barrel of Monkeys  (E)
An annual interlinked musical blogging challenge! Runs every September.

This activity is held every September and celebrates the interconnectedness of music by challenging you to draw connections between the music you listen to. As well as throwing in some birthday-themed activities to coincide with Writing.com's annual birthday week.

IN & OUT
Charlie Chaplin Chews Chocolate Chutney  (18+)
Alliteration Challenge WINNER Will Be ANNOUNCED in 260K Drawing 9/8/26!!
#2125006 by 4provincesMail Icon

Alliteration is preferred, but optional. You can just tell me something that makes me smile. Simple rules.

 
SEARCH
Tomb Raider Wordsearch  (13+)
You need to find the relic before your opponent does.

Here's the word search, you need to get it solve it,
if you want a special surprise.


 
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Ask & Answer

This month's question: Do you have a plan for organizing all your writing? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!

Last month's "Contests & Activities Newsletter (August 5, 2026) question: Have you started your birthday plans?


sgcardin: The Bee Hive has started birthday plans. We'll be hosting our annual raffle and giving away exclusive merit badges and we'll offer a 26th WDC Birthday Trinket. Can't wait to party!

Thanks for the reply! L~

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