Sign up (100% free!) to join AutoCrit’s 14‑day Mini Writing Challenge starting April 8th.
Use the AutoCrit Story Builder tool to develop your character’s goals, motivations, backstory, and personality.
Submit a brief description or profile of your character to AutoCrit so we can celebrate your progress.
By April 22nd, you’ll have a fully realized character and written material you can expand on—no strings attached.
The air is getting warmer, the flowers are blooming, and something is watching you from the corner of the room. It doesn’t want your soul. It doesn’t want to hurt you.
It just wants to help.
This March, we’re flipping the script on horror. Forget the slashers and the demons; the most terrifying thing in the room is the entity that won’t stop “fixing” your life.
Join us for AutoCrit’s 14-day FREE Mini Flash Fiction Writing Challenge.
Nope. It’s free! To participate in the challenge, you don’t have to be an AutoCrit Professional Member. However, all challenge participants will become AutoCrit Free Members. This will allow you to access the AutoCrit Hub and Writer’s Desk, which will be useful during the challenge.
If you choose to, yes! By the end of the challenge, we hope you’ll have crafted a new, 500 word piece of flash fiction in response to our challenge prompts. Submit your work to our judges, and we’ll choose a selection of the most striking or creative to win a prize. AutoCrit will make no claim to any rights whatsoever regarding your story – it remains entirely yours to publish wherever you like.
The prompts will be revealed on the first livestream and will also be emailed to you. Make sure to stay tuned to future livestreams and keep an eye on your inbox for the various twists along the way!
Schedule:
Live Stream 1 - Challenge Kickoff on YouTube: Tuesday, March 17th - 1pm Eastern US Time
Live Stream 2 - First Challenge Update: Tuesday, March 24th - 1pm Eastern US Time
Live Stream 3 - Second Challenge Update - How to Submit: Tuesday, March 31st - 1pm Eastern US Time
Live Stream 4 - Final Challenge Stream: Tuesday, April 7th - 1pm Eastern US (Winners announced!)
Replays will also be available on the channel so if you happen to miss a stream, don't worry. You can always catch up.
For the best benefit, we recommend you subscribe to the AutoCrit YouTube channel so you don't miss out on stream notifications.