@thewritersblock and @blocktrades organized the #WriteYourOwnEntry Contest and they are sponsoring @jayna with a ticket and accommodation in Krakow in November during the Steem Fest Celebration. Now, winning

Hey guys, @anomadsoul here. As you know, 8 writers submitted an entry for this contest but sadly, there can only be one winner. I want to thank everyone who joined, The writers block and Blocktrades for

21 days ago we announced the winners for the first part of this contest and we asked them to to write a fiction story. We asked them to make a tightly written, engaging short story around 1500 words with

Shadows of War Samara and her family were walking on an arid and inhospitable slope, while walking with her head down, she raised her gaze, which left in evidence the desperation and anguish she had back

This is an entry to the second round of the @blocktrades and @thewritersblock Steemfest #writeyourownticket contest, hosted by @anomadsoul. It was a dark and stormy night when I woke up and I didn’t know

Forward and Back Frogs croaked in a rhythm as if timed to a metronome, and fireflies flickered in the rushes. On the deck, a glass of wine in hand, Carey watched the darkening sky and rising crescent moon.

There are only a handful of things that are worthwhile. What people actually think as such, differs vastly person to person. But one individual had quite particular wish that striving towards was worthwhile:

Living on the outskirts of town with his family, Xander lived a relatively peaceful life. He put in an honest days work, tending to the livestock that fed his family. 6 days a week, Xander would be up

I walked towards the embassy that morning like someone frozen to the bones. My pace was short, I tried not to make too much noise as I walked. But my shoes were out to embarrass me. Those pair of low heels

Somewhere in Poland. Image credit: Pixabay. Peter couldn’t wait to be called on. The speaker kept skipping him when it was time for questions. He had a question he’d been dying to ask and he couldn’t wait

Hey guys! 16 days we posted the winners for the first part of the @blocktrades + @thewritersblock Steem Fest ticket giveaway. As you know, what we ask for this second part of the contest is for you to

This is my entry for the second phase of the @blocktrades & @thewritersblock Steemfest ticket giveaway, hosted by @anomadsoul. The theme was 'write a story about the challenges your protagonist must

Hi. I’m @rhondak, admin of @thewritersblock and CEO of Steemhouse Publishing. Congratulations for making it this far in the contest! We picked these entries because the writers showed a fundamental grasp

The Steem Fest Ticket Store is open! You can check @roelandp´s offical announcement here to check out who are the first speakers, event prices and some other details. I noticed a lot of people already

I love a contest. The Steemit platform is full of them, and I regularly participate in writing contests and challenges because it gives me a deadline, and something specific to aim for. I've procrastinated

I must confess it, I've always been what they could call a "frustrated traveler". I am from Venezuela, and that is a country in which its people can barely travel outside. I have traveled through its beautiful

“Ahem. Is this thing on?” The microphone whines. “Ok.” I shuffle some papers, looking uneasy. “I am submitting this as my entry to the Cupcake Wars contest. In this entry—” Somebody offstage is making

This is an essay about me, written for the @blocktrades + @thewritersblock contest. I have chosen to write this in third person. It was the year 2017 and Gracious Egedegbe was experiencing real want for

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011… I was sweating profusely in the air conditioned room. The lady sitting at my right hand side was tensed, she had reduced her typing speed on the keyboard. I was relieved when

My name is Juliet Israel. I am pretty much not so different from what you see on the online space. I have always wanted to be a speaker. This has been one of my utmost desires ever since I was a kid. I'd