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Toasted Cheese is an online writing community and a literary journal among the "101 Best Websites fo Our crew has a passion for excellent writing.
In 2001, we created Toasted Cheese as a place where writers could get honest feedback on their work, receive reliable information, discuss issues related to writing, and share links to publishing opportunities while creating a community. We also wanted to create a quality literary journal that was open to emerging writers as well as seasoned veterans. Toasted Cheese has changed over the years but
certain things remain the same. We love to see it submitted to TCLJ. We love to cultivate it on our forums. We strive to produce it ourselves. TC is a site created by writers for writers, all of us learning from each other. Everything at Toasted Cheese is free, including our extensive archive of original content: articles, exercises, writing prompts, podcasts, and more. There’s no membership fee (nor is there a minimum posting guideline but we ask that you give in order to get). We never charge a reading fee, either for regular submissions or contests. TC doesn’t accept advertising. We hope that TC will help you achieve your definition of success—whether that’s making the NY Times bestseller list, getting a short story in print, or asking for feedback for the first time
08/11/2023
We are happy to announce the winners of the Autumn 2023 Mollie Savage Memorial Science Fiction & Fantasy writing contest. First place: Rosalyn Robillard and her story Between the Hush of Leaves. Second place: Heidi Bragg and her story Sight Unseen.
02/11/2023
The Annual DEAD OF WINTER contest is OPEN!!!!
Stories submitted to the the 23rd Annual Dead of Winter contest (December 2023) will use the theme DEATH FINDS A WAY.
For the first time in 20+ years, we were late in announcing our theme. Why? Life. So if life can find a way, couldn’t death do the same? How does death, in any form you choose to think of it, find a way into our bodies, psyches, or environments? Is death personified in your story? Is it an entity that creeps under doors or passes through solid objects, from stone to flesh? Is death a place? A state of being among many? For characters who believe they can outwit or outlast death, how does the great leveler finally win… or does it?
EVERY YEAR:
Stories MUST be based on the theme provided.
Stories MUST be set in winter.
Stories MUST fall in the horror genre.
HOW TO ENTER:
The contest opens October 1, 2023 and the deadline for submission is 11:59 PM ET December 21, 2023.
Email entries to dow2023[at]toasted-cheese.com with the subject line: Dead of Winter Contest Entry.
Include at the beginning of your entry: Title (word count)
The word count range for DOW 2023 is 1000–5000 words. You may round your word count however you like (example: a 4853-word-story could be “4853,” “4850,” or “~4900”). Stories that do not fall within word count parameters will be disqualified.
Follow general contest guidelines and general Dead of Winter guidelines. See DOW guidelines for prize information.
20/09/2023
!!REMINDER!!
This weekend is The Mollie Savage Memorial Writing Contest - Fantasy/Science-Fiction. The September 2023 contest opens at 5PM Eastern Time, Friday, September 22, 2023 with details posted on TC’s homepage.
Learn more and join us this weekend!!
j.toasted-cheese.com/savage-writing-contest/
The Mollie Savage Memorial Writing Contest The Mollie Savage Memorial Writing Contest (formerly Three Cheers and a Tiger) is a 48-hour short story writing contest. The contest was renamed in 2021 in honor of Mollie Savage, the winner of the inaugural Three Cheers and a Tiger contest in 2001.
07/08/2023
Toasted Cheese is happy to announce the winners of the 2023 A Midsummer Tale Narrative Writing Contest.
First: "Dear Phyllis Chesler" by Vicki Roberts
Second: "Friends Unmet" by Tara Knight
Third: "Alter Ego" by Serenity Bricel
Honorable Mention: "Playground" by Alexis Wolfe
Congratulations!
First place receives a $50 Amazon gift card, second place a $15 Amazon gift card, and third place a $10 Amazon gift card. All three stories will appear in the September issue of Toasted Cheese.
Kudos to everyone who entered! This year's theme "Best Friends Forever...?" prompted a wide range of interpretations, many of which went in surprising and unexpected directions.
Please join us for A Midsummer Tale again in 2024 and pass the contest info along to your writing friends! Next summer’s theme will be announced April 1, 2024.
Our next contest is the Savage Science Fiction / Fantasy 48-hour writing contest, which runs the weekend of September 22-24. See our contest page for details.
General Writing Contest Rules Read these first. These rules apply to all Toasted Cheese writing contests. Note: These guidelines are for contest entries only. FAQ answers: No entry fee. No registration. No geographic restrictions.
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