Get Your Words Out

GYWO is not just a community of writers, it is a community within a community of writing communities. (Say that ten times fast.) We want you to get your words out however you need to, including by joining and participating in other writing communities, challenges, and events.

The communities below are affiliates and friends who have supported GYWO over the years by allowing us to advertise in their communities.

If there’s a writing community you’d like to promote, feel free to leave a promo in the comments.

If you run a writing community and would like to affiliate, please let us know.

Descriptions taken from community user info or provided by a moderator

Active Affiliates
12monthsofmurder
A year-long challenge where you choose a character and let him die each month of the year. Due to the nature of this challenge it is a 16+ challenge.

betaplease
Beta, please! is a community for writers and beta-readers of all fandoms and writing styles. Obscure fandoms and original fiction are also welcome!

drabble_zone
This community is for people who enjoy writing 100 word drabbles and is open to all fandoms. There is a new challenge prompt every Saturday.

fandomweekly

fandomweekly is a multifandom weekly writing challenge community open to both fandom and original fictions, where participants write and submit a short story (1000 words or less) based on a given prompt. Readers vote at the end of each round for their favorite submissions to decide the winners. Each challenge has two unique elements: a Weekly Theme and a Bonus Goal to meet. New challenges are posted every Wednesday!

fffc
The Froday Flash Fiction Challenge is a low-pressure community for all kinds of fanwork that can be found at LJ, DW and AO3. It's a place to get inspiration to do a little creative something each week. Everyone is welcome to participate. All media types accepted. All fandoms, pairings, ratings, genres, and languages are fair game, as is real person fiction. We also love original works.

ficlet_zone
A monthly multi-fandom fic writing community. All fic lengths are welcome.

genprompt_bingo
Gen Prompt Bingo is a low commitment multi-fandom, multi-media bingo challenge. Its aim is to provide bingo cards of gen-style prompts to be used as inspiration in creating fic, images, meta, fanmixes, vids or any other kind of fannish activities. Prompt lists are renewed at the start of December and April, and new cards can be claimed then even if a previous card has not been completed.

rainbowfic
RainbowFic is an original fiction community built to encourage writing and act as home base for a community of authors. We provide lists of prompts, sorted by color, and special add-ons of style or content, to spark inspiration.

ushobwri
A support group for struggling writers of any genre who would like the support and encouragement of other struggling writers. There will be no judgments, no deadlines, no reason to justify your non-productivity.

writethisfanfic
A community to help you work on your fanfiction. We aim to provide support and resources for everyone.


Additional Affiliates & Writing Communities
dailyprompt
Prompts posted regularly. Comment with a drabble, fic, poetry, art or anything else inspired by the prompt. Fan and original content are accepted.

fan_flashworks

[Image: An array of 19 round achievement badges, with text that reads
"Put Yourself on a Deadline - Three themed challenges per month,
any fandom, any media, achievement badges optional - fan_flashworks"]

Based on old-style flashfiction comms, fan_flashworks is an all-fandoms multimedia flashworks community. Mods post a new prompt on the 1st, 10th, and 20th of each month; you make any kind of fanwork in response. Also, we have achievement badges.

No sign-ups. On-going. All welcome.

Please check out our rules and guidelines before you join in.

We have an associated community for discussion and creative brainstorming: ffw_social. (Posts there are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)

picture_prompt_fun
This community is for every writer who wants to have fun with picture prompts. If the weekly prompt doesn't appeal to you, you are free to choose one or more pictures from the archive. You can interpret the pictures in whatever way you like.

GYWO is not just a community of writers, it is a community within a community of writing communities. (Say that ten times fast.) We want you to get your words out however you need to, including by joining and participating in other writing communities. The communities below are affiliates and friends who have supported GYWO over the years by allowing us to advertise in their communities.

If there’s a writing community you’d like to promote, feel free to leave a promo in the comments.

If you run a writing community and would like to affiliate, please let us know.

Descriptions taken from community user info or provided by a moderator

Active Affiliates
betaplease
Beta, please! is a community for writers and beta-readers of all fandoms and writing styles. Obscure fandoms and original fiction are also welcome!

dailyprompt
Prompts posted regularly. Comment with a drabble, fic, poetry, art or anything else inspired by the prompt. Fan and original content are accepted.

drabble_zone
This community is for people who enjoy writing 100 word drabbles and is open to all fandoms. There is a new challenge prompt every Saturday.

fandomweekly

fandomweekly is a multifandom weekly writing challenge community open to both fandom and original fictions, where participants write and submit a short story (1000 words or less) based on a given prompt. Readers vote at the end of each round for their favorite submissions to decide the winners. Each challenge has two unique elements: a Weekly Theme and a Bonus Goal to meet. New challenges are posted every Wednesday!

fffc
The Froday Flash Fiction Challenge is a low-pressure community for all kinds of fanwork that can be found at LJ, DW and AO3. It's a place to get inspiration to do a little creative something each week. Everyone is welcome to participate. All media types accepted. All fandoms, pairings, ratings, genres, and languages are fair game, as is real person fiction. We also love original works.

genprompt_bingo
Gen Prompt Bingo is a low commitment multi-fandom, multi-media bingo challenge. Its aim is to provide bingo cards of gen-style prompts to be used as inspiration in creating fic, images, meta, fanmixes, vids or any other kind of fannish activities. Prompt lists are renewed at the start of December and April, and new cards can be claimed then even if a previous card has not been completed.

rainbowfic
RainbowFic is an original fiction community built to encourage writing and act as home base for a community of authors. We provide lists of prompts, sorted by color, and special add-ons of style or content, to spark inspiration.

ushobwri
A support group for struggling writers of any genre who would like the support and encouragement of other struggling writers. There will be no judgments, no deadlines, no reason to justify your non-productivity.

writethisfanfic
A community to help you write fanfiction. Our goal is to provide support and resources for any fic writers.


Additional Affiliates & Writing Communities
fan_flashworks

[Image: An array of 19 round achievement badges, with text that reads
"Put Yourself on a Deadline - Three themed challenges per month,
any fandom, any media, achievement badges optional - fan_flashworks"]

Based on old-style flashfiction comms, fan_flashworks is an all-fandoms multimedia flashworks community. Mods post a new prompt on the 1st, 10th, and 20th of each month; you make any kind of fanwork in response. Also, we have achievement badges.

No sign-ups. On-going. All welcome.

Please check out our rules and guidelines before you join in.

We have an associated community for discussion and creative brainstorming: ffw_social. (Posts there are locked, which means you have to join to see them.)

ficlet_zone
A monthly multi-fandom fic writing community. All fic lengths are welcome.

picture_prompt_fun
This community is for every writer who wants to have fun with picture prompts. If the weekly prompt doesn't appeal to you, you are free to choose one or more pictures from the archive. You can interpret the pictures in whatever way you like.

thedailywriter
This community is a place to encourage you to write every single day, whether it be 100 words or 1000 words, as long as you get something down on paper. The community is friendly to all sorts of writing endeavors—fanfic, original fiction, creative nonfiction, school essays, whatever needs to be written, basically.

writingfrenzy
A short-term accountability group to help you actually get something written. Whatever you're working on – fanfiction, original works – and whatever your pairing – slash, gen, het, whatever – you are welcome to play here!

GYWO is not just a community of writers, it is a community within a community of writing communities. (Say that ten times fast.) We want you to get your words out however you need to, including by joining and participating in other writing communities. The communities below are affiliates and friends who have lovingly supported GYWO over the years by allowing us to advertise in their communities.

If there’s a writing community you’d like to promote, feel free to leave a promo in the comments.

If you run a writing community and would like to affiliate, please let us know.

Descriptions taken from community user info

100words
Write 100 words based on the weekly challenge! All fiction is welcome. Please indicate the fandom in your post, or whether it is original fiction.

betaplease
Beta, please! is a community for writers and beta-readers of all fandoms and writing styles. Obscure fandoms and original fiction are also welcome!

dailyprompt
Everyday a new prompt will be posted. Comment with a drabble, fic, poetry, art or anything else inspired by the prompt. Fan and original content are accepted.

drabble_zone
This community is for people who enjoy writing 100 word drabbles and is open to all fandoms. There is a new challenge prompt every Saturday.

fan_flashworks
Multimedia multifandom flash challenges. Draw, manip, write, vid, meta, bake, graph, poll or otherwise create your works to the current prompt within the challenge period. Challenges are posted roughly every ten days.

fandomweekly
This is a multifandom weekly fic challenge community, where participants write a short fanfic (1000 words or less) based on a prompt. Each challenge has two elements: a Weekly Theme which the entry must be modeled on, and a Bonus Goal which may be a phrase or other specific aspect to include or work with.

fffc
The Friday Flash Fiction Challenge. Everyone is welcome to participate. All fandoms, pairings, ratings, genres, and languages are fair game, as is real person fiction. We also love original works.

fic_promptly
A multi-fandom comment fic community for Dreamwidth. Anyone may leave prompts or fill prompts. (The community is currently inactive, but there are many prompts within the archive.)

ficlet_zone
A monthly multi-fandom fic writing community. All fic lengths are welcome.

genprompt_bingo
Gen Prompt Bingo is a low commitment multi-fandom, multi-media bingo challenge. Its aim is to provide bingo cards of gen-style prompts to be used as inspiration in creating fic, images, meta, fanmixes, vids or any other kind of fannish activities. Prompt lists are renewed at the start of December and April, and new cards can be claimed then even if a previous card has not been completed.

picture_prompt_fun
This community is for every writer who wants to have fun with picture prompts. Every week we will have a new challenge. If the weekly prompt doesn't appeal to you, you are free to choose one or more pictures from the archive. You can interpret the pictures in which way ever you like.

rainbowfic
RainbowFic is an original fiction community built to encourage writing and act as home base for a community of authors. We provide lists of prompts, sorted by color, and special add-ons of style or content, to spark inspiration.

thedailywriter
This community will serve as a place to encourage you to write every single day, whether it be 100 words or 1000 words, as long as you get something down on paper. The community is friendly to all sorts of writing endeavors—fanfic, original fiction, creative nonfiction, school essays, whatever needs to be written, basically.

ushobwri
A support group for struggling writers of any genre who would like the support and encouragement of other struggling writers. There will be no judgments, no deadlines, no reason to justify your non-productivity.

writethisfanfic
A community to help you write fanfiction. Our goal is to provide support and resources for any fic writers.

writingfrenzy
A short-term accountability group to help you actually get something written. Whatever you're working on – fanfiction, original works – and whatever your pairing – slash, gen, het, whatever – you are welcome to play here!

GYWO is not just a community of writers, it is a community within a community of writing communities. (Say that ten times fast.) We want you to get your words out however you need to, including by joining and participating in other writing communities. The communities below are affiliates and friends who have lovingly supported GYWO over the years by allowing us to advertise in their communities.

If there’s a writing community you’d like to promote, feel free to leave a promo in the comments.

If you run a writing community and would like to affiliate, please let us know.

All descriptions taken from the community’s user info

dailyprompt
We will post one prompt each day. Comment with a drabble, fic, poetry, art or anything else inspired by the prompt. It can be fan-related or original.

drabble_zone
There used to be drabble communities for most fandoms, but now sadly most are inactive. So I thought, 'Why isn't there a community open to drabblers from all fandoms?' It seemed like a good idea, so I decided to start one.

fancake
Fancake is a thematic multifandom recommendation community. They welcome all new members and recs of all shapes and sizes in any fandom. Participation is easy, low-stress, and the degree to which you participate at any given round is completely up to you.

fandomweekly
This is a multifandom weekly fic challenge community, where participants write a short fanfic (1000 words or less) based on a prompt. Each challenge has two elements: a Weekly Theme which the entry must be modeled on, and a Bonus Goal which may be a phrase, or other specific aspect to include or work with.

fic_promptly
A multi-fandom comment fic community for Dreamwidth. Anyone may leave prompts or fill prompts.

genprompt_bingo
Gen Prompt Bingo is a low commitment multi-fandom, multi-media bingo challenge. Its aim is to provide bingo cards of gen-style prompts to be used as inspiration in creating fic, images, meta, fanmixes, vids or any other kind of fannish activities. Prompt lists are renewed at the start of December and April, and new cards can be claimed then even if a previous card has not been completed.

rainbowfic
RainbowFic is an original fiction community built to encourage writing and act as home base for a community of authors. We provide lists of prompts, sorted by color, and special add-ons of style or content, to spark inspiration.

sixwordstories
It is inspiration and exploration and creation. It is what you make it, so long as you make it six words.

thedailywriter
This community will serve as a place to encourage you to write every single day, whether it be 100 words or 1000 words, as long as you get something down on paper. The community is friendly to all sorts of writing endeavors—fanfic, original fiction, creative nonfiction, school essays, whatever needs to be written, basically.

writethisfanfic
A community to help you write fanfiction. Our goal is to provide support & resources for any fic writers, but particularly those wanting to write their first (or almost first) fanfiction