Listen to the winning stories, by writers from around the world, from our Playground Challenge: A Fiction Short Story Writing Competition. Follow us on our website for more: www.writersplaygroundllc.com
Storytime with Writers' Playground
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Listen to the winning stories, by writers from around the world, from our Playground Challenge: A Fiction Short Story Writing Competition. Follow us on our website for more: www.writersplaygroundllc.com
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7/17/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 18, 2026
Break Glass by Sabina Trojanova
<p>Sixteen-year-old Eve takes part in the Rite, during which she will be matched with her future husband. All she has to do is prove her worthiness... "Break Glass" won 4th Place, out of 691 entries, in our Eighth Playground Challenge... Sabina Trojanova is a talented writer from London, UK and you can follow her on Instagram @girlvsglobe - Read more of the winning stories from our challenges on our website, writersplaygroundllc.com</p>
June 4, 2026
Three, Three, Nine by Pauline Marie Morris
<p>An arranged marriage between a young Japanese woman and an older Japanese soldier bodes well until a new presence threatens to divide them forever... "Three, Three, Nine" won 4th Place, out of 570 entries, in our Sixth Playground Challenge... Pauline Marie Morris is a talented writer from Albany, NY. She is currently seeking representation for her thriller, Water on The Grid, and she is actively working on her new novel, a dystopian romance set in futuristic Japan. You can find her website <a href="https://paulinemariemorris.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">paulinemariemorris.com</a> and follow her on Instagram and Threads @paulinemariemorris - Read more of the winning stories from our challenges on our website, <a href="https://www.writersplaygroundllc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">writersplaygroundllc.com</a></p>
May 21, 2026
Have You Seen Me? by Sarah Newman
<p>Between a fouled swimming pool, a school bus fight, and a half-packed runaway bag, a girl comes face-to-face with anger, loyalty, and the quiet ways love shows up... "Have You Seen Me?" won 2nd Place, out of 639 entries, in our Twelfth Playground Challenge... Sarah Newman is a talented writer who lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she splits her time working for the local children's museum, battling neighborhood groundhogs who won't stop terrorizing her vegetable garden, and playing beer-fueled fast-pitch baseball with a bunch of lovable punks. She lives in a home overfilled with books with her fellow bookworm husband who is very, very handsome (she was paid by him to add that) and her ball-obsessed Pitbull. A lover of stories and writing bad poetry in the notes app on her phone, Sarah looks forward to continuing to try and find the right words to describe this weird, wild, ephemeral existence. That is, until the groundhogs get her... You can read "Have You Seen Me?" and more of the winning stories from our competitions on our website, <a href="https://www.writersplaygroundllc.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">writersplaygroundllc.com</a></p>
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