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The following winners for the June 2026 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 11 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "The Hive" by Stumpy   Second Place - "Traitor - 弳ĺ厢" by LightinMind   Third Place - "The Brass King." by kadenkoker  Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff  for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! |
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The Achievement Milestone Merit Badges for Reviewing, Forum Posting, Review Rewarding, Newsfeed Activity and Badge Giving milestones have been improved and extended! Every milestone category now runs the same 20 step ladder, all the way to 250,000. Go visit My Achievements to see if you've got any new milestones to claim. As always, you'll get emails when you backfill any badges by loading the claim page... and the "newly claimed" milestones show a big larger on the page when it grants them. The full ladder in all 5 categories is now: 1 ¡ 100 ¡ 250 ¡ 500 ¡ 1,000 ¡ 2,500 ¡ 5,000 ¡ 10,000 ¡ 15,000 ¡ 20,000 ¡ 25,000 ¡ 50,000 ¡ 75,000 ¡ 100,000 ¡ 125,000 ¡ 150,000 ¡ 175,000 ¡ 200,000 ¡ 225,000 ¡ 250,000  Enjoy!  ~~SM |
 Small but HUGE update for WdC...This particular update has been a long time coming. After almost 26 years, we're finally retiring the term Static Item. Believe it or not, there was actually a good reason for that name. When SM built Writing.Com back in 2000, "static" was programmer-speak for something that doesn't change. You write it once, save it, and unlike dynamic content, it simply stays that way. After enough years, "Static Item" just became normal around here, even though most it was a bit confusing for new members. Looking at it today, though, it feels obvious. This is Writing.Com. The thing people create more than anything else here is... writing. So that's what we're finally calling it. From now on, it's simply called Writing. Nothing about your work has changed. Your poems, stories, essays, articles, and everything else are exactly the same. We're simply giving them a name that actually matches what they are. You'll still see the word item used around the site as the umbrella term for everything members can create, like books, blogs, photo albums, groups, forums, games, and yes... writing. Every item still has its own ID number behind the scenes. But instead of seeing "Static Item," you'll now simply see Writing or Writings throughout the site. It's a small change, but we think it makes Writing.Com a little more welcoming, a little easier to understand, and a lot more intuitive, especially for new members. And honestly... we're kind of excited for our longtime members who won't have to explain what a "Static Item" is anymore. đ Looking back, we're not quite sure why it took us almost 26 years to make this change... but we're really glad we finally did. Writing.Com Support   Need to change some of your portfolio items that reference "static item"? Just open the edit area, do a find on the page and change the words to Writing. Voila! PS... we will be making this change sitewide and finding all the "static item" references, but if we miss one after a week or so, please let us know by emailing The StoryMistress  . She will HAPPILY change it to Writing.  Thank you! |
| We've made several improvements to the Favorites page to make organizing and managing your favorite items faster, easier, and more enjoyable. (To get there from the navigation, choose: My Account / Favorites.) Here's what's new: A Cleaner Layout Folders are now displayed as organized cards, making it much easier to see everything at a glance. Drag & Drop Reordering Drag a folder and drop it wherever you'd like to rearrange your favorites. Quick Move Up & Move Down Need to make a small adjustment? Click the gear icon on any folder to move it up or down instantly. No page reloads required. Rename Folders Instantly Rename folders directly from the gear menu, and your changes appear immediately. Faster Loading Large collections now load in sections with a convenient "Show More" option, making the page much faster even if you have thousands of favorites. Improved Search & Selection Finding and managing your favorites is now quicker and easier than ever. Better on Mobile We've also improved the experience on mobile devices and enhanced accessibility for screen readers. As always, if you notice anything that doesn't seem quite right, please let us know in "Bug Reporting" so we can take a look. Enjoy! đ â Writing.Com Support |
The following winners for the May 2026 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 10 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Flight To Nowhere" by Sumojo  Second Place - "The Freedom of the Skies" by LightinMind Third Place - "Born to Be Yours" by Amethyst Angel  Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! |
The following winners for the April 2026 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 15 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Paws and Second Chances" by Humming Bird  Second Place - "Le Silence" by deemac  Third Place - "Soapbox Racing on a Dare" by đ Carly: Happy Summer!  Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! |
| Weâre introducing something completely new to Writing.Com: Sheets (Beta)! Sheets are collaborative spreadsheet-style items that now live right inside your Portfolio. You can use them to organize information, track projects, plan stories, manage submissions, build logs, create charts, collaborate with groups, and a whole lot more. This has been a major project built entirely in-house from scratch specifically for Writing.Com, and weâre really excited to finally put it into your hands. What Can You Use Sheets For?  Word count tracking Story bibles and planning Character relationship grids Contest scoring Submission tracking Schedules, lists, logs, and charts Collaborative group projects
Some Features Included Multiple sheet tabs within a workbook 200+ built-in formulas and functions Real-time collaboration with live editing indicators Charts and data visualization tools XLSX and CSV import/export support Undo/redo, comments, notes, merged cells, freeze panes, and more WritingML support directly inside cells
Who Can Use Sheets? Creating and editing Sheets requires an Upgraded Membership or higher. Upgraded Members: 10 Sheets Premium Members: 25 Sheets Premium+ Members: 50 Sheets Sheets shared with Group Edit Access can also be collaboratively edited by group members. How Do I Create One? Click + Create Something and choose the new Sheets item type. If you donât see it immediately, refresh your page. Itâs brand new. đ This is a Beta Sheets are already very functional, but this is still a beta release and we fully expect to continue refining and improving things as members begin using it in real-world ways. If something looks wrong, behaves unexpectedly, or simply feels confusing, please let us know: "Bug Reporting" . Feedback, bug reports, accessibility notes, and feature suggestions are all incredibly valuable while we continue polishing the system. Thanks, as always, for being part of Writing.Com and helping us continue building new creative tools for the community. Writing.Com Support |
 Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in April 2026! First ($50): Review of "God and Aliens"  by LightinMind Second ($25): Review of "Life: My Foleover" by GERVIC  Third ($10): Review of "Asset Management Training" by JACE  Thanks to all of our April reviewers... We appreciate your feedback!  ~~SM |
| You now can create and use custom colors and highlights in the Editor. The updated color picker lets you pick custom colors and pin your favorites. You also get a new "Recent" colors line... (If you find the recent color line adds too much color clutter, you can disable it via the  -> "Bars" menu.) Type in your own colors or choose from the picker  Screenshot of the color picker  Drag your favorites, plus most recently used Please use this responsibly. TIP: Harsh color combinations can sometimes be difficult to read, so make good choices if you want people to actually read what you write. A couple quick notes: The pinned color palette is only available on Desktop. In addition, pinned and recent colors are both stored in your browser's on-device storage, not on your WdC account. That means if you switch browsers or devices, your recents and pins don't follow you. If you run into problems, please let us know at "Bug Reporting" ! Enjoy! |
| Our new Messenger has been completely rebuilt from the ground up and brings a much more modern, flexible, and user-friendly way to connect with other members. So how do you access it? Youâll now see âMessengerâ in your left-hand navigation. Click the word to open the full Messenger system right on your screen. From there, you can view conversations, start new ones, search messages, and access your settings. Youâll also notice a small â+â next to Messenger. That lets you launch a popup version of the messenger or open chats in their own window. Three Ways to Message You can now choose how you want to chat with other members: Messenger Bar (Desktop)Keep conversations open along the bottom of your screen while you browse. Drag, minimize, or expand chats as needed. You can have multiple conversations open and switch between them easily. Full Messenger ViewAccess all conversations, search, settings, and message tools in one clean, organized space. This is what opens when you click âMessengerâ in your navigation. Popup WindowOpen a conversation in its own window so you can move it anywhere on your screen. This is perfect if you like to keep a chat open while working elsewhere on the site. New Features Youâll Notice Right Away A built-in mini editor with formatting options like bold, colors, fonts, and more Reactions you can add to messages with a click or tap Built-in Giphy support for quick, expressive replies Cross-tab syncing, so your messages stay updated across multiple tabs Search your conversations to quickly find past messages
More Control Over Your Conversations Weâve also made big improvements to privacy and messaging control. Click the Settings button (gear icon) inside Messenger to customize who can start conversations with you. You can set rules based on membership level, favorites, or group connections, and combine those however youâd like. You can also create a personal block list that overrides everything else. Within any conversation, you can close the thread with someone at any time. This stops new messages without requiring a full block, and you can reopen it later simply by messaging again. A Much Better Mobile Experience Messaging on mobile has been completely reworked to feel smoother and more intentional. It is faster, easier to use, and much more in line with what you would expect from modern messaging. Updated Message Chatting The new chat system (previously Scrolling Messages) has also been improved. Conversations now flow naturally from top to bottom, and the pop-out view gives you more control over layout and sizing. Youâll also notice integrated chat features like games, scoreboards, and live activity, all built right into the messaging experience. This was a large update that touches many parts of the site, and while we have tested it thoroughly, your feedback is incredibly helpful as we continue to fine-tune things.  If you notice anything that does not seem quite right, please let us know in Bug Reporting so we can take a look. As always, thanks for being here and sharing your creativity with us.  |
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