Weekly Writes signups have now closed. To be the first to hear about our next round of Weekly Writes (January 2025), register your interest with this form.
Need some motivation? We’ve got you covered! Weekly Writes is a ten-week program designed to help you create your own place-based writing, beginning July 29.
We’re offering both poetry AND prose, in two separate programs. Whether you’re the next Dickinson or Dostoevsky, pick your program, sharpen your pencils, and get ready for a weekly dose of writing inspiration (and accountability) in your inbox!
Weekly Writes Summer 2024: Accountable You kicks off on July 29 to keep you motivated and meeting your writing goals all through the late-summer heat! Sign up now!
Weekly Writes Summer 2024 includes our new accountability angle, alongside brainstorming prompts and writing advice. Committing to a regular writing practice can be difficult, but we’re here to help keep the pen moving! During these ten weeks, participants will turn in one page of writing per week via Google Classroom, and will receive an email from us acknowledging that they have completed their writing for that week. At the end of the program, all participants will receive an email letting them know how many weeks they submitted work. Writing will not be read and no feedback will be provided, but we will help you stay on track and celebrate your success!
Past participants, please note that prompts and advice for our Summer 2024 program are built on those from previous programs. So if you’ve participated in Weekly Writes before, you might see familiar material here. Prose prompts are from Weekly Writes Vol. 6, and poetry prompts are from Weekly Writes Vol. 7. If you have participated before but aren’t sure which volume you completed, feel free to email us at info@thecommononline.org so we can check for you!
The program costs just $25 for 10 weeks (that’s only $2.50 per week!). This fee includes one free, expedited* submission via Submittable after program completion.
Want to learn more about the program and how it works before you sign up? Visit our FAQ page.
Each week participants receive:
⇒ Three writing prompts appropriate for both beginning and advanced writers.
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- For prose writers, two prompts each week will focus on generating new material and the third will guide participants through the process of writing a longer story.
- For poets, the three weekly prompts will be a mix: generative prompts for creating brand new work, and prompts to guide revision on previous compositions.
⇒ Examples and readings to accompany some prompts, which were directly inspired by content from our magazine.
⇒ A look behind-the-scenes from our editors and contributors, with advice about writing, revising, and submitting, in addition to insights into what we’re looking for when selecting work for The Common.
⇒ An accountability incentive: upload one page per week to our system, and receive acknowledgment of your commitment to your writing practice (pages will not be read).
