A monthly microfiction contest celebrating the lighter, more peculiar side of storytelling.
Every month brings a curious new theme, 300 words, and a whim.
Join Whimsy September!Whimsy August is underway. The next one begins in...
"Henry dug a hole where he heard a grumble below. Then he dug three more when he thought it moved. "Read the full story
That means stories where the weird and wonderful are treated as completely ordinary, where something funny and something felt can exist in the same sentence. It doesn't matter if you write crime, horror, romance, sci-fi, or fantasy—only that you carry the sort of midsummer brightness that makes it hard to stay in bed in the morning.
In the words of DadRespondsToHeartfeltMessage65: "👍"
After the Whimsy submission window closes, there is a glitch in space and time through which the Wandering Library appears. It's a curious, transient space where you can join your fellow writers from this month's contest in sharing, reading, and celebrating each other's little tales of Whimsy. Just don’t get too cosy—the Wandering Library is always moving, like desert sand on the wind, or that fleet-footed waiter at the local tapas restaurant. BYO piña coladas.
The Wandering Library opens on the 8th of each month and closes the day after results are released. Entry is exclusive to writers in the current Whimsy only.
