# Writers' Hour Magazine A global writing contest and magazine from the team behind London Writers’ Salon. New contests each month, new prompts each Sunday. Subscribe to write with us! Page: Feed: --- ## [✍️ Five Writing Prompts for August](https://writershour.substack.com/p/five-writing-prompts-for-august) _2026-08-01 · Lindsey Trout Hughes_ Our monthly contest is taking a summer pause. Here are five invitations to keep you writing. ## [\[Fiction\] The Secret Keeper](https://writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-the-secret-keeper) _2026-08-01_ Read the first place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [\[Creative Nonfiction\] In Search of the Missing Door](https://writershour.substack.com/p/creative-nonfiction-in-search-of) _2026-08-01_ Read the second place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [\[Creative Nonfiction\] Slip Through](https://writershour.substack.com/p/creative-nonfiction-slip-through) _2026-08-01_ Read the third place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Collapse & Possibility](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-collapse-and-possibility) _2026-07-26 · Lindsey Trout Hughes_ A new prompt + final days to submit to our July contest ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Responsibility & Wonder](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-responsibility-and) _2026-07-19 · London Writers' Salon_ A writing prompt inspired by Sarah Wilson's new book, I Eat The Stars ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Grief & Gratitude](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-grief-and-gratitude) _2026-07-12 · Lindsey Trout Hughes_ A writing prompt inspired by Sarah Wilson's new book, I Eat The Stars ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Fear & Aliveness](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-fear-and-aliveness) _2026-07-05 · London Writers' Salon_ A writing prompt inspired by Sarah Wilson's new book, I Eat The Stars ## [⏳July 2026 Contest: Holding the Paradox](https://writershour.substack.com/p/july-2026-contest-holding-the-paradox) _2026-07-01 · Lindsey Trout Hughes_ Submissions are open for our July contest. Plus! What's ahead this month at LWS ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pDycfeSSm7cW) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [\[Fiction\] My Wrong dress, floral and pink, worn to a failed interview.](https://writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-my-wrong-dress-floral-and) _2026-07-01_ Read the winning entry for our May 2026 contest, Verb Your Enthusiasm.