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StoryADay May is a free, month-long Creative Challenge for writers who are ready to build a sustainable writing habit

Write more stories than you ever thought possible — one day at a time — with daily inspiration, a supportive community, and guest prompts from award-winning authors.

Starts May 1. It’s free to join.

Sign Up for StoryADay May 2025

and receive: 

  • Welcome bonuses including the new Writers’ Planning, Logging & Checklists Bundle – more organization for your writing life!
  • Daily, unique writing prompts from award winning writers in your inbox, throughout May 

2025 StoryADay Challenge Posts

with writing prompts from guests: P. Djèlí Clark, Mary Robinette Kowal, John Wiswell, Lori Ostlund, Kim Coleman Foote, Sasha Brown, R. S. A Garcia, Jennifer Hudak, Tim Waggoner, Rachel Bolton, Julia Elliot, Kai Lovelace, Anglea Sylvaine, Rich Larson, F. E. Choe,Emma Burnett , Patricia A. Jackson, Allegra Hyde, and more...

Here’s How It Works:

  • Sign up for free and get instant access to your welcome bonuses
  • Receive a fresh writing prompt every day in May
  • Write and finish a short story each day — or whatever “daily” means to you
  • Check in with our vibrant community to celebrate wins, swap ideas, and stay inspired.
sign up, get ideas, write, join the conversation, celebrate!

You Set the Rules. We Bring the Motivation.

Don’t want to write every day?

That’s okay.

Take Sundays off. Write flash fiction on your lunch break. Use the challenge to explore your novel’s world or finish half-drafted stories.

The challenge is about doing more than you normally would — with way more joy and way less guilt.

Want Even More Support?

Join us in the StoryADay Superstars, an optional paid membership.

Join today, and build on your StoryADay Succcesses in community with us, over the next six months

Inside Superstars, you’ll find:

  • Daily Writing Date Zoom calls for connection and accountability
  • Craft lessons and deep-dive workshops – on-demand
  • Monthly themed curriculum to get you closer to your writing goals
  • Exclusive off-social media community space to keep the momentum going

But don’t worry — the core StoryADay Challenge is a free gift to the writing community. All you need to do is sign up and show up.

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Meet Your Host: Julie Duffy

Hi! I’m Julie Duffy — writer, creativity coach, and founder of StoryADay. I started this challenge back in 2010 because I was tired of waiting for “someday.” I wanted to stop waiting for the perfect time to write, and I wanted to help other writers do the same.

Over the years, thousands of writers have taken part in StoryADay. Many have gone on to finish novels, get published, build consistent writing practices, and — most importantly — rediscover their joy in storytelling.

I believe writing should be fun, freeing, and totally yours. That’s why StoryADay is free to join and totally pressure-free. Come as you are. Let’s write together.

Julie, writing

Writers Love StoryADay May

“I tried StoryADay last year and loved the experience — haven’t stopped writing short stories since.”
Dan BelmontWriter & Teacher
“StoryADay is even better than NaNoWriMo at making me turn off that pesky editor… It’s invigorating to just haul off and write a little story. Telling stories is fun!”
Marian Allenauthor and publisher
“I used to dread writer’s block. StoryADay taught me I could rise to the challenge. It was so… liberating.”
Alexis A. HunterWriter, Escapepod, Fireside Fiction, Apex
“I was in a creative slump… StoryADay helped me get the energy flowing again. I had great fun with it, and now I write a lot of flash fiction.”
Sarah Cainauthor of The Eighth Circle (Crooked Lane Books
“StoryADay helped me make the transition from student writer to real writer.”
Heather Muir StoryADay participant

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 Are You In?

Make 2025 the year you stop waiting and start writing. Whether you want to write 31 stories or just get back in the groove, this challenge will meet you where you are — and help you go further than you imagined.

Join now and get your welcome bonuses + daily prompts starting May 1.

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Superstars

The only qualification to be a ‘Superstar” is a desire to write and support your fellow writers.

A supportive group of committed writers, who meet virtually, support each other’s efforts, and inspire each other.

Registration for 2024 open now-June 8, 2024

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