The baton has been passed on to a brand new board, but the new editors-in-chief are getting quite nostalgic looking back at the past year. Firstly, we would like to thank our contributors for continuing to enchant us with your art! Issues 42, 43 and 44 were filled with incredible words and images, and weContinue reading “A Note From the New Board”
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Submissions Are Now Open!
Writer’s Block Magazine is back in business with a brand-new board! Our introductions will be up in the coming weeks, and meanwhile we would like to inform you that we are open to submissions! You can submit works in a range of formats, from fiction to non-fiction, poetry to essays. Check out our Submission GuidelinesContinue reading “Submissions Are Now Open!”
Writer’s Block #44
We are very excited to share our 44th issue with all of you! Like our previous issue, this one is published exclusively online at least for the foreseeable future due to restrictions related to COVID-19. Many thanks to our amazingly talented contributors for sending us their creations! We hope that as we venture into anContinue reading “Writer’s Block #44”
Flash Fiction Competition 2020 — First Place
Finally, we have the winner of this year’s flash fiction competition; congratulations to Catherine Edmunds! We’ve had a great time reading all of the submissions, and this one resonated with us the most. We hope you love it as much as we do. Check out what she came up with below! Don’t Eat the RhubarbbyContinue reading “Flash Fiction Competition 2020 — First Place”
Flash Fiction Competition 2020 — Second Place
We are excited to announce the second place winner of our competition! Check out what Reinier van der Plas has come up with for the prompt “What are we going to do with the flesh-eating plant in our garden?” The Mansionby Reinier van der Plas An old house stood atop the hill at the veryContinue reading “Flash Fiction Competition 2020 — Second Place”
Flash Fiction Competition 2020 — Third Place
Writer’s Block is proud to announce the third place winner of our annual flash fiction competition: Casper Rudolph! The prompt was: “What are we going to do about the flesh-eating plant in our garden?” Check out what Casper came up with below! Arjuno and Pohon Iblisby Casper Rudolph In a second-hand bookshop in Jakarta, EefjeContinue reading “Flash Fiction Competition 2020 — Third Place”
Writer’s Block is Looking for New Editorial Board Members!
Writer’s Block Magazine is looking for fresh, enthusiastic and creative editorial board members! Do you like writing and editing? Do you have any journalistic aspirations? Then join the Writer’s Block editorial board! What/who is Writer’s Block?Writer’s Block Magazine is a student-run magazine at University of Amsterdam. We have an international readership and contributors from acrossContinue reading “Writer’s Block is Looking for New Editorial Board Members!”
Writer’s Block #43
We at Writer’s Block Magazine are very proud to present to you our latest issue which you can find below! Unfortunately, due to measures against the spread of COVID-19 we are unable to publish a physical copy, so issue #43 is a digital release only. Thanks to our wonderful contributors, #43 is packed with beautifulContinue reading “Writer’s Block #43”
Reminder: Flash Fiction Competition
Writer’s Block would like to remind you that we are open for submissions for our annual Flash Fiction Competition! Send us your story including the prompt: “What are we going to do about the flesh-eating plant in our garden?” Check out the poster below for more details. The deadline is May 8th, so you haveContinue reading “Reminder: Flash Fiction Competition”
Flash Fiction Competition 2020
Writer’s Block is proud to announce the prompt for this year’s flash fiction competition! The three winners will be published in a forthcoming issue of our magazine. We are looking forward to reading what you come up with — don’t forget, the deadline is May 8th at midnight!