The 2nd Round results from the 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2021 are below in ascending order by group number! If your story is listed among the top 8 of your group, congratulations on advancing to the Final Round kicking off at 11:59PM EDT (New York time) on Friday, September 3rd. The 200 advancing writers will receive the final genre, action, and word assignment of the competition and will be challenged to create a story no longer than 100 words in just 24 hours.

Top Stories by Group

Thanks to Everyone for Participating

Whether your story is listed or not, everyone should be proud of making it to the 2nd Round from an original field of nearly 7,000 writers and creating two great stories along the way. Best of luck to the advancing writers and thanks to everyone for participating!