The prompt for this week’s challenge can be found on Discord.
Congratulations on finishing the second Winter Court challenge!
So, what’s next?
Fill out the form below and upload your story. Then, in February, we will do a round of editing and send it to you for approval or rejection of changes and any other adjustments. When you send that revision back to us, it will go through a final round of proofreading and be added to the 2026 Winter Court anthology. You will, of course, receive a free digital copy of the publication as well as a sticker sent to you for this week’s prompt. You have also been given one entry to win this year’s small prize package; if you complete all four challenges, you’ll get an extra six tickets!
We hope you enjoyed this writing exercise and continue to be an active member of our Discord community. Oh, and be sure to mark your calendar because the next Winter Court Writing Challenge will be taking place next year, January 3-30, 2027!
WCWC Story Submission Form
Be sure you are submitting your Challenge 2 story!
Submissions open 1/11/2026
Note: If you get an error saying the file is too large, be sure it is a .doc or .docx with no images or heavy formatting. If your story requires these elements, fill out the form and upload a Word document that has your name and story title, and then email the full story to submissions@nat1publishing.com
Publishing Agreement
By submitting your work and accepting these terms, you agree to allow Nat 1 Publishing (referred to as the “House”) to print your work in the Winter Court anthology and be posted on the House’s online platforms such as their website, Patreon, newsletter, etc., and once published grant them the right to continue hosting the work so long as you are properly credited for its creation. You permit the House to perform minor grammatical and typographical edits to conform the submission to the journal’s standards, but no significant changes may be made without your consent. You retain the copyright of the Work and the characters, and have no limitation on when or where you may publish/post/comment/tweet them in the future. Nat 1 Publishing also reserves the right to not publish or unpublish your work at any time for any reason. You are also aware that by having your work included in the Winter Court anthology, other publishing companies may consider this piece to be “previously published,” and in the case of a reprint, you agree to give credit to Nat 1 Publishing as first to print.