Unmasking the Watcher: Shocking Revelations and Top Winners from WritersWeekly.com’s Summer 2026 Short Story Showdown

After reading the entries for each contest, we can see how difficult it is to come up with a unique plot when working with an assigned topic. But, inevitably, a few writers do manage to successfully break away from the pack.

THE SPRING, 2026 TOPIC

I watched you as you picked up the note I put on your car. I watched when you threw the unopened package in your garbage can. I watched as your eyes darted left and right when you were sitting with your friends on the beach. And, then I watched you…

(Stories needed to only touch on that topic in some way to qualify.)

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