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Honour the death of Hunter S. Thompson write an interesting story

Honour the death of Hunter S. Thompson write an interesting story

Hunter S. Thompson died on this day in 2005. Literary Heist challenges you, in the style of Hunter S. […]

Amy Tan’s birthday should be celebrated with great writing

Amy Tan’s birthday should be celebrated with great writing

Amy Tan was born on this day in 1952. Literary Heist challenges you, in the style of Amy Tan, […]

Write a Poem for Audre Lorde’s Birthday

Write a Poem for Audre Lorde’s Birthday

Audre Lorde, writer of the poem Hanging Fire, was born on this day in 1934. Literary Heist challenges you […]

Robert Newton Peck was born today – can you write like him?

Robert Newton Peck was born today – can you write like him?

Robert Newton Peck, writer of A Day No Pigs Would Die, was born on this day in 1928. Literary Heist […]

Celebrate Richard Ford’s Birthday by writing your next great story

Celebrate Richard Ford’s Birthday by writing your next great story

Richard Ford, writer of Independence day, was born on this day in 1944. Why not celebrate his life by […]

Remember Susan Brownmiller’s Birthday by writing your next great article

Remember Susan Brownmiller’s Birthday by writing your next great article

Susan Brownmiller, an influential American journalist was born on this day in 1935. Why not let her life inspire […]

Happy Valentine’s Day – Send Us Your Love Poems

Happy Valentine’s Day – Send Us Your Love Poems

We want poems that discuss your feelings about love. Do you hate love? Do you love love? Is love […]

Remember Vladimir Mayakovsky’s production of Klop by writing a poem

Remember Vladimir Mayakovsky’s production of Klop by writing a poem

Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian poet laureate to the communist revolution, produced his drama Klop on this day in 1929. Why not […]

Celebrate Judy Blume’s Birthday by inspiring a child with fiction

Celebrate Judy Blume’s Birthday by inspiring a child with fiction

Today is Judy Blume’s birthday, a famous youth fiction writer. Wouldn’t you like to inspire a child by writing […]

Celebrate Nelson Mandela’s freedom by writing about it

Celebrate Nelson Mandela’s freedom by writing about it

On this day in 1990, Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. Mandela is a writer, politician, and political activist. […]

Honour Arthur Miller by sending in a book review

Honour Arthur Miller by sending in a book review

Arthur Miller, writer of Death of a Salesman, died on this day in 2005. Why not honour Miller by […]

Celebrate Alice Walker’s Birthday by writing an article

Celebrate Alice Walker’s Birthday by writing an article

Alice Walker is an important and influential writer, and today is her birthday. She is precisely the kind of […]

Celebrate John Grisham’s birthday by writing a short story

Celebrate John Grisham’s birthday by writing a short story

Former lawyer and now popular novelist John Grisham was born on this day in 1955. Why not celebrate his […]

Call for Art Submissions for Spring 2018 Edition

Call for Art Submissions for Spring 2018 Edition

Please check out our guidelines and then submit your art for the Spring edition of Literary Heist, to be […]

Articles Needed

Articles Needed

Literary Heist is accepting articles for the next edition to be published December 21, 2017. While we’ll consider any […]

Call for Short Stories

Call for Short Stories

Literary Heist is looking for short stories for our Winter edition, to be published December 21, 2017. You can […]